Doctor Who: "The Lazarus Experiment"...

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I'm not sure I can talk about this one. There's too much interior squeeing going on. I can itemize some of the things I loved about it. And there was, I think, only one thing I didn't love - the scorpion-monster that Richard Lazarus became. Nothing wrong with him, inherently, except that I'll never be able to do anything but chuckle or groan at monstrous insectoid mutant nasties.

That aside... Well. Loved the continuity: the Doctor conscientiously bringing Martha back right into her flat in London (instead of dumping her in Aberdeen or somewhere, like he did Sarah Jane). The Doctor actually and really bring Martha back twelve hours after they left, as promised! The Doctor once again unable to resist something intriguing, rather than just making a clean break with Martha. The Doctor once again being slapped by someone's mother. Oh, yes, delicious, all of it.

I really, really, really loved Martha's line about the Doctor being a 'bitter old man'. Just enough truth in that to resonate.

And the ending: Martha points out how the Doctor is treating her, he captitulates - "You were never really just a passenger, were you?" Love it.

Loved the scenes in Southward Cathedral, and the talk about the Blitz, and the Eliot quotes - have they quoted poetry in every episode this series? if so, yes, excellent, hooray for that. Also loved the James Bond reference, and the Beethoven line (not to mention the deaf joke). Loved the "nibbles" and the "good shoes" lines. As always, I love the way Martha is a match for the Doctor in quickness of reference and level of humour. I loved the 'reversing the polarity' line. Loved the varying reactions of the members of the Jones' family, to Martha's new relationship with the Doctor - I suspect that, since Martha's mother thinks the Doctor is terrible, that her father will like him. I loved the Doctor setting another explosion, and the following scene in which Martha returns his screwdriver to him - in fact, I love the way the sonic screwdriver has been used this season.

Damn. I'd really like to be able to say something intelligent here, and instead I'm just starry-eyed over the Doctor, and Martha too, and inarticulate.