The Poison Sky picks up where The Sontaran Strategem left off, resolving one of the sillier cliffhangers I’ve seen in modern Who. It’s definitely one of those episodes where it’s best just to go along for the ride and not look to hard at the logic.
There’s a nice moment where Donna Noble casually deflates the Doctor as he makes a big deal about giving her a TARDIS key. Previous companions…
Image via WikipediaI was eager to watch this episode just from the name. The Sontarans appeared in the original series of Doctor Who a number of times, so I was curious how they would be revamped. Then in the opening moments we got mention of UNIT, another longstanding Doctor Who element, which got my hopes up even further. Throw in the return of Martha Jones before the credits even role…
Okay I’ve decided I like the opening theme. Sometimes it just takes me a while. The Ood appeared in a previous episode where they were used very effectively so I was looking forward to another episode featuring them. Once again I’m impressed by the special effects. It looks like they must have had a bigger budget this year or they’re using it much more effectively than before.
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Initially Ood…
A day late, but hopefully not a dollar short. Things are a little crazy this week for reasons I’ll go into in more detail tomorrow. But lets get straight to the point of this post, cool sci-fi stuff from around the world wide web.
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I still haven’t quite gotten used to the new version of the theme music, but it’s growing on me and it does suit the frantic pace of the show. As the title suggests, this episode was set in Pompei, so I was really looking forward to a classic Doctor Who historical adventure.
Like last week, it feels as though they’re overplaying the humor aspects of the show. Or perhaps its that…
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