daibhidc | Who and Hood

Doctor Who was cool. Lee Evans as Malcom was excellent, the alien locusts were impressive, and Ten was brilliant as always. Two things I didn't like

1) Foreshadowing with a big, big hammer. Yes, we know he's going at the end of the year, we don't need random psychics to keep reminding us.

2) Christine. Sorry, I've never really "got" the whole "glamourous bored thief" thing. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I don't think stealing magically becomes more acceptable because you're posh and only doing it for the heck of it. I have far more sympathy with people who are stealing because they need to, something Lady Christine would probably view as dreadfully common. So my enjoyment of the entire episode was marred by a deep dislike, not just of the companion-character, but of everything she stood for. I say, lock her up. Maybe give her a reduced sentence for saving the world, but that can be decided at the trial.

Robin Hood I've got more time for. Robin doesn't steal because he's bored, he steals from the rich (ie people like Christine) to give to the poor. That's a philosophy I can get behind, even if it appears in a programme that's historically preposterous. I'd be interested to know what

sloopjonb made of today's episode, which made an unusual attempt to actually grapple with historic stuff beyond what's in the original legends. How wrong was it?