Arnold
CibbuanoThe Impossible Planet
September 4th 2006 08:48
Well, last Saturday's episode of Doctor Who was an absolute corker and one of the best of the season so far.
Finally, the good Doctor and Rose land on an alien planet... but not just any alien planet, this planet is held just above the rim of a black hole - defying the very laws of physics! A team of human scientists have set up base on the impossible planet and are drilling into the planet's core in an attempt to find out where the planet's amazing source of power originates. Meanwhile, the base's computer and the team's alien servents (the Ood) are beginning to act strangely...
The new series of Doctor Who has never been scarier than here. Drawing on influences such as the film 'Event Horizon', 'Aliens', various cult b-grade sci-fi films, older episode of Doctor Who and even the computer game Doom, the episode 'The Impossible Planet' offers up an effective pop-culture pastiche of sci-fi horror. From the haunting music (some of the best featured in Doctor Who so far) to the Lovecraftian aliens and freaky throwaway references to all things satanic, this episode is all class and I didn't want it to end. Regardless of how it's resolved next week, this episode remains one of my favourites of this series.
Anyway, if you missed this - you missed out!
HIGHLIGHTS: The effects are really top notch, once again. The realisation of the Ood, the alien planet, the black hole... everything, was all so well done.
Toby stepping out onto the barren surface of the planet sans-space suit was pretty creepy.
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