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"Doctor Who"
Partners in Crime (2008)
24 out of 33 people found the following comment useful :-
The surprisingly pleasing return of Donna Noble, 5 April 2008
Author: DVD_Connoisseur from England
Despite serious misgivings concerning the return of Catherine Tate's Donna Noble to the Tardis, I found myself eating humble pie as this episode gained momentum.
"Partners in Crime" brings a whole new dynamism to the series, demonstrating what fans have always known...that "Doctor Who" is capable of changing every few years. From the pleasingly re-energised starting sequence which harks back to the time-tunnel of earlier Doctors to the climax, every scene in this episode was a delight.
Providing welcome comic relief to the series after the doom-and-gloom of the last few tales, this opening to "Series 4" has fantastic chemistry between Tennant and Tate, another appearance from the television legend that is Bernard Cribbins, and a wonderfully comic turn from Sarah Lancashire.
Tennant reminds me a little of Bruce Campbell, with his energetic, enthusiastic and wide-eyed portrayal of the Time Lord. He's clearly extremely comfortable in the role and I dearly hope he decides to stay around for quite some time, no pun intended.
The effects in "Partners in Crime" are largely first class and the latest alien creation, the Andipose, are the cutest beings yet to appear in the long history of the series.
9 out of 10. I haven't had so much fun watching an episode of "Doctor Who" for quite some time. Marvellous family entertainment.
9 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
Best series opener yet!, 8 April 2008
Author: cameron-burn from United Kingdom
Doctor who has always been a part of my life. And after a long wait which seems like an eternity Doctor who is back on the BBC. At the start of a new doctor who season you always worry that it might be a disappointment but as usual the Doctir who crew managed to start on a bang and as "that" theme tune comes on the excitement gets bigger.
The openers of the series are usually poor in Doctor who because they tend to focus more on the character development than the storyline of the monsters. But enough said, this was the best opener since Rose and I am pleased the 4th series has gotten off to a good start.
There were many goods in Partners in crime. For me the the best of those goods was Catherine Tate and David Tennant. I found Donna a total pain in the runaway bride but she was absolutely fine in this opener. Her interaction with Tennant was good to watch and her comic timing definitely boosted some of the duller scenes in the episode.
The comedy can sometimes be to childish on Doctor who, but there were some great moments of comedy in this episode, my favourite when Gramps misses the spaceship behind him and the doctor and Donnas near-misses.
The submission of Rose in the series was known long ago since the crew find it hard keeping secrets but no one knew she would be in the first episode!
Now for the bad. As usual the doctor overuses his sonic screwdriver any plot dead-ends and tight spots. The story worked well, but I heyt the sillier plots in Doctor who, I know it needs to appeal to 7 year olds as well as 70 year olds, but I think plots about fat based aliens growing out of peoples bodies would be best suited on one of the more childish Doctor who spin-offs. And whenever Russel T Davies writes a story himself there is always a basic template that he refuses to budge from, which makes the scene with the adipose and miss foster feel too much like the evil company.
Overall this was an episode which has created a great lot of story lines for more episodes and I give it a 7/10.
6 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :-
My least favorite episode so far, 8 April 2008
Author: shannernanner from United States
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I was surprised that this episode was so poor. I liked Donna's appearance in the Christmas episode, but in this episode, she seemed almost completely different and didn't really appeal to me at all. I did think the baby aliens were cute, and I liked Donna's grandfather. I don't think I'm going to especially enjoy having Catherine Tate as a recurring character on the show.
I was planning on giving the episode a 3/10, until Rose showed up. She is my favorite companion of this series so far (well, she and Captain Jack, but fortunately he has his own show), and I was disappointed to see her go. I'm glad she's back, in whatever form.
Sheer fluff, 10 May 2008
Author: movieman_kev from United States
The Fourth season opens with the reintroducing of one of the most annoying characters in recent Doctor Who memory, (no not the Slitheen, let's hopefully NEVER see them again, knock on wood) Catherine Tate as reprising her role of Donna Noble from 'the Runaway Bride'. She and the Doctor are both separately looking into Adipose industries and their testing of a new weight-loss product that has some strange side effects.
OK, first the good news Tate isn't nearly as grating as she was on the Christmas special she was on, that in itself is cause to celebrate. But that celebration is sort lived when one realizes that the story is lacking at it's core and has nothing to show for it than miniature Staypuft Marshmellow man made of body fat. Way too silly to be taken at all seriously. The only thing going for the episode is a small cameo near the end.
My Grade: C-
It's Back!, 4 May 2008
Author: CineSim from UK
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OK, i'll confess, i skipped the third season. The poorly written action and the hurried, confusing dialogue didn't help me adapt. So, it was with great anxiety that i prepared to watch the opening of the fourth season. Although, i had loved Catherine Tate in the Runaway Bride and had utmost faith in her.
And thankfully, Doctor Who stunned. Catherine Tate replays her role of Donna with ease, the sarcasm and wit she portrays gives the series a bit of a lighter edge. She and David Tennant have a sparkling chemistry and this pulls easily along. Partners in Crime is quite laid back, and we see just how creative Doctor Who can get. Bernard Cribbins is delightful as Wilf, Donnas grandad who encourages her to see the stars. Balls of fat running around may raise some eyebrows, but it really is a light hearted start to the series.
I detect fantastic things to come! 10\10!
0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Pretty good start to the new season!, 22 April 2008
Author: DoctorWhoFanatic from United States
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I thought that overall, this was a pretty good episode. The monsters were cute, and the boss baddie really seemed like a nanny, she played her role well. I especially liked the beginning when Donna and the Doctor keep weaving in and out of each other's way, but just managing to avoid each other. This episode had many funny lines, however, when Donna was hanging and the Doctor tried to pull her up, I think they should have included something like the Doctor saying "You're too heavy!" and Donna saying "No I'm not!" I'm also wondering how in the world did he manage to pull her in by the legs through the window? That's physically impossible!
At the end with Rose, I was like OMG! I mean, its pretty predictable, but all the same, awesome! I've liked all the companions so far (but I have to admit Martha is my favorite) and its sad when they have to leave, so its good that Rose returns.
I would give this episode a 10/10, but I didn't really care for the cartoonish killing of the bad guy. So unfortunately, I must rate this a 9.
1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Quite good, 15 April 2008
Author: Swonkda from United Kingdom
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This episode of doctor who was good. It wasn't the best episode of doctor who, but it wasn't the worst episode either. It did get a bit silly at times, but the main villain was quite good, and Donna Noble's return was good.
The best scene was definitely when Doctor and Donna first met, it was really funny and there was a surprising cameo of Rose Tyler at the end.
The adipose were silly and cute, and the episode was a good opener to the series.
We're in Pompeii next time, and it's volcano day!
From, Me;-)
5 out of 14 people found the following comment useful :-
Not impressed, 6 April 2008
Author: Rachel Sloan from United States
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First of all, I'd like to state that I prefer the Classic series to the new one. I'm also not a fan of Russell T Davies. However, I decided I was going to try my best to enjoy this episode, especially since Donna was coming back, and I liked her. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this episode. Davies said that he thought the cute monsters made a surreal experience, but I thought they just looked silly. I never got the feeling that there was any real danger. And the scene at the end with Rose, what was that? I heard they are going to "tease" us with Rose cameos until she makes a real appearance. I guess this would work better if I thought the character was as special as everyone seemed to think. So 4 out of 10 for some good characterization, but not much else.
8 out of 27 people found the following comment useful :-
What an utter atrocity, 8 April 2008
Author: AdnanZ from Canada
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After waiting for the return of Doctor Who since June last year, we get a gigantic, steaming pile of crap from Russel T. Davies. This man is an absolute lunatic who just should not be writing for a science fiction/fantasy series, and especially not for Doctor Who. He's gotten over himself and written some decent scripts in the past, but this is just about all I can take from him and his super-sized ego.
So get this, we have 'cute' monsters made from living human fat. Yes, living human fat. Then we have a pantomime villain, another spaceship hovering over London (Davies is at this point not only really NOT listening to the fans, but it appears he's trying to annoy us), and loads of cute little monsters crowding the streets. Dear God. Even the worst of the Sylvester McCoy years at least was earnest rubbish, this is just insulting.
Thanks for bringing the show back, Russel. Really, thanks a lot. Thanks for your better scripts too, I enjoyed those. Now please leave. Apparently he is set to leave following this series and the specials. I cannot wait. I just cannot wait.
Insulting tripe.
1/10
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