# Dr. Who 10-06 {Season 2, Episode 2: Tooth and Claw} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-10-06-season-2-episode-2-tooth-and-claw/375722 "2006-10-08T16:14:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-10-06-season-2-episode-2-tooth-and-claw/375722/21 "2006-10-10T22:39:14Z")
Just so people are clear the above spoiler spoils the END OF THIS SEASON. In response to it: there is spoiler an in story reason, and in fact a pretty darn final one. Companions often come and go. Wikipedia explains the actresses reasons as best as anyone knows: just search for Billie Piper. [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Hrududu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Hrududu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hrududu)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-10-06-season-2-episode-2-tooth-and-claw/375722/22 "2006-10-11T12:03:34Z")
The Stephen Moffat episode is 2.04 ‘The Girl in the Fireplace’. It was my favourite episode of Season 2. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-10-06-season-2-episode-2-tooth-and-claw/375722/23 "2006-10-11T12:50:12Z")
I"m sorry – I observed it without looking for it, and thought it was pretty ubiquitous (translate that as general knowledge that was already quite out of the bag) – didn’t mean to openly post spoiler info. ---
**Author:** ![Lilacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Lilacs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilacs)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-10-06-season-2-episode-2-tooth-and-claw/375722/24 "2006-10-11T16:31:16Z")
This one was all right. Some of it seemed kind of off to me, but on the other hand it was closer to what I would consider the “classic” series to be like. Rose annoyed the snot out of me with her attempts of “not amused” with the Queen. I really liked their portrayal of the werewolf, I thought it looked better than the one they had on Buffy or even in Harry Potter… But next is Sarah Jane! ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-10-06-season-2-episode-2-tooth-and-claw/375722/25 "2006-10-13T05:45:44Z")
I just saw this ep, and I have to say, I might be in the minority here, but I loved it! I was a bit skeptical watching the preview–I don’t usually care for horror-fantasy intruding on science fiction. But this was so well done: consitently creepy and tense, great special effects, lots of insights into the new Doctor, goofy humor that almost never detracted from the scares, and David Tennant with a Scottish accent. (I assume that was his natural accent, yes?) The new Doc’s a bit dodgy, IMO. He really is rude, which I don’t mind, but a bit juvenile, too. He and Rose kept giggling like school kids! That said, I may not like the new persona the way I liked number Nine, but I enjoy watching him. After the Harriet Jones thing, it seems to be a deliberate choice to make the Ten a bit unlikable, and I’m interested in where they’ll take the character. I hope he has a nice story arc like Nine did (but much longer.) Anyway, I’m not easliy creeped by TV shows or movies, but this kept me rivetted. I should have cottoned to the ending **much** sooner than I did (like, right away), but I was so entranced, I didn’t. Bodes **very** well for the rest of the season, I think! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-10-06-season-2-episode-2-tooth-and-claw/375722.md?page=1)