Customer Reviews
Stirring stuff - By: Ms. D. M. Sholl, 09 Oct 2008 
Silencein the Library & Forests of the Dead is an enthralling 2 parter concerned with the terrible vashda nerada. Shadows that have a life of their own & the mysterious River Song all work splendidly to make this a 'must not miss' volume. Midnight finishes it off very well, the Dr scared? Frightened by the potential violence humans are capable ofin disturbing conditions, this gives a completely new angle to the Dr's personality. Ripping stuff.
the best of series 4 - By: classic 1965, 19 Aug 2008 These 3 episodes are far & away the best of series four. Great writing & terrific performances.
'Silencein the Library/ Forest of the Dead' is probably the best two-parter yet. It's a tense, chilling story with twists & turns that keeps delivering surprises all the way to the end.
And, for those of us who find Catherine Tate more irritating than a bag of Adipose, there's the pleasure of a virtually Donna-free episodein the form of the excellent 'Midnight'. After the Doctor leaves Donna stuffing her face with chocolates a couple of minutes into the show, she's not seen again until the very end. Bliss!
Three Super Episodes! - By: Mr. C. J. Deacon, 06 Aug 2008 People who gave this a 1 star obviously don't know class even if it's thrownin their face! These episodes are very good, clever & scary at the same time!
Silencein the Library: The Doctor & Donna arrivein the biggest Libraryin the world (called 'The Library'!) & they are given one message 'run & count the shadows'. There are no human life-forms on a scanner but there are 100,000,000 life-forms. A group of Archaeologists turn up with a strange Proffesor River Song who seems to know alot about the doctor's future & later lfe. The Doctor explains thatin any shadows are the deadly Vashta Nerada, pirahnasin the air which can eat through human fleshin a second! Two people fall victim to them & one of the Archaeologists (Proper Dave) can walk & draw near the group! This is a very mysterious, clever episode which causes great tension. It loses one mark just because I personally felt that it took a bit to long for the Vashta Nerada to make a move. so... 9/10!
Forest of the Dead: Donna who appeared to be dead turns up at a hospital/hotel with the mysterious Dr Moon. Here time skipsin what Donna thinks which takes a while to understand. Back at the library the Doctor & the rest arein the mist of Vashta Nerada & are being chased Proper Dave still. Another falls victim to the Vashta Nerada. It turns out that the little girl is the heart of the library & saved all of the peoplein previous occasions. This is a great epiode, & perfect second part to the first. I loved this episode! 10/10!
Midnight: The Doctor & Donna go to an alien spar & the doctor (on his own) goes on a trip to the planet made out of diamonds called Midnight. Strange thumping occures during the ride & whatever it is, it attacks an innocent woman named Sky. She starts copying what everybody says, then starts saying everythingin sync with what everybody says, & finnaly she speaks ahead of the doctor! This is a great phsycological episode which really touches on human behaviour when scared. A great episode, possibly the best. 10/10
A great three episodes so ignore what others say, i would strongly reccommend this! Overall: 10/10
Rubbish! - Five stars - Are you MAD?! - By: lukesterator, 06 Aug 2008 
These episodes were Rubbish!
They did not apply to mein the slightest!
The only thing good is the cover but other wise, don't bother!
A waste of money!
Avoid it!
Take a tour across the Planet Midnight... - By: tigerthedog, 27 Jul 2008 This is the third instalment of the fourth season of Doctor Who, featuring 3 episodes starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor & Catherine Tate as his companion Donna Noble.
Silencein the Library/Forest of the Dead combine to form an excellent two-parter by Steven Moffat, the much heralded writer behind the much-loved `Blink'in Series 3. Moffat gives us more of the same, delivering a typically dark, clever & intriguing plot that fits together like a jigsaw. What I like about these episodes are that they take the viewer on a completely different experience to what we're normally used to from Doctor Who - using the primal fear of shadows & the dark to create a fairly nightmarish & genuinely scary piece of drama. The majority of the tale takes placein the largest libraryin the Universe, except it is deserted. Along the way, the Doctor encounters the mysterious & enigmatic River Song (played by ER's Alex Kingston), who claims to have a mysterious connection to the Time Lord. The threat comesin the form of the Vashda Nerada - "Piranhas of the air!", who prove effective & original. The story moves along nicely, & although it sometimes tries to be a little bit too clever for it's own good, it's an impressive story. As ever, the performances are good, & it's very atmospheric. 9/10.
Next comes `Midnight', a self-contained little episode that takes place almost entirely on a bus. Yes, you heard me. A entire episode of Doctor Who... on a bus! And as it turns out, despite it's rather simple premise, `Midnight' is far & away the best episode of Series 4 & a contender for one of the greatest episodes ever. As ever, Russell T Davies delivers a superb script, onein which plays to two of his biggest strengths, character & dialogue. `Midnight' is a tightly-written, claustrophobic ensemble piece, featuring a brilliantly sinister performance from Lesley Sharp as the possessed Sky Silvestry. David Tennant is on top form, supported by possibly the best ensemble cast the show has ever had - featuring David Troughton, the son of Second Doctor Patrick Troughton. The threat feels real & genuinely creepy, due to the fact that it works on a psychological level. It's hard to describe the episode without giving too much detail away, but put simply, `Midnight' is a masterpiece of television. I think it's brilliant that an episode such as this went out at 7pm on a mainstream channel on a Saturday evening & was seen by 8 million people. Superb. 10/10
So, a terrifying, intriguing two-parter & one of the best, most experimental episodes of Doctor Who ever made. Highly recommended, especially if you can't hold out for the complete series boxsetin November.
