I knooooow. Rani really isn't that distinct a character, basically just Maria Lite with a less talented actress. And her mother is way more obnoxious than Christie, which makes me uneasy because I can't help but wonder if there's a bit of racism in the way she's portrayed. I could be totally wrong, I know nothing about general British attitude toward the Indian population, and lord knows mothers get the short end of the stick in the Whoniverse regardless of their race (paging awesome-in-spite-of-RTD's-best-efforts Jackie Tyler!), but - ergh.

I like Mr Chandra, though. He's no Alan Jackson, but he'll do.