Apparently this was the most expensive episode of the season and I have respect for the Dr Who crew. This must have been a very hard episode to make with the Earth and all of the aliens. It gives you a sneak peek at what aliens we might be heading for in the future. And of course 'The Last Human' the Lady Cassandra which was a work of art.

You can see the relationship between Rose and the Doctor being tried to be ripped apart but the connection is just too strong.

At the end, we go back to Earth and they have chips, such and English thing to do!

It seems the Doctor isn't here to save the Earth – just to watch its annihilation, along with others alien guests bearing gifts. Rose is a little confused by this strange inaction and so was I for the first ten minutes. It seems the Earth is a shell of it's former self. There are no humans to worry about being perished because there's none left, except for Rose and a creepy spread out shroud of a human called Cassandra, who's had more operations than we're ever likely to see and hear in Nip/Tuck's entire run or read about in the tabloids. Cassandra is one of many guests on Platform One but oddly enough, she is one of the few who is properly developed throughout the episode. The rest, while props to the make up and prosthetics department, are strangely underused and feel more like show rather than tell. Voiced magnificently by My Family's Zoë Wannaker, the moment Cassandra stepped on the screen, I could tell that she was responsible for sabotaging Platform One and the near assassination of everyone on board. The suspicion had been aroused big time when she was talking to Rose and how she addressed how all the other human had abandoned the Earth and (supposedly) procreated with other species. There was a massive element of nastiness between both her and even Rose in that exchange, although it was obviously more understandable to see where Rose was coming from rather than Cassandra. So what was the reason for Cassandra's nasty plan? Simple, she just wanted compensation so she could have more plastic surgery done. It proves your master-plan doesn't have to be grand in order for the baddie to stoop so low and as a villain Cassandra hits the right spots. Not only does she look scarier than Michael Jackson but shock, horror, she exude better menace than the Autons did last week. Her lack of remorse when she was caught was also well played by Wannaker but the fact her plan went awry and Cassandra paid the price by suffering from the heat she had intended to use to roast everyone else was terrific. Sadly another one of our suffered from the same predicament on Platform One and it was an alien worth watching for the opposite reasons I enjoyed watching Cassandra. Jabe from the forest of Cheam proved that not all aliens on this series are bad. From the moment we were introduced to her, she was charming and sweet. Her interplay and overall interest in the Doctor was a delight to watch and was it me or did she seem to have a thing for the Doctor? She was relieved when she learned that he and Rose weren't intimate and she was sincere in sympathising for his loss. The Doctor welling up in that particular scene nearly had me going but Jabe's most memorable contribution of the hour was sacrificing herself to help the Doctor save everyone else on board. What a brilliant character, who was in the episode for 35 minutes but she showed so much compassion and subtle humour, her presence was missed. It shows how much heart and humanity is in this show. We saw this in a lot of Rose's moments too, firstly with her brief conversation with plumber Ruffalo and how politely Rose addressed her. Ruffalo's death at the hands of those spider creatures was a little sad but her presence brought up some great questions for Rose to think about. Questions which she asked but some which were only half explained. Elements of this are advantageous to long time fans but it slightly isolates newcomers a little. Rose did jump into the TARDIS without really thinking about. She didn't really question the Doctor so much and even though she knew danger was always a risk, it's only now that this becomes apparent to her and started asking questions. The Doctor told her about his race being wiped out but didn't specify how or by whom. He also didn't tell her that the TARDIS can get inside her head and make her communicate with other species, so from her perspective, she is right to be a little annoyed by this and there is good conflict in that for their relationship. It's great that their relationship is being explored in this way. It's new and both of them are out of their depth in different ways but there are enough things that as a viewers that makes you want Rose to stick with the Doctor. The final act with them back in London filled with a street of oblivious passers by we got to see the playful side of their relationship. The world may always be in danger but it's nice to know that they can go and get something to eat in between trips. It's also worth pointing out that Rose will probably grow more as a person through the life she lives with the Doctor than by being with her Mum and Mickey. The Doctor pushes her and she pushes him, even this episode shows that.

The first time I ever saw "The End of the World" was back when Sci Fi (the US channel) had their premiere of Doctor Who - and I hated it. I thought it was beyond ludicrous. On second viewing, it sort of grew on me, but it's definitely not a stand out episode for me, although it has its moments.

This episode transpires directly after the events of "Rose". The Doctor and Rose travel five billion years into the future and land on a space center out in space where a group of aliens has come to gather to watch Earth explode. The "last human" - a "woman" who apparently was born a boy - Cassandra - is also there, but she looks far from human - she's little more than stretched out skin. Basically, as Rose later calls her, a "b*tchy trampoline".

This episode brings up some interesting things to ponder on - what it means to be human, the fact that one day life and this world as we know it will no longer be here, etc. But this episode was just a little too weird, in my opinion.

In general, I just thought that Cassandra was going a bit too far in the effort to make a comment on society's obsession with beauty and following fads. Nevertheless, this was a great way to introduce several different alien races and diversify the Whoverse a bit, both for Rose and the audience.

The Doctor bopping along to Soft Cell was CLASSIC. We got some great interaction between him and a secondary character, as well as some more backstory, and some great interaction between him and Rose as well. We get their usual teasing flirtation (that Piper and Eccleston do an absolutely PHENOMENAL job of - it always comes off so naturally), a bit of jealousy from Rose, and some soul-searching for her character as well, ending with them as a team once again. I cannot say enough good things about their dynamic - I really enjoy how they can go from being completely at odds with one another (though usually they both have very valid concerns coming from their own points of view) to giggly and flirty at the drop of a hat.