Disclaimer: My Review for this and 'The Impossible Planet' are the same, simply because my Opinion on both Episodes are very much the same.

Oh, finally the first “Masterpiece” for the Tennant Era, honestly it’s been a while since I watched it, but I can’t think much of the issues I have (besides the lovey-dovey of 10Rose, but the Story is so good, I don’t really care much about their banter). Having Woolf return to voice the Beast was just a clever Choice, his Voice fits the role so well and while the Beast with its effects aged a bit poor, I still find it quite impressive and especially ambitious. The Soundtrack is great and well the Story does so much right!
Suspense? Yes there is!
Great Designs? The Oods are probably one if not nuwho’s best alien design we got, so good!
And a great side cast? Definitely, which can be quite rare for NuWho
Dare I say, this also has one of the very great Cliffhanger of NuWho!

The CG is actually really ahead of its time here I think? The crew must've had to pool all their pocket money together for this one.

New Who Review #23

The Satan Pit

Continuation of Part one. This second part was much better. It really felt like it got into full swing here. The Doctor & Rose were split up again which feels like a common trend this series. The doctor was with Ida down on the planets surface and dealing with the pit and the horrors inside. I really liked 10's speech about religion and beliefs it made me question what my beliefs were which was interesting. The whole idea of Satan being a creature before time existed is scary because it means he's always been here. Rose was with the rest of the team on the base. She and the rest of the team had to deal with the possessed ood. It was really creepy watching the ood crawl through the vents. Mr jefferson actually ended up dying which was sad. He sacrificed himself to save the others. Overall this was a good story. I give this episode a 9/10 and the whole story a 8/10

A much more action packed episode than the previous, the Ood are sent into a rage by the mind of satan or whatever that thing is, and they drive the humans out of the base on their rocket, taking the possessed Toby with them. The Doctor and Ida talk about faith for a bit, and he finds the trapped body of the beast.

To be honest, I don't really find the discussions about faith in this episode to be all that interesting or insightful, but the action in this episode and the tension (especially with Toby) is great.

Rose gets a chance to show off in this episode, sending Toby into space, and the humans are able to escape. It's suggested that the humans that survived now have a better appreciation for the Ood

2025 REWATCH (Review posted on both episodes)

• I always look forward to this story, I just love it so much. The set up, the ideas, the design, the music, the characters, the everything!
• The Ood and conception are brilliant; they serve (literally) a purpose and look iconic to the show. While the Beast is amazing and perfectly voice-acted, the CGI for the physical body still looks amazing today. If they could bring the beast back, do it, please!
• Bringing a paranormal/demonology trope into the show is an instant win in my books. I'm always likely to be interested if that's where the story is going to explore
• They pack so much into this story, You explore a lot, have time for some deeper questions, get a bit existential, and have enough time for some action. It's amazingly put together
• I feel the side cast is equally as great. We get so much time with them, but with 2 random soldiers, we never learn their names of. I felt myself drawn to Ida; I always do. I like her character