Doctor Who and Criminal Intent

Doctor Who- Journey's End

The Doctor and his Companions (who now include Rose's mother Jackie and her friend Mickey Smith) are taken hostage by Davros and the Daleks. Martha is still on Earth, trying to put a desperate last plan into action (destroy Earth if necessary). Ianto and Gwen fight off Daleks in the Torchwood Hub. Donna is left in the Tardis, and when she touches the Doctor's spare hand, a new, half-human Doctor is formed. Donna also becomes part Time Lord (Time Lady? :p). She and the new Doctor are able to save everyone and put all of the planets back where they belong...and the new Doctor kills the Daleks.

All the damage the Daleks did to the universe is repaired, but the parallel worlds are being closed off forever. Rose and her mother have to go back. The new Doctor, who is mortal, is sent to stay with her, because the Doctor feels he is a danger to himself and needs guidance. Mickey decides to remain on Earth, and walks off with Jack and Martha (fueling speculation that both will join Torchwood). Sarah Jane is reunited with her son.

Unfortunately for Donna, her brain can't handle the Time Lord abilities, and the Doctor is forced to wipe all of her memories. She is left with her mother and grandfather with the warning that the slightest memory of her adventures with the Doctor will kill her. The Doctor is left alone.

A satisfying end to the season, but poor Donna! It was so much fun to see her and the second Doctor work together and kick Dalek ass! This episode is very likely the last we'll ever see of Rose and Jackie Tyler.

I loved the brief scenes at Torchwood- with Gwen trying to fight all the Daleks. Another brief mention of Tosh- because of a security program she completed before her death, the Daleks can't hurt them.

The whole thing with Martha and the secret plan to destroy Earth as a last resort seemed a bit tacked on. I thought she would be working with Torchwood or something!

Poor Doctor. Davros shows him how alone he is, and how many people have died for him. And he finds Rose again, only to lose her permanently...and loses his latest Companion as well. I wonder how that will play out next season (a long wait, because David Tennant is taking a break to do theater).

I'm looking forward to the Christmas special.


Criminal Intent- Legacy

So-so. Bratty rich teens at a prep school use fake internet identities to humiliate/blackmail people, one of the kids ends up murdered. Yawn. Ripped from the headlines again. I'm getting a little bit bored with the clichéd "rich kids are all evil" stories. Yeah, we get it. The cops hate rich kids.