NuWho Review Redux: The Lodger

[mavarin]

Re: Rate / Review "The Lodger"
9 out of 10 for me. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of that. Well, except for the air kisses. Someone should have told the Doctor that only actors do that. Which of course MS is, but let's not get too meta here. The placement of this story in the season is pretty much perfect - from caverns full

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[polemically]

I was actually of two minds in this episode -- on one level, I really loved it - I find myself becoming extremely fond of Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor. On the other hand, I thought the plot seemed only half baked at best -- maybe more like cookie dough (which is, of course, delicious and yummy so it wasn't all bad) than anything else (though, maybe it will redeem itself with the last episodes...but I doubt it).

I wish Amy had had a bigger, more integral role - though I think KG did an outstanding job as she usually does.

I had thought the head butt with Craig was oddly violent -- but I do admit I'm not all that familiar with the psychic connections the Doctor can form except what's been shown in New Who (I've never seen classic Who, though). At the time, I thought it was rather out of character, but your thoughts have given me a new perspective, and I'm more inclined to be more accepting of it in that light.