Dr. Who Ep. 2903: Gridlock [Spoilers]

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-04-14 02:39pm

It seems it may be on...

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2007-04-14 03:27pm

And it was rather good! 'You are not alone!'

Who could that be?

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Siege · Post by **Siege** » 2007-04-14 03:27pm

The trafficjam to end all trafficjams... I rather liked it, although I'd've liked a bit more exposure on the stuff that killed the whole city. But the relation between Martha and the Doctor got developed a bit and that was good.

Next week that pesky Dalek returns! Yay!

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2007-04-14 03:27pm

Damnit! Why do they allways show the Daleks in the preview? Wouldn't it be better to keep them as a surprise?

As for the episode, meh. Not as good as the others, but not bad either. Ending was nice and as predicted Boe's message was that he wasn't alone. Cue mass speculation on who the other time lord is.

Siege · Post by **Siege** » 2007-04-14 03:29pm

Mr. Saxon, maybe?

Post by **NecronLord** » 2007-04-14 03:32pm

They killed new new york. The bastards.

Now I'll have to go and look into the possibility of, in five billion years, what galaxies will be 50,000 light years away. Possibly it's in one of the sattellites.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2007-04-14 03:32pm

SiegeTank wrote:Mr. Saxon, maybe?

I may need to add a new face to my sig.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2007-04-14 03:34pm

DocHorror wrote:
SiegeTank wrote:Mr. Saxon, maybe?
I may need to add a new face to my sig.

Wasn't The Master totally and utterly, no way back, killed off by in the 8th Doctor TV movie when he was sucked into the Eye of Thingy that powers the Tardis?

Post by **NecronLord** » 2007-04-14 03:35pm

2000AD wrote:Damnit! Why do they allways show the Daleks in the preview? Wouldn't it be better to keep them as a surprise?

The next episode is entitled 'Daleks in Manhatten'... Somehow I think it'd be a waste of time tying to make that into a surprise.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2007-04-14 03:36pm

2000AD wrote:Wasn't The Master totally and utterly, no way back, killed off by in the 8th Doctor TV movie when he was sucked into the Eye of Thingy that powers the Tardis?

One would think so. But then, that didn't stop him before.

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2007-04-14 03:36pm

2000AD wrote:
DocHorror wrote:
SiegeTank wrote:Mr. Saxon, maybe?
I may need to add a new face to my sig.
Wasn't The Master totally and utterly, no way back, killed off by in the 8th Doctor TV movie when he was sucked into the Eye of Thingy that powers the Tardis?

Ahhh, but that could be how he survived...

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2007-04-14 03:40pm

NecronLord wrote:
2000AD wrote:Damnit! Why do they allways show the Daleks in the preview? Wouldn't it be better to keep them as a surprise?
The next episode is entitled 'Daleks in Manhatten'... Somehow I think it'd be a waste of time tying to make that into a surprise.

Well surely they could have named it something else. Then we get those pig things as the enemies, we beat them, oh look the Daleks are behind it, cue cliffhanger for second part.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2007-04-14 03:41pm

Big Orange wrote:
2000AD wrote:
DocHorror wrote: I may need to add a new face to my sig.
Wasn't The Master totally and utterly, no way back, killed off by in the 8th Doctor TV movie when he was sucked into the Eye of Thingy that powers the Tardis?
Ahhh, but that could be how he survived...

I'm indesructable the whole univserse knows that.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2007-04-14 03:42pm

Personally I was hoping for...

"You are not alone."

"What?"

* Face of Boe regenerates, kicks the Doctor in the crotch *

"That's for Gallifrey!"

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-04-14 04:07pm

The bliss patch kind of reminded me of the gas in Serenity in a similar-but-not-really kinda way.

I did enjoy it a fair amount, and I can only hope Martha has a few more strops in the series, just to see the Doc not give a flying monkeys, like he almost didn't tonight.

How they intend on getting rid of the Macra wasn't really explained though...

Siege · Post by **Siege** » 2007-04-14 04:12pm

Nor for that matter did they explain how the Macra got there in the first place. But since they lived on fumes, and the cars are all gone now, things ain't looking good for our favourite giant devolved crab creatures from hell...

Post by **NecronLord** » 2007-04-14 04:14pm

Dartzap wrote:How they intend on getting rid of the Macra wasn't really explained though...

Presumably they'll re-occupy the city, cancel the quarantine and get the rest of Humanity to come give the crabs a kicking with tanks and such.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-04-14 04:16pm

NecronLord wrote:
Dartzap wrote:How they intend on getting rid of the Macra wasn't really explained though...
Presumably they'll re-occupy the city, cancel the quarantine and get the rest of Humanity to come give the crabs a kicking with tanks and such.

More like they'll be eating crabsticks for the next millennia or so

mr friendly guy · Post by **mr friendly guy** » 2007-04-14 06:07pm

They bought the Macra back? Since I haven't seen this episode yet, did they look good with DW special effects.

And the message wasn't that much of a secret. Any one who bought the Doctor Who sourcebooks would have known that one.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-04-14 08:22pm

NecronLord wrote:They killed new new york. The bastards.

Now I'll have to go and look into the possibility of, in five billion years, what galaxies will be 50,000 light years away. Possibly it's in one of the sattellites.

Or, it could just be in our own galaxy, since the Milky Way is 100 kilolights in diameter.

Not a bad episode, though I'd go mad with that existence. Did anyone else get Serenity vibes from the cause of the death of the planet?

Boe dying and his last words got me thinking though. If Saxon isn't The Master, he must be a Timelord still. I refuse to accept he's not in on this somehow.

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2007-04-14 08:31pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote: Not a bad episode, though I'd go mad with that existence. Did anyone else get Serenity vibes from the cause of the death of the planet?

Or Iain M. Banks-ish, with the mood glands.

Boe dying and his last words got me thinking though. If Saxon isn't The Master, he must be a Timelord still. I refuse to accept he's not in on this somehow.

Well knowing the Doctor's luck it has to be the Master, since only the good die young and evil pricks are hard to kill.

Skelron · Post by **Skelron** » 2007-04-14 08:38pm

Big Orange wrote: Well knowing the Doctor's luck it has to be the Master, since only the good die young and evil pricks are hard to kill.

The thing is through Boa keeping the fact the Master existed still makes him a bit of a barstool... After all he had a chance to tell the Doctor a while back but didn't. So he didn't tell the Doctor that a man who was a real threat to the Universe was still around.

No I wonder if the Master is a false lead, that perhaps we will see the Master and have the Doctor think that was who the face was talking about only to have it revealed that he meant someone else... someone perhaps Boa was hiding for their own safety or something similar.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2007-04-15 12:33am

Dartzap wrote:The bliss patch kind of reminded me of the gas in Serenity in a similar-but-not-really kinda way.

The whole thing seemed to be a take-off of the Penfield emotion-inducer thingies from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, but of course the idea's been used all over the place.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2007-04-15 03:55am

ALos, was it just me or did anyone else think parts of the music were from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie?

Lost Soal · Post by **Lost Soal** » 2007-04-15 04:22am

mr friendly guy wrote:And the message wasn't that much of a secret. Any one who bought the Doctor Who sourcebooks would have known that one.

Sourcebooks? I knew the moment Davies said it would be a four word message, right after the last season ended. Or was it before?
Entirely predictable message really

Still a good episode mind.