There were things I loved, and things that rubbed me the wrong way. I loved David Tennant in his role, and the actor who played Shaun really got a chance to shine. Sylvia Noble was just as insufferable as ever (which is good), and Shirley was instantly admirable as UNIT's new scientific advisor
I think Rose had a LOT of potential as a character, and I found myself wanting to learn more about her and her story. Unfortunately I feel like they threw away that potential with the lackluster resolution of the metacrisis. I wouldn't have had a problem with it if the reason the metacrisis resolved was simply because Rose inherited some of the Doctor/Donna that made it too much for Donna to handle. They could have left it at that and been done with it.
I still have no idea why gender had anything to do with resolving any of it, especially since Donna repeating "binary" from Journey's End was clearly a way to show that her brain was being destroyed by the metacrisis as opposed to anything pertaining to gender.
But apparently that's the route we're on now... Which is fine, but from a lore perspective, everyone in-universe is like "yeah, that makes sense", whereas we as the audience are left perplexed.
My rating may change as the subsequent specials come out and the full story is completed, but right now, it's enjoyable, but not a very cohesive story.
I think Rose had a LOT of potential as a character, and I found myself wanting to learn more about her and her story. Unfortunately I feel like they threw away that potential with the lackluster resolution of the metacrisis. I wouldn't have had a problem with it if the reason the metacrisis resolved was simply because Rose inherited some of the Doctor/Donna that made it too much for Donna to handle. They could have left it at that and been done with it.
I still have no idea why gender had anything to do with resolving any of it, especially since Donna repeating "binary" from Journey's End was clearly a way to show that her brain was being destroyed by the metacrisis as opposed to anything pertaining to gender.
But apparently that's the route we're on now... Which is fine, but from a lore perspective, everyone in-universe is like "yeah, that makes sense", whereas we as the audience are left perplexed.
My rating may change as the subsequent specials come out and the full story is completed, but right now, it's enjoyable, but not a very cohesive story.