May 19, 2011 Why Are We Still Talking About The Doctor's Wife ? I enjoyed The Doctor's Wife a lot.  As a standalone episode of Doctor Who it delivered a satisfying, neat story that also managed to connect with the series lore.  It's not often that an episode like that comes along.  In fact, I think you'd probably have to go back as far as Dalek (2005) to find something similar. But the episode certainly wasn't without its faults.  Amy and Rory's corridor torture in particular felt a bit weak and I'm not certain the episode was all that accessible to more recent followers of the series. So whilst it's definitely fair to praise Neil Gaiman for his episode, the general reaction across the internet seems to raise him up to the level of visionary saviour.  He certainly presented a fresh angle (no mean feat for a series approaching its 50s) but was the episode really the very best you've ever seen? Here's a roundup ( spoilers ) of all the big-name reviews across the internet from Kasterborous.com.  Do you feel the episode warrants the amount of attention it's been given?  Is it really award-worthy?  Am I just being too harsh?