Here’s a classic reason not believe what you read: Blink

Saw this last night and thought it was a very clever piece of writing, a well directed story and while — and this is the major beef of the reviews I’d read — it didn’t feature The Doctor and Martha, the story covered an issue that had been explored many times before, both in the old series and the new: The doctor is overcome by something and needs a hand from a clever person.

I can see the point “Oh, it’s called Doctor Who, so where is he?” but there are plenty of stories which don’t feature the good doctor for the entire eposide. Take Genesis of the Daleks as a good example: Sarah Jane is separated from The Doctor and Harry and so gets her own screen time. Spread over 6 episodes, this adds up to a fair bit of exposition in the story for someone other than The Doctor.

Since Blink had at its core an issue where The Doctor had – like in so many other instances – been grabbed by something nasty and was ultimately powerless, I can’t see what people are bleating about.

Well, I’ve just bawled my eyes out after seeing School Reunion. Twice in-fact.

I hate goodbyes.