We got another virtually stand-alone romp this week, with more comedy and sheer hilarity than we'd usually expect from Who thanks to the guest appearances of James Corden and Daisy Haggard. Corden certainly didn't disappoint in diverting from his role in "Gavin & Stacey" as Smithy to an unconfident, love-bound couch potato, and Haggard's few brief scenes easily showcased the pair's excellent chemistry. Being a relatively Amy-lite story, "The Lodger" gave Matt Smith the oppurtunity to truly shine as a unique Doctor, aceing the football pitch and terrorising callers to a local call centre, making a few great omlettes as he went. The plot itself was fairly thin, only serving to move the three protagonists from dilemma to dilemma as several people were killed in the second TARDIS (which was very impressive to say the least), and making excuses as to why our favourite Time Lord couldn't simply head upstairs and stop the baddies. Overall, this wasn't as emotional or fast-paced as last week's Van Gogh episode, but still was packed with laughs! And that Next Time trailer- wow.
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