May 9, 20178 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/bFhoDgu.png 42 The End of Time Pts 1 and 2 2009 Christmas & 2010 New Year's Day Specials Doctor: Tenth Companion: Wilfred Mott Also starring: Donna Noble, Sylvia Noble, Martha Jones, Mickey Smith, Captain Jack Harkness, Sarah Jane Smith, Luke Smith, Rose Tyler, Jackie Tyler, Alonso Frame Trying to avoid going to his death, the Doctor finally arrives on the Ood-Sphere to meet Ood Sigma. He learns from the Elder Ood, a psychic, that the Master is returning, and that Wilf is important to events. Simultaneously in the present day, Lucy Saxon tries to prevent the Master from being resurrected, causing an explosion in the prison. The Doctor arrives too late to stop it but pursues the Master to a wasteland, where Wilf has tracked him. They sit down and catch up over a coffee, and Wilf tries to get the Doctor to save Donna and help her remember, but ultimately he can't. When the Doctor finally catches up to the Master, he's kidnapped by Joshua Naismith's people and taken to the Naismith Mansion, to assist with getting the Immortality Gate up and running. The Doctor and Wilf reunite, much to Sylvia's distaste, and head to the mansion, meeting two members of the Vinvocci race - Rossiter and Addams. The Master uses the Immortality Gate to set a template for the human race - himself, and subsequently every human being transforms into him, with the exception of Wilf who's shielded and Donna who is part Time Lord. The episode ends with the Narrator being revealed as a Time Lord, who states that it is the day they return - "For Gallifrey! For victory! For the end of time itself!" The Doctor and Wilf are tied up at the start of part 2, but are rescued by the Vinvocci and teleport to their ship. Meanwhile, the Lord President attempts to make contact between Gallifrey and Earth by sending a white point star after planting a noise in the Master's head as a child - a four beat drumming sound. Wilf attempts to give the Doctor his gun, to save his life, but the Doctor refuses, until he learns of the white point star. They pilot the Vinvocci ship against missiles back to the Naismith Mansion, and the Doctor jumps out. When he arrives, the Lord President and other Time Lords have arrived, and Gallifrey is materialising above Earth. The Doctor needs to decide which one to fire the gun at - the Master or the Lord President. Ultimately, he chooses to shoot neither but break the link, and send the Time Lords back. The Master saves the Doctor and goes back with the Time Lords. However, due to Wilf's selflessness, he became stuck in the isolation chamber. If Wilf pressed any button or tried to get out, radiation would be vented in. Ultimately, the Doctor sacrifices himself to save Wilf, and the regeneration begins. He drops Wilf off before completing a whistle-stop tour seeing all of his companions - Martha and Mickey (now a married couple), Sarah Jane and Luke, Captain Jack (setting him up with Midshipman Frame), Joan Redfern's daughter Verity Newman, and finally, Rose and Jackie before they'd met him the first time. The Doctor then regenerates in the TARDIS after uttering his final words - "I don't want to go". A bit like Matt Smith's final episode, this was a bit of a mess and totally all over the place and certain points. The Master's skeletor thing is a bit silly and the Naismiths ultimately feel little more than a plot device. However, there are many fantastic moments that outweigh these. Wilf is always a joy but Bernard Cribbins puts in his best performance to date in this story. The moments between the Doctor and Wilf in the cafe and on board the Vinvocci ship are beautiful (shout out particularly to the Doctor saying he'd be proud if Wilf was his dad), and the fact that it was Wilf who ultimately led to his regeneration was a chilling touch, wonderfully directed. The Vinvocci are fun (lots of love for Sinead Keenan) and the final tour for the Doctor was emotional, I loved all the nods to the past. Minus points for Timothy Dalton's spitting at the end of part 1.
May 9, 20178 yr Author http://i.onionstatic.com/avclub/4429/19/16x9/700.jpg 41 Aliens of London / World War Three Series 1, Episodes 4 and 5 Doctor: Ninth Companion: Rose Tyler Also starring: Mickey Smith, Jackie Tyler, Harriet Jones, Toshiko Sato After a couple of trips, the Doctor takes Rose home for a visit. It's the night after she left so she expects her mum to barely notice she's been gone, but when she arrives home, she learns she's actually been gone for an entire year, and the Doctor miscalculated. Jackie is furious at Rose, and Mickey was arrested for suspected murder. Meanwhile, a spaceship crash lands in the Thames and after destroying Big Ben, and puts the nation on red alert for aliens. The Prime Minister has gone missing and after the cabinet cannot be flown in, MP Joseph Green becomes acting PM. Another MP, Harriet Jones, who had a meeting with the PM before the spaceship, witnesses Joseph Green, Margaret Blaine and Oliver Charles unzip their skinsuits and murder General Asquith. The Doctor heads to the hospital where a supposed alien body is being held, and meets Dr. Sato (aka Toshiko from Torchwood!), who has examined a pig creature - a genetically modified Earth pig, meaning the ship came from Earth in the first place. The Doctor and Rose are taken to Downing Street after Jackie reports him, and the Doctor alongside other alien experts are electrocuted using their ID cards by the real aliens - the Slitheen. The Doctor saves himself by removing his own ID card and placing it on the General Asquith Slitheen. Rose and Harriet are pursued by Margaret Slitheen, and the Doctor saves them in the nick of time. They lock themselves in the cabinet room, calling Mickey and Jackie for help. Jackie is being pursued by a Slitheen herself, in the guise of a police officer, and he arrives at Mickey's house to kill her. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet pool their knowledge to figure out a way to stop them, and he realises they can use vinegar against them. Mickey chucks a load of acetic acid-based foods over the police officer Slitheen and it explodes. Meanwhile, the other Slitheen are arriving at Downing Street, and Joseph asks for the nuclear codes to save the Earth from a supposed alien threat (in reality, they were going to use them to blow up the Earth and sell it). The Doctor asks Mickey to hack into UNIT and fire a missile at Downing Street, wiping out the Slitheen. To protect themselves, Rose figures out that they need to hide in the small cupboard to have a chance of surviving. The missile hits and Downing Street is blown up, with the trio surviving under the wreckage. Harriet tells the press that the alien threat is over, and this leads to her being elected as the new PM. Again this seems to be an unpopular opinion but I really do enjoy the majority of this story. It's incredibly rewatchable and I rather enjoy the Slitheen - farting aside, that is. It loses marks for the stupidity of farting aliens, I know Doctor Who is a family show and needs to appeal for kids but this takes the biscuit. Penelope Wilton and Annette Badland are excellent in their roles as I've mentioned for both their re-appearances (and of course we still have one more Harriet appearance left).
May 9, 20178 yr Author THE TOP 40 Make your predictions! What will be out next? What will WIN? :o Amy’s Choice Army of Ghosts / Doomsday Asylum of the Daleks Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways Blink Dalek Dark Water / Death in Heaven Face the Raven Father’s Day Gridlock Heaven Sent Human Nature / The Family of Blood Midnight Partners in Crime Planet of the Ood Rise of the Cybermen / Age of Steel Rose School Reunion Silence of the Library / Forest of the Dead Smith and Jones The Angels Take Manhattan The Day of the Doctor The Eleventh Hour The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances The Fires of Pompeii The Girl in the Fireplace The Girl Who Waited The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang The Runaway Bride The Shakespeare Code The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky The Stolen Earth / Journey’s End The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone The Waters of Mars The Zygon Invasion / The Zygon Inversion Turn Left Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords Vincent and the Doctor Voyage of the Damned
May 9, 20178 yr Haven't watched any of Season 1 for ages, but I remember enjoying Aliens of London a fair bit (it was an improvement over the 2nd and 3rd episodes anyway), even the farting :kink: (I was 7).
May 9, 20178 yr Thank God Aliens Of London and Daleks In Manhattan are out, two fairly terrible two parters with stupid threats and insulting aliens and the latter is the worst Dalek thing I've ever seen, I got bored stiff watching it (particularly coupled with those horrific 30s accents from the New Yorkers). End Of Time was pretty good, I love Ten's farewell, even if it was a bit self-congratulatory and overlong, it's no less than the best Doctor deserved.
May 9, 20178 yr I really liked that last Tennant episode! Wilf was always my favourite character though :D
May 9, 20178 yr Author http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/doctorwhogeneral/images/a/a1/Wilf.gif Breaks my heart. Every time.
May 9, 20178 yr I loved Daleks in Manhatten and that season 1 two parter. Man season 1 is just leagues ahead. I thiiink Bad Wolf will win followed by a Donna episode
May 9, 20178 yr Catching up! I love the Unicorn & The Wasp and The Christmas Invasion the later is probs my fave XMAS episode! Cassandra is a great character for the two episodes we saw we had her in she was a vain bitch :wub: LOVE her :heart: Oh and just the idea of Britney's Toxic being a old earth classic ballad had me STITCHES :lol: Never been massively fussed about the two double eps after it, good watches but thats it. The End of time part 1 and 2 and Aliens of London/World War Three was amaizng!
May 10, 20178 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/CghVV13.jpg 40 Voyage of the Damned 2007 Christmas Special Doctor: Tenth Companion: Astrid Peth Also starring: Wilfred Mott, Alonso Frame After the Titanic crashed into the TARDIS at the end of series 3, the Doctor repairs the walls and goes on board to investigate. He realises it's actually a spaceship made to resemble the actual Titanic, and meets a waitress, Astrid Peth. He hops on board an expedition down to Earth to observe the traditions of Christmas and takes Astrid with him. They're joined by the ship's historian Mr. Copper, married couple Foon and Morvin and alien Bannakaffalatta. Astrid is spellbound by her first trip to an alien planet, although the streets are deserted due to the past two Christmases, as pointed out by... Wilf! The teleport signal breaks and they return to the ship, not long before Captain Hardaker orders his team to step down from the bridge of the ship. The ship's shields are turned off and meteors crash into it, killing many guests. The Doctor and his new friends, plus businessman Rickston Slade, survive the crash but the Captain is killed (but not before he could shoot Midshipman Frame for trying to save the ship). The Doctor guides the others through the ship, attempting to reach the bridge, but are pursued by the ship's robots - the Heavenly Hosts. After Morvin falls to his death, the Doctor must see everyone over a narrow bridge that goes over the ship's engines. The Hosts attack them while they're on the narrow walkway, and Bannakaffalatta sacrifices himself, using his cyborg power to kill the hosts. Foon jumps with the one remaining Host in tow. The Doctor then separates from Astrid, Mr. Copper and Rickston so he can find who's in charge. He gets to deck 31, and learns that the person in charge is Max Capricorn, owner of Capricorn Cruiseliners, but at this point he's just a head in a box as a life-support system. Max explains that he plans to crash the Titanic into the Earth and bankrupt his own company after they voted him out. Astrid however followed the Doctor with a teleport bracelet and uses a forklift to drive Max over the edge, into the ship's engines, but when the brake gets stuck, she follows him in. The Doctor finally reaches the bridge, stopping the collision with Earth in the nick of time, before attempting to save Astrid with the teleport bracelet. Her atoms are preserved and the Doctor sets her free, allowing her to fly through space. He gives Mr. Copper a lift to Earth so he can begin a brand new life. I remember feeling a bit disappointed by this episode when I watched it the first time. I think it's mainly because Astrid didn't quite have the happy ending I really wanted her to (bearing in mind I was 10 when it aired first :kink:). However, with rewatches, it really is as epic as Russell T. Davies wanted it to be when he wrote it. The Hosts are excellent threats and I love the disaster movie theme. The supporting cast are all varied and developed rather well considering the time restraints, my favourites being Mr. Copper, Midshipman Frame and Foon. Furthermore, Astrid was a great one-off companion and Kylie played the part excellently, her sacrifice was heartbreaking. The one thing that lets it down is the conclusion really, I didn't find Max Capricon all that exciting a villain in the end, plus the Buckingham Palace stuff is a tiny bit silly. I really enjoy rewatching this episode anyway, it's a huge grower! Sorry it's not higher, Regina :heehee: Oh and a shoutout to Mr. Copper's line near the end, said to the Doctor about Rickston: "Of all the people to survive, he's not the one you would have chosen, is it? But if you could choose, Doctor, if you could decide who lives and who dies... that would make you a monster." Great stuff.
May 10, 20178 yr Author http://reallylatereviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/doctor_who_2005_rose.jpg 39 Rose Series 1, Episode 1 Doctor: Ninth Companion: Rose Tyler Also starring: Mickey Smith, Jackie Tyler Where it all (re)started! Rose follows the story of its title character, as we see an introduction into her life - her mum, her boyfriend, her job at Henrik's department store in London. Rose is asked to pass the Lottery money to Wilson, the caretaker, but as she goes to find him, there's no sign and she's instead attacked by the stored shop window dummies. She's saved in the nick of time by a stranger who tells her to "run", and they escape. He introduces himself as the Doctor and tells Rose to forget him (all while she's holding a plastic dummy arm that he pulled off), before he blows up the store. Rose wakes up the next morning, no job to go to, but the Doctor arrives, tracking a signal given out by the plastic arm. It attacks them both, but the Doctor deactivates it. Rose follows him as he leaves but after a chat, he tells her to forget him once again, and he vanishes. After Rose does some research, she visits a man called Clive who's shown an interest in the Doctor. Mickey waits in the car, but is swallowed by a bin (!) and a plastic replica is made to replace him. It takes Rose to a restaurant, prying for more information on the Doctor, but when he shows up, plastic Mickey begins to attack. The Doctor brings Rose to the TARDIS for the first time and they escape to elsewhere in London, looking for a huge round emitter - the London Eye! They find an underground lair nearby and head down. They find Mickey as well as the Nestene Consciousness, which is controlling the plastic dummies (or Autons). The Doctor tries to reason with it but the Autons grab him as the Nestene sets off the signal. Clive is murdered in front of his wife while Jackie is attacked. Rose uses her gymnastic skills to swing down and knock the Doctor's anti-plastic into the Nestene, blowing it up. They leave in the TARDIS and the Doctor offers Rose a chance to travel with him. She declines, but when the Doctor says it can travel in time, she kisses Mickey goodbye and heads for the adventure of a lifetime. This episode does everything it needs to - establish new Doctor and new companion, provide a fairly interesting threat, and most importantly, be accessible to capture a brand new audience to those who watched the show when it was first on. Of course, as we're now 12 years on and the show is still hugely popular, it's safe to say Rose did its job. It's rewatchable and a lot of fun, if very silly at times (the burping bin notably, plus the fact Rose didn't notice how ridiculous Auton Mickey looked). The plot isn't the most exciting they've ever done but it's a perfect introduction, or re-introduction to the series.
May 10, 20178 yr http://i.imgur.com/yJVywln.png 44 Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks Series 3, Episodes 4 and 5 Aw I really liked these ones :( The human Dalek was a cool concept and I liked finally seeing Martha doing something other than being kidnapped or lusting over the Doctor. http://i.imgur.com/CghVV13.jpg 40 Voyage of the Damned 2007 Christmas Special Doctor: Tenth Companion: Astrid Peth Also starring: Wilfred Mott, Alonso Frame NOOOOOOOOOO WHY JOSEPH WHY. I WENT THROUGH SURGERY LAST WEEK I DESERVE A HAPPY ENDING FOR MY FAVE EPISODE.. Kylie was an amazing companion *.* I imagine if she wasn't in the middle of promoting and touring X she'd have been on for a good while. Her death was truely heartbreaking, right up there wth the "end" of Donna in season 4. Both deserved more. It's nice to see Kylie acting in something that's not utter bollocks :lol: The Titanic meets The Poseidon Adventure theme was lbrilliant and Russell Tovey in uniform *.*
May 10, 20178 yr Rose is such a glorious episode from start to finish. Does what it needs to estsblish the series again :wub: The Voyage of the Dammed was ace too. Not in the same way but astrids ending was heart breaking but great.
May 10, 20178 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/XQYerqw.png 38 Planet of the Ood Series 4, Episode 3 Doctor: Tenth Companion: Donna Noble The Doctor and Donna arrive on the Ood-Sphere, home of the Ood, last seen in The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit. They come across an Ood lying in the snow, dying. They comfort him in his final moments, just before its eyes glow red and it dies. They head towards civilisation, jumping in on a business meeting headed by Solana Mercurio. Meanwhile, after a series of issues with the Ood, the CEO of Ood Operations, Mr. Halpen is called to the planet. Alongside Dr. Ryder and his faithful servant Ood Sigma, they inspect a "rabid" Ood which has been infected by the Red Eye phenomenon and he orders its death. The Doctor and Donna escape the business meeting and discover that the Ood aren't just servants, but slaves. They find themselves in a warehouse, full of storage units containing Ood just standing there. Donna is captured and placed in a container full of Red Eye Ood, while the Doctor is antagonised by Commander Kess and a giant claw. Solana stops him in time, informing him that Mr. Halpen wants the Doctor alive, and they're captured. However, the Ood walk free from an open container and the Doctor and Donna escape with Solana. After Solana gives away their location and is killed herself, the Doctor and Donna find natural, unprocessed Ood in a cage stored away. They hold a second brain in their hands instead of a translator orb. The Doctor allows Donna to hear their song, and she is moved to tears, shocked at how badly they are being treated. The duo are captured and handcuffed in Mr. Halpen's office, and left to the fates of the Red Eye Ood. The Doctor and Donna save themselves with the key words - "the circle must be broken" and coining the name "DoctorDonna". They pursue Mr. Halpen to Warehouse 15, to find a third giant brain connecting all of the Ood telepathically - except the telepathy is being dampened by electricity. Halpen plans to blow it up, and when Dr. Ryder reveals he is a member of Friends of the Ood, Halpen chucks him over the barriers and into the brain. However, Halpen has been slowly converted into an Ood himself by Sigma, replacing his hair tonic with a different mixture. Sigma promises to look after Halpen, and the Doctor stops the bomb from going off. He restores the Ood's telepathy, curing the Red Eye and stopping the Ood from being slaves. This seemed like quite a bog-standard run of the mill episode when I first saw it, not really considering the issue of slavery when I was younger. With rewatches as I've grown up, I've picked up on it more and it's portrayed excellently. Catherine Tate gives one of her best performances when the Doctor allows her to hear the Ood song, as she looks genuinely moved. Her reaction is well-written too, very human and realistic. Halpen is a good villain and his transformation to Ood kind was slightly disgusting to watch but a deserved outcome for him. I also loved the twist of Solana dropping the Doctor and Donna in it, I was hoping she'd be an ally but it was a shocker when she didn't help them out. The Ood are definitely one of the most iconic monsters of the new series so far and this story helps prove why, quite an underrated gem!
May 10, 20178 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/rr92frW.png 37 Gridlock Series 3, Episode 3 Doctor: Tenth Companion: Martha Jones The Doctor decides to take Martha on a trip to the future, revisiting New New York. This time, it's not beautiful scenery they see. It's a dark alleyway, where pharmacists are selling mood patches to people. Martha is kidnapped by two people and taken onto the motorway by a couple, and the Doctor hops on board with a cat man called Brannigan and his wife Valerie. He learns about the motorway, where Brannigan, Valerie and their kids had travelled only 5 miles in 12 years. Martha learns that she was required by this couple, Milo and Cheen, so they could use the fast lane, where three passengers are required. The Doctor jumps down from car to car to try and reach the fast lane, but when he reaches the bottom, he only sees a cloud of smog, no way of reaching Martha. Milo, Cheen and Martha are attacked by crab-like creatures, the Macra, as they travel through the fast lane. The Doctor is taken by Novice Hame, who followed him down the cars, to the Senate of New New York. She tells him that a powerful drug, Bliss, wiped out the entire surface population in minutes and to protect everyone, the undercity and motorway was sealed off entirely. She shows him to the Face of Boe, who offers to give up his life to provide the energy needed to re-open the motorway seal. When Martha is dropped off after the motorway opens, the Doctor and Novice Hame are tending to a dying Boe. He whispers his last words to the Doctor - "you are not alone". This was another massive grower for me. I originally considered it a huge dud in series 3 but the more I watched it, the more I've appreciated the quieter moments. Everyone on the motorway singing is a really touching moment, showing that no matter how bad things get, everyone down there was in the same boat. I loved Martha questioning the Doctor on his life too, it was nice to see him open up to her after she realised she knew virtually nothing about him. The macra weren't all that exciting but they didn't prove too vital a part of the plot anyway. Overall, a really quite touching story.
May 10, 20178 yr I loved this episode (Planet of the Ood) :wub: I think Donna had the biggest character change/development of all the companions and this one shows how much her time with the Doctor changed her. Makes it all the more sad when her memories of all this are wiped. Gridlock was a bore but Milo was hot :kink: Edited May 10, 20178 yr by Regina
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