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locker_monsterAs Doctor lite episodes go, this one was a doozy. I think I liked it better this way. Rather than having the Doctor and the Companion missing from the episode, only the Doctor is missing. You don't have to deal with characters we've never seen before. This is Donna's story through and through.
Man, I shouldn't have watched the trailer. I'll put my thoughts behind a cut just in case someone out there did have the willpower and didn't watch it.
Sigh. Two more episodes and then we're done.
Well, Donna's story with some Rose tossed in. Definitely made it more interesting. Nothing was answered, but what do you want? ;-) I'm a big fan of alternative reality stories, so the premise really appealed to me. One tiny decision made by Donna and the whole world changed. It's never dawned on me that if Donna hadn't been there in "The Runaway Bride" the Doctor would have died along with the Racnoss. Because she is the one who tells him to stop and leave. And because the Doctor dies so many people die along with him. Martha. Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde, and Maria. Heck, the whole of London. It's truly amazing how much he affects. I liked how the story was told from an outside perspective. Since Donna never became the Companion she's outside of everything and you rarely see that since most of the time the story is focused on the Doctor and the Companion. It was kind of like "Love and Monsters" and how Elton went his whole life just witnessing all this stuff that the Doctor handled first hand. I'm not sure about all this hype about Donna being special. Can't she just be a normal woman who just realized her potential? I don't want her to have any special powers. But the solution she comes up with, throwing herself in front of that truck to stop past her from turning right, was a great moment for Donna. She gives her life for a better world essentially. Though, Rose says Donna will die. Does this fulfill that or is Donna going to die before the season is over? No killing of the Companions please.
Okay, so the monster was a giant beetle who sucks on your lifeforce or time potential or something. Invisible insects causing havoc on people's back is nothing new for Doctor Who though. :-) Just from the trailer for "Turn Left" I seriously thought the thing on Donna's back was a Metebelis III spider. So that's the big prophecy from "The Fires of Pompeii". "There's something on your back" was just a beetle. Okay, yeah, there were big, earth shattering consequences but it wasn't exactly a huge revelation. I did like how they tied it in with the character of The Trickster, who appeared on The Sarah Jane Adventures; the Trickster did say he would target the Doctor next and this sort of fits. I just love it when the various parts of a fandom universe actually connect, because most times they stay separate. Interesting that the beetle went for Donna and changed her history; it could have gone for the Doctor and made him miss meeting Donna. But then it'd be the Doctor's story and he would have actually met Rose that way. I was kind of hoping Donna would ask Rose her name and then we would have that scene where the Donna is saying that Rose is returning. My guess that's next episode.
And Rose. So good to see her again. So she's being pulled across universes. Check. By the crash of lightning? Something's going on. The second time Donna meets Rose, Rose is running full tilt and then she looks confused. I suppose Rose can't control what's happening to her. Does this mean Rose has been hopping across all parallel worlds, warning people along the way? That would be cool. She's kind of like a rock skipping across the surface of a pond, touching each world but not staying too long. Despite everything, she's sort of giddy, just like the Doctor would be. I do hope everything is connected and explained next week. The Medusa Cascade, planets disappearing, Rose being pulled across universes, and Bad Wolf. Good ol' Bad Wolf. Planets disappearing would connect with an approaching darkness. If stars are going out, that means planets and suns are disappearing. Stupid Daleks are probably involved. Sigh. But check out Rose, taking charge. Seems like in every world she visits she just contacts UNIT or Torchwood and they listen to her.
But could someone explain to me how the Bad Wolf thing is important? Not that anyone would know why at this point. Donna says the words and suddenly they're everywhere and the Cloister Bell is ringing. Because Rose absorbed the heart of the TARDIS is that why she's the only one skipping across realities? I never quite understood the whole Bad Wolf thing, though Russell T Davies probably didn't either. Funnily enough though, Bad Wolf did appear in Chinese characters last season in "Gridlock". A guidepost?
And oh man, the planet at the beginning. That's so a Firefly planet. It's Chinese and it's futuristic. The two universes are totally the same universe! Once again, this just proves that RTD is a Browncoat.
Okay, so the monster was a giant beetle who sucks on your lifeforce or time potential or something. Invisible insects causing havoc on people's back is nothing new for Doctor Who though. :-) Just from the trailer for "Turn Left" I seriously thought the thing on Donna's back was a Metebelis III spider. So that's the big prophecy from "The Fires of Pompeii". "There's something on your back" was just a beetle. Okay, yeah, there were big, earth shattering consequences but it wasn't exactly a huge revelation. I did like how they tied it in with the character of The Trickster, who appeared on The Sarah Jane Adventures; the Trickster did say he would target the Doctor next and this sort of fits. I just love it when the various parts of a fandom universe actually connect, because most times they stay separate. Interesting that the beetle went for Donna and changed her history; it could have gone for the Doctor and made him miss meeting Donna. But then it'd be the Doctor's story and he would have actually met Rose that way. I was kind of hoping Donna would ask Rose her name and then we would have that scene where the Donna is saying that Rose is returning. My guess that's next episode.
And Rose. So good to see her again. So she's being pulled across universes. Check. By the crash of lightning? Something's going on. The second time Donna meets Rose, Rose is running full tilt and then she looks confused. I suppose Rose can't control what's happening to her. Does this mean Rose has been hopping across all parallel worlds, warning people along the way? That would be cool. She's kind of like a rock skipping across the surface of a pond, touching each world but not staying too long. Despite everything, she's sort of giddy, just like the Doctor would be. I do hope everything is connected and explained next week. The Medusa Cascade, planets disappearing, Rose being pulled across universes, and Bad Wolf. Good ol' Bad Wolf. Planets disappearing would connect with an approaching darkness. If stars are going out, that means planets and suns are disappearing. Stupid Daleks are probably involved. Sigh. But check out Rose, taking charge. Seems like in every world she visits she just contacts UNIT or Torchwood and they listen to her.
But could someone explain to me how the Bad Wolf thing is important? Not that anyone would know why at this point. Donna says the words and suddenly they're everywhere and the Cloister Bell is ringing. Because Rose absorbed the heart of the TARDIS is that why she's the only one skipping across realities? I never quite understood the whole Bad Wolf thing, though Russell T Davies probably didn't either. Funnily enough though, Bad Wolf did appear in Chinese characters last season in "Gridlock". A guidepost?
And oh man, the planet at the beginning. That's so a Firefly planet. It's Chinese and it's futuristic. The two universes are totally the same universe! Once again, this just proves that RTD is a Browncoat.
Man, I shouldn't have watched the trailer. I'll put my thoughts behind a cut just in case someone out there did have the willpower and didn't watch it.
So much is going on and there's so many people. But it's a huge ass crossover! Hell yeah! I love crossovers. Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. I really hope everybody has scenes together but I doubt that's the case. Looks like each spin-off cast is on its own. It also looks like next week's episode takes place after "Exit Wounds". Only Gwen and Ianto are present. I really want the Doctor have one scene with everybody. Yes, every past Companion from the new series, and one Classic Who Companion to boot, are going to be in the same episode, but it's doesn't really count if they don't interact. I appreciate that they're making the effort though. I think I've said before that since 2008 is the 45th anniversary of Doctor Who they should have past Companions come back. Please the next two episodes be a massive crossover. Please! I will love RTD forever and ever if that happens.
Sigh. Two more episodes and then we're done.
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