OK, so it's been a bit long since the last post.
Curse of the Black Spot
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Episode 4
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Curse of the Black Spot
A lot more back to 'having fun' than the series openers. Highlight of the episode was Amy being a pirate, low point was Rory not actually dying (again). I don't like him much.
Pacing was wrong, too. It ran nicely for about 3/4 of the episode, then crammed so much into the last 10 minutes, with a little too much going on with multiple separate story lines resolving together. Still, interesting position if they plan to run another spin-off.
Episode 4
Even the title is a spoiler: The Doctor's Wife
Figuring out who the aforementioned Wife wasn't a surprise. Throws some possibilities into the little girl who can regenerate - visually if nothing else.
"The only water in the forest is a river." Oh, so many options... the Library, perhaps? The forest on the Byzantium? Hmm...
The writing in this episode, of Idris, of who Idris was/is, of the dialogue of the House... this is easily one of the best episodes yet, IMHO. It certainly expands the nature of the Doctor's relationship with his TARDIS - but in a way that isn't trite or cliche, and feels so right. The notion that the TARDIS stole him... that was genius - and that twist is so undeniably Gaiman (e.g. with reference to Whatever Happened To Batman?)
There aren't many characters whose tale will elicit a tear, but this... this one could.