
And perhaps more so than any other Doctor the chemistry between him and his Companions was palpable. I'll pay him the same compliment I'd paid Christopher Eccleston: I'd like to see more of his work. When he was good, he was very, VERY good, but as many others observe he at times was only as good as what was handed to (or, more likely, thrown at) him. Smith grew on me, both as an actor and in the Doctor's characterization. Sometimes that works in spite of itself, and in the 50th anniversary show I feel it does. This completes the cycle, so to speak.) To borrow an agricultural phrase this episode is an attempt to shovel ten pounds of you-know-what into a five-pound bag. (As a user I'd ended Part 3 with what I thought of Smith in the context of his predecessors before I saw him in character.
