DW BBC The Nemonite Invasion

This was a bit rubbish.
I need to have a think about why I feel that.

The most obvious reason is that Donna is the only woman in the entire story. She fancies someone, there's kissing, then there's Tragic Doomed Sacrifice and then she takes a letter to his mum. The story never gets as far as her talking to his mum so I don't think it counts as his mum being in the story. So there's just Donna. Only. Being someone's love interest.
There's a case to be made that he's her love interest, but instead of Donna or the Doctor resolving the alien plot, Donna inspires this guy to save the world. She's the inspiration, she's the love interest.

She also gets to think up Plans and be able to ( Read more... )

So I guess it's a bit rubbish because I can see a lot of things to do with these themes, characters, story parts, but I don't see as this particular story did any of them.

Frustrating.

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I have sneezes. And a sore throat. And a pervasive feeling of clockwork needs a key.
do not want.

yes I know I been to a convention where several hundred people from all over the world get together and have more contact with humans than many of us do all year, but clearly that is not the point.

*sulks*