The Waters of Mars

[purplecat]

Paper thin A plot, non-existent B plot: check

Obvious Sci-Fi cliches "He's stronger than us, I know, let's split up!" served up apparently without awareness or irony: check

Big emotional moments powered by story and character logic that doesn't bear close examination: check

Science sufficiently nonsensical that a bright 12 year-old would probably notice: check

but... but... but...

That was great, wasn't it?

Worth it simply for the scene where the Doctor walks away from the base.

I'm beginning to think RTD writes his best Doctor Who when he's actively trying to question or subvert our assumptions about the show.

Comments

[reggietate.livejournal.com]

You're probably right about the plot, but... yes, it was frackin' AWESOME. I'm definitely going to miss Ten.

[purplecat]

I'm almost afraid to rewatch it. I didn't write a long review because it would have been a page of nit-picks. There is so much you can criticize and yet, for me, it worked so well.

Definitely a case of the whole being significantly more than the sum of its parts.