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The Doctor's Wife

[Prismark10 · 10/10 · 28 July 2018]

When my daughter caught the repeat of this episode several years after its initial broadcast. She turned around to me in astonishment when the story title came up.

Is that THE Neil Gaiman?

I confirmed it was. He is a fan and always wanted to write for the show, I told her.

Gaiman won the Hugo award for The Doctor's Wife. Credit has to go to the director Richard Clark who has realised Gaiman's story in a startling visual manner given that he would had less money than a US sci fi production.

The kernel of the story is what if the TARDIS could talk. A sentient asteroid had been luring Time Lords and Tardis's for centuries and using up its energy. The Doctor is the latest victim. The essence of the Tardis has been transferred to the body of a young lady called Idris.

We get playful exchanges between Idris and the Doctor once he realises who she is. The Doctor did not steal the Tardis, she chose him because she wanted to see the universe.

The story is just so well written, even Amy and Rory have their own adventure when they are locked up in the Tardis as the House plays mind games with them. There is even a call back to Christopher Eccleston's and David Tennant's doctors as their console room makes an appearance.

It is a terrific offbeat story and would never had worked without Suranne Jones. Her performance is fantastic.

The Last Time Lord in the Universe Stood Alone in His Tardis. There Was a Knock on the Door

[boblipton · 10/10 · 14 May 2011]

First, fair warning of bias: I think Neil Gaiman, the writer of this episode, is probably the best fantasy writer working today. His métier is to take the images of fantasy, strip them to their basic signs, offer them to the reader -- or, in this case, the viewer -- as the things they symbolize and make you realize what those symbols have been doing to you all those years -- and tell a ripping good yarn in the process. In literary terms this is called deconstructionism and it's far more intellectual a game than Doctor Who usually plays, but as an ex-English major, I love it. Gaiman does for fantasy what Penn & Teller do for stage magic: he shows you how he's doing his trick, and then performs it, baffling you. And now he has done it for Doctor Who.

In deconstructing the symbols, we get to see images from the classic series as Hypercubes from the Second Doctor, half a dozen Tardis control rooms -- including Eccleston's -- and a junkyard just outside the universe where the ragtag remnants of perhaps hundreds of broken TARDISes have been discarded. We see the infinite corridors of the TARDIS and we see the title character, the Doctor's Wife... and it is all quite mad and nonsensical until the end, when you realize that, yes, this is what has been going on all these years. The story is, for DOCTOR WHO, typical and straightforward: evil entity wants to destroy the universe and gets inside the Police box in order to do so -- but at the end you blink and realize what has been going on here for the last half century, and you knew it all along. It just took Gaiman to tell you.

Suranne Jones, as the Doctor Wife, is quite marvelous as what appears to be a madwoman for whom time is out of joint. Once again, Matt Smith has shown himself to be a fine actor, always interesting, an alien creature of sharp elbows and incomprehensible thoughts. It's an episode that can be viewed numerous times, not just for the jokes and twisty bits, but to admire the way it all fits together so beautifully in unexpected ways.

It won't be to everyone's taste, but it is certainly to mine. I hope they can get Mr. Gaiman to write another episode one of these days.

Your chin is hilarious

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 3 September 2015]

The Doctor receives out of space mail, a box, allegedly from another timelord, The Corsair. They track back the origin of the box, and land on a planet outside the known universe. Instantly the TARDIS's power is drained and flows into Idris, one of only four inhabitants on the planet, the others being Auntie, Uncle and Nephew (an Ood.) The Doctor makes a disturbing discovery, he learns who the House is, and worse he learns the fate of a lot of timelords.

Only a little pointer but we hear the concept of a timelord being able to regenerate into a male or female.

I applaud the utter imagination of Neil Gaiman, this episode it totally off the scale, but it's a ball of fire, total fun.

This left me completely in love with Suranne Jones, she's totally mad and utterly fun, her performance is just brilliant. She has some cracking one liners, my favourite of course being the chin joke.

I love the rather disturbing bits of Amy and Rory trapped in the TARDIS, these scenes are particularly nasty.

It's a very dark episode, the pizazz and madness at the start hides what is actually a deep and nasty story. The entire cast perform particularly well. I'm not sure what I think about the TARDIS core becoming human, but I guess we've heard many times that the TARDIS is a living thing. The ending is very sweet, random but very touching.

It's a great, fun episode. 8/10

Machine with a Beautiful Soul

[hellraiser7 · 10/10 · 29 February 2016]

Warining do not read unless seen episode.

This is my second favorite episode of the show (for now) from the fact it's written by one of my favorite writers Neil Gaiman but most importantly to me it just had a lot of heart.

I do like the subplot with Amy and Rory which is sort of similar to the film "Event Horizon" as the Tardis is possessed by an evil entity called House and is toying with them to kill them. One of the things it does is practically try to mind frak them, just like Amy and Rory were struggling to decipher between real and unreal. One disturbing scene is when Amy goes to a hallway and she sees the entire hallway filled with writing saying Kill Amy over and over in different configurations and written in different ways; I thought that was creepy because it not just showed how far the madness went for the writer but also how long it went on.

The only bad thing about this subplot was that we didn't get to explore the interior of the Tardis much, it's suppose to have endless rooms but we never get to go inside any of them. It would of been cool seeing both Amy and Rory go into some sort of personal museum where we would see relics and outfits of the Doctor's adventures and each of his incarnations. I just felt this was an opportunity lost but they didn't have the time so oh well.

However what really powers this episode for me was seeing both the Doctor and the Tardis fully interact for the very first time. I really like the actress Suranne Jones that plays the human verison of the Tardis; she's hot (in my book anyway) and with the persona to boot. As she is just energetic and has that same eccentricity as the Doctor.

The romance story I thought was beautiful it's similar to John Carpenter's "Starman" just like in that film it was about brief romance. The chemistry between both The Doctor and Iris/The Tardis is just beautiful, sparks are just flying between the to just ricocheting off each other, enough to light the whole world on fire.

One of my favorite moments was when the Doctor complains to The Tardis about not always taking him where he wanted to go, but then she replies but I've taken you where you needed to go. I thought that was really deep and signified the relationship between both free will and fate how both can be indivisible.

Another moment I liked was in one moment The Tardis loses her balance, the doctor catches her and both have their faces up close to one another it really looked like both were going to kiss each other, it would of been awesome if it did.

On a side note there was a really funny moment when The Tardis was communicating with Rory telepathically and regards him as the pretty one, and the Doctor is surprised by this. Once again just demonstrates how much magnetism Rory has.

The ending I'll admit I thought was bittersweet, just like the Doctor I didn't want her to go, but she has to. And then in the final moment The Tardis remembers the very word that she's been struggling to remember throughout the episode, a word that is both very beautiful and sad. That word turns out to be Alive, it's a beautiful word because it signifies the life of a person. But it's also sad because life is always brief. And that last word that the Tardis says to the Doctor I thought was beautiful and really said, because at the last moment she says to the Doctor "I love you." And even thought the Doctor didn't have time to say it back you can tell from he's eyes he felt the same way.

I leave with the words of Sarah Connor "Despite the brief time together, we loved a lifetimes worth.

Rating: 4 stars

A Time Lord's Trouble & Strife...

[Xstal · 10/10 · 24 December 2021]

The Doctor receives Time Lord Mail. A white box with a message, a hail. Setting off in pursuit. A risky commute. To a place that's off piste and off trail.

A sentient rock known as House. Then kidnaps the time traveller's spouse. Locked into a lass. To expire and pass. Extinguish, annul, smother, douse.

So the Doctor and Sexy engage. Make the most while she's not in her cage. A great dialogue. Leaving you all agog. A conjugal piece of exchange.

But they're trapped on the rock and are foxed. House has taken the remaining blue box. With companions inside. Chased by Ood with green eyes. It's a race to reclaim and re-dock.

Understanding the Doctor more intimately after all these years

[spasticfreakshow · 10/10 · 18 May 2011]

The Doctor is always a bit inscrutable; he keeps himself distanced and apart and never opens up all THAT much to any of his companions, which is unfathomable considering the sometimes harrowing, life-threatening experiences they go through together. The writers of the show, similarly, keep the audience in the dark. Yet this Neil Gaiman-written episode shines a light in this darkness, and the Doctor is slightly more comprehensible to us. And as Gaiman said himself in Doctor Who Confidential, we know a bit more about the Doctor now, and his relationship with his TARDIS. He is in love with his TARDIS, and since she is his true love, he is naturally awkward around other potential love matches.

You always suspect the Doctor is romantically interested in Amy, for example, though her unavailability is precisely what makes her a safe target for his affections, because when the Doctor DOES win the heart of the woman he desires, he is unable to break through the invisible barrier he's put up between them, and the hurt this inevitably causes her throws him off completely. Thus an alternate Doctor ended up with Rose Tyler in an alternate universe, because the Doctor can't really allow himself to be happy. Perhaps partially out of loyalty to his true love (the TARDIS), but also, at the end of the day, he killed all the Time Lords and is himself responsible for his perpetual loneliness - he knows this is what he deserves and thus his punishment is self-imposed. And as we now know, the Doctor yearns for forgiveness. As he says, Don't we all?

I adore fantasy fiction, yet I am not a Neil Gaiman fan. After this episode, however, I think I'll give him a shot. While praying they ask him to do more episodes, as this one is a CLASSIC!

A human Tardis!

[Tweekums · 10/10 · 14 May 2011]

After romping with pirates in the last episode it is time for things to get strange; strange even by the standards of Doctor Who. While travelling through deep space there is a knock on the Tardis door and when The Doctor opens it he finds a small box containing a message from another Time Lord. Amazingly it comes from somewhere outside the universe; clearly The Doctor must investigate. When he gets to the source of the message something strange happens to the Tardis; it shuts down; its soul have gone. It hasn't been lost however; it inhabits the body of a woman. When they leave the Tardis they find a strange family that includes the woman and an Ood. The Doctor is led to believe that there are actually several surviving Time Lords there and sets of to find them after sending Amy and Rory back to the Tardis. The problem is there are no Time Lords there any more; over the years many had been lured there by an unseen entity known as House, they had then been killed so that House could drain the energy from there Tardises. Once he realises what has happened he must work with the girl that is the embodiment of the Tardis to get back to the Tardis box before House kills Amy and Rory and returns to our universe.

Written by Neil Gaiman this episode was always going to be something different but I didn't expect it to be quite so strange. The idea that the soul of the Tardis could occupy a body and interact with the Doctor was great; it is amazing that nobody thought to do it sooner. Suranne Jones was delightfully strange as that girl. We also got to see more of the inside of the Tardis as Amy and Rory try to evade House as it plays tricks on them as they run though a maze of corridors; some of the tricks he plays are rather creepy to say the least. Another thing I liked about this episode was its retro feel; the junkyard planet they landed on looked like it could have been filmed in a real junk yard; of course in a real throwback to classic Doctor Who it was actually filmed in a quarry!

The Sense of Wonder Returns

[basschick · 10/10 · 17 May 2011]

Something that's been missing for me from the more recent Doctor Who episodes is a sense of wonder. Sometimes there's silliness, but it's been feeling a bit hollow to me. This episode WAS different from the others, and that's a good thing. The Tardis made an excellent humanoid, and was well-written and very well played. The Doctor's deeper relationship with the Tardis adds something more to the show - something I like. Neil Gaiman's interpretation of the Doctor, his companions and the situation he's trapped in was sometimes just a little predictable, but it didn't hurt the overall good feelings I had by the end. Exciting, playful, magical, with plenty of scifi, a little fantasy, and a look further into the Tardis than we've been before.

Great episode!

The Doctor's Wife

[MrFilmAndTelevisionShow · 9/10 · 9 April 2021]

This was a very good episode indeed. The voice of the asteroid was so perfect, it reminded me of many others disembodied narrators none of which I can remember, but it did fit so very well. The plot itself was good and I did enjoy it. The idea of the Tardis getting put into human form was very interesting indeed.

I like also how the title immediately made me think that the Doctor was going to marry River Song in this episode but never judge a book by its cover, for she wasn't even in the episode!

Is this the real wife? Is this just fantasy?

[A_Kind_Of_CineMagic · 10/10 · 23 January 2019]

I would say this episode is one of the best of the Matt Smith era. Many other fans apparently think so too. It is interesting, dark, emotional, witty and has top quality acting and production.

Suranne Jones is a fantastic actress (I would welcome her as a future Doctor actually) and she is utterly sublime in this episode. She is perfect for the role of Idris and acts every scene stunningly. There is great humour, surreal fun and huge emotion in numerous scenes.

Another truly great actor involved here is Michael Sheen who plays House. He is literally my number one choice as a future Doctor, he is absolutely top class. Unfortunately his role isn't using him to the full at all as we don't even see him but he makes that role the best it could possibly be and adds quality.

Matt Smith does a great job alongside these great acting performances and he acts a rare tearful moment for the Doctor very effectively.

The episode ventures more into realms of fantasy than straightforward science fiction adventure. Showrunner Steven Moffatt clearly pushed the show in this direction and this episode is written by well known fantasy writer Neil Gaiman.

Moffatt is in my opinion a fantasy writer at heart, aiming his Doctor Who to be like Gaiman, Philip Pullman or Terry Pratchett stories in style rather than usual science fiction. That suits a lot of fans but to be honest it isn't my preference. I do like great fantasy writing (I love Gaiman's Good Omens for example) but I prefer more "hard sci-fi "style with more logical storytelling. So I actually found the story hard to fully appreciate at first due to the fantastical, weird elements. I found myself wondering if the events made sense within the Doctor Who universe. But I loved so much in the episode and grew to appreciate it more with each repeat viewing.

After a lot of thought I am satisfied the things that seem a bit out of kilter with usual lore (such as how the TARDIS parts are used etc) are all acceptable and all the great content and wonderful performances make this one of my favourites of the Matt Smith era. It is helped enormously by Gaiman's brilliance as a writer in making it all work.

It is a pity that the scene when Rory appears to die is undermined by the fact that it is the 5th time in the 18 episodes since his debut that Rory has apparently died only to return. It is actually the third episode in a row this has happened! The power of this as written here by Neil Gaiman is great, it is only lessened a little bit by Steven Moffatt overusing the same idea in surrounding episodes.

The immense quality of the whole episode and Gaiman's fascinating script with the touching scenes of the Doctor interacting with his beloved TARDIS overcome any slight questions I ever had and the Rory death scene is a trick by the villain so it works well in context of the episode.

Overall I think this is a superbly enjoyable episode with real depth, touching scenes and compelling ideas.

My Rating: 10/10.

Beyond the Control Room

[ryanbur · 9/10 · 25 May 2011]

For the record, *spoilers* just include saying what the episode addressed, not the outcome of anything.

The episode is not plot heavy, but it is a very important episode for the Doctor Who Mythology. You will get to see beyond the Control Room of the Tardis, see the spirit of the Tardis & see the doctor reach some impossible corners his sonic screwdriver won't fix.

In other words, it continues the legacy of the 6th series perfectly.

My only real criticism is that the enemy is not as developed as some of the others seen in the 6th series so far. Even though it is supposed to be more powerful and threatening, I'm still feeling the fear from the Silence from the 1st two episodes.

Nevertheless, I'm sticking to my earlier line. This continues the legacy of the 6th series perfectly.

Innovative with waves of de-ja-vu

[The-Last-Prydonian · 7/10 · 15 May 2011]

Neil Gaiman is a writer renowned for the some what bizarre and unusual and with a strong cult fan base so It's little wonder that Steven Moffat should have approached him to script "The Doctor's a Wife". He's like the dark side of Terry Pratchett which has never fully been aloud to escape and It's evident in what is a richly imaginative and bold story which promises much but left me feeling a little short changed. It would be safe I believe to class it as a dark fairy tale, a grim romantic love story of sorts peppered with the trademark Gaimanesque touches that the man has become synonymous. From the very first opening scene you know you're in for something a little removed from the usual run of the mill episode and in this respect it is rewarding. We're welcomed to an opaque junk laden netherworld, a place inhabited by a couple of unbalanced individuals resembling patchwork hobo's. The duo convince a young woman named Idris to have her soul and mind drained from her body, leaving it empty to make way for a disembodied spirit. Meanwhile in the TARDIS the Doctor hears a knock on the doors of the space/time machine. Odd considering It's still in motion and travelling through space. Upon answering he finds a small electrical box which carries a distress signal and to the bewilderment of his companions Amy and Rory, the Time Lord whisks them out side the confines of the universe itself. Believing that he will find surviving members of his own race who weren't killed in the Time War. But who he does find is Idris who now may or may not be "The Doctor's Wife".

I'm going to assert that right from the word go you know this has all sprung from the mind of Neil Gaiman, with It's hidden realm that is a hybrid of "Alice in Wonderland" and with his propensity for playing with names which he attaches to his oddball characters. Parallel Auntie, Uncle, Nephew and House with Door, Old Bailey, The Marquis De Carabas and Hunter from his novel "Neverwhere" and his stamp becomes apparent. But this Isn't a bad thing, actually It grabs your attention and makes you identify with what is essentially a dysfunction-ally quirky pseudo-family. But most notable amongst the guest characters given It's title is that of Idris who appears to have been lifted out of a Tim Burton movie. She's Gaiman's Gothic fairy tale princess. An amalgamation between Yvaine in "Stardust" and Mrs Lovett in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street". Portrayed with erratic, eerie but paradoxical endearing charm by Suranne Jones she is tantamount to be the one companion the Doctor has always had but hasn't within the context of the plot. There are some neat little quirks like the message box which bangs on the doors of the TARDIS (and eventually leads to a further effective plot device later on) to the the oddball family having being overgrown rag-dolls that have been patched together from the remains of the deceased. Gaiman does indeed attempt to wow the senses and he does so with admirable aplomb. He exploits and fiddles with the mechanics of the TARDIS to such a degree in which Amy and Rory find themselves enveloped in a complex trans-dimensional labyrinth which ultimately leads to one of the most unsettling moments viewers of the series have seen. If this doesn't give the kiddies nightmares then I don't know what will.

What I found distracting however was the the hyper-drive pace, as with previous episodes in the current series so far we're given far little time to breathe before Gaiman pushes us on to the next part of the story. It's as if he's concerned that it will over run and we are not being aloud to sit back and let ourselves take in what's happening before jumping ahead to the next chapter. The presence of an Ood, apparently due to budget restraints meaning that a new creature and costume couldn't be designed and created feels time-worn and slightly imitative given It's connection to House, TDW's prime antagonist. A gravelly monotone disembodied voice that speaks through an Ood and delights in manipulating and exploiting people's fears. It just calls to mind the Beast in the 2005 episode "The Satan Pit". While you could quibble that the whole alien being taking over the body of a living person has been done so many times before in the new series. Think "New Earth, "Human Nature" and again "The Satan Pit" and you notice a significant trend.

Never the less, although flawed TDW is thus far the most accomplished episode of the latest series. The performances from the guest and regular cast for the most part are first rate with Matt Smith forging excellent chemistry with Suranne Jones in the little time they have together. Arthur Darvil is likable as always and actually gets more to do and doesn't feel for once as if he's just along for the ride. But I'm less convinced with Karen Gillan who is stilted as Amy. Beautiful as she is she's not as effortlessly believable as previous companions.

Breaking new ground and with some sublime moments it is something that had potential and while containing some masterfully conceived moments it is also countered by waves of de-ja-vu. I still however defy anyone not to be in awe at least of Gaiman's imaginative ambition and his moments of genius. And with what appears to be another dark instalment with next weeks "The Rebel Flesh" to look forward to I can't help but feel excited.

Great Idea Kinda but with some flaws

[dabomb3220 · 22 May 2011]

I LOVE the whole idea about the TARDIS being put in human form, and then letting her lose on the DOCTOR. This was a good episode but it had some flaws. The major one I saw is how in the world did the Doctor build a TARDIS???? the first law of TARDISes is that they are grown not made.......another is that Ood from what I remember are suppose to be pacifist when they aren't being controlled (when their eyes are green) so why was he acting in such a violent manner? The second flaw i could over look but the one about the TARDIS I could not.....I had to say something...but other than that it seems like a good episode, Suranne Jones played the TARDIS in a human form very well. I believe she understood from the minute shes on, that a TARDIS was never meant to be in human form an would quick go insane from it, wonderful act skills.

I Might Be The Only Person Who Didn't Enjoy This One

[rustydalek-37911 · 4/10 · 8 October 2021]

I could care less that Neil Gaiman wrote this. I've always found him to be just another Tim Burton, but without the whimsy, and I have no great admiration for his work. Bearing that in mind, he turned in a serviceable script, let down by a few poor decisions. Idris is downright annoying most of the story, and the "dark fairytale" aspect is overplayed. It makes a few changes to the lore of the show, the validity or logic of such is up for debate. All in all, my opinion is pretty mixed on this one, but the glaring flaws land with a solid 4 out of 10 in my book.

Great episode

[wolfordcheyenne · 9/10 · 27 March 2020]

One of the best episodes of season 6. In theory the concept of the TARDIS inhabiting a human body shouldn't work, but it does. I loved the interactions between Idris and the Doctor. The scene where she says hello/goodbye was very touching. The actress who played her was great. Also, House was a decent threat and very sinister. I wouldn't mind watching this episode again.

Wow.

[carrjames-57538 · 9/10 · 7 July 2021]

This episode blew me away. The performances from Matt Smith and Susanne Jones are amazing and the fantastic script is exploding with unique ideas and keeps you hooked throughout. I loved the character of Idris and it was great to have the Doctor challenged by something so deceptively simple. Speaking of that the antagonist was indeed simple but shockingly effective. The general atmosphere of this episode is weird, creepy and loads of fun. Rory was also used well in this episode and didn't come across as annoying or intrusive like he usually does. Apart from some arc teasing and the usual production issues, the crew of this show and Neil Gaiman did an outstanding job on this episode.

Best so far this season

[warlordartos · 9/10 · 25 March 2021]

But still only worth a 9/10 for the very reason, the sonic screwdriver becoming a magical wand that takes readings rather than be a screwdriver; is really starting to get out of hand. I loved everything else about this episode. Especially seeing the old control room from the Eccleston Tennant era (as the current one is a little over the top)

Favorite episode of the season

[dkiliane · 9/10 · 22 March 2019]

And now the quality goes way back up after the brief stumble that was Curse of the Black Spot. So many good things to say about this episode. The dialogue between Idris (the TARDIS) and the Doctor is incredibly smart and completely entertaining. Lured into a trap in a bubble universe on a living asteroid we get a good glimpse into both the personality of the TARDIS and the psyche of the Doctor himself (and why you don't wanna get on his bad side).

The House is an effective villain who you never see because his conscious possesses the TARDIS but you see the effects of his cruelty. Rory also gets a good turn to stand out here, with his level-headedness under the machinations of the House possessed TARDIS.

My only (small) complaint is that Amy is somewhat reduced to damsel in distress status (albeit briefly) but the rest of the episode is very strongly written and an infectiously entertaining love story of a Timelord and his TARDIS. 9.5/10

The Tardis Travels To Neverwhere With Very Mediocre Results

[Theo Robertson · 3/10 · 14 May 2011]

The writer of tonight's episode is Neil Gaiman best known for his comic strips . TV viewers may remember him as the writer of the mid 1990s fantasy series NEVERWHERE which introduced Paterson Joseph to the world . I'm on record as saying that when Joseph was rumoured to be cast as the eleventh Doctor this would be a disaster for the show and would make people pine for the likes of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy . After seeing The Doctor's Wife I wouldn't go as far as saying I'm pining for the return of Russell T Davies but Gaiman has written something very much in the mould of a love it or hate it episode and I'm afraid I didn't love it

The Doctor and his companions find themselves travelling outside the universe and land in a Tardis graveyard . I'm always puzzled by this type of premise because in scientific terms the universe is defined as " Everything in creation " so if it's not taking any where in creation where can it be taking place ? Actually it seems to have travelled in a parallel universe where NEVERWHERE is still being broadcast and tonight's episode guest stars the Tardis crew

Everything about the episode screams NEVERWHERE all the way down to the costumes and performances . I had vague memories of Paterson Joseph in the show and when it was rumoured he was a certainty for the part of the Doctor I looked up some clips on youtube and instantly remembered why I didn't like NEVERWHERE since the acting is stylised in a very idiosyncratic manner . Perhaps it's not " bad " acting per se but it is certainly bizarre and self conscious and the same manner of performances are recreated to a tee here

The story itself is little more than " Alien tries to get his hands on the Tardis " type runaround with the Doctor and his companions separated for much of the adventure and once again we're " treated to a scene where Rory dies but hasn't really been killed which has happened for the third for the third week in a row and became old hat when it happened last year too . .

One keeps watching week in week out hoping for something to really blow away the casual viewer if not the die hard fan and whilst last year was a disappointment for some people , including myself , one really does fear that this season will be worse especially since the season is being broken in two this year

Moffat's worst episode EVER!

[johnjohn118118 · 1/10 · 9 September 2012]

I have seen multiple review's about this episode, most of them saying that this is a great episode. But I believe that this episode is an ultra fail due to a mega amount of plot holes, and awful writing.

First of all, at the beginning of the episode, the doctor receives a message telling him that there is another surviving timelord somewhere. So he decides to follow the trail in which the message came from which end's up leading him to the "OUTSIDE" of the universe. This is a major plot hole due to the fact that the wall's between universes have closed, meaning the doctor wouldn't be able to even travel outside the universe.

When he land's on the asteroid (House) covered in junk. As soon as he land's, the tardis's soul is taken from the machine and placed into the body of a woman. This is another massive problem due to the fact that the body wouldn't be able to contain such a thing and should be destroyed in an instance. The only reason rose managed to hold on a for a while when she absorbed to vortex was because she was holding it back, due to still being ALIVE. I know you are probably thinking right now that the tardis and the vortex are different but think about it. When the doctor makes another tardis, the other tardis in a woman's body uses a part of her self to make it work. The energy she uses look's exactly like the time vortex Rose absorbed.

After house steal's the tardis with Amy and Rory still inside. The doctor then set's himself to work by building a new tardis which is impossible. Granted, there are pieces of dead tardis's everywhere, but a tardis's need's massive engines, an eye of harmony etc. But doctor doesn't do this. Instead he attatches a child's keyboard and a skipping rope to a broken tardis control panel. Some how, getting the female tardis to use some of her energy seem's make the broken tardis work. And also, in the impossible pit with David tennant as the doctor, he clearly states that tardis's were never built, they were grown.

Finally. The doctor find's a cupboard filled with timelord distress signal's and house say's that he has killed hundred's of timelord's since before the time war. So why didn't the other timelord's investigate all of these disappearance's?

That is why in my opinion, The Doctor's Wife is the worst episode ever. This episode is filled with so many plot holes and major problem's that this episode is a paradox in the entire doctor who story line. This is easily the worst episode Moffat could have picked to add to series 6. I thought curse of the black spot was awful. It was nothing to compared to this horrible piece of writing.