It's felt like a long time since the last episode of Doctor Who. More than eleven months.
Was the wait worth it?
Yes.
I liked The Waters Of Mars a lot. It's a simple story, an alien water virus thingy breaks out and starts spreading amongst the first Mars base, at which The Doctor has just arrived.
It could have been a simple adventure story, where The Doctor defeats the monsters with vinegar or some equally annoying get out. But that doesn't happen. Instead The Doctor has to watch everyone die, because he can't change that point in time. I liked the zombie-esque apocalypse. No one survives a zombie film. (Well, almost no one.)
The only grumble I had was the sonic screwdriver managing to change a robots physical capabilities. A turbo charged robot was a bit silly. But I'll forget that.
I really thought everyone would die. So when The Doctor came back to save them, I thought he was going to fail. And he kind of does. He knows that he can't change anything. And then he realises he can. But he can't can he?
There was plenty to scare the kids, but maybe it's a bit bleak for that core audience? (Target demographic 6 - 11 years ?) Playgrounds will probably be full of kids talking about it tomorrow either way.
And enough for the adults I think. Enough for me anyway, I liked it.
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