And so we end for the new mid-series break, a concept which irritates me tremendously when it’s a standard British series and not a long American one. Fortunately this is a rather good episode, and I hope we can expect things as good or better later in the year.

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A good second part, and things might get really interesting next week. Which is a shame, because that’ll be the mid-series cliffhanger and then we have to wait for no readily apparent reason.

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Dramatic title? Check. Monsters which suddenly turn around and hiss at you? Check. Yawning? Double check.

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Last week’s episode was a bit of a disappointment, but this week’s was written by Neil Gaiman.

And no matter what the title makes you think, this story doesn’t have River in it.

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My apologies for not managing a review of the first episode of the series. Easter kind of got in the way, and then there was lots of manic work stuff when I got back. I did like it a lot, and would probably give it something in the mid thirties I would think. Anyway, here’s the review of the second part…

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We’ll likely be reviewing the season as a whole once again. Meanwhile, people may want to discuss the season premiere, in which the Doctor comes to America, dies, invites companions old and new to help him out, meets Richard Nixon, traces a call, and discovers a fairly creepy mystery.

It’s a good start– but Matt Smith’s Doctor still strikes me as a little thick.

Last week, I asked people to help a new Whovian pick out the episodes of the classic series to watch. Well, you did. The summary of the responses is below.
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