Yes, it was much nicer once the echo was eliminated.
Nevertheless, my bottom line comment: Yes, Last of the Time Lords was worse than the Dalek stories. Runaway Bride was worse still.
Good choice about using Douglas Adams for the basis of episode 42, although I suppose a fan commentary for the episode '42' could have worked as well from the double-entendre perspective. I met the man, once, nigh a decade ago, and he was a very nice bloke to say the least. He's still very much missed.
Pity about the Scissor Sister song not being played at the end like you did for Voodoo Child last week... I'm starting to get into both of those songs. I've even bothered to download the full albums on which each track appears (but not yet listened to the albums). They're no Spinal Tap like was used for Runaway Bride promos, but they're still fun. And yes, John Simm's "dance" routine was indeed fun, I'll admit that much at least.