Continuation of my review of part one of Series 3.

Human Nature/The Family of Blood
Upon first viewings, I never really understood the 'buzz' surrounding this little story, but recently, I have figured that I previously overlooked this Doctor Who gem, and now I consider it to be in my top, boven ten of all time favourite Who episodes. The story starts off in Farringham School for Boys in part one, where The Doctor, under the alias of John Smith, has taken up residence as a teacher. With action-packed and dramatic flashbacks to events that have been and gone, it is revealed that The Doctor has turned human to hide from the Family of Blood, and only Martha knows the truth. The first part of the story introduces us to the pre-war characters, including the creepy Baines, the psychic Tim and the strong-headed Joan, who Smith falls in love with in an unexpected twist. This allows Martha's infatuation with the timelord to arise in its glory, and it is pity we feel towards her, rather than anger. The episode then paces itself nicely to a dramatic showdown, which serves as a brilliant cliffhanger.
Ranking: 9.5/10
The seconde part of the story, in my opinion, is stronger than the last. It is one of those classical- feel episodes which brings in all of the elements which makes Doctor Who so good: It has a finely tuned balance between thrills, scariness, action, character development and emotions, dark and euphoric themes. The best part of this episode is undeniably the end, where Smith has to make a choice: stay as an ordinary human being with the love he deserves, but oversee the Earth becoming overthrown door the Family; of see the end to the destruction, yet become an old and lonely god. What would u choose? The scene is truly heartbreaking, and it does wonders for the characterisation of David's Doctor. In addition, the very last scene where The Doctor and Martha pay their respects to school boy Tim in the present day, is wonderfully poignant and fulfills the story's potential with glory.
Ranking: 10/10

Blink
Here it is: My joint favourite episode (alongside 'Midnight') of all time. I don't really have to put up a fight for this one at all; seeing as it is so highly rated amongst most fans. The story has it all really. From the hugely creative Weeping Angels and the should-have-been-companion Sally Sparrow; to the touching poignant moments and tense 'Don't Blink' scenes, it's not surprising it is at the top, boven of the leaderboard. The episode is so 'Moffat', and he is at his very best here, using his whimsical timey-wimey ideas in a crazily clever way, which can easily be understood and appreciated. top, boven Marks!
Ranking: 10/10

Utopia/The Sound of Drums/The Last of the Timelords
Possibly the best series finale out of them all, this three parter uses it's lengthy timeslot to it's advantage door re-introducing us and the Doctor to the newly regenerated Master. Not only that, it also brings the loveable Captain Jack back onto our screens, and straight from the off the humour is rife with his ability to resurrect himself (in a way which always makes u jump!) and his cheeky flirting with everybody and everything. 'Utopia' has some excellent grounding in setting up for the ultimate episode, door telling the story of the last humans flying into space. It mainly takes place in the Silo, where Professer YANA and Chantho are trying to start the rocket, and are failing miserably. It is up to the Doctor, with the help of undying Jack, to get the rocket flying. The scene in which The Doctor and Jack discuss Rose Tyler and the implications of her actions is touching and interesting to watch; but it is of course the revelation that YANA has a timelord fobwatch, and is therefore another timelord, which steals the show. The Face of Boe's final message (You are not alone), gives us a shock as we realise it's link with the professor; and in the episode's final moments, when all seems lost as the Master has stolen the TARDIS, leaving our characters to the mercy of the FutureKind, our hearts are racing faster than ever before. The only problem I have with this episode is that it is undeniably the cliffhanger which makes it 'good', but take that out, and u suddenly realise that there isn't much substance left.
Ranking: 8.5/10
The seconde installmant has The Doctor, Martha and Jack back in the present dag as fugitives, in the Master's plan to gain complete control. Through their vulnerability and inferiority, we really sense the episode's dark roots. The Master, although utterly evil and cruel, has a deeply insane side to him which is hard not to slightly love. This makes him meer than just a uni-dimensional villain, which isn't often the case in Doctor Who. The episode also introduces us to the Toclafane, of which we discover their true idenity in the volgende episode; and it also puts Martha and her family under horrific strain, as the Master captures her family and leaves Martha torn inside. The end of this part sees the population of Earth under destruction, an aged Doctor at the Master's mercy, and only Martha left to do a thing about it. Although this episode is a good connector between it's two linking episodes, it does lack that special something to make it a single story in it's own right, but it still does wonders in delivering some entertaining viewing.
Ranking: 9/10
The final episode of the three-parter begins a jaar later, and it presents us with the daunting fate of the Earth as it is pending on extinction, and the incapability of the old Doctor, Jack, and Martha's family, who are all held hopelessly captive onboard the Valiant. The episode oversees Martha, who is now joined with Tom Milligan, arrive back to England after a jaar travelling the Earth. She and Tom, along with Professor Docherty, discover the horrible truth behind the Toclafane: they are the last humans which were taken door the Master en-route to Utopia, and fashioned as weapons. The Master uses a Paradox machine to maintain the paradox that their killings create, in order to build an empire with the Toclafanes and The Master as their ruler. With rumours of Martha having searched for a weapon to kill the Master arousing his suspicion, all seems lost as Martha is also captured door him, the weapon supposedly destroyed. Yet, the real truth is that she has spread the word of 'The Doctor' around the planet, telling them all to think of his name at one moment, using the Archangel network, to bring the Doctor back and defy the Master. This works, and the minituarised Doctor is fully restored through prayer, leaving the Master defeated and helpless. It is then, to our surprise, his wife that shoots him, leading to a highly emotional ending for the Master, who dies in The Doctor's arms. With time being restored, and the Master's body burnt to the amazing tune of 'This is Gallifrey', we are gegeven the throw-away surprise of the Captain Jack/Face of Boe gag. But, it is Martha's heroic decision to leave the TARDIS for the sake of her family and for her own self-respect, that is the highlight of the ending. Martha was a fantastic companion, who is hugely and unfairly under-rated.
Ranking: 10/10

Voyage of the Damned
This christmas special has had a bad reputation for not being christmassy enough, due to the record high death toll that it possesses. I agreed with this, but on recent viewing, even though I still think some of the deaths were unneccessary, I found the episode to be another one of the loveable true-Who classics. The episode, although probably the most unsettling and tragic of all, starts off with a cheery atmosphere and plenty of humour and fun. The lead-up to the meteorite strike is full of suspense, and when the Titanic is hit, the tension doesn't end there, because it is now The Host which begin picking everyone off on the cruiseliner. The Doctor and his new-found group of friends, under the guidance of injured Alonso, attempt to escape the deadly Host and find a way to divert the ship away from Earth. With each horrific death, it is unsurprising that the episode's themes get increasingly bleak, and the Doctor's god-like qualities begin to show. But in the end, it is Astrid who saves the dag door sacrificing herself to put an end to Max Capricorn. Voyage of the Damned is one of my favourite episodes for the Tenth Doctor, as he is characterised in this episode as an unsung hero who will stop at nothing to care and protect, and who's experience with Martha has well and truly got him over Rose. The episode ends beautifully, as the Doctor must decide to let Astrid go, where she can live amongst the stars.
Ranking: 8.5/10

globaal, algemene series 3 ranking: 9/10
So there we have it; another series review door myself. Series 3 manages to maintain satisfactory episodes throughout- It may not have tonnes of top-notch episodes, but it doesn't have any bad ones either, making it one of the most consistent series ever. Of course, it brought us 'Blink', probably the most populair New-Who episode, so it deserves even meer credit. If you're sitting there reading this, I'd advise u to go and see this series again, as it is an absolute pleasure to watch.
Thankyou very much for reading and I hope u enjoyed it! I look vooruit, voorwaarts to reading your comments, and to writing my volgende article!

DW_girl.