Liveblog Doctor Who S04E12 The Stolen Earth By Russell T Davies
I am liveblogging each episode of Doctor Who as I watch it. I am publishing a raw stream of consciousness list of things I am considering and wondering about as I watch. In the interest of not spoiling anything for anyone I am putting all of it behind the jump.
This episode is the twelfth episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called The Stolen Earth. From the site: Earth’s greatest heroes assemble, to fight the New Dalek Empire. But a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows…
* Everything’s fine? Yeah it kind of is…
* Good, I like Saturdays. hee!
* I’m still a bit confused about Donna and Rose, honestly. And why Donna is so frakking pivotal.
* Milk jugs asplode? Yikes!
* Why does the Doctor have his hand? Doesn’t Jack have it? WTF?
* Isn’t it good Rose is coming back? I’m glad he thinks so but I disagree.
* We didn’t move the Earth is gone? Horry clap!
* Far across the universe? But how is she someplace that doesn’t exist anymore?
* Martha? Hm.
* Jack! Gwen! Ianto! Nice.
* Sarah? I just don’t watch her show. I hope I don’t miss out on something important.
* Grampy Wilf! You green swine! They always want the women! This ep’s first mention: I love Grampy Wilf!
* WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FRAKKING SKY?????
* Rose and her big gun and bigger teeth?
* Oh my. That gold stuff looks like all rift all the time. uh oh.
* Fearsome technology? From the DOCTOR? oh noes.
* The Shadow Proclamation?
* Who are the news people? Are they from other BBC shows or what?
* Ianto gets the giggles. hehehehe
* I love you ya big idiot. heh.
* I wonder what good Ianto’s local knowledge is now? (:
* Let me guess, UNIT is gonna do their best to frak it up.
* Martha’s cell is out of service? Odd.
* That looks like a lot of ships.
* Ah, looting. Humans at their finest.
* Hey look it’s Rose’s teeth! I’m sure her and her gun will be along in a moment.
* Spaceships? Grampy Wilf should be happy, not sad he can’t find Donna.
* Tell me you put something in my drink. hee!
* Project Indigo? I wonder what that is.
* Mister Smith is kind of neat.
* OMG! EXTERMINATE!
* Captain Jack can’t stop a Dalek? Are you serious?
* Rose unmade the Emperor Dalek at the end of series one? WTF?
* Where did they come from?
* I wonder what Sarah Jane remembers of them, I don’t really remember her time as his companion so I don’t know what her knowledge of them is.
* Supreme Dalek on the bridge? The Crucible will be complete? Ultimate Destiny?
* Daleks want Earth? WOW that is a lot of Daleks.
* Did The Doctor get the message en route to the Shadow Proclamation?
* Oh he wore his good coat. Nice. And speaks Judoon? Since when? He didn’t really speak to them last time round.
* Timelords can’t possibly exist?
* I’ve got a missing planet. Heh.
* So who is she? I don’t know a lot about the Proclamation really.
* 24 worlds have been taken? Who’d want Klom? heh.
* Her eyes are freaky.
* Pyrovilia? It’s a cold case? Adipose 3 was last as well? Lost moon of Poosh? I wondered why there were so many lost.
* Don’t get all spaceman? ha!
* Someone tried to move the Earth once before, a long time ago…? Really?
* Project Indigo is being activated? Here’s hoping!
* Did that Dalek say “And I hate UNIT”? I wouldn’t be surprised, but still.
* She’s taking the what key? (looks it up) It’s the Osterhagen Key. Oh my GORD, not the Osterhagen Key! (I have no idea what that is.)
* But talk about the nick of time there Martha!
* Martha is down? (Did he say scattered into atoms or into ATMOS?) Then what’s going to happen to her?
* Who is asking about The Doctor?
* Give me more Jack and Gwen and Ianto! Oh who am I kidding? Gimme more Jack and Ianto! Grr, baby. VERY grr.
* Prepare the Crucible?
* The abomination? Dalek Caan? WTF is a Dalek Caan?
* Those eyes are six kinds of freaky.
* There is something on her back? STILL? Or was something?
* You’re something new?
* Knock it off Donna you are brilliant!
* Loss that is yet to come? Uh oh.
* Bees disappearing? That’s a warning right?
* Freak storms are going on too.
* Stop talking and do it!
* Seize your transport?
* Doctor is going to lead a battle?
* Yes Doctor you get that key for her wink wink!
* She orders him to stop? Hmm.
* Grampy Wilf and a paintgun! That rules!
* Oh no, those poor people!!
* GO GRAMPY WILF! Ah crap.
* D’you wanna swap? I love him!
* Rose saved them? I must admit if this Rose and this Doctor were adventuring I would probably like it. I bet the TARDIS can’t hold him and her and her teeth though. I don’t care HOW much it’s “bigger on the inside” I just don’t don’t think so.
* Medusa Cascade? Why are they there? Why did it stop?
* You can’t give up! You are the bloody DOCTOR!
* We surrender? Oh noes. I’m glad to see other people on Earth reacting though. But how do all these people just give up?
* OMG! Who is that? Harriet Jones?
* Captain Jack Harkness shame on you! I think I like her a bit more…
* Webcam? She wouldn’t let me she said they’re naughty. hahahahahaha
* WOW she’s a surprise!
* Slytheen? I think I should watch a bit of Sarah Jane!
* I knew the Earth would be in danger and the Doctor would fail to appear?
* Shut up Rose! Now is NOT the time to be jealous.
* Her son is awesome!
* Hello. Ianto Jones. (:
* My life doesn’t matter. Not if it saves the Earth.
* I can’t believe it took a woman who never actually went anywhere with the Doctor on a real adventure to get them all to get going. I mean yay, but wow.
* OMG the phone rang! HOORAY! Nice tracky thing and beams from the column in Cardiff.
* Is she sacrificing Mister Smith? He’s looking a bit melty.
* TARDIS on fire? Oh noes!
* Tell the Doctor from me he chose his companions well.
* She went out like a hero. Good for her!
* Why are the planets appearing round them??
* A second out of place? Weird.
* He found them, yay!
* Outer space Facebook? Heh.
* The Dark Lord is come?
* WHO IS THAT VOICE?
* Davros? Again? HOW?
* I guess I can see that being possible?
* He made more Daleks? EW EW EW!
* Is Davros or the Doctor the Dark Lord the crazy one is talking about?
* Everlasting Death for the most faithful companion? Which one? What makes it everlasting?
* Indigo is gonna zap Jack someplace?
* And that big gun too?
* Ohhhhhh no. I don’t think Gwen and Ianto are gonna be fine at all.
* Tell me Sarah Jane doesn’t have ATMOS. (:
* How did she zap around like that?
* Why don’t you ask her yourself?
* How did she get there, right there?
* Whaaaaaa??????
* No no no no no no no no no. Just…no.
* Nice gun show, Jack.
* Like Owen, like Tosh. I am SO glad I watched that first!
* It’s starting?
* But he can’t…with the…and the…but…what?
* Sarah Jane? NOOOOO!
* Who’s coming in the door? How did a Dalek get in the front door?
* Ooh! I must admit watching him regenerate is pretty awesome. It was neat last time too.
I like how they went about this episode, and how they got everyone together. I didn’t like that Rose sort of reverted back to spoiled self-centered Rose, she’s way neater when she’s her own person. I also really like how they did the slow reveal on Davros. I thought they did a damn fine job with The Master at the end of Series Three so I am glad to see Davros back in this one. I am DYING that I can’t watch the next one right now! GAH!!!!
