The Sontaran Experiment
Previous: The Ark in Space
The Sontaran Experiment
So we begin with, what looks like, a field of tiny Death Stars. And they make SOUNDS.
DO NOT TAUNT HAPPY FUN BALLS.
WAIT. NEVER MIND. TAUNT HAPPY FUN BALLS. THEY WILL MAKE TOM BAKER MAGICALLY APPEAR.
Clearly Harry is having some trouble operating the transmat machine...
So the first bit we get of Sarah Jane is distant screaming of "HELP ME!" cut to a pair of orange legs flailing in the air. What.
"I say, you're not hurt?"
"Only my dignity."
THAT'S our Sarah Jane!
Although I have to say, with that yellow rain-slicker and blue woolen cap on, she looks about 14.
Well, for an Earth that's been deserted for 10,000 years, I'd say those guys look pretty human to me.
Huh. This might actually be the serial where Sarah Jane does something to really impress me.
Oh wait, she had that thing with the FREAKING HUNTING RIFLE in Pyramids of Mars. That was awesome.
Wow. Nice stunt-work, Tom. You could've easily slipped and broken yourself doing that.
Uh oh, everybody's split up...
"Start talking."
":D...Alright, what do you want to talk about?"
So when exactly are they going to explain what this weird cart-on-stilts-thing is?
"This is EXTREMELY interesting are you going to cut me loose?" HAH. I love the Doctor's ability to smush 2 unrelated topics into 1 sentence.
SCOUT-ROBOT KNOWS WHERE YOU LIVE.
I'm just a little surprised at how much of the past few scenes have been devoted to the general events of The Ark in Space.
"I just love clocks. Atomic clocks, quartz clocks, grandfather clocks..."
"SHUT UP!"
"...cuckoo clocks..."
Well at least now Sarah Jane and Four are back together. Now to find Harry...
"I've lost my sonic screwdriver! I feel absolutely lost without it!"
"I FOUND your sonic screwdriver."
"What would I do without you?"
Aww...
Is it just me, or does Four get knocked out more than any other Doctor? At least from what I've seen...
CLASSIC SONTARAN! And Sarah Jane thinks he's the same from her first serial. Wish I'd taken Ashley up on her offer to borrow Time Warrior.
"Identical, yes. The same, no." HURRAY FOR SOLDIER-LOGIC!
"Why did you make that disagreeable noise?" Okay...that is THE best reaction to ANYONE screaming I think I've EVER heard on this show.
Sorry guys, but I have a feeling that your incredibly quiet guns aren't going to work here.
He says "you should not exist," presses a button, makes a strange noise, and the mysterious device on Sarah Jane's forehead does...nothing.
*checks wikipedia* Okay, so Harry IS from the same time as Sarah Jane, he just uses Edwardian language out of preference. Interesting.
"They are totally dependent on organic chemical intake for their energy supply." In other words, humans need food?
Tortured by Sontaran fear-based mind-games? Doctor to the rescue!
"Oh Sarah..."
"Very touching!"
"...YOU UNSPEAKABLE ABOMINATION."
Reason #1 why you don't mess with the Doctor's companions: *TIEMRAGE*
We're not even half-way done with the second episode and Four's already been knocked out THREE TIMES. GUYS, COME ON.
And now Harry's back and EVERYBODY'S UNCONSCIOUS.
Oh yeah, and that one guy's dead.
"Conclusion: This species has little resistance to immersion in liquids." In other words, humans drown?
"You never know when these bits and pieces will come in handy. Never throw anything away, Harry." *throws chunk of shielding away*
"Don't be alarmed, old thing! Not going to hurt you!" said the Doctor to the scout-robot that kidnapped his companion.
Oh Doctor, you brilliant but simple liar.
"You! But I killed you!" This is gonna sound kinda weird but...is it just me, or is Four just...IMMUNE to DYING?
Not that I have a problem with that, not at all.
DOCTOR VS. SONTARAN BATTLE! AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE FIGHT MUSIC!
To clarify: a Sontaran with a machete is dueling a Time Lord with a stick. THIS SHOW.
Did...did his HEAD just DEFLATE? NO. NO, PLEASE NEVER SHOW US THAT AGAIN.
And then there was a s'plosion!
"Next time, Earthling, we shall utterly destroy you!"
"Not today, thank you."
(so of COURSE my mind jumped to "I'll get you next time, Gadget. Next time.")
So I keep hearing that Genesis of the Daleks and Midnight were the only stories to not show the TARDIS, but this certainly didn't either!
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