Well that pretty much sums up this episode in one word doesnt it? As I'm writing this it's 12:10pm the following day and I still can't get the big grin off my face.
But what a corker! The Judoon, The Shadow Proclamation, DAVROS, an insane Dalek Caan (which had me in fits of giggles (I'm giggling now just thinking about it), Sarah Jane, Jack, Martha, Francine, Luke, Gwen, Ianto, The Medusa Cascade, A scared looking Milkman (who can blame him though (who scarily looked familiar to Captain John Hart.... relation to James Marsters?), and the Supreme Dalek, and even more Daleks, and oh who knows what else, all in one episode. It's like overload!!!!!
So onto the nitty gritty stuff. So we know the Doctor now knows that Miss Rose Tyler is back on her old world. Shouldn't he seem just a little bit more excited? He thought he could never see her again! Ah well. I wonder why he likes Saturdays??? *shrugs*. So... Milk van starts violently shaking. Earthquake? Train? Lorry? Don't worry, it's just the Earth being moved to the Medusa Cascade. Nothing big.
We finally know where the bees are disappearing to! I knew there was something about the bees. (even though in the real world, the bees are actually disappearing. Hopefully not because of the same reason....) And then the Doctor's being a rebel (again) and decides to leave the Shadow Proclamation to go and find the Earth, and of course every other planet (Pyrovillia, Adipose 3 and of course the Lost Moon of Poosh) and many many others. (27 to be exact)
Meanwhile Rose is walking around the streets of London with a BIG gun, and terrorises two young male's who are trying to rob a electronics store. Where she then hears the message from the Daleks (as does Torchwood and Sarah Jane and of course Martha)
And Dalek Caan's prediction 'I see death, everlasting death, for the most faithful companion.... ooo spooookkkyyyyy....
So we have Rose. She loves him, but that doesn't necassarily mean faithful does it?
And then there's Martha. She loves him, or did love him. And he didn't return the feelings, yet she still stayed with him until she had to leave him.
Donna, she realised that she'd made a mistake in turning down the Doctor's offer of travelling, and was determined to hunt him down, whether it took her 100 years or not.
And then... It came to me in a vision last night. Captain Jack. Yes I know he can't die, but Caan says 'everlasting death'. Jack does die... and it is everlasting in Gridlock or on New Earth whichever. Could Caan be looking into the Doctor's past or Jack's future???
And who's to say its a Doctor's companion? He doesnt say 'Everlasting death for the Doctor's faithful companion'. Its just a companion that dies. Does Dalek Caan as a companion to Davros? And he must be pretty faithful if he went all the way to save Davros from 'the jaws of the nightmare child'. Or would the supreme Dalek be killed?
And Donna's reaction to Captain Jack was completely different from what I thought would happen! I would half expect Donna to see through Captain Jack and all his flirtyness, but nope it's a 'ooo he's a rather tasty dish' moment. again. But Jack's flirting with Sarah Jane instead!
And at last it's the moment we've all been waiting for ever since like forever. Rose is going to find the Doctor! *Runs around room waving hands above her hands above her head screaming like she's gone loopy like Dalek Caan*
So Doctor and Donna emerge from the TARDIS into as Donna calls it 'a ghosttown'. The Doctor then asks Donna what Rose said in that parralel world. She simply says 'the darkness is coming'. and then 'what else did she say'. And then. 'Why don't you ask her yourself' and of course the Doctor looks momentarily confused as he normally does. And then it hits him like a tonne of bricks. There's Rose walking down the road with her big gun. With another BIG grin. And then she chucks the gun away and Runs. And then hes running. And it's all a big *SQEE* moment. AND THEN THAT BLASTED DALEK COMES OUT FROM BEHIND THE VAN!!! All too late Rose n the Doc realise what's going to happen. But fortunately the Dalek doesn't hit the Doctor properly and only hits his arm, but it's enough to send him to the floor.
Jack, being the hero he is, then appears out of nowhere and blasts the Dalek to kingdom come. YAY JACK. Rose is by the Doctor's side immediately.
And the conversation goes like this. (or as near as I can remember)
Rose: It's me. It missed you.
Doctor (he's clearly struggling to stay conscious): Rose...
Rose: Hi.
Doctor : Long time no see... (slips into unconsciousness)
Rose is very upset telling him he cannot die, don't die etcetera etcetera.
Donna turns up, Jack tells her and Rose to get the Doctor into the TARDIS. Put's him on the floor. Rose is still saying 'Don't die' and all this. Jack is telling her to move away cos she knows what happens next, Rose isn't budging. The Doctor's staring at his hand, and says 'It's starting."
Jack again tell's Rose to get back saying. "Rose, get back. He's dying you know what happens now,"
Donna is asking what's happening so Rose then explains the whole regenerating thing. And then... Rose says something (ive forgotten what it was) and the Doctor stands up and says...
'I'm sorry. It's too late. I'm regenerating...' and BANG! He throws his arms and lo and behold the orange stuff(what else do you call it??) appears just like in the ninth/tenth regerneration and the Master's regeneration.
And then it says ' TO BE CONTINUED' in big BIG letters. AND THERE'S NO SNEAKY PREVIEW FOR THE FINAL EPISODE!!! Talk about a cliff hanger.
But... Tennant hasn't left our Doctor Who hearts yet.... oh no. This regeneration goes wrong (as it usually does) and he's still the skinny geeky looking big haired loveable Time Lord he's been for three years. (Thank you). So what happened there???
I guess we'll just have to wait and find out....
So. Fear Forecast. (The uncut Version)
0 min
The kids settle down excitedly with a pile of TV snacks. Doctor and Donna are back on Earth... and everything looks OK. The kids look in vain for signs of 'Bad Wolf'. 'I like Saturdays,' says the Doctor. "That's because Doctor Who is on telly," says Samuel. "I don't think it works like that," says Adam.
1 min
The milkman's bottles are rattling. "Something's gonna happen," says Harry excitedly. "Milk shake?" suggests Adam. But it's bigger than that... the Earth has vanished!
2 min
"Hey, that's Jack's voice!" says Harry. "No, I think it's someone else with an American accent," advises Dad, to Harry's disappointment. But look, there's Martha! "Ooh! UNIT HQ is in New York!" says Samuel. The kids grin. And then... "Jack!" they yell with surprise. "They've even got Torchwood!" shouts Samuel in delight.
3 min
"...and Sarah Jane! And Luke!" The kids cheer and applaud. They can't believe it. 'It felt like some kind of cross-dimensional special transference,' explains Luke. "Yeah, right," notes Adam. Mr Smith appears! More cheers from the kids. Then we see Wilf and Sylvia, too. Amy's delighted - all her favourite characters are back!
4 min
Even the reappearing milkman gets a cheer! And finally... "Rose!" They yell simultaneously. As the titles roll, Amy asks if Mickey will be back, too? Dad shrugs his shoulders and Amy crosses her fingers tightly. The kids laugh with delight as the titles whizz past with so many familiar names! "The Stolen Earth," notes Adam, "that says it all."
5 min
"They're not dead," Amy reassures Donna, as the Doctor's companion fears for her family. "Yes, we've seen them," adds Adam. Then the Doctor decides to visit the Shadow Proclamation... "Woohoo!" cheers Samuel.
6 min
The family enjoy the amusing cameos of Richard Dawkins and Paul O'Grady. Amy points at Jack's 'new' friends, Gwen and Ianto. "Who are they?" she wonders. "Torchwood, I think," decides Harry. Samuel and Adam love to mimic the supposed banter between Gwen and her husband: "Oh, Gwen! Oh, Rhys!"
7 min
'Someone wants the human race alive... that's a plus,' reveals Ianto. "You bet!" grins Adam. "This is immense!" Samuel boggles. "Soooo good!" What's that red blip on everybody's monitor screens? "That's the TARDIS," proclaims Amy confidently. But it isn't... it's 200 objects coming into orbit.
8 min
"That's not very safe," says Samuel as a car and a drunk reel past Rose on the streets. "That's a Saturday night, all right," notes Adam in a droll tone. "Why bother stealing something if it's the end of the world?" Samuel wonders. But the kids love Rose's confidence, and laugh as she scares off two looters with her big gun!
9 min
Gramps is fretting about where Donna is. "Awwww!" says Samuel, moved by Wilf's distress. Samuel laughs when Jack tells Martha about the soldier in a bar: "Haha! Ianto's jealous!"
10 min
The kids are still debating what the red blip on the screen is. "It's Daleks," says Harry. "TARDIS!" insists Amy. Until... "EX-TER-MI-NATE! EX-TER-MI-NATE!" rasps a disturbingly familiar voice. Harry's triumphant. "Told you!" he says. Jack and Sarah are looking terrified, which shocks Adam and Samuel. "Why don't they just defeat them?" Amy shrugs blithely, "Amy, the Daleks are almost indestructible!" Harry yells, and looks on, anxiously. Samuel pushes his plate away: "I can't eat, I'm so nervous." Mum stares at him in amazement.
11 min
The huge Dalek ship fills the London sky, and the kids gasp in amazement. They gasp even more as swarms of spaceships swoop down towards the Earth. And now here are the Daleks! The kids edge closer to the TV screen. 'Ladies and gentlemen, we are at war!' says UNIT's General Sanchez. "Hey, that's what Jack said in Parting of the Ways, remember?" says Harry.
12 min
The Supreme Dalek appears... and now a whole crowd of flying Daleks! The kids eyes are popping out of their heads.
13 min
The TARDIS arrives at the Shadow Proclamation. "Coooool!" smiles Samuel. And there's another surprise. "Judoon!" yell the kids. The kids find the Doctor's conversation with the Judoon hilarious. "Mah-ho!" repeat the kids delightedly. "Hey, 24 worlds taken from the sky?" asks Samuel. "They said 27 before." Then the names of the missing planets are revealed. "Callufrax!" yells Dad, and the kids look at him strangely.
14 min
The kids love it when Donna stands her ground before the Shadow Architect. And they get more and more excited as names familiar to them get mentioned. Pyrovillia... Adipose 3... but what else is missing? Harry thinks hard. "Oooh! Oooh! I know! The lost moon of Poosh!" Adam nods: "Yes, that was mentioned on Midnight." And Harry's right! "Yesssss!" he says, punching the air in triumph.
15 min
"They're attacking the Valiant!" yells Samuel. And Martha is being taken away to Project Indigo. "Better do as he says," suggests Adam.
16 min
UNIT are fighting the Daleks! "There's no point," says Harry sadly, and he shakes his head at the ineffectiveness of the humans' weapons. Project Indigo is being opened, and hand-wheels whirl. "They need more men for those," says Adam. Samuel is trying to work out what INDIGO could be an anagram of. The others shush him.
17 min
General Sanchez gives Martha the Osterhagen Key. The kids go: "Ooooooh!" and then look at each other. The General bravely faces the oncoming Daleks. "A hand gun?" sighs Adam. "That's a bit rubbish." He has a think. "Or a bit brave." The kids gasp as Martha disappears! They listen in dismay as Jack explains what Indigo is, and speculate on where Martha could have gone.
18 min
Emerging from the darkness is a sinister figure... "Davros!" yells Harry, and sits bolt upright. Dalek Caan!" shouts Samuel, bouncing up and down on the sofa. "There he is!"
19 min
Donna sits helplessly on the stairs. The Albino Servant that gives her some water is less than reassuring! "Why has she got red eyes?" asks Samuel. "She can see things," suggests Adam. "Stop telling her the future!" grumbles Samuel.
20 min
What are the odd things happening on Earth that the Doctor needs to be aware of. The kids shout at the screen: "Bees! The bees! Bzzzz!!" Donna and the doctor twig at last. "Yeaaahh!" shout the kids.
21 min
The Doctor and Donna rush to the TARDIS and set off to find the Earth. "Look at that bed of needles," says Adam curiously as they race past it. They whoop with delight as the Doctor escapes the Shadow Proclamation.
22 min
The Daleks round up 'the males, the female, the descendents...' "Daleks can't tell the difference between boys and girls," notes Adam. "Well, have you seen Dalek Caan?" asks Dad. "Shush Dad," say his kids. Out on the street, a different Dad bravely defies the Daleks. Bad move.
23 min
"MAXIMUM EX-TER-MINATION!" The house blows up, and Amy bites her lower lip. "Oh, wow!" murmurs Samuel. Wilf hits a Dalek with his paint gun. Bullseye! The kids cheer. "Wahey!" says Samuel. "Wait... oh no!" The paint's melting away! The kids don't understand why Dad laughs when the Dalek announces that its vision is "not impaired"! Donna's family are in danger... there's another great cheer as Rose blows up the Dalek!
24 min
Rose is at the Nobles' house, while the TARDIS is in The Medusa Cascade. "Where's that?" asks Samuel. "He keeps mentioning it," adds Adam. "Did he say he was 19 or 90?" asks Amy, amazed at the Doctor's age. "How old is he now?" she boggles.
25 min
The kids are dismayed. Everyone but Donna is giving up... even the Doctor! Donna claps her hand to her mouth. The kids do the same.
26 min
Someone's trying to get through. Harry struggles hard to remember whose voice it is... and then she's revealed: "It's Harriet Jones!" The kids are delighted!
27 min
"I know who you are," says Jack and everyone laughs. Another big laugh when Wilf explains why he's not allowed a webcam. The kids bounce on the sofa with excitement when they all appear together in a video conference. Ooh... there's space for someone else bottom right," points out Samuel. "That'll be Rose!" Rose thinks so, too. But it's....
28 min
Martha! The kids all cheer to see she has turned up at her Mum's house! More laughs when Jack flirts with Sarah! And Rose's frustration as she listens in on the conference.
29 min
"Mr Copper! I remember him!" grins Samuel. "The lovely Mr Copper!" smiles Mum.
30 min
Harriet explains her plan. The band of heroes lean closer to their screens. The kids lean closer to the TV! There's a plan to call to the Doctor... "What was the Doctor's number?" worries Samuel, who's a dab hand with mobile phones. "I hope Martha's got it saved in her address book."
31 min
Jack salutes Harriet and work begins to send the signal... The kids are grinning wildly at the screen.
32 min
Samuel: "There it is!" Harry calls out the Doctor's number as it appears on the screen: "0770 900 461! Can we call it?" A big cheer from the kids as the Torchwood tower begins to transmit! And whoops of delight as the phone rings in the TARDIS! The Doctor can't hear anyone talking. "Should have sent him a text!" groans Samuel.
33 min
Everyone's calling the Doctor and hoping he answers... But the Daleks are alerted. And someone's lurking in the shadows: "Davros!" whispers Samuel. But then: "Aagh!" shouts Samuel. "The TARDIS is on fire!
34 min
Harriet hands over control to Torchwood. She asks Jack to tell the Doctor he chose his companions well. "She should count as a companion," decided Samuel. The Daleks burst in. "Shame," says Samuel, "that's a nice home." They know who she is, which causes a nervous smile from the kids. The Daleks fire and her corner of the conference call screen goes blank. Amy asks, "Now she's gone, can't they put Rose on the screen?"
35 min
The Doctor answers and sees all his friends! More cheers! 'Who's that boy?' asks the Doctor. "Sarah Jane's son, she just told you!" answers Adam. "Weren't you listening?" 'Everyone except Rose,' says the Doctor. "Awwwww!" say the whole family.
36 min
It's Dalek Caan! And he's not looking at all well. "He's gone loony!" diagnoses Harry.
37 min
Davros is revealed! The kids look upon his twisted features with horrified curiosity. Caan chips in as Davros is speaking. "Is Caan singing?" asks Amy, wrinkling her nose. "No, he's just a crazy old Dalek!" decides Harry. "Hey look," notes Adam, "Davros's Daleks don't have sink plungers."
38 min
Davros reveals his chest. "Eurrrrrrrrgh!" says the kids, and recoil in disgust. They are excited as the Doctor escapes in the TARDIS.
39 min
Caan predicts 'everlasting death for the most faithful companion.' "Oh," says Samuel sadly, "that's Rose." Harry is watching what Jack and Martha do with their transport devices, and makes a note of the numbers '4' and '9'. "Ha!" laughs Adam. "He's fixed it!"
40 min
Jack teleports away from the Hub. "Don't leave them!" shouts Samuel. The Daleks are in Torchwood. "Set the weevils loose," suggests Adam. Sarah Jane says a sad farewell to Luke, and races off in her car. "Did she put her seatbelt on?" wonders Adam. "More importantly," asks Samuel, "is that a Dalek-proof car?"
41 min
Rose contacts control and sets off too. "Maybe that was Mickey," suggests Samuel. "Or Ricky
42 min
The Doctor sees Rose! The kids watch with eager anticipation, awaiting the moment when they're finally together. They're running towards each other. "Nothing can stop them now!" grins Samuel. But he's spoken to soon. There's a Dalek on the street! "Watch out!" yells Samuel. And it fires! And IT'S HIT THE DOCTOR!!! The kids are aghast! "Noooooooooooo!" wails Harry! And even more aghast as the preview disc abruptly stops!
43 min
To Be Continued says the screen. "That was very, very good!" says Samuel, still stunned. "Even better than last week!" agrees Adam. "Does that mean there'll be an eleventh Doctor next time?" wonders Amy...
Next Time...
Next week's blockbuster finale to Series Four is so top secret that we're not publishing the Fear Forecast until after transmission. Stay tuned to find out what our fearless foursome thought!
So We Won't Even Have Any Clues As To What Happens On Wednesdays =(
Darn You BBC!
Well that's enough rambling from me for today.
And with the Doctor's words
'I Have Only One Thing To Say To You. Bye!'
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