My friend who hates the new WHO series has just endorsed episodes 8-11.

[Deja Q]

He said to ignore the first 7, but #8 onward he's given real praise for. "Human Nature" through "Utopia".

Has anybody else seen these?

And is it worth finding on the internet before sci-fi airs them?

[salvorhardin]

1. Yes!

I'm downloading ep. 12 now in fact.

I wholeheartedly agree with your friend, although there were some problems with Utopia it was still a good episode in my book. I can't wait to see if they blow it with the finale (The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords).

One thing I should mention, like Bad Wolf in the first season, there are clues leading up to Utopia in this season throughout the prior 10 episodes.

[Deja Q]

2. I've heard some of the gimmicks for this season...

But knowing the previous finales, "The Parting of the Ways" was an iffy and "Doomsday" was garbage... :7 with luck "The Last of the Time Lords" will be an improvement...

[Lisa]

3. they're broadcasting it in Canada on the CBC, Monday nights ...

A friend in the States is a couple of eps ahead of me, thanks to the internet, and has also given thumbs-up to the later ones. So far it isn't bad (I've found that even in the episodes I didn't rave about, there are generally a few lines or performances that stand out -- the series is good that way).