Better With Two (Trimming “Partners in Crime")
We’d say Partners in Crime is the long-awaited rebirth of one of the best TARDIS teams ever, but that sounds way too dramatic for the Doctor and Donna. After all, they’re just a couple of mates mucking about in time and space, helping out where they can, and having a few laughs, right? Emphasis on that last part: the kickoff to David Tennant’s final season as Ten definitely tickles the funny bone — not only thanks to his reunion with Catherine Tate but also Sarah Lancashire’s brilliant turn as baddie nanny Miss Foster. And it wouldn’t be a Russell T Davies joint if we didn’t mix in some family drama to ensure those jokes pack an emotional punch. Tennant and Tate are the centerpiece, though — the bloom will never fall off that Rose… Give your own rating for Partners in Crime on Spotify! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and become a True Companion of the podcast to get new episodes before everyone else! Subscribe to our newsletter at pulltoopen.net for extended notes on Thin Ice. Support the podcast by becoming a patron of Pull To Open on Patreon. Please review Pull To Open on Apple Podcasts. Timeline: Intro 00:00:00 Previously… 00:02:24 Whomoji Challenge 00:06:31 Poll To Open DELAYED 00:13:26 TL;DW: Partners in Crime 00:16:46 Commentary 00:18:52 Four Questions to Doomsday 00:58:43 What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:02:21 Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:05:32 Final Judgment 01:10:20 Randomizer! 01:17:04 Follow us on: TikTok! @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 Facebook: @pulltoopen63 X: @pulltoopen63 Threads: @pulltoopen63 Bluesky: @pulltoopen Play Pull To Open Bingo (NEW upgraded card!) Story Essentials Series 4, Episode 1 Story number: 192, per the The Pull To Open Codex Writer: Russell T. Davies Director: James Strong Showrunner: Russell T. Davies Aired 5 April 2008 Pull To Open: Partners in Crime Season 5 Episode 28 Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish ©️AnyWho Media LLC 2024