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Doctor Who (The Second Series): “The Fires of Pompeii”

Yet another reference to how dangerous the Doctor can be. (Oh, geez, if you're going to set us all up for yet another reference to the first series' “Trial of a Timelord,” then go ahead and do so. We get it already. The Doctor can be evil. Because he's all about fighting entropy and stuff.)

And, of course, another episode about my current favorite hija de London, Donna Noble. (Okay, Jackie Tyler was a favorite as well but she doesn't appear on the show anymore.)

And, of course, an interesting mishmash of actual history, pseudo-history and historical fantasy. The show, of course, chose to take the rather controversial position that nasty, evil aliens who want to take over the Earth are a bad thing. How dare they?!

And yes, references to so-and-so being a daughter of London or Dallas or New York are going to be on my mind for some time to come. Just the price you pay for watching this kind of stuff.

I did like that ending though. Donna Noble really is a -- oh, you'll see.