Can I just say that the guy who will 'knock four times.' is the Master. In S3 that was the "sound of the drums" and also John Simm who plays the Master has confirmed he will be reprising his role.

When I heard Russell T. Davies was leaving, I could have jumped for joy. There's a new chief writer coming in to replace that cop-out, and he's already proved his talent, and it will be brilliant to see a return to classic stories, unlike the truly terrible ones seen in 'Voyage of the Damned' and 'The Next Doctor'.

Then I saw Matt Smith. Then I heard his performance. All I can say is 'Doctor Who' is doomed. The man's too young to play him. It should have been James Nesbitt.

Traditionally a big fan of Dr Who, but lost interest in the new series. Why.. why not because of Davies, who makes an excellent Dr Who, but overall because the writers are crap! Dr Who stories need to be adventure and exploration, mystery, a sense of thrill and suspense and an equally skilled bad guy to challenge him throughout time. Not the ha la near weak rubbish that much of this series has had.

I can't stand the new series. It's so badly written. Who cares about the money spent on special effects and glam actors, I want good sci-fi stories. This is what this original offers. Effects on a budget of 50p, is it still watchable? Why Yes, because it is well acted and written. Give me a witty script with Tom Baker or John Pertwee any day to the CGI writhen new series. Incidently it's the same reason that Blake's 7, Space 1999 have a cult following. GOOD WRITERS who know sci-fi from pop soapy schmultz.

I personally think that last weeks episode was a bit of a downer, it is a tad sadistic to what we get from Russell T Davies. Don't forget though that under pressure not everyone does there best. It would be hard to live up to expectations after everyone is anticipating good episodes.

Cheers.

Not sure if even Steven Moffat, even though he is the best script writer on the planet, can rescue Matt Smith - i live in hope. Maybe if Matt wore a mask and only spoke in sign language that might help?

Um, hello? Did we watch a different show? "The passengers, who include one of the Julies from Bad Girls, have to give account of themselves to the aggrieved fly people, whose planet this used to be till a plague of intergalactic stingrays annihilated it." No one but the Doctor and Christina even saw the fly people; the fly people were not from the planet, they were there to trade with the inhabitants and crashed; the previous inhabitants are never seen, having been wiped out by the stingrays, but they are referred to as "people" several times. Oh, and no, Rose was never his "idealized little sister," but I will agree a nineteen year old high school drop out was a rotten choice for an actual love interest for a super brilliant 900 year old time lord.

"However, once both sides realise the stingrays' next grazing ground is Earth, the Doctor sorts out a rapprochement with the flies, and in a complicated sci-fi backstory too tiresome to explain, this culminated in Lady Christina reprising her Pink Panther routine to steal vital navigational equipment guiding the stingrays." It's really very simple: the doctor and Christina figured out the wormhole-to-Earth connection well into working cooperatively with the fly people, and the thing she retrieved (not stole) was the gravitational booster for the fly people's crashed ship--it had NOTHING whatsoever to do with the stingrays or navigation.

If you're going to criticize, at least pay attention.

It's lost it. I'm finding the increasing Pop culture references/nods too unDoctor-ish. [I've watched "original" series] The Doctor supporting a thief?!? A thief who's rich but who's family lost everything in some fiasco? Does the Doctor seriously think she'll turn her life around and help the helpless?? just really bad ideas. The fly people were a waste a few minutes. The Dr was only there so there'd be a way to get those gravity thingys. Why even bother with having "living" fly people? Plus there was no real threat in this episode. The stingrays kept coming closer - but never actually got there. And well,ok 1 _did_ make it to the black hole. Which leads me to the lack of internal logic on this show. ex = If a blackhole had opened up, there wouldn't be anything standing around it. If they had named it a portal ok, but no. I mght watch future episodes, if only to support sci-fi shows but I'm no longer a "fan" of the new Doctor. There were only some good eps in Series 3 and a few in S4. He's song is ending and S4 = the 4th knock.

John Pertwee was the best Dr who and Tom Baker the most irritating. The series declined after the producers had more money to spend,the cardboard sets of the early series were part of the appeal of the show,viewers needed imagination to be entertained.

hmm... any review is, of course, one person's opinion, thus I am allowed to disagree with it... I thought it was a traditional doctor - quirky humour, lots of techno cleverness (have to agree with the bit about Malcolm, though - he's great, as long as the character isn't overcooked to the point of becoming a joke itself), but I also think Lady Christina would have made a great companion. The Doctor does need to get off Earth more, however, meet (come up against?) a few new aliens. This show made that point to me clearly. If he gets too earthbound, he will end up like Jon Pertwee's doctor... heaven forbid! BRING BACK GALLIFREY AND THE TIMELORDS! (If the Daleks could survive the Time War, so can the Timelords!)