3 - Not bad and an improvement from the past two I saw but it still comes across as filler.
The TARDIS acting wonky to service the plot - Ugh, been done to death
What annoyed me was the practical side of an alien somehow managing to jump on people from above in a submarine which goes with the TARDIS magically appearing in that Submarine.
Sonic Screwdriver - Yeah, the episode had me going when it looked like the Screwdriver was going to be wrecked or out of commission. Instead they decide to tone it down which only further infuriates after you have established it as a magical wand for years now.
Ice Warrior - Nice change from the usual crap but rather underwhelming. The episode pretty much outright has the Doctor telling the audience to shut the fuck up because they have no intention of adding any depth or context beyond what the paltry plot requirements. You could have thrown in a random no-name alien and the plot would have worked just as well. That said, the Angels originally started off as a one-shot wonder so perhaps the Ice Warriors got off lightly or we will see them become the Cybusmen.
Eternal_Freedom wrote:I spent a good portion of the episode wondering if he was meant to be the First Officer or the Political Officer. If he was the zampolit (IIRC) it would explain his...zeal.
It never occurred to me to think of him as anything but the political officer.
Eternal_Freedom wrote:I spent a good portion of the episode wondering if he was meant to be the First Officer or the Political Officer. If he was the zampolit (IIRC) it would explain his...zeal.
It never occurred to me to think of him as anything but the political officer.
My thought process was something like "I'm assuming he's the political officer. So where is the first officer? And if he IS the first officer, where is the political officer?"
Baltar: "I don't want to miss a moment of the last Battlestar's destruction!"
Centurion: "Sir, I really think you should look at the other Battlestar."
Baltar: "What are you babbling about other...it's impossible!"
Centurion: "No. It is a Battlestar."
Corrax Entry 7:17: So you walk eternally through the shadow realms, standing against evil where all others falter. May your thirst for retribution never quench, may the blood on your sword never dry, and may we never need you again.
I was half expecting the Captain's reaction to be, "No, we're taking you to Moscow to see what you can tell us about the future. Enjoy Siberia if you survive."
No, wait, that's what should have happened. instead, we get a laugh and hope no one minds a Soviet nuclear submarine crossing the globe to drop off two people in Antarctica.
I'm assuming the "can we get a lift?" line was a joke and once the ep was over, he pointed the sonic plot device at the TARDIS key to recall it to his location.
Like he did in Father's Day.
Gave it a 5. Although I probably am using more as a rating system within just nuWho. I am content with the Doctor's stalling being enough to save the day and get the Martians to transport him out of the submarine in time. I liked Big Finish's "Red Dawn" that dealt with the honor of the Ice Warriors and it was decently used here to stop Skaldec from annihilating the people of Earth.
Given the new format, I don't think Warner's character could have been given much more than was given, but what he had, it was certainly good and added levity to the situation.
It is pretty strange, but Doctor Who should probably go back to the old format and at least have episodes like this one be 2 hours long.
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season."
Parallax wrote:I'm assuming the "can we get a lift?" line was a joke and once the ep was over, he pointed the sonic plot device at the TARDIS key to recall it to his location.
Like he did in Father's Day.
Does he? I've just rewatched the ending nand I can't find him doing that. Anyway, he needs an energy source. Like a banana.
That'd probably be the 'once the ep was over' part? And them still being on an SSBN I don't think the energy source is going to be an issue:)
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
Yeah, but he'd presumably have to put the energy source close, like he did with the banana. Can you give a timestamp on iplayer, I still can't find it?
Which particular part of 'when the ep was over' didn't you understand? It presumably happened after the episode was finished?
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
