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"The Girl in the Fireplace" just aired here, and I have to say that it's been my favourite episode so far. The set up with the derelict ship, and the time windows and 18th century France was great fun, and the writing did a superb job of balancing the action with the Doctor's emotional state.
School Reunion, touched on these romantic elements as well wth Sarah Jane, but clumsily crammed them around a dull threat.
This episode was much tighter and I'm beginning to see what was said about this season being "inconsistant."
Regarding Romance and the Doctor, I also see a lot of Russel T. Davies' earlier series Bob and Rose(there's that name again) in it.
As an aside, If you enjoyed this episode as much as I did, I have to recommend The Time Traveller's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger. It's a time travel romance with a similar premise. Er... without any clockwork monsters.
Next week, Cybermen!
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Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life
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