Review: Doctor Who, Episode 4.2, "The Fires of Pompeii"

Great episode. James Moran, writer of the Torchwood second season episode "Sleeper", delivers a compelling story and a thrilling climax. The BBC has always excelled at producing historicals, and this episode partly filmed at Rome's famed Cinecittà Studios is no exception. Good CGI effects again. Donna continues to grow into her role as a companion. Her stubbornness and conscience are just the traits the Tenth Doctor needs in a companion.

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I really love the final scene that reveals that the Doctor and Donna are now worshiped by the surviving family as household gods, as well as the references to Spartacus, Fawlty Towers, Mary Poppins and the First Doctor serial, "The Romans".