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
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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
It's the scale of it
"It's the scale of it". This quote from Wilf, who is fast becoming my favorite character of the new series who isn't an alien who hops around time and space in a police phone box, perfectly describes my problem with this episode and with much of the new series. Perhaps for lack of a budget, the classic episodes rarely if ever dared set up a catastrophe on this scale. I really hate the idea of humanity being threatened every couple of weeks while the Doctor saves them. It's better if he's stopping plans that are being laid early or something of the sort. It's like the Pertwee era on steroids or something. At least the aliens didn't hover over London with nobody noticing them again.
However, there was much to love in "The Poison Sky" with the Sontarans getting their butts kicked, more Wilf action (the only reason I'll be in favor of more Earth stories this season is seeing Bernard Cribbins in the role again), and some fine action scenes and special effects.
The best part of the episode though, was what some would term 'fanwank' and those were the references. They weren't too obvious, after all, why WOULDN'T the Doctor mention the Brigadier?! (Stranded in Peru? Could we be seeing the return of the Brigadier sometime?) The rest of the references were pretty funny too, in particular "Are you my mummy?" If you didn't laugh at that you're either not a fan or you just don't have a sense of humor.
I liked this episode quite a bit, and this story as a whole. It is definitely the weakest Sontaran story but the competition is strong so I'm not complaining. Good stuff, just wish we could have fewer stories where the entire universe is in peril (just Earth, eh? Still too big a scale).
7/10
However, there was much to love in "The Poison Sky" with the Sontarans getting their butts kicked, more Wilf action (the only reason I'll be in favor of more Earth stories this season is seeing Bernard Cribbins in the role again), and some fine action scenes and special effects.
The best part of the episode though, was what some would term 'fanwank' and those were the references. They weren't too obvious, after all, why WOULDN'T the Doctor mention the Brigadier?! (Stranded in Peru? Could we be seeing the return of the Brigadier sometime?) The rest of the references were pretty funny too, in particular "Are you my mummy?" If you didn't laugh at that you're either not a fan or you just don't have a sense of humor.
I liked this episode quite a bit, and this story as a whole. It is definitely the weakest Sontaran story but the competition is strong so I'm not complaining. Good stuff, just wish we could have fewer stories where the entire universe is in peril (just Earth, eh? Still too big a scale).
7/10
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- ametaphysicalshark
- May 3, 2008
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- Margam Castle, Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK(Rattigan Academy)
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- Runtime45 minutes
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