How cute are these little guys?? Aliens don't always have to be threatening it seems.
I remember when the announcement was made that Catherine Tate was going to be returning to Doctor Who in 2008 as Donna became a full time companion. I remember there being a fair amount of uproar about it in the fan community. Maybe it was the fear that stunt casting was returning to the show as in the days of Bonnie Langford as Mel (who I still like no matter what anyone else says). I'm pleased to say though that I welcomed the idea as I think Catherine Tate is brilliant. She is obviously fantastic at the comical scenes but she's also a great actress overall.
Here we see Donna is back to her dull life, regretting her decision not to travel with the Doctor when she was given the chance. Now she is on the hunt for him again by investigating any strange events that may be ocurring. This leads her to Adipose Industries who are releasing their new miracle pill that helps people lose weight. The Doctor is also investigating and for the first part of the episode we get loads of near misses as the two nearly meet each other.
When they do finally meet it's one of the funniest scenes in the entire history of the show. They are both spying on Ms Foster who is interrogating a reporter who has broken into the building. The Doctor is watching the scene from outside the building, hiding in a window washer lift. Donna is inside the building spying through the small window in the door. As they are watching the interrorgation they suddenly spot each other from the opposite sides of the room and we get a great moment where they are both desperately miming to each other about what is going on.
This episode also has some of the cutest aliens in the show's history in the form of the baby Adipose. They are made out of human fat which I guess is a little gross but the way they skip along joyfully is just so adorable. The pills being given out to people are creating the Adipose babies that then drop off people. This is the bit I don't understand. When Ms Foster is threatened she begins converting people fully so that they disintegrate into Adipose. But surely if the Doctor hadn't interfered then people would have just gradually lost weight with the birth if the Adipose. If properly regulated it would be a great plan. People easily lose weight and more Adipose are bred.
As well as meeting Donna again we also meet her family. Unfortunately the actor who had played her father in The Runaway Bride had sadly passed away so instead we have mum and grandad, grandad being played by the legendary Bernard Cribbens. The scenes he shares with Donna whilst they are both star gazing are quite touching. He is wondering what is wrong with her as she seems to be drifting through life and the Donna he used to know has gone. At the end of the episode when he sees her flying off in the TARDIS with the Doctor is just about one of the most uplifting moments ever.
Donna has started her adventures in time and space with her grandad cheering her on all the way. Lovely.
Oh and I nearly forgot. Before Donna steps aboard the TARDIS she shares a brief conversation with a blonde lady. As Donna runs off, the lady turns round and it's only Rose bloody Tyler!! The "bloody" was added for emphasis there. I doubt that that is her middle name. As Rose walks off she slowly fades away. What the hell is going on there?
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