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Post by The Thinker on May 27, 2006 5:19:30 GMT -5
This has to be an improvment on part one, for me? 5 Stars.
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Post by Dominic Smith on May 27, 2006 6:56:26 GMT -5
Again I shall agree with you there, this was a spectacular episode and my only regret was that I never got to see it as it was broadcast, I watched a recording of it afterwards. The special effects were simply stunning in this episode, and the storyline had a wonderful mix of tension and emotion. The ending did seem a bit confusing at the time, what with the Doctor dying from absorbing the time vortex energy and Rose not, but then I realised it was channeling her, not absorbing into her like it did the Doctor.
So for me this really was one of the high points for the series, a wonderful end to Christopher Eccleston's character and a great entrance for David Tennant.
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Post by Eryx on May 27, 2006 7:44:50 GMT -5
Definately the best of the season. The return of the Daleks proper, was well worth the wait. The revelation of "Bad Wolf" was again worth the wait.
I remember at the time hoping that the saviour of the Dalek race had been Davros, but I was dissapointed with the Emperer Dalek.
The only thing I wasn't happy with was wiping them all out. I mean, they are the archetypal Dr Who enemy after all, so killing them off seems like a real and genuine waste.
But I love this episode.
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Post by davisonera on May 28, 2006 10:04:42 GMT -5
Dear oh dear. A poor season finale. No tension and the Daleks are dismissed with a wave of Rose's hand. Utter nonsence.
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Post by The Thinker on May 28, 2006 10:35:20 GMT -5
Dear oh dear. A poor season finale. No tension and the Daleks are dismissed with a wave of Rose's hand. Utter nonsence. Sigh, there's always one! |
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Post by Dominic Smith on May 28, 2006 11:37:25 GMT -5
Dear oh dear. A poor season finale. No tension and the Daleks are dismissed with a wave of Rose's hand. Utter nonsence. I think there was a lot of tension, such as when the stranded people on the bottom floor are waiting to see if they are attacked and Lynda's death was very tense. However I sort of agree with you on the Rose issue, perhaps a bit anticlimactic but I warmed to it with time. |
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Post by Eryx on May 28, 2006 17:33:57 GMT -5
Dear oh dear. A poor season finale. No tension and the Daleks are dismissed with a wave of Rose's hand. Utter nonsence. Interesting. I think theres a lot of tension in that season finale. I agree that the ending could have been better than just a wave of Rose/The Vortex's hand but it still works I think. |
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Post by The Thinker on Jun 4, 2006 4:00:10 GMT -5
"New Teeth, are what was it? That's right, Barcelona!"
Good line!
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Post by Massimo on Jul 11, 2006 5:19:38 GMT -5
4/5. A great dramatic episode but the solution is quite anticlimatic and there's too much Tardis influence for my taste to give it 5/5.
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Post by neon on Aug 16, 2006 6:22:47 GMT -5
A very impressive five stars from me. Fantastic episode!!!!!! I thought the solution to the bad wolf was brilliant.
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Post by The Thinker on Aug 16, 2006 11:08:00 GMT -5
When watching this story there was a point when the Doctor thought he was finished. Rather reminicent of 'Earthshock' methinks.
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Post by jove on Aug 27, 2006 12:01:59 GMT -5
This episode was badly tainted by the first part. There was so much humor in Bad Wolf, that it made it hard to take The Parting of the Ways seriously. It didn't make sense that Jackie would help Rose return to face what seemed to the Doctor to be certain death. Still, it was an improvement to part one, and its always nice to see Daleks. The silly first part ruined it for me though. 2 stars out of 5.
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Post by Eryx on Aug 28, 2006 5:33:41 GMT -5
I don't know that agree there.
Our parents don't always agree with the choices we make, but if it means so much to us (as it obviously did here with Rose) then they will pull out the stops. I don't see what Jackie did was any different. She didn't want Rose to go off into the future, fight Daleks and die, but I think even jackie had some faith in the Doctor to protect her daughter at the end of it.
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Post by thetimemeddler on Aug 28, 2006 18:07:04 GMT -5
I cant understand how some people dont like these episodes. Im more a classic series fan but I thought bad wolf/parting of the ways was one of the most enjoyable ive ever seen and I can watch them time and time again. The standing up regeneration was a novelty though.
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Post by neon on Aug 29, 2006 7:37:27 GMT -5
I thought the regenaration sequence was well done and well scripted.
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