Doctor Who:
The Fires of
Pompeii
By James
Moran
“That's just
it. Don't you see, Donna? Can't you understand? If I could go back and save
them, then I would. But I can't. I can never go back. I can't. I just can't, I
can't.”
Series 4
foray into the past takes us back to ancient Rome. Actually it is to Pompeii or
as The Doctor refers to it “It’s volcano day.”
The past couple of stories that have happened in Earth past have been
very enjoyable and The Fires of Pompeii is just as good as those if not better.
I liked how
there was an alien living in the heart of the volcano and the fumes that it was
giving off was giving some of those a second site to see into the future. A really good scene is when The Doctor is
grilling Lucius about having a special power and then they were having a battle
of wills and Lucius starts revealing to The Doctor about himself and his way of
life and then Spurrina adds to the conversation and starts revealing more about
The Doctor. Not vet often do you see The
Doctor flustered and it was pretty good seeing that happen.
