Midnight and Turn Left

Wow! Midnight was fantastic! Possibly the best acting I've ever seen from David Tennant, as he was completely helpless with no companion (or Donna) to stand up for him. It's exactly like Lord of the Flies, except a bit too quick. The monster, although there was the copycat voice, was really the humans, and this episode is a great look at human nature. The characters were a bit two-dimensional, and they switched sides way too quickly, but the fact that no monster scares us the most of all is just amazing. 10/10

This episode made me so happy. Sorry, the episode itself made me sad, but the whole idea that Rose is back and able to flit between universes at will makes me happy. It's amazing to see what would happen if Donna hadn't met the Doctor, hadn't gotten the job at HC Clements, hadn't turned left... time is so delicate, it's amazing it doesn't get broken far more often. One question, though... Pompeii? If Pompeii never happened... The Chinese-style market was awesome, too. I can't wait for next week! All of RTD's creations piled into one. They're even bringing in Ianto!

Kasterborous Chronicle

The June 10 issue of the Kasterborous Chronicle is now online at www.oddood.com.

Issue Eight is out on Monday, June 23, 2008, focusing on "The Unicorn and the Wasp" and "Silence in the Library." Submissions for the next issue:

• Episode Reviews: The Unicorn and the Wasp and Silence in the Library (250-300 words)
  
• Thoughts and Comments on Series Four so far, and anything else you would like to comment on.
• Ideas and submissions for non-regular features (200-250 words)
• Caption Competition
• Time Trouble (200-250 words)
  

You can send in your stuff as well! If you would like to send in a related story or episode review, e-mail us at submissions@oddood.com

Forest of the Dead

Wow. That's about all I can say. Wow.

They were all saved to the hard drive! I love it! Moffat does it again!

River's death scene was one of the bestof the season so far, a close second behind Jenny's gun shot wound and Hath Peck's sacrifice. Moffat does yet another time loop, with the Doctor always knowing River's fate during his times with her.

Anita's gaining and losing of shadows, besides being a giving away factor, made the episode all the creepier, as anyone in a spacesuit could potentially be a Vashta Nerada.

Donna's continuous forgetting and remembering by the aid of Doctor Moon was interesting, as it leaves the audience confused. Having real things in the Library turn into programs and files in the computer that is the Library was just a really clever idea.

The most ironic piece of the episode was clearly when Donna promised Lee that she would find him in the Library, but she is unable to fulfill her promise, and he is teleported away before he can alert her of his presence, and all because of his stutter. Donna believes that she had made him up, like her children, in the computer that is CAL, but he was real, and will never see her again.

A fabulous episode overall!

Silence in the Library

Personally, I thought that the episode was BRILLIANT! Moffat has done it again!

Having shadows that melt the flesh, and how there's nothing you can do to stop them? Fantastic!

The little girl is a security camera, and her world is fake, and her nightmares are real!

River Song! How does she know the Doctor? Does Donna die? She looked sad when Donna's name was mentioned, like she dies in some really heroic way.

I'm so scared. I keep checking to make sure that there aren't extra shadows, or shadows that shouldn't be there. Do YOU have two shadows? 10/10. Roll on next week!

Mid Series Trailer

Because of the Eurovision Song Contest, Doctor Who is being pushed back a week. While it's sad that we don't have a new episode today, it's very good in that there is a new trailer for the rest of the series! It's available on the little YouTube viewing window to the left on this blog. Enjoy! It looks very exciting.

The Unicorn and the Wasp

Wow. All I can say is wow. That episode was fantastic! The cheesy flashbacks, the whole mystery bit, the Agatha Christie references, and of course, Fenella Woolgar's fabulous performance as the famous mystery author. The only bad bit was the wasp. It seemed as if it was only added in so that the episode had an alien. The Ginger Beer scene had me laughing for hours, and the whole episode was just really well done. I was a bit disappointed at the lack of a real Unicorn, however. Bring on "Silence in the Library" and the rest of Series Four!

Series Four

In case anyone still checks this ever at all, and still cares, Doctor Who is back on our screens and better than ever (in my opinion, at least.) Donna is an equal to the Doctor, and although she still looks up to him, he can't boss her around, and she hasn't fallen in love with him, and apparently won't (yet).

Next episode: The Unicorn and the Wasp

The Doctor and Donna meet Agatha Christie in a murder mystery/comedy. With Unicorns and Wasps, duh. We all know what the wasp is, but does anyone feel like discussing the Unicorn?

Confirmed Episode Titles:

• Partners in Crime
• The Fires of Pompeii
• Planet of the Ood
• The Sontaran Stratagem
• The Poison Sky
• The Doctor's Daughter
• The Unicorn and the Wasp
• Silence in the Library
• Forest of the Dead
• Midnight
• Turn Left
• TBA (Apparently it gives too much away!)
• Journey's End (Got a Torchwood ring to it, hasn't it?)

I'm happy to discuss all of these episodes before, during, and after airing.