Watching the end of series two of Doctor Who on UKTV, and man, I totally forgot how freaking heart-wrenching it is to watch Rose break down when she believes she'll never see the doctor again. It kills, man. Just kills.

Also, Mickey totally went back to be with his boyfriend. What up, Russell. We know what you were thinking.

The watermark in the corner of the screen informs me that it's "Doctor Who Week." Now, if only the week would end in a new episode of Who! I really want to know what is up with that crazy bride.

I don't know if this week's DW on SciFi was a rerun or not, but I really enjoyed it. I was hoping to get some DW talk last night, but no one seemed to be around. I feel so alooooonnnnne!

I got home late. Not sure what I can say until part 2. It interesting that Rose's dad has twice now felt his connection to her, while Jackie doesn't.

Can Mickey just go away now?

It interesting that Rose's dad has twice now felt his connection to her, while Jackie doesn't

Very interesting to me, because I've seen maybe 3 full episodes. When did she meet her dad before? And Jackie? I'm sure glad she didn't have a human Rose in this universe. I wanted to smack her something fierce.

I remember how nice Jackie was until Rose commented on what a nice bloke her (soon to be ex) was - then went over the top.

I though the sudden transition from having to a nice chat to "how dare you talk to me" was a sudden reaction that she was feeling a connection where not connection ought to be. (Plus stirring up feelings that breaking up with "Mr. Trust Me on This", might not be the right thing to do - which she already had and did NOT want to have deal with.)

Note that Rose's dad did the same thing more gently and politely - when he realized how personal he'd let the conversation get, and how close he felt to Rose, he broke it off abruptly and tried to ignore her.

Time Travel Episode. Which half-way through typing, I realized the dumbness of saying, but I'm going to leave it. They went back in time, and Rose saved her father from being hit by a car, causing a rift in time.

Ah missed that one. But in the Dickens of a Ghost story episode didn't the Doctor say that you can change the past? Anything can happen. No paradox problem, which is what makes time travel so deadly - kill your GrandDad, and you never get born - and the world gets by nicely without you. Or your civilization if that is what you wipe now. So that has changed; they've decide changing the past can now cost time rifts.

They went back in time, and Rose saved her father from being hit by a car, causing a rift in time.

I seem to recall hearing something about Rose's father dying when she was very young? So, maybe her going back in time is what has created this new universe? With a British President and all the ear buds and stuff?

So that has changed; they've decide changing the past can now cost time rifts.

It was actually the Doctor and Rose going back to the same moment twice and altering their own immediate personal histories by saving Pete Tyler that seemed to do the trick. Possibly altering the past alone wouldn't cause traumatic damage to the timestream if not for the doppelganger time travelers thrown into the mix.

I don't think that particular paradox can be responsible for splitting off the parallel timestream, since this version never had a Rose Tyler at all.

Also interesting that the Tardis was left inoperative and powerless in the parallel world. It seemed to function well enough in the completely separate universe of E-Space, though the Doctor needed to find a juncture point to return home.

Okay, now, my mum and little brother are insisting that the Cybermen are the predecessors of the Daleks. I can kinda see it, but my gut instinct is to detest the idea.

I lost track of time and screamed when the credits rolled. Didn't like how they started the story with a guest character, and really not digging Ten's lack of authority, and his rictus grin is not growing on me. Count me in on the not liking him in his manic/shouty bursts, but still adore him when he's more subdued.

BSG: phew! for Felix!

And, my love for Roslin grows. Maybe not a flawless solution, perhaps true war criminals/traitors are now allowed to walk freely, but what she diverted... *deep sigh*