S13E02 " War of the Sontarans" BBC1 6.10-7.10pm 7th November
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You beat me to it. I was going to say the inevitable remake will explain that as the centerpiece of the film.
Moira Rose is available for a role
You beat me to it.
Very enjoyable! Like most everyone else, I wish we'd gotten to see more development with Yaz, especially without Graham and Ryan. My hubby actually mentioned The Key to Time series (linked episodes for a season), but I don't think either of us thought about them *actually* using the Key in a series in 2021. Interesting speculations!
The Glitter Twins obvs have a bedazzler problem, but are also wonderfully creepy. Nice job on the actors' parts.
One detail I did notice the first time round but didn't remember to mention - when the Doctor is talking to not!Strax, and Mrs Seacole tries to interrupt, the Doctor gives her a sharp "Shh!"
The way Mary reacts shows it was the same thing Eleven did to James Corden in "Closing Time" - it only works on less sophisticated minds. So it's funny and it's a past reference... but it's kinda mean to Mary Seacole. Although I guess all human minds are less sophisticated to the Doctor.
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The way Mary reacts shows it was the same thing Eleven did to James Corden in "Closing Time" - it only works on less sophisticated minds. So it's funny and it's a past reference... but it's kinda mean to Mary Seacole. Although I guess all human minds are less sophisticated to the Doctor.
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'The Birds II: Land's End'
The later sequel I think attributed the changes to some toxic chemicals released by some evil corporation...
Nowadays we let evil corporations attend climate change summits.
Didi anyone in the thread mention the Sontar-Ha vs Sontar-Ho thing? What was up with that?
Oh, I hadn't noticed there was a difference.
Oh, I hadn't noticed there was a difference.
One of the groups used "ho". It might have had a bad connotation since it was the group the wounded/captured Sontaran returned to.
Or else there are different groups of Sontarans?
-Ha means "we're awesome!", -Ho means "we're depressed..."
-Ho was used when slaying a soldier who had "failed".
-Ho was used when slaying a soldier who had "failed".
Plus the ships in the past had a lot of red lighting and the ones in the present had a lot of green lighting. I'm leaning towards multiple "sects" of Sontarans.
I thought it was supposed to be the same group at different points in their timeline., creating staging grounds working backwards through time.
Finalised ratings for the week are out now putting it up to 5.1 million.
Or to put it another way; 13th for the week overall but 6th in terms of individual shows.
So next time you see someone talking about how much of a failure the series is, ask them what their definition of success would be!
Or to put it another way; 13th for the week overall but 6th in terms of individual shows.
So next time you see someone talking about how much of a failure the series is, ask them what their definition of success would be!
I'm no Time Lord but I would think you'd do it the other way around. Go back as far as you can to increase your advantage over your opponent (since their military tech would be less advanced) and then let your success in the past naturally work its way forward. If you control the world in the past, you'll control it in the future as well.
That's how a Time Lord might do it, but these are Sontarans. They want a scrap. Even if the British Empire isn't THAT much of a challenge they will at least fight and die honorably and in their hundreds or thousands. Cavemen? Not so much.
Now why they didn't choose WWI is another matter.
I watched clips haven't seen it yet. But the Mouri did look like the Fendahl and OMG imagine a future Who with them back and modern effects... Please writers bring them back, one of my favourite Who bad guys.
You're not the first person to notice that resemblance!
Their General really wanted to ride a horse.
I'm liking this short series but really the pacing is all over the place and not in a good way.