[Chris Britton]

Well. Remember the Doctor is the last of his kind. unlike before where he had his whole race for company. He is now on his own. if i was in his shoes and some girl wanted to travel with me, then I would feel some attraction too. It's perfectly logical when your spend a lot much time on your own to crave a bit of closeness. Especially given the nature of Time Lords in paticular.

The concept of few alien planets HAS been done before mind, remember when the Doctor got exiled to earth during his 3rd incranation I believe. Most plots were set on Earth then as he was working for UNIT. So it's hardly a new concept, and it proved quite popular before and it's proving popular now. I would like to see more alien planets but next year we should be seeing a couple anyway.

Nothing wrong with grand plot ideas. It's good to watch. If you keep it too basic then it becomes too repetitive and we already see the outcome beforehand. I like to be suprised and waiting for the solution.

Again, whats wrong with giving companions a bit more backstory, making them a bit more three dimensional and being fleshed out. it's good to explore all sides of everyone at times.

Then again. I hope Donna does nto fall in love with the Doctor. I liked the chemistry between The Doctor and Rose but I don't think it needs to happen again, lets hope Donna will still be a bit intimidated by him next year.