June 3, 20178 yr Twitter tells me it's 10 years since 'The Impossible Planet' first aired today. What a coincidence.
June 3, 20178 yr Author Twitter tells me it's 10 years since 'The Impossible Planet' first aired today. What a coincidence. 11 years in fact! :o Crazy how time flies :drama:
June 3, 20178 yr Really enjoyed this one and I for one like seeing more "relogious" type situations for DW. It breaks up the sci fi alien stuff.
June 3, 20178 yr FINALLY Awful religious trash ep overhyped on BJ Edited June 3, 20178 yr by Willy's Tears
June 3, 20178 yr FINALLY Awful religious trash ep overhyped on BJ Once this countdown is over I think someone should quote every time you've slagged of The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit and put them all in one post :lol: Would be quite amusing to see how many different ways you've said you dislike the religious side of DW. I partially agree, as the whole 'satan' aspect of the episode is a bit far fetched and out of place in a sci fi show. However, as everyone else has said, everything else about this episode is what makes it so fantastic. The characters, the Ood, the tension - it all builds up to a great example of how to make a Doctor Who episode.
June 3, 20178 yr I think the religious aspect could've easily dragged it down into crap, but the fact that it remained as creepy and tense as it does even when the Doctor meets the devil is a testement to it's quality. One of the very best 'ship under siege' episodes, much imitated but never quite matched.
June 3, 20178 yr The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit is a fantastic two-parter, incredibly tense and I for one love the religious undertones that appear in some doctor episodes. I completely agree how sad yet well done Scotti's death was, the shot of her getting sucked into the black hole was so bleak in a good way. Toby's actor was amazing too.
June 3, 20178 yr The Inpossible Planet/The Satan Pit is my favourite story. Base under seige stories are often my fave and this is the masterclass in how to do it. A really intriguing and visually impressive set up with the black hole, the TARDIS disposed of and a really creepy underlying mystery. It is incredibly tense and the Ood are fantastic inventions, for them to be helpers and then turn into really creepy evil guys through no fault of their own. The ventilation scenes are absolutely fantastic! Also, Toby sort of unknowingly being the evil guy but hiding in plain sight too is another great idea. The religious undertones just add to the story amd definitely COULD be a massive problem but it is handled excellently. The Ood are talking in unison is brilliant. The down times really help with the story and make it more special, rather than being the filler they are in other stories. Scooti's death is also one of the 'best' deaths the show has down, incredibly moving and it is a testament to how good all the supporting characters are! So perfect :heart:
June 3, 20178 yr I think the religious aspect could've easily dragged it down into crap, but the fact that it remained as creepy and tense as it does even when the Doctor meets the devil is a testement to it's quality. One of the very best 'ship under siege' episodes, much imitated but never quite matched. IWHO IS DOINGTHUS Edited June 3, 20178 yr by Willy's Tears
June 3, 20178 yr I think the religious aspect could've easily dragged it down into crap, but the fact that it remained as creepy and tense as it does even when the Doctor meets the devil is a testement to it's quality. One of the very best 'ship under siege' episodes, much imitated but never quite matched. Lmaooo 'wouldn't even happen. She would have been torn apart at the event horizon and swirled around. Definitely think the Catholic League wrote it now. All unscientific!!! Edited June 3, 20178 yr by Willy's Tears
June 3, 20178 yr I'm confused, is Michael turning into Dr. Jekyl? (or an Ood being corrupted :thinking:) Edited June 3, 20178 yr by Chez Wombat
June 3, 20178 yr I'm confused, is Michael turning into Dr. Jekyl? (or an Ood being corrupted :thinking:) He's just going through a transitional phase as he admits he was wrong and the story is actually spectacular.
June 3, 20178 yr WHO IS EDITING MY POSTS FOR THIS PIECE OF RELIGIOUS CRAPFEST MAY AS WELL JUST DONE AN EPISODE OF BIBLE STORIES
June 4, 20178 yr Lmaooo 'wouldn't even happen. She would have been torn apart at the event horizon and swirled around. Definitely think the Catholic League wrote it now. All unscientific!!! Wait so that means the moon isn't actually an egg MIND BLOWN The kill the moon episode lied to me :cry: :cry: It was sad watching impossible planet with the hindsight she was so happy and thought it was never gonna end then just 2 episodes later I remember the stolen earth being so fantastic that although technically they all got their happy endings in journeys end it didn't quite live up to the superb setup up was still great would a be great to see more Donna though not just 1 season
June 4, 20178 yr I think the religious aspect could've easily dragged it down into crap, but the fact that it remained as creepy and tense as it does even when the Doctor meets the devil is a testement to it's quality. One of the very best 'ship under siege' episodes, much imitated but never quite matched. The religious aspect made it way more poignant for me. That 'the devil' isn't just a monster that appears in Doctor Who but means something to a lot of people makes it a lot scarier, that they've found a planet where the biggest source of evil in the universe resides, and I respect them for cutting so close to the bone because of it. Add to the fact it's a great under siege episode where it feels that everything in the episode will be destroyed very soon and you have a really tense and dark episode. Honestly as long as they're not preachy, I love religious undertones in any story. Anime gets away with using Judeo-Christian angelic/demonic characters all the time because they don't care over there but it's something that is rare in Western media (at least not without controversy from religious groups who prefer to depict them in their own biased ways) and it's something I always like because there's a hefty 'weight' to these characters, there's already preconceptions and interesting mythology behind them. It's like the way we use Thor or Hercules et al, but even more gritty.
June 5, 20178 yr Author http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nlXNVTQ57A0/UUYm0PJqNzI/AAAAAAAABUc/hqbJW1qkgVI/s1600/Parting-dalekemperor.jpg 9 Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways Series 1, Episodes 12 and 13 Doctor: Ninth Companion: Rose Tyler, Captain Jack Harkness Also starring: Mickey Smith, Jackie Tyler The Doctor, Rose and Jack all wake up in a different game show. The Doctor's in Big Brother, where he meets a woman called Lynda (with a Y) plus other housemates Crosbie and Strood. He experiences amnesia, but eventually remembers the team being in the TARDIS when separated - which would require an incredibly strong transmat if it could get inside there. Rose is on the Weakest Link, alongside Rodrick, who encourages her to play along or face the Anne Droid (!). Rose finds it a joke at first, not quite able to believe where she is. Jack is on a show like What Not to Wear with robots Trine-E and Zu-Zana, who are there to give him a new look. However, they all realise something is wrong in their respective games. The eviction in Big Brother sees Crosbie disintegrated, with the winner's prize being to live. The Weakest Link is much the same, and Rodrick admits that he's voting tactically so he can ensure he's against Rose in the final head to head. Trine-E and Zu-Zana prepare to perform cosmetic surgery of sorts on Jack, but he takes out a rifle (while naked, don't ask) and shoots them both. The Doctor tricks the system in the house, and escapes as whatever's controlling the disintegrator wants him alive. He takes Lynda with him, and when he gets outside, he recognises their location as Satellite Five, which is now known as the Game Station. They meet up with Jack, before tracking down Rose. Rose loses the head to head, and they aren't quick enough to save her before she's disintegrated. The Doctor, Jack and Lynda are arrested, but escape and head to floor 500. The Doctor interrogates two of the programmers (one is more willing to help than the other), before speaking to the Controller of the Game Station, wired into the system since she was a little girl. A solar flare allows her to talk to the Doctor without her masters listening in, while Jack finds the TARDIS. He returns and shows the Doctor that the disintegrator is actually a secondary transmat, meaning Rose isn't dead after all. The Controller helps the Doctor unmask the nearby hiding alien ships but is teleported away herself and exterminated. The ships reveal themselves as Dalek battle ships, which terrifies the Doctor. He speaks to the Daleks, who have Rose, and promises to come and get her. The Doctor and Jack defend themselves in the TARDIS against Dalek bombs using the extrapolator shielding (from Boom Town). They materialise around Rose, saving her, but also bringing a Dalek on board. Jack uses the newly modified defabricator gun to destroy the Dalek, and the team reunite. Using the extrapolator forcefield to their advantage, the Doctor goes to speak to the Daleks. They meet the Dalek Emperor, a creature that's modelled itself into the Daleks' god, something that worries the Doctor. The Emperor has been using the losers of the game shows to make new Daleks, meaning they're at least a tiny bit human, something which makes them hate their own existence. They head back to the Game Station and the Doctor sets to work on a delta wave - something that can wipe out the Daleks and save Earth below. Jack, Lynda and the programmers head down to floor zero, where all the stranded contestants are being held, to get extra recruits to defend themselves from the impending Dalek invasion. Many are sceptical, including Rodrick, believing the Daleks disppeared thousands of years back. The Doctor tricks Rose into travelling home, using emergency protocol one, leaving her furious and snappy with Jackie and Mickey upon her return. The Emperor plays mind tricks with the Doctor, telling him that he'd be wiping out the entire planet below if he activates the delta wave. Lynda becomes the eyes and ears for the Game Station, following the Daleks' every move. The Daleks enter the station as planned, on floor 494 below the extrapolator shielded levels. They fight their way up, killing anything in their way as the bullets don't work. Rose tries to open up the heart of the TARDIS and talk to it telepathically, but it proves a difficult task. Jack is killed fighting against the Daleks, and Lynda is attacked from outside the ship, leaving the Doctor alone. The Daleks surround him, but Rose's successful attempt to open the TARDIS with the help of a huge lorry sees the TARDIS return in time to save him. Rose steps out, surrounded by white light, having absorbed the time vortex from the heart of the TARDIS. She wipes out the Daleks, including the Emperor, and brings Jack back to life. The Doctor kisses her, absorbing the time vortex into himself in doing so, and saving her life. This causes his body to die, meaning we see the first regeneration of the new series, leaving Rose shocked as a new man stands before her eyes. There are three finales in this top 10, and despite there only being ten Eccleston stories in total, this is the first of two stories of his in the top 10. As Eccleston's final episode, it sees some of his best performances to date. When Rose is "disintegrated" by the Anne Droid, the Doctor's grief is portrayed beautifully by Eccleston, as is the moment when he regretfully sends Rose home. I also really enjoyed the scene with Rose and Jackie in the TARDIS, when she tells her that she met her dad, and the blonde girl next to him at his death was her. Billie and Camille play it to perfection, and Noel is great throughout as he realises he's lost Rose to the Doctor for good. The Daleks are fantastic and provide a real threat, and I loved the concept of religion that was played into it with the Emperor. Lynda's death is one of the scariest of the new series, with superb acting from Jo Joyner and fantastic direction and music alongside it. It's an epic end to a fantastic first series (no pun intended), and one that's incredibly rewatchable too.
June 5, 20178 yr I know I'm being petty here but I hate the part of that episode where reality TV shows are still a thing in the year 200,100, seemingly unchanged bar the 'sci-fi murderising additions' from 2005. Looked dated and cheesy by as early as 2009 and really made the episode of its time, painfully. The rest was pretty great throughout though, about the most effective I think the Daleks have been in the new series.
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