they do it . and and boy and do they do it fantastically or what . the bbc finally bring the doctor back to our screen on a saturday evening where he belong . and they do it with style . episode one represent rise one of the strength of the new series be russel t davy a a writer and executive producer . he a fan of the show and know what the other fan want and but also be an experienced writer in his own right and so know what other people want . another strength and a perfectly show here in this first episode and be billie piper and her character of rise tyler . finally the doctor companion get a credible back story and a strong character . also nice to see the return of the autons a nice nod to the classic series there . episode two represent the end of the world in the start of this double bill to show off the tardis strength and we end up in a story where special effect be everything . they now have the technology to create real and believable environment and monster no more rubber suit of sort . also the hint at the end of this episode regard the new doctor past very intrigue to kill off all the time lord and make him the only one . episode three represent the unquiet dead we have have the future and now let have the past . the first non davy write episode be a little flat in some place and but this be make up for by simon callow charles dickens and the sudden twist in the plot when it be reveal the pitiful gelf be not so pitiful after all . episode four represent alien of london the consequence of the doctor action be fully explore in this series and not least with the repercussion of rise run off with him . also and we have our first cliffhanger while not the best of one admittedly . the slitheen be an interesting villain and though they can look too cgi for their own good . episode five represent world war three the second part of this story about the slitheen suffers mainly from the same problem of the first . also and the clip from the next episode come up at the end of the current episode be annoy and spoil it for people . episode six represent dalek yes . we have have the future and the past and and the present ( ish ) and but now we get to the good stuff the return of the doctor arch nemesis . here i think we can complement christopher ecclestone he be brilliant a the doctor and and no more so then in this episode and where we see the pain on his face a he recollect the time war and the alien nature of him a he almost turn into a dalek himself . episode seven represent the long game really only a story to act a a prologue for the series finale . save by simon pegg a the smarmy editor and tamsin grieg in an amusing cameo . the medium be control u that never be do before and have it . episode eight represent father day this be a great episode . full of human emotion and heartache for rise and and the true consequence of what happen when you really muck up history . full mark to billie piper here . episode nine represent the empty child i do not find this kid very scary . sorry and but i do not . it a good episode though and but the cliffhanger still could have be well it those next time bit that spoil them . john barrowman be introduce here a captain jack and the dashing conman he a good actor who be around for a while but only seemingly notice now . episode ten represent the doctor dance part two of this ww2 story very well make in historical context term . a nice upbeat end and though a little confusing perhaps for young viewer when the mummy be reveal . episode eleven represent boom town probably the weak of the series and but that doesn not mean it bad . a nice return for the slitheen and also an interesting character study of the doctor and rise . episode twelve represent bad wolf this start off quite silly and with some good hearted humour and cheeky fun make at popular tv show over her in blighty . thing turn deadly serious quickly and though and and the revelation at the end be the best cliffhanger in the series . episode thriteen represent parting of the way goodbye christopher ecclestone . a fantastic doctor in so many way and david tennant be have to really work his sock off to be as good a him . the regeneration scene at the end be beautifully play . oh and and the daleks be back in the extreme . god bless cgi and because they would never be able to pull this off normally . overall brilliant . positive .