The Doctor (David Tennant) and Rose (Billie Piper) travel to New Earth, a colony set up on a planet whose orbit and atmosphere are aligned with the previous Earth, prior to the destruction we saw in the episode "The End of the World". The make up is excellent and while the climax is a bit of a cop out ( it was written by RTD after all ) the final segment is genuinely touchingĪ smart sequel to Rose and the Doctor's first ever off world story that, whilst fun, has the odd technical issue and storyline flaw that stops the episode reaching the top tier. The plot does descend in to areas of high camp in places but this seems tailor made for the tenth doctor and the enthusiasm of the cast draws the audience in to the fun. If you're eight years old then a year is a very long time indeed and no doubt millions of children were delighted to see the return of the human trampoline Cassandra. Perhaps a story like Boom Town would have worked slightly better if it'd been produced during the Tennant era ? As it stands New Earth is quite a fun season opener for a show eagerly anticipated by millions of British TV viewers. I certainly didn't believe he'd ever reach the dramatic heights of Eccleston's performances as the eponymous time traveller but I knew he'd probably be much better at humour because I never found Eccleston's comedy repartee going beyond gurning. I had high hopes for David Tennant when he was cast as the tenth Doctor. It's not an epic story by any means, and the ending is a little light, but overall it's just real good fun and utterly original. Sean Gallagher is fun as Chip, but my favourite performance comes Cassandra's character through the different actors, her death scene is stunningly done, so moving. Billie Piper is excellent, Cassandra's transformation into Rose is hilariously done, from class to brass. The cast is outstanding, each of the cats, Dona Croll, Adjoa Andoh and Anna Hope are so good, those costumes must have been tough to wear. They have the ability to cure impossible diseases, but how? Intensive care is a particularly unpalatable place, so the Doctor is dealing with two enemies, Cassandra and the Nurses. The Doctor and Rose travel further then they've ever gone, The Doctor explains what happened to Earth after its destruction in Episode 'The End of the world,' hence 'New Earth,' and it's not long before we're met with a friend and a foe from that episode, The Lady Cassandra and the face of Boe are both patients at a hospital run by cats. I have a huge fondness for New Earth, it's the first full outing for Tennant and Piper, and it's a very good one.
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