Liveblog Doctor Who S4E04 The Sontaran Stratagem by Helen Raynor
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 fourth episode of Season Four (or Thirty depending who you ask), called The Sontaran Stratagem (first of a two-parter). From the site: Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait.
* Those are some heinous tracksuits.
* Dear Rattigan with two Ts: You’re not Matthew Broderick. Stop it. Thxby.
* She will be terminated. Cool. COOL!? Are you kidding me?
* Deaths related to Atmos systems? Does the S stand for system? Isn’t that redundant?
* Jo, why can’t you get out of the car? Wiggle out the window? Oh, because if you did you aren’t interesting anymore.
* “What am I gonna do, put a dent in the 1980s?” “Someone did…” Oh? Do we get to find out more about that?
* How did Martha convince him? We never hear that part.
* Did she just call him a prawn? Heh.
* Don’t fight don’t fight, well don’t get along either? Heee! Bit human, that.
* Weird giant semi trailers.
* WTF is Martha in on? Why is she running off tracking aliens?
* Weird three fingered command giver in the purply lit room.
* Technically he never resigned? I love nods to the old bits. “All a bit more homespun back then…” hahahaha!
* Atmos, eh? Sounds pretty fantastic, especially now.
* “That’s why we called in an expert.” “Really? Who’d you get?” heeee!
* Weird basement area room, I’d not go near it.
* Ahh! Why is it banging?
* How does green acky stuff OHHH MY GOD!!!!!
* If it’s a person but an umbilical cord at the neck it’s not human.
* One of them was smart, interesting.
* Ahh! WTF is that thing? A cattle prod sized tazer? Yikes!
* If he’s Sontaran then the thing in the vat with a neck vent is a Sontaran too, right? Like when Dalek Sec got the human body?
* SuperTemp? Go Donna!!
* Not coming with you? what What WHAAAAT?
* Oh good she’s staying. Hurrah!
* You Dumbo! hehehehe! I really like the two of them together.
* Oh this guy’s not half creepy.
* I’m here to work? Hmmmm…
* Oh she’s letting them lead her….I guess she has no reason to think otherwise but oh come ON!
* I really love that Donna is wearing a jacket and sneakers. Awesome. Vaguely Doctor-y.
* Flashbacks and we’re only in Episode Four!?
* Oh Granddad, there you are! I love you. Will you be my Granddad too? I’ve never had one that happy to see me.
* RUN MARTHA! Nitwit. How does she not know? Oh look they won’t let her out. There’s a shock.
* Is it safe? I thought that was my job! Oh man. He is super awesome!
* Oh look it’s mum. Annnnnd, she’s off!
* That wink officially makes him Best. Gramps. Ever.
* Ross is reasonably sharp.
* Ooh, conditional clause. Well done Doctor!
* I wonder if he’s actually American or if it’s a put on accent.
* Nice hissy fit Rattigan. That flounce out of the room was super impressive.
* He called you a grunt, don’t call Ross a grunt, he’s nice, we like Ross! Fabulous!
* It’s been a long time since anyone said no to you…
* I totally need a jacket like that! That’s quite the pocket.
* Teleport pod what? OMG!
* oh NO he didn’t! How did he get in? Intruder window? GROAN!!!!!!
* Only an idiot would provoke him! Only a stooge would interrupt!
* Good shot doctor! I think I am right about that neck thing, it’s a weirdy pre-Sontaran something or other. A Sontaran Daywalker if you will.
* How do you tell each other apart? I can tell the difference, why can’t you doofus?
* Oh look, Martha’s in trouble. Imagine that.
* Knowing they are the soldiers they are, why would Rattigan think they’ll take care of him at all?
* Oh noes! They are gonna get dumped in the river!
* Don’t do what I say, ok, drive me to the river! Nice!
* I wonder if they’ll notice that Martha’s not wearing her ring? They got her ears pierced even.
* Wilf! Grampy Wilf is phenomenal even still.
* Promise you’ll take care of her. She takes care of me! That’s so cute.
* HA! He’s the man from the wedding! I love when they admit stuff happens outside of this episode.
* All they want is war. You can’t take it Rattigan. You can’t even make a passable Ferris Bueller, how are you gonna be a warlord?
* Why did you get in the car Grampy Wilf? Why Why Why??????
* Oh this looks bad, mmmkay?
* Don’t you do anything to my Grampy Wilf!!
AHHHHH!!!!!!!
This is a good episode, but I don’t like the two-parters as much because that first bit doesn’t stand on its own like it should.
I hate cliffhangers. Good thing for me the next episode starts NOW!
