The Poison Sky
- Episode aired May 30, 2008
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
6.8K
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With planet Earth choking under the poison sky, the Doctor must stop the Sontarans' threat to the planet.With planet Earth choking under the poison sky, the Doctor must stop the Sontarans' threat to the planet.With planet Earth choking under the poison sky, the Doctor must stop the Sontarans' threat to the planet.
Biddy Hodson
- Captain Price
- (as Bridget Hodgson)
- Director
- Writers
- Helen Raynor
- Robert Holmes
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIt was rumoured that while filming the gas mask scene, David Tennant forgot his line, and he spontaneously ad-libbed "Are you my mummy?", the catchphrase of the gas mask zombies in the Christopher Eccleston serial The Empty Child (2005)/The Doctor Dances (2005). However, his wife Georgia Tennant confirmed that this isn't true.
- GoofsWhen all are gathered and Luke is explaining his plan, a male student is trying to persuade him of the futility of his intentions. From the front view he is standing and a lot taller than Luke. But from the side view, he is sitting an is almost the same height.
- Quotes
Colonel Mace: [wearing gas mask, holding assault rifle] latest firing stock; what do you think, Doctor?
The Doctor: [also wearing gas mask] Are you my mummy?
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: Billie Piper receives screen credit as Rose Tyler, even though her appearance in the episode lasts less than one second.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Doctor Who Confidential: Sontar-Ha! (2008)
- SoundtracksDoctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Featured review
Fireball XL5
The conclusion of this two-part episode was, thankfully, a bit stronger than the opening half.
With the Sontaran's gas slowly overwhelming the planet, The Doctor (David Tennant) must find some way to eradicate that danger, all whilst convincing the UNIT team not to attempt to take the nuclear option on the Sontaran warship and with something off about Martha (Freema Agyeman). He does have help though, as unbeknownst to the Sontaran when they transported the TARDIS on board, they brought Donna (Catherine Tate) along with them.
The silliness that soured the first part is largely sorted out here in the conclusion, especially once someone works out that you can smash windows to save Wilfred. He and Sylvia sealing themselves inside the house is, admittedly a bit of a strange idea, but I suppose the idea was to buy more time for the Doctor to save them? One bit of silliness that remains though is the fireball solution to burning off the gas, which would be plausible if it was only in the lower atmosphere, but we've seen the gas at ground level. I'm probably thinking too much about it, especially as, as I said I quite liked this episode.
It holds another Doctor sacrifice, although this time he's replaced by a much more deserving replacement. Years ahead of his time, Luke Rattigan nails the Incel aesthetic by sacrificing his planet, so he can organise an off-world breeding program.
Truth be told, it's still not brilliant. The Sontaran's are a pretty underwhelming threat. The Cybermen have the unconquerable army aesthetic down already and you think a little plastic cap on their feeding pipe would deal with the one weakness pretty quickly. This second episode was an improvement though, and lifted the double bill from shaky to solid.
With the Sontaran's gas slowly overwhelming the planet, The Doctor (David Tennant) must find some way to eradicate that danger, all whilst convincing the UNIT team not to attempt to take the nuclear option on the Sontaran warship and with something off about Martha (Freema Agyeman). He does have help though, as unbeknownst to the Sontaran when they transported the TARDIS on board, they brought Donna (Catherine Tate) along with them.
The silliness that soured the first part is largely sorted out here in the conclusion, especially once someone works out that you can smash windows to save Wilfred. He and Sylvia sealing themselves inside the house is, admittedly a bit of a strange idea, but I suppose the idea was to buy more time for the Doctor to save them? One bit of silliness that remains though is the fireball solution to burning off the gas, which would be plausible if it was only in the lower atmosphere, but we've seen the gas at ground level. I'm probably thinking too much about it, especially as, as I said I quite liked this episode.
It holds another Doctor sacrifice, although this time he's replaced by a much more deserving replacement. Years ahead of his time, Luke Rattigan nails the Incel aesthetic by sacrificing his planet, so he can organise an off-world breeding program.
Truth be told, it's still not brilliant. The Sontaran's are a pretty underwhelming threat. The Cybermen have the unconquerable army aesthetic down already and you think a little plastic cap on their feeding pipe would deal with the one weakness pretty quickly. This second episode was an improvement though, and lifted the double bill from shaky to solid.
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- Dec 31, 2021
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- Margam Castle, Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK(Rattigan Academy)
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- Runtime45 minutes
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