Doctor Who 4.12, "The Stolen Earth"
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estiroseI'm sure there are some people on my Flist that are happy that I'm posting about a program that doesn't require subtitles. But there are spoilers ahead....
So, Earth is stolen. By what turns out to be Daleks. Poof, one minute Earth is in its correct orbit, the next minute, there are 26 other planets out there and we're plunged into eternal night. Not surprisingly, some people go wild.
Harriet Jones, former Prime Minister, has a plan to get through to the Doctor. (UNIT would love to get a hold of him too.) Thus we get the first canon Doctor Who appearances of the remainder of the Torchwood team, and also Luke from the Sarah Jane adventures. (Jack and Sarah, being former companions, are hardly making their first Doctor Who appearances.) She gets Jack, Sarah, and Martha on the line, and Rose is stuck watching because Donna's mum wouldn't buy a webcam or a microphone. Rhys (Gwen's husband), Maria, her dad, and apparently Clyde are mentioned. I missed Clyde's mention, but then again, I missed it in "Turn Left" as well. Needless to say, the forces are gathering to defeat the Daleks, but the Doctor has gotten himself in a spot of trouble at the end of the episode.
Needless to say, despite the whole glum episode, I was happy to see the cameos by Jack, Sarah, and (part of) their crews. And to see Harriet Jones, who proved to be one of the biggest heroes in this storyline. I presume she's dead, though who knows. (And he's a bit busy at the moment.)
Hopefully the Torchwood team will survive; Luke probably will, having made his obligatory cameo lines. Gwen promising Rhys that she'll come home doesn't bode well, and neither does Sarah's promise to Luke. Though I did spend a moment wondering if Sarah is going to get laid after this whole thing is over- Jack's obliging enough.
This being me, I made four icons. Snag with credit, please, comments are love, don't hotlink.
So, Earth is stolen. By what turns out to be Daleks. Poof, one minute Earth is in its correct orbit, the next minute, there are 26 other planets out there and we're plunged into eternal night. Not surprisingly, some people go wild.
Harriet Jones, former Prime Minister, has a plan to get through to the Doctor. (UNIT would love to get a hold of him too.) Thus we get the first canon Doctor Who appearances of the remainder of the Torchwood team, and also Luke from the Sarah Jane adventures. (Jack and Sarah, being former companions, are hardly making their first Doctor Who appearances.) She gets Jack, Sarah, and Martha on the line, and Rose is stuck watching because Donna's mum wouldn't buy a webcam or a microphone. Rhys (Gwen's husband), Maria, her dad, and apparently Clyde are mentioned. I missed Clyde's mention, but then again, I missed it in "Turn Left" as well. Needless to say, the forces are gathering to defeat the Daleks, but the Doctor has gotten himself in a spot of trouble at the end of the episode.
Needless to say, despite the whole glum episode, I was happy to see the cameos by Jack, Sarah, and (part of) their crews. And to see Harriet Jones, who proved to be one of the biggest heroes in this storyline. I presume she's dead, though who knows. (And he's a bit busy at the moment.)
Hopefully the Torchwood team will survive; Luke probably will, having made his obligatory cameo lines. Gwen promising Rhys that she'll come home doesn't bode well, and neither does Sarah's promise to Luke. Though I did spend a moment wondering if Sarah is going to get laid after this whole thing is over- Jack's obliging enough.
This being me, I made four icons. Snag with credit, please, comments are love, don't hotlink.
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Date: 2008-06-30 02:14 am (UTC)As for Gwen, I hope not, the Torchwood finale was sad enough.
What really has me going is the last thirty seconds? WTF? Wasn't the whole point of specials instead of a season next year that we wouldn't have that happen??? I guess we'll find out next week, but huh?
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Date: 2008-06-30 03:21 am (UTC)The specials next year were supposed to be more for the new production crew then for Tennant. From what I have been reading, pretty much the entire production crew is changing for both Doctor Who and Torchwood next year. The specials are to allow time for the new crew to make the transition before jumping into a full blown series. Doctor Who will be getting (as of the latest report) five specials next year (Christmas, Easter, and three the following Christmas)with series five to follow in 2010, and Torchwood will be getting a five episode miniseries in 2009.
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Date: 2008-06-30 03:27 am (UTC)That being said, I realize the more likely outcome of this is Sarah surviving (and possibly being shagged by Jack, this being Jack). Hopefully, Gwen will survive too. Would not do to have Rhys try to kill Jack.
And I have no clue either.