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Further thoughts below, but be warned, there be SPOILERS ahead…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING…<\/p>\n After seeing the spooky trailer<\/a> for this episode, I was really surprised how light and fun this episode was.\u00a0 I truly expected an episode full of horror and suspense.\u00a0 It was a pleasant surprise.\u00a0 David Tennant’s speech on the bus to his fellow passengers about keeping up their hope was positively inspiring.\u00a0 In just the few minutes it took to give that speech, the episode transformed from a science fiction story into a human story.<\/p>\n Both my wife and I agree that Lady Christina, played by Michelle Ryan<\/a>, was brilliant and should have stayed with the Doctor as his new companion.\u00a0 She really would have brought an interesting dynamic to the Doctor\/companion relationship.\u00a0 A companion that is a danger-junkie and has questionable morals would have been fun.\u00a0 She also had a really cool look that would have complimented David Tennant’s Doctor well.<\/p>\n Lady Christina seems reminiscent to me of Kate Tollinger<\/a>, a companion planned for the unproduced 27th season of Doctor Who back in 1990.\u00a0\u00a0 Kate was to be a cat burglar, specializing in safe-cracking and lock-picking.\u00a0 Was Kate the inspiration for Lady Christina?\u00a0 Who knows.<\/p>\n While I liked the flying manta ray creatures, I gotta say that I didn’t really care for the humanoid fly people.\u00a0 I don’t really like aliens that have really bizarre heads, but are obviously just regular people in a mask and gloves.\u00a0 I prefer a little more outlandish appearance.\u00a0 For example, fly people who retain the fly head should probably have a fly-like body (like multiple limbs or vestigial wings).\u00a0 The crazy-head-with-human-body was a hallmark of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> TV series and always bothered me.<\/p>\n I couldn’t help but be reminded of Iris Wildthyme<\/a> by the double-decker bus.\u00a0 Iris appeared in a handful of Eighth Doctor novels as well as several audio dramas from Big Finish.\u00a0 She is a renegade Time Lord like the Doctor and travels the cosmos in a red double-decker bus.\u00a0 She’s also a real hoot!\u00a0 Obviously this episode had nothing to do with Iris, but I can’t help wondering if the bus was a nod to that fantastic character.<\/p>\n It occurred to me that it’s possible (however unlikely) that some of the great characters in this story could reappear in the future.\u00a0 Meaning that perhaps the 11th Doctor (played by Matt Smith<\/a>) will travel with Lady Christina and interact with UNIT on a frequent basis (including Dr. Malcolm Taylor).\u00a0 While I would enjoy that, I seriously doubt it would happen, especially since Russell T Davies (RTD) wrote this episode.\u00a0 I’m sure Stephen Moffat will want to put his own stamp on the show, rather than recycle ideas from RTD.<\/p>\n I actually got goosebumps when Carmen said the Doctor’s song was almost over.\u00a0 So the question is who will knock four times?\u00a0 My guess… The Master.\u00a0 Especially since there are rumors of John Samm (the actor who played The Master) being seen on the set of the Christmas episode they are filming right now.<\/p>\n Looking forward to The Waters of Mars<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/dr_who_planet_dead.jpg\" "\\"Doctor")
My wife and I watched the Doctor Who special “Planet of the Dead<\/a>” this past weekend.\u00a0 Overall I thought it was an entertaining episode.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the thought that kept going through my head the whole time is that we only have a few more David Tennant stories left.\u00a0 While I welcome Matt Smith’s interpretation of the character, I’m REALLY going to miss David Tennant’s Doctor.<\/p>\nTell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3>