I've made no secret of the fact that I have not been looking forward to watching this two parter (mostly because of the awful Slitheen) and as such I've been putting off my review. I'm even procrastinating now by watching videos on YouTube instead of writing this! Ok gonna knuckle down and get through this even if I keep it short and sweet or it takes me hours to write it.
Like the other episodes I've seen so far this has fared better 2nd (or is it 3rd or 4th? Poss more?) time around. They're not a patch on the previous 3 episodes but I knew that coming into it and as such I guess my expectations were lowered because I honestly didn't think these episodes were as bad as I remembered. Ok the Slitheen are still crap. They look awful, the fart jokes are cringeworthy and their whole reason for being on Earth is just stupid. What saves this story however is the Doctor and Rose's performances as well as the introduction of Harriet Jones and of course RTD's exploration of how the human race would cope with an alien invasion (turn to weapons and then pass it off as a hoax afterwards appears to be the answer). Oh and then there's Rose's Mum Jackie grilling the Doctor over the phone, asking if Rose is safe travelling with the Doctor. The Doctor's expression and the fact that he never really answers the question speaks volumes especially for any viewers of the classic series (as well as possibly being foreboding?).
Overall the two episodes were very meh. The Slitheens are very forgettable and luckily they only really pop up once more before finding their home in The Sarah-Jane Adventures. Two things that I found myself thinking during this story were "save the clock tower" when Big Ben is hit during the crash landing and are Mickey and Jackie going to get it on? Honestly the sexual tension between those two in Mickey's flat is unbelievable, you know if this wasn't a family programme they would have got it on!
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