Martha Jones, now working for UNIT, calls the Doctor (via her cell phone last seen in the season three finale, "The Last of the Time Lords") to help investigate an ATMOS factory. ATMOS (Atmospheric Omission System) is a device that has been installed and integrated on half of the world's vehicles. Besides acting as a GPS, ATMOS also reduces carbon dioxide emissions. What brings it to UNIT's attention is that 50-plus deaths have occurred in cars with ATMOS installed. Martha believes they were poisoned; however the toxin leaves the system immediately after death. As a result, UNIT believes the technology is alien in origin. The Doctor goes off to investigate the boy genius creator of the device, Luke Rattigan, who runs a private school. After a brief talk with Martha, Donna decides to visit her family instead of going with the Doctor to the academy. Donna reveals her secret to her grandfather but not initially to her mother. In the meantime, Martha is lured away from her duties by two...
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"But that's what you do. You're the Doctor, you save people."—Donna NobleFor her first real trip in the TARDIS, the Doctor takes Donna to visit ancient Rome. To their surprise, it's not Rome proper but Pompeii, right before the eruption. They also discover that the TARDIS has been sold as a piece of "modern art" to Caecilius. His daughter, Evelina, is preparing to join the the mystical Sybilline Sisterhood who seem to have the power of future sight. As is always the case, there is a prophecy about a "blue box" coming at a time of destruction. The Doctor and Donna squabble about whether to warn the citizens of Pompeii about their impending doom. They make their way to Caecilius's home, where the TARDIS is on display. As they are about to make their getaway in the ship, the city's augur, Lucius, arrives to pick up a piece of marble Caecilius was commissioned to carve. This new piece of art catches the Doctor's eye as it remarkable looks like part of a circuit board. After a eeri...
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"If you could decide who lives and who dies, that would make you a monster."—Mr. CooperHail and well met all! New episodes of Torchwood, new (old) episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures and now new episodes of Doctor Who: all is well with the world now! I'm extremely happy us poor blokes in North America do not have to wait months and months to continue our travels with the Doctor, so let's get to it, shall we?Some quick notes:—The blog will be organized with a straight forward recap/synopsis followed by my actually commentary, nitpicks and quotes. I've adopted this pattern based on feedback from readers. So if you dislike reading a recap (since you've already “watched the episode”), then just skip down to the commentary section and beyond. As time goes on, I will probably shorten the recap portion or just change it up because that's how I roll.—This blog is based on the unedited BBC broadcast of the show so there is a chance that I could reference a scene th...
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New releases announced today, February 18:Russell T. Davies' The Grand - The Complete Collection will be coming out May 27 Tremors: The Series will be coming out July 22 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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“Martha Jones, you saved the world.”— The DoctorRight then! Here we are at the end of the third season of the new Doctor Who series and what a ride it has been to get here. First the Dalek raged war upon the human race, followed by the Cybermen (and Dalek) also raging war upon the human race. Who else could possibly top that duo of evil and wage war upon the human race again? The Master, that’s who! And who exactly is needed to help put an end to the Master’s reign of terror? A potential doctor: one Martha Jones.One year has passed since the events in the previous episode. The Doctor, Martha’s family and Captain Jack are all still prisoners of the Master on the flying aircraft carrier Valiant. During this time, the Master with the help of his "children," the Toclafane, have conquered and enslaved the Earth. Labor camps have been set up with the purpose of building a fleet of ships and devices capable of decimating the universe in the process of setting ...
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