Doctor Who, the just-Past season...

Prior to last night, the last part of Doctor Who I'd seen was the Planet of the Dead (Bus in another dimension) special, so I caught up with it last night with Waters of Mars and End of Time.
( Cut for spoilers, obviously... )

So, in summary, not bad, some neat stuff (some of which will undoubtedly be driving fans to frothing rants), and sad, as it's an exit of one of the best Doctors, and one that I'd hoped would continue for years. Doesn't come near the epic coolness of a couple of the other seasons, especially  The Stolen Earth and Journey's End, but it's a good, serviceable Doctor Who story. Alas, I was severely disappointed by this season in that it wasn't a season -- just a few specials. Hopefully this will not be the case with the new Doctor's first appearances. I wish that RTD didn't have what appears to be an impulse to do Bizarre Sh*t for no reason other than that he can; it makes some of his stuff less than it might otherwise be.

Gloom and Doom!

Re one of the poll-posts of james_nicoll...

... boy, lots of people believe in DOOOOOM.