We are not amused by the ongoing attempts to make Queen Victoria say "we are not amused." If the interrupted curses were the Awful Dialogue Bane of "New Earth," then almost every one of Rose's lines are the Awful Dialogue Banes of "Tooth and Claw." Is RTD deliberately trying to make her unlikeable so that her exit at the end of the season is less dramatic? And if so, why does the Doctor spend all of Series 3 and a good chunk of Series 4 moping about her?
Other than that, the only real complaint I have (aside from the Matrix-esque slo-mo fight shots) is the fact that the Doctor never really takes Sir Robert to task for his "treason." Having him go one way or the other is perfectly fine, but the Doctor doesn't even address the issue. Of course, Sir Robert gets a Redemption Equals Death, so it's not exactly like the script doesn't pick a side. But our Guiding Moral Compass doesn't seem to want to chime in. "Your wife or the Queen!" "Neither! Me! Yarrrahrahharahrha!"
Yeah, anyway, nice werewolf story, can't stand Rose in it at all, glad she spends a good chunk of it chained up. She'll be tolerable after this and she's been great before it, but this is where RTD lost it - I told you he reconfigured her character in the previous episode, and this proves it.
Conclusion: woof. 6 out of 10. Not bad, not special either. The werewolf motif is probably my favorite musical cue of the season, which isn't surprising given the fact that it's a subtle ripoff of Darth Vader's theme.
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