Doctor Who — “The Fires of Pompeii”

Now that was more like it!!

After a fairy tale Christmas special, a loopy regular season opener with animated fat creatures, we finally get an episode that is more like regular Doctor Who.

The plot itself was a little thin perhaps, but it has a hell of a payoff. The instant in which the Doctor realized that HE made the choice that doomed Pompeii was effective, but nothing compared to the act of kindness shown by Donna when she helped the Doctor press the button, accepting part of the Doctor’s burden–she may never know how much that must mean to the Doctor–who has so much blood on his hands.

We were teased again about the return of Rose Tyler; how long until we get some kind of payoff?