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You know what that ep was? The Triumph of Real Time TV. The most powerful eps in American TV ("Intersections in Real Time" from Babylon 5 and "The Body" from Buffy) have done that, but on commercial TV you have to cut the scene every 12 minutes or so. Rusty obviously just decided "This is the BBC, I can do what I want" and just proved he can go longer and harder than any scriptwriter out there.

Sadly, Larry barely mentions the ep at all, probably because he liked it and saying so would get in the way of his "I hate fans. I hate that lousy power-patting Moffat. I hate the entertainment media. Why doesn't David Tennant just f**k off?" rant. Pity - you'd have to think Larry would love an ep with barely any Donna, and ordinary humans saving the day for the ER instead of vice versa for a change.

the death of the Hostess was entirely due to his refusal to throw Sky out earlier

Precisely. The alien took advantage of that, and of his complete confidence in his ability to talk himself out of any danger. It's a fatal flaw in the ER's nature, and I bet when he finally met his end on Dronid it was due to either that or his reluctance to kill anything that's even the most obvious trap. (I won't mention the idiots wanking elsewhere because the Hostess was black and this means RTD IZ OMG RACIST. Oh shit, I mentioned it. Never mind.)

I always look forward to your reviews because I know that your analytical mind is razor-sharp and if there's any deviation from strict formal logic you'll find it.