Caecilius est Amicus Doctori Whoensi (or something like that) April 13, 2008
Posted by cathrynsymons in : Reviews , trackbackDoctor Who once again takes me back to childhood. Not hiding behind the sofa, entranced by Jon Pertwee and terrified of the Daleks. My father let me watch Hammer House Horrors at the age of nine, so Daleks didn’t cause many nightmares.
No, last night’s episode, ‘The Fires of Pompeii’, takes me back to 3rd form Latin, and the orange primers of the Cambridge Latin Series. Caecilius, Metella and Quintus all meet the Doctor in ancient Pompeii as the volcano explodes. Someone is having fun.
This episode was vintage Dr Who. Lots of running around, really evil monsters (who might well send a child to the safety of the sofa), and the Doctor fighting them off with a water pistol. Throw in a whole lot of angst about interfering with timelines and a few new seeds to the series story arcs - disappearing planets, ‘She will return’ and another mention of the Shadow Proclamation to set the Dr Who forums (okay…fora) alight. Series 4 is shaping up to be very good indeed.
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