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Originally posted by Grizwald:
Am I the only female watcher who could never understand why Rose wouldn't simply jump The Doctor's bones and get to work on restoring the Time Lord race? I sure would.

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Originally posted by knocker:
Try a little digging for the name Saxon, you come up with some interesting stuff :)

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'Daleks In Manhatten' was an incredibly brave episode. It didn't quite have the punch as last week's episode, but they've advanced the mythology of the Daleks in a bold and interesting way. It'll be cool to see how it pans out.

The hybrid Human Dalek didn't look too scary, although that's down to the fact that it's a family show. From a positive and technical standpoint, the animatronics are kick ass this year. The Rhino head and the Dalek Human hybrid are impressive for a tv show.

The tone of the third series is very comic bookesque too, moreso than the previous two. That's not a bad thing though. It gives it a cool stylised look.

Although, I feel there's a sense of de ja vu with the stories. This might just be the Doctor looking for some familiarity after the loss of Rose. Even Martha raised that point in the last episode.

For example, 'The Shakespeare Code' was kind of reminiscent of 'The Unquiet Dead' from series one. It contained two famous English writers and an evil portal.

It's true that the series repeats certain elements. There will always be 'historicals' in the show, although I feel they're sorta following too much of a similar pattern. Why does it have to be two historical writers and a rift/portal of some kind?

'Daleks In Manhatten' was reminiscent of 'Dalek' in series one. Both episodes featured a power hungry American, and Daleks contaminated with/changing through human DNA. (Rose's DNA regenerated and altered the Dalek in series one, and Sek merged itself with human DNA in 'Daleks in New York.')

The third series seems to combine parts of series one and two. I'm maybe overanalysing, but it is odd to see these trends. Is it a lazy repetition of a theme, just a deliberate and subtle hint at something planned for series three (Russel T Davis has said in interview that he has been leading up to certain events this series. It might be related to the Saxon story arc and not the Dalek one though) or is it my imagination?

Overall, I still love David Tennnant's performance this series. It's the strongest thus far. Freema Aygeman is a great addition to the show. I'm also eagerly awaiting the return of Captain Jack Harkness this series too. That's gonna be cracking!

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I realized those of us in the U.S. are not supposed to lay eyes on Torchwood, but I did! And I really liked it....ALOT. My only complaint with it was having Capt. Jack's sexual preferences known. I will freely admit I am extremely prudish in my ways, and I have a hard time seeing past my upbringing in this particular matter. That and the swearing. It just seems like they are doing it just because they can. But then again, maybe it's just me...

That is not to say that I don't like the character or the series. I immensely enjoyed watching them and cannot wait to see more!

My wife, on the other hand, cannot stand these shows simply because she cannot understand a word anyone is saying, and because she just doesn't "get" british humor. Meh...her loss

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Originally posted by Fanty:
*Has already seen most of season 3, lives in America* Trust me, season three is apparently back to black and white. What happened to DT? The third season has some old dude. I thought it was gonna be good. It sucked. Old farts are back, cool dudes in Converse High Tops are gone... *******************************

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"Fanty's prettier."

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Am I bovvered though?

(Well, someone had to...)

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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
It was the "some old dude" and the "black and white" that clued me in. Which means some TV station must be advertising season 3, knowing people will assume it's the new season! That's *really* mean! I mean, I know a lot of people will guess what's going on, but it's still mean!

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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
It was the "some old dude" and the "black and white" that clued me in. Which means some TV station must be advertising season 3, knowing people will assume it's the new season! That's *really* mean! I mean, I know a lot of people will guess what's going on, but it's still mean!

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Methinks there's a troll about. You wouldn't mistake "original" series 3 for a television program made in the last 30 years (thats assuming that series 3 still exists - lots of the early episodes got wiped).

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Originally posted by Fanty:
*Has already seen most of season 3, lives in America* Trust me, season three is apparently back to black and white. What happened to DT? The third season has some old dude. I thought it was gonna be good. It sucked. Old farts are back, cool dudes in Converse High Tops are gone... *******************************

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I cannot even comprehend what you are saying here. I mean you have your opinion, but I cannot even fathom where you are coming from. So far, I think the season's been brilliant.

That, of course, is just my 2cents worth.

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If the warning to Martha's mum came directly from Mr. Saxon, then you have to wonder just how many bodies the Master has taken over since that is not the same "man" we know to be Mr. Saxon later in the season.

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Just my initial reaction.

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Originally posted by lesather:
David Tennant is the 10th Doctor (since he can regenerate 12 times, he would actually have 13 'lives').

"Jayne is a girl's name" - River

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It seems to me that they resolved the whole Martha - Doctor relationship. While it was never verbalized, it seemed to me that Martha established her role as Companion (or friend) to The Doctor, and not a new love interest.

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