The first half of the special is super solid. It’s a solid adaptation of the original comic with some good character dynamics, especially with Donna’s memory and the Doctor’s reappearance. However, as soon as the Meep gets revealed as evil is when things go downhill for me. The pacing gets a little off and the writing gets a bit handwave-y. I thought the stuff concerning Rose and transness was a bit clumsy, however well-meaning it was. It could’ve benefited from an actual trans writer. And the “letting it go” felt like a major cop out for me but I get why they did it. But I do appreciate the return to the old dynamic between the Doctor and Donna.

Really quite decent, until it isn't. RTD forgot how to write like 30 minutes in, must've got distracted

very fun episode, strong return to form. Catherine Tate and David Tennant still have such an insane amount of chemistry it’s absolutely brilliant to see the duo back together

I have nothing critical to add because this brought me back to when I first started watching Doctor Who except now I am older but yes I will still ugly sob for The Doctor and Donna!!! I feel like The Doctor openly saying how much he loves Donna and Wilf is because of his time as Jodie, which I quite enjoy. Everything about Rose made my heart soar. More of this please. We need so much more of this.

Some clunky dialogue and lines throughout, which take me out of the moment. But generally, lots to love. Tennant and Tate always have a fantastic chemistry, and they feel like they've never been away, in a fun and exciting story. The Meep is interesting villain, and the work on the Meep, Wrarth Warriors and special effects are brilliant.

Some script revisions to amend the dialogue would have been beneficial, just to try and fix some distracting moments.