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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:24 pm


Missed the beginning (again) but yay! It's not cancelled! And it's early next week!

-I have mixed feeling about Novice Hame still looking after the Face of Boe, especially with the gun.
-Hm..being able to buy emotions would make drama a hell of a lot easier
-If he still had his scooter, he could make it fly, and then he could chase after them. Maybe.
-Aww..I want a kitten!
-These cars aren't that exciting are they? They could at least decorate them a bit.
-This episode is a bit on the risky side, don't you think?
-Martha gonna die
-Is Novice Hame in mourning? Or is the black uniform the new ninja get up? (Okay, so it looked black, it's actually grey, but still.)
-Those are some fat off crabs
-Okay, now I feel sorry for her.
-Number of times Martha's nearly died from lack of oxygen: Two. Let's see if it can get to five before the end of the series.
-Don't die yet! We need to know the secret! (Well, I think I know it, but we'll never be sure otherwise.)
-That one city full of very good singers.

(Happy 727th Episode everybody!)
PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:27 pm


Are threads Mergeable in here? If not I'll just copy my thread in to here and you can delete the other one (that was posted first ninja ) if you want.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:29 pm


The Macra are one of the old enemies re-appearing by the way biggrin

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The Macra appeared in the 1967 Second Doctor story The Macra Terror by Ian Stuart Black and they are an intelligent, giant crab-like species from an unnamed planet colonised by humanity in the future. In appearance, they resemble giant vast, lumbering crustaceans with extended eyes on stalks and formidable, enormous claws. The Macra invaded the control centre of the colony and seized the levers of power without the colonists - including their Pilot - knowing what had happened. Thereafter the Macra only appeared at night, after the humans were in their quarters respecting a curfew. Lacking vocal cords, they presumably communicate by some form of telepathy and have strong hypnotic powers which can alter human perception and affect the brain. They also have the ability to ensure messages are vocalised through electronic apparatus such as television or sensor speakers. Both these tools were used to keep the human colonists suppressed and subjected on the Macra planet. The humans instead believed they were blissfully happy. This provided a cover for the Macra to use the colonists as miners in a vast gas mine. The gas produced was deadly to the miners but vital to the Macra, enabling them to move more quickly and rejuvenating their abilities. The Second Doctor effected a revolution on the Macra planet and helped an engineer an explosion in the control centre, destroying the Macra in charge and presumably dooming the species.

David Tennant has indicated that a monster from the Troughton Era will return in the 2007 series. It was discovered to be the Macra, and they appeared in the episode Gridlock. In the episode, the Macra are found to be alive on the surface of New Earth where they could survive the planet's toxic atmosphere. They are shrouded at the bottom where they snatch the flying cars and track them through the lights they generate. The Doctor theorized that the Macra had developed into their current form where they almost apper nothing more then feral beings. No explanation is given on the Macra's current fate except that they were referenced as being billions of years old who developed a mighty empire.
PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:31 pm


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Yep, I thought it was awesome. Only a few points.

-Stupid drug dealers ...
-Evil Kidnappers
-Smart Martha!
-Repeating Lines
-Poor Boe!
-THE DOCTOR IS NOT THE LAST!
-Stroppy Martha
-Stupid Singing ...
-Nasty lying Doctor :O I forgive you though whee
-Gallifrey sounds awesome!
-NO YOU ARE NOT THE LAST OF THE TIME LORDS!
-Sad doctor sad I would hate to be him crying
-telling her about the Daleks - Like, she gets to meet them, soon XD
-Your family exists ... Didnt you drop your granddaughter off as Doctor number 1 and then you were a Dad once
-Yes, Gallifrey sounds awesome.
-The Macra?

Next time Trailer - Awesome

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:41 pm


The cat says Mama XD
PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:48 pm


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* The Doctor repeats the phrase "New New New New New New New New New New New New New New New York", as he had said in New Earth.
* This episode reveals the "great secret" promised to The Doctor by the Face of Boe in New Earth - that he is not the only remaining Time Lord ("You are not alone"). However, the Doctor denies this, possibly refering to a previous episode where he says "I would know in here" tapping his forhead.
* This episode is set in the year 5,000,000,053: 30 years after New Earth. This is the furthest known point into the future that the TARDIS has ever travelled within a Doctor Who episode.
* This is the third Doctor Who episode to be set after the year five billion and to feature the Face of Boe, following series one's The End of the World and series two's New Earth (although the Face did feature on a news article in The Long Game and was mentioned in Bad Wolf). Gridlock is also the second episode to feature the Sisters of Plenitude who previously appeared in New Earth.
* Novice Hame (who first appeared in New Earth) returned in this episode, somewhat aged from her previous appearance. This was also proven in the trailer for Doctor Who Confidential episode 3 and Totally Doctor Who.
* The episode marks the first reappearance of the large crustacean Macra race. The Doctor refers to their vast gas mines which enslaved humans, a reference to the Second Doctor serial The Macra Terror, remarking that the Macra have "devolved" from their previous, more intelligent, state.
* There is no appearance of the Arc Word Mr. Saxon.
* The Doctor talks about his home planet, Gallifrey for the first time since its destruction in the Time War


So, like, no more saxon this week either :O

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:44 pm


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Are threads Mergeable in here? If not I'll just copy my thread in to here and you can delete the other one (that was posted first ninja ) if you want.


Yeh, The other one was posted first. I didn't realise it was made until I'd posted this, and I had to go back to doing my homework so I didn't do anything about it. I'll just leave both of them cause it's two in the morning and it doesn't really matter anyway.
PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:01 am


heh, I would delete my thread but I cant sad

Anywho, the episode was quite awesome really biggrin

New New New New New New New New New New New New New New New York XD

I think he means it's the 15th York, otherwise it would be the 16th York and the 15th New York XD

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:46 pm


T'was very good indeed. I managed to miss the repeat. Again. I'm not doing too well with this.
PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:26 pm


xd I saw the repeat biggrin

Well, like, what kind of Gun did the Sister have? Was it real? Was it just a lazer cutter type thing?

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:14 pm


i missed the begining >_< well parts of it.. cos i was at my cousins house and we were al sorting out food and me and my cxousin were just liike ahhhh stupid pizza need dr who!!! evil
awww.... shes only 10 though and really young acting 4laugh
lol
PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:15 pm


why that last bit was relevant i dunno but i have a cold right now so my brian is going blahhhhhhhhhhh stressed

ha. bliss killed them all rofl

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:28 pm


Maybe they died from being stupid? Y'know, Ignorance is bliss XD
PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:42 am


Hmm..Maybe.

Sorry for not writing anything all week, I've been filming sweatdrop Also, I can't do the episode discussion so maybe The Last Lord of Time can do it for me? I've got to go out again crying

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:26 am


Sure, it's on early tonight, I would be glad to biggrin I will write it as and when it is on so that I get lots of notes biggrin
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