So with two weeks left and a rumour that every single thing in every single shot has a relevance to this season, what did I think of episode 11, The Lodger. I loved it.
Gareth Roberts has written two stories, one good and one poor. However his adaptation of his own comic strip was superb. The plot is simple, the Doctor has to survive living on planet earth for a few days. Matt Smith rose to the challenge. His portrayal of the Doctor over the season has the right hints of alienness about him. However here he is right out of place and Matt Smith hits the portrayal perfectly.
Matt Smith's football talent is obvious when you watch this episode and we have to be thankful that his injury lead him into acting. It could have been a silly sequence, but it was short and to point and moved the story on.
James Cordon is also a good piece of casting. His ability is intermittent at best. He's great as Smithy in Gavin and Stacey and poor in everything else. However he gets the role of a late twenty something who's happy perfectly. His character is something we relate to. The concept of Pizza, Booze, Telly, is something I like to do and we are able to relate to the character, quickly.
The story moves along with a few hints to the third Doctor and we come across the Tardis upstairs that is the villain of the story. Again the idea is simple, the Tardis is trying to find a pilot to sort it out, but is slowly killing people. A simple little set, but it looks amazing and we get the emotional and narrative pay off in there. The Alien Spacecraft may look like a jaggeroth craft, but who cares.
All in all this story is brilliant. Its silly and fun and I like it because of that.
8/10
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