30.03: Planet of the Ood

[Mad Tam McC]

My vote goes for Sally Sparrow

[Dave]

Originally Posted by PTeppic

Does anyone know where the outside of the Ood-sphere was filmed. Looked more industrial than an RAF base, and looked genuine.

My thoughts at the time were that it looked too industrial. That's not a criticism, it just led me to be expecting more to the Ood processing than surgery and psychological conditioning.

My guess would be an old steelworks - a rolling mill or something like that. I expect that although it looked good on the outside, the inside was too dilapidated to use for the 'brain' scene.
Steel Works, Rover Way, Cardiff - A Fullscreen 360 degree Virtual Tour Cardiff, Wales UK

[Briareus Delta]

My favourite episode in this series so far by a mile. Alien landscape, good pacey plot. Liked the continuing 'missing bees' reference and the reference to the Doctor's song ending soon.

But the main reason I enjoyed it - as DT said in Confidential - 'You've gotta love an Ood'!!

[Vladd67]

Pity it dragged up the old Sci fi cliché that when ever an alien race is attacked for being an immigrant or being used as a slave the person cracking the whip is black.
As for Reinette as a companion
a) she is an historical character and that would screw with a whole load of timelines.
b) she seems to be busy in the states at the moment with a vampire in Moonlight.

[Rane Longfox]

Originally Posted by Vladd67

As for Reinette as a companion
a) she is an historical character and that would screw with a whole load of timelines.

I'm not saying she should be a companion, but... they're all historical, from the Doctor's point of view surely? Or do you mean something different?

[Vladd67]

I mean Reinette (Madame de Pompadour) is a real character from history with a possible effect on history

[pyan]

Much as I had my doubts when I heard that CT was to be the new companion, I think she's already making a good stab at the part. And I must say, I find the the lack of a romantic sub-plot a nice change.

I say, give her a fair chance..."let's see what happens", to coin a phrase....

[Ursa major]

I'd believe there wasn't a romantic subtext a bit more if the two "not" involved with each other didn't keep shouting that there wasn't anything going on between them at every possible opportunity. (Wasn't this the plot of a lot of Hollywood movies in the 1930s? And didn't it always end at the altar; the couple being always the last to know. Not that I believe that this is going to happen. )

[pyan]

Originally Posted by Ursa major

I'd believe there wasn't a romantic subtext a bit more if the two "not" involved with each other didn't keep shouting that there wasn't anything going on between them at every possible opportunity.

Yes, I agree that's a good point, Ursa...well, when I worked through the syntax of that sentence, I'm pretty sure I agree...But I honestly can't see it, myself.

Sort of "the lady doth protest too much, methinks", as Queen Gertrude says...

[Ursa major]

With a program you can use indentation to show the structure.

(And I'm practicing living in a world where commas are frowned upon; it'll be upon us before we know it if we're not careful. )

[HoopyFrood]

I rather liked this episode. Although a few of things: Do dungeon-y, jail places always have to be dark, foreboding and have smoke everywhere? And how on earth does a race like the Ood come about -- a random extra brain (and a bloody big one) popping up. That's quite the feat in the creation of life department. And that's quite some sneeze that Mr Darling (can't remember his name in this episode) gave to spit out his own brain

I agree to some degree about the very neat ending -- everyone's heard your song and now all the Ood are being sent home. Yay! After having slaves all across the three galaxies, I doubt they're going to be given up that easily -- the Empire took its time in being broken down the first time around

And woot, I'm almost back on track with the Who watching now.

[Mark Robson]

My wife has a theory... you know when the Ood said "You're song is nearly finished", she wonders whether "Song" referred to River Song. What do you think?

[thaddeus6th]

That's a cunning thought.