The Doctor and Nasreen explore the underground Silurian city to find Amy. The alarms sound, alerting the Silurians that there are hostile life forms detected in Area 17. The Silurians use their gas weapons on both of them. Meanwhile, in the Laboratory, the Silurian Scientist makes an audio note that the human female appears to be more resistant to the cold than the males. The Silurian Scientist starts to commence dissection until the alarms sound on. She pickpockets the Scientist Silurian's medical gear, leaving her and Mo alone. Amy pressed a random button on a wall panel. A screen lights up showing that Elliot is still alive. It is revealed that Mo is the father of Elliot. Amy suspects that the screens are monitoring something. Maybe vital signs. Mo and Amy find some weapons to get the Silurian Scientist from the lab and force it to release Elliot. The Doctor is taken for a medical scan for decontamination. The Silurian Scientist turns off the decontamination machine since the Doctor stated that he has two hearts. The Silurians decide the Doctor to be executed. Amy and Mo find a couple of Silurians, yet. Amy and Mo arrive at the Cryo-chambers. Amy lights up two containing Silurians. She opens the chamber and goes inside. She thinks that the Silurians are in some sort of suspended animation. The two take the Sonic discs. Oh my, I have truly missed those. They're a great designed weapon.
The two have discovered a bunch of Silurians. It reminds me of that part in Planet of the Daleks where 3 and Jo discover an army of Daleks, lol. Mack's condition is getting worse by the minute. The Doctor and Nasreen are taken to the Great Gardens. The Doctor answers Nasree's question "So, why did they go into hibernation in the first place?" explaining that their astronomers predicted the planet heading to Earth on a crash course. They built a life underground and put themselves to sleep for millennia to avert what they thought was the apocalypse when in reality. It was the moon coming into alignment with the Earth. The Doctor mentions the events of Doctor Who and the Silurians where he met another tribe of Homo Reptilia. Similar, but not identical. The Silurian asks the Doctor if the other of their species has survived. The Doctor responds that the humans attacked them, and they died. Sometimes, I can never forget the Brigadier for his questionable actions. Man. I do indeed love Classic Who references. The Doctor is taken to the court for their execution. Amy and Mo enter the Court armed with the Sonic disc. Restac disarms them quickly. The three are prepared for execution. The War Games Episode 1 flashbacks here. A computer screen in a box comes to life showing Restac. Rory claims himself as the Ape Leader. Restac demands them to show Alaya. She threatens that she will kill them one by one if she is harmed. Ambrose demands Restac to give back to her family. Restac instead demands the Execution Squad to fire until Eldane comes to interrupt, stopping the Execution.
The Doctor transmits through the computer screen ordering Rory to go to the drill storeroom. Explaining that there is a large patch of Earth in the middle of the floor and that the Silurians are going to send up transport discs to bring them back down using geothermal energy and gravity bubble technology which is how they travel. The Doctor demands the first meeting of representatives of the Human Race and Homo Reptilia is in session. Elliot is unhooked from the wires. Eldane deals with the two that they will live in areas that aren't habitable to humans. Australian outback, the Sahara desert, and the Nevada plains. The Silurians can bring new sources of energy, new methods of water supply, new medicines, scientific advances, and more. If Humans and Silurians work together, the planet can achieve greatness. The army of Silurians is awakened, establishing a war between them and the Humans. What's worse is that Mack lays Alaya on the floor. The Army of Silurians arrives in the Courtroom. They eventually discover Alaya is dead. Ambrose tells the Doctor that their drill is set to start burrowing again in 15 minutes. Everybody runs back to the Silurian Lab as the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver against 'em. The Doctor advises Elliot and Mack to keep their eyes on the screen. He advises Amy to keep reminding him how much time they have. The Doctor eventually discovers that Mack isn't dying. But, mutating. The Doctor has a plan to release an energy pulse channeling up through the tunnels to the base of the drill. Finally. Eldane comes to help, planning he could use Toxic Fumigation which is an emergency failsafe meant to protect his species from infection. A warning signal to occupy cryo-chambers. After that, citywide fumigation by toxic gas. Then the city shuts down. The Doctor makes a deal for Eldane to activate shutdown. The Doctor will amend the system, setting the alarm for a thousand years to sort the planet out. The Doctor cancels the fluid controls and the energy pulse. Mack stays in the Silurian Base. Toxic fumigation is initiated. The team runs for their lives. Nasreen stays with Mack. The Cracks in Time appears near the TARDIS. Restac attempted to shoot the Doctor in revenge. Rory takes the blast and slowly dies. The crack shallows him. The Doctor tries to make Amy remember Rory. But, fails. The two exit the TARDIS, faring goodbye to the Family. They all dash outside just in time to see the drilling base explode. The Doctor examines a piece of shrapnel, horrified to discover it's a part of the TARDIS' outer shell.
Thoughts?
I am not interested in the subplot between Rory, Mack, and Ambrose in the first ten minutes, but it got better. Like they always say, the first part is better than the second part. I am not a big fan of the Silurians' wearing combat masks. They could have gone with the original concept art for goodness sake. Give me a break. On the positive side. I did find all of the characters well-written, so is the story from my point of view. Teamwork is the key. I found Amy to be tolerable in this one, where she isn't annoying. Rory was sadly left out. I am not a big fan of the writers who keep on killing Rory. Why? I do like how the Doctor still fails to achieve peace between the Silurians and Humans. As for Chibnall. I find this to be his second-best story behind 42. Good pacing, and enjoyable.
7/10.
The two have discovered a bunch of Silurians. It reminds me of that part in Planet of the Daleks where 3 and Jo discover an army of Daleks, lol. Mack's condition is getting worse by the minute. The Doctor and Nasreen are taken to the Great Gardens. The Doctor answers Nasree's question "So, why did they go into hibernation in the first place?" explaining that their astronomers predicted the planet heading to Earth on a crash course. They built a life underground and put themselves to sleep for millennia to avert what they thought was the apocalypse when in reality. It was the moon coming into alignment with the Earth. The Doctor mentions the events of Doctor Who and the Silurians where he met another tribe of Homo Reptilia. Similar, but not identical. The Silurian asks the Doctor if the other of their species has survived. The Doctor responds that the humans attacked them, and they died. Sometimes, I can never forget the Brigadier for his questionable actions. Man. I do indeed love Classic Who references. The Doctor is taken to the court for their execution. Amy and Mo enter the Court armed with the Sonic disc. Restac disarms them quickly. The three are prepared for execution. The War Games Episode 1 flashbacks here. A computer screen in a box comes to life showing Restac. Rory claims himself as the Ape Leader. Restac demands them to show Alaya. She threatens that she will kill them one by one if she is harmed. Ambrose demands Restac to give back to her family. Restac instead demands the Execution Squad to fire until Eldane comes to interrupt, stopping the Execution.
The Doctor transmits through the computer screen ordering Rory to go to the drill storeroom. Explaining that there is a large patch of Earth in the middle of the floor and that the Silurians are going to send up transport discs to bring them back down using geothermal energy and gravity bubble technology which is how they travel. The Doctor demands the first meeting of representatives of the Human Race and Homo Reptilia is in session. Elliot is unhooked from the wires. Eldane deals with the two that they will live in areas that aren't habitable to humans. Australian outback, the Sahara desert, and the Nevada plains. The Silurians can bring new sources of energy, new methods of water supply, new medicines, scientific advances, and more. If Humans and Silurians work together, the planet can achieve greatness. The army of Silurians is awakened, establishing a war between them and the Humans. What's worse is that Mack lays Alaya on the floor. The Army of Silurians arrives in the Courtroom. They eventually discover Alaya is dead. Ambrose tells the Doctor that their drill is set to start burrowing again in 15 minutes. Everybody runs back to the Silurian Lab as the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver against 'em. The Doctor advises Elliot and Mack to keep their eyes on the screen. He advises Amy to keep reminding him how much time they have. The Doctor eventually discovers that Mack isn't dying. But, mutating. The Doctor has a plan to release an energy pulse channeling up through the tunnels to the base of the drill. Finally. Eldane comes to help, planning he could use Toxic Fumigation which is an emergency failsafe meant to protect his species from infection. A warning signal to occupy cryo-chambers. After that, citywide fumigation by toxic gas. Then the city shuts down. The Doctor makes a deal for Eldane to activate shutdown. The Doctor will amend the system, setting the alarm for a thousand years to sort the planet out. The Doctor cancels the fluid controls and the energy pulse. Mack stays in the Silurian Base. Toxic fumigation is initiated. The team runs for their lives. Nasreen stays with Mack. The Cracks in Time appears near the TARDIS. Restac attempted to shoot the Doctor in revenge. Rory takes the blast and slowly dies. The crack shallows him. The Doctor tries to make Amy remember Rory. But, fails. The two exit the TARDIS, faring goodbye to the Family. They all dash outside just in time to see the drilling base explode. The Doctor examines a piece of shrapnel, horrified to discover it's a part of the TARDIS' outer shell.
Thoughts?
I am not interested in the subplot between Rory, Mack, and Ambrose in the first ten minutes, but it got better. Like they always say, the first part is better than the second part. I am not a big fan of the Silurians' wearing combat masks. They could have gone with the original concept art for goodness sake. Give me a break. On the positive side. I did find all of the characters well-written, so is the story from my point of view. Teamwork is the key. I found Amy to be tolerable in this one, where she isn't annoying. Rory was sadly left out. I am not a big fan of the writers who keep on killing Rory. Why? I do like how the Doctor still fails to achieve peace between the Silurians and Humans. As for Chibnall. I find this to be his second-best story behind 42. Good pacing, and enjoyable.
7/10.