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Season 4, Episode 12, Aired Jun 28, 2008

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Location: Earth, The Medusa Cascade, The Shadow Proclamation
Date: 2009
Enemies: The Daleks and Davros
Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Sarah Jane Smith, and Jack Harkness must work together at a time of great urgency as Earth, now trapped in the Medusa Cascade, is threatened by the new Dalek Empire. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Donna must confront the Shadow Proclamation to find the truth, whilst a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows...moreless

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one of the best episodes i have ever seen....

10

"Perfect"

By worthy1990, Mar 23, 2012

There are Spoilers in the review...

This episode for me is the best episode of the series. The doctor has not got a clue what has happened to the earth resulting in him having to go to the Shadow Proclamation where he finds that 24 Planets have gone missing (including Clom "Who would want to take Clom")

This is where the story arc comes into play about other planets disappearing, with Adipose III (from Partners in crime), pyrovillia (from the fires of Pompeii) and The Lost Moon of Poosh ( from Midnight) then the way the doctor figures out what to do "all the bees disappearing"

Then there is the Doctors Army which includes Martha, Jack Harkness, Sarah Jane Smith and of course Rose all with their own followers, trying to get the doctor there with them to save the world again. With the help of another old friend and enemy (in a way) Harriet Jones former prime minister (we know who you are) and Mr Copper (I think I know who you are) with the subwave network they get the doctor there where he will have to face a very familiar enemy in the Daleks and Davros.

Then there is a touching reunion at the end between the doctor and rose but then diasater where a Dalek gets the doctor before she can get to him

The end of this episode brings up alot of questions "what's going to happen to the earth", "what are they going to do with the people" and "who will be the next doctor"

This episode has a mixture of sadness, excitement and laughter (mostly from Donnas grandpa) and that is why this my favourite episode. joemoreless
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it was ok i didn't like the ending i want Tennant to stay as the doctor but no he has to get zapped by a dalek (roll)

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By Idontsayyaowzaa, Mar 25, 2011

the doctor goes back to earth and every thing is fine but suddenly the earth vanishes but the tardis hasn't moved at all. The doctor takes donna to the shadow proclamation and the jadoon things are there and they want the doctor to take them to fight the enemies ( after they figure out that the bees disappearing was cause they were aliens and sensing danger the go home) so they follow the trail but the medusa cascade is there but there is a 1sec difference were the planets are so they travel 1 sec in to the future and find the planets by now you would have found out it was the dalek's and the thing that you only see the fingers of is devros the dalek creator and the former priminister calls martha, torchwood , sara jane so that they help the doctor find the between all the stolen planets and rose is on earth with a huge gun and you see her blow up a dalek for donas parents and rose sees the doctor and he sees her they run to each other and the doctor gets hit by a dalek and she doesn't even kiss him and he regenerates.

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Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 12 The Stolen Earth

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"Superb"

By Knavehart, Jan 13, 2011

If you are currently watching Doctor Who on the Sci Fi Channel stop reading this now, because this is my review of the 2 part season finale, and it will contain spoilers. So lets talk about what has come before first. The fourth series of Doctor Who has been very good, if some what uneven, I was glad to see the Sontarans, but thought the story was a bit stretched over 2 parts. The Doctor's Daughter was full of promise, but didn't fully deliver (but wasn't she just cute as a button, always running) I knew from the beginning that I would like Donna Noble as a companion, unlike many others who openly slammed the idea of the Donna Noble's return to the series. She brought a freshness to the Doctor/Companion relationship, someone who wants to be with the Doctor, not out of some gooey romantic motivation, but out of love simply of the life, she has truly been a match for the Doctor, a companion more in the mold of Tegan Jovanka (another companion who did not originally choose to travel with the Doctor, but someone who stumbled into the TARDIS. Now Lets talk about these episodes - The Stolen Earth was really just setting up for Journey's End, and there was a lot to set up - Torchwood in Cardiff, introducing Gwen and Ianto to the pre-watershed audience, Sarah Jane and her son, Luke to the parents, reminding everyone who Harriet Jones is (Former Prime Minister) and then getting everyone together in to find the Doctor, who has gone of to the Shadow Proclamation to find help (and the Judoon! Ma Ho!) The Subwave Network, financed by the Mr.Copper foundation (so much for laying low, eh Mr. Copper?) brings together everyone who can help find the Doctor. I was kind of disappointed, by it, because it could have been a nice nod for older fans- maybe a display screen that listed former companions that could not be reached (Tegan in Australia? Harry Sullivan? The Brig? Jo Grant? Ace? Even their names on a screen would have been a nice touch.) The reveal of Davros, was a fairly poorly kept secret - but Julian Beach was fantastic at recreating the character, and bravo to the production team. The real surprise came at the end, just as the Doctor and Rose finally see one another and they are about to re-unite, tradgey strikes in the form of a lone Dalek, and a single shot fired, and it appears that David Tennant's time as the Doctor is coming to an abrupt stop as his body coarses with yellow energy and the words come out of his mouth "I'm regenerating...." Then the three most obivious and at same time frustrating word.... "TO BE CONTINUED"

On to part 2, and on to the Journey's End tomorrow.....moreless
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Welcome To My New Empire Written by Russell T. Davies Directed by Graeme Harper

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By shawnlunn2002, Jun 04, 2010

The Doctor: "But that's impossible. The entire Time War is time locked itself"
Davros: "And yet he succeeded. Oh it cost him his mind but imagine a single, simple Dalek succeeded where emperors and Time Lords have failed. A testament don't you think to my remarkable creation?"

After the trailers we've seen all week, we pretty much had a good idea as to who exactly was returning in this finale. The Doctor and Donna made the discovery of the universe being in grave danger and both of them head back to Earth.

The very interesting thing is that is that when they arrive, everything seems pretty normal. The milkman's doing his rounds and The Doctor realises that the blonde woman Donna interacted with in a parallel world was Rose. I think the words 'bad wolf' more or less gave that away.

The best part however sees danger coming at an alarming speed. In New York, a recently promoted Martha and UNIT are being warned about the sky while in Cardiff, Jack, Gwen and Ianto are also busy. We also get to see Sarah Jane and Luke and that no longer corrupt Mr Smith so as reunions go, this is pretty ace.

Russell T. Davies made a promise in DWM that these appearances are more than mere cameos and to give him credit, he's actually telling the truth. Heck, Martha's treatment in her first two scenes is better than any of her appearances this season. Also joining the party is Rose who also returned to the present time.

With an episode called "The Stolen Earth", it's pretty obvious that somewhere along the lines we have to see the Earth actually being stolen and it's done in such an audacious way. One minute The Doctor and Donna are talking in the TARDIS and the next they realise an entire planet's been stolen.

If all this can happen in five minutes or less, then you have to imagine what else can possibly go wrong. The Earth being stolen is one thing, but it's also in a long line of planets being taken as the episode establishes. Donna's first reaction is to fear for the safety of Wilf and Sylvia. The Doctor's is to go and get some answers.

With the Shadow Proclamation being so frequently mentioned this season, it was one of many pay offs this episode foists on us. Speaking on their behalf is a white woman in black clothing and acting as their foot soldiers are the Judoon.

At this rate this episode is ranking up more guest appearances in a Doctor Who story than "The Five Doctors" (ironic as I watched that last night). I like the Judoon so seeing them again is a pleasant surprise. The Doctor also doesn't have to make too great an effort in getting them not to attack either him or Donna.

As for the Shadow Proclamation, she knows that there's an all out war brewing. Thanks to Donna for being attentive, it's confirmed that 27 planets have been stolen and that the thing in the centre of all these planets is a space station but while it's obvious who is responsible for this, we're not told straight away.

The Doctor has never been one to take orders so for the Shadow Proclamation to assume that he would comply with their demands was naivety on their part. Instead The Doctor and Donna take a look at the Medusa Cascade, that little rift in time and space and believe me, it's a gorgeous sight to behold.

As for those responsible, are we supposed to be surprised in seeing the Daleks terrorising humanity once again? Russell clearly loves using these villains more than he should but unlike their disappointing last outing in "Daleks In Manhattan" and "Evolution Of The Daleks", at least there's a better plan for them.

The last time we caught a glimpse, Dalek Caan was the only surviving Dalek in existence. It's then amazing to see them en masse without Caan to assist them but I'll get back to that later. As for the Daleks, their instinct has always been to kill and without The Doctor, the smart thing would be to dispatch of any potential threats.

They arrive in New York and waste no time in wiping up most of UNIT. Martha gets into an argument with both Jack and General Sanchez as to whether or not she should go ahead and use Project Indigo. Jack is pretty much against it and because Sanchez comes across as a bit of a dick you end up siding with Jack.

Martha however uses it anyway. It turns out to be a teleportation device from Sontaran technology and while Jack fears she could be goner, I don't. Okay so anyone could and will probably die in this finale but surely they wouldn't do this early into things? Besides hasn't Martha suffered enough this season?

Rose meanwhile is scouring the streets and pretty much doing her best Sarah Connor impression, you know if the latter wore bright clothes in battle. With Daleks blowing things up left, right and centre, Rose does everyone a favour and stops one of them from killing Sylvia and Wilf. I've come to love Wilf and Sylvia isn't annoying here. Plus Rose looked pretty cool when she was doing it.

However one thing that really struck me was the realisation of the Daleks. As pointed out in Doctor Who Confidential, every companion has a personal history with them but while Rose looked glum and Martha was in disbelief, it's both Jack and Sarah's reactions that really hit home.

Given that being killed by the Daleks helped fuel Rose into making him immortal, Jack's fear at hearing the word 'exterminate' is harrowing. Gwen and Ianto are both confused so there's a genuine feeling of doom when Jack actually embraces the two of them. The same can also be said about Sarah Jane who breaks down and cries while holding onto Luke.

In terms of danger though, the Daleks spend most of their time rounding people up on the street and killing those who stand up to them. The companions on the other hand get their closest chance to actually interact with other thanks to another person who is trying to do the right thing.

With so many appearances confirmed, it's still amazing how happy I was to see the return of Harriet Jones. Sure we know she was coming back and apparently it was supposed to be an agent of the Daleks but the Harriet we see here is every bit the same woman we fell in love with back in Season One.

One of the things I love is how Harriet wants to do right thing, make amends with The Doctor but still feels that she wasn't wrong in blowing the Sycorax ship. Personally I felt The Doctor overreacted with that little incident but if Harriet needed redeeming then consider this episode her redemption ten fold.

With a little bit of computer technology Harriet hooks up Martha and Francine with Jack, Gwen and Ianto and Sarah Jane and Luke as they all try to send a signal to communicate with The Doctor and Donna. Surely this has to be fan fiction and not an actual televised scene right?

As scenes go, it's also wonderfully delicious. You've got Rose feeling excluded because she's the only one The Doctor/Donna can't see but there's delight in seeing Gwen and Ianto cruising The Doctor, Donna noting the hotness of Jack and even Sarah Jane is flirted with by Jack. Well Jack made my day by doing that. Plus Luke's presence raised questions from both The Doctor and Jack.

However with all this stuff going on, isn't it about time we talked bad guys. On one hand there are two sets of Daleks the ones we're used to seeing and others with two guns instead of one. There's also a Red Dalek who is the Supreme Dalek and arrogant as hell but even they aren't as important as two other bad guys.

The reason why we've got so many Daleks is due to Dalek Caan going back in time during the Time War and saving Davros from being killed. It might have been a good gesture on his part but Caan pays the price by being totally off his rocker, ripped open and chained up by the very maniac he's saved.

After The Master last year, Davros had to come back. It was the only plausible way we could get so many Daleks and spending the last two weeks watching every story Davros has been in since 1975, I have to say his appearance in this episode is brilliant. Yes we could've done with some more scenes but what we got was good.

Julian Bleach is a well deserved successor to the role of Davros and plays the Dalek creator with pure menace. Not once does Davros come across as a ranting bore but more the unbridled, megalomaniac that he is. It might be 20 years since 1988's "Remembrance Of The Daleks" but there's no mistaking that Davros is back.

The Doctor's struck by his return. Like The Master, Davros was supposed to be a casualty but messing with time has meant he's back. He doesn't really explain why he's stolen 27 planets but he does go on about the Daleks being the supreme beings to prove that he hasn't changed.

There's a lot of good dialogue between The Doctor and Davros in their little scene but it's unsurprising that The Doctor decides to head back to Earth. Davros is well aware of that and decides to send a few Daleks to welcome him home. Anyone would've seen that coming of course.

Once they are on Earth there are lots to be done with. Both Jack and Sarah Jane leave Gwen, Ianto and Luke to their own devices to find The Doctor and Rose gets some boosting from Wilf and Sylvia. Harriet meanwhile has a deadly encounter with the Daleks and Martha basically stays put.

Once again, the very scene people might have clamoured for is The Doctor and Rose to meet again. He's an anxious boy to see her and it's only a twisted move that when he does reunite with Rose, a Dalek also has to appear from nowhere to shoot him. It's a good job that Donna and Jack are also there to help.

With Gwen, Ianto and Sarah Jane all surrounded by Daleks and Davros out of sight, the last scene is the strangest one yet. Is The Doctor going to regenerate, leaving David Tennant to actually exit the series or is there any truth in the rumour mill of us getting a botched regeneration and be left with two versions of The Doctor? It would be kind of evil if David Tennant didn't see the last episode out.

Also in "The Stolen Earth"

In the opening credits for this episode we had David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Freema Agyeman, John Barrowman, Elisabeth Sladen and Billie Piper.

Donna: "Thing is Doctor, no matter what's happening and I'm sure it's bad. I get that but Rose is coming back. Isn't that good?"
The Doctor: "Yeah".

Also credited before producer/director credits were Penelope Wilton, Adjoa Andoh, Eve Myles, Gareth David Lloyd and Thomas Knight. At least two more people will factor next week.

Suzanne: "Just look at the sky".
Martha: "Why? What is it?"
Suzanne: "Just look at the sky".

Rose (to herself): "Right. Now we're in trouble. It's only just the beginning".

Rose actually got a little jealous when she saw Martha on the screen. It's a little ironic given that Martha was jealous of her during Season Three.

Captain Jack: "Ianto, there's a time and a place".
Ianto (re Paul O'Grady): "He is funny though".

Supreme Dalek: "We have waited long enough for this destiny. The Daleks are the masters of Earth".

The celebrity cameos this season were Richard Dawkins (Lalla Ward's hubby) and Paul O'Grady. Jack is a little jealous of the latter. Shadow Proclamation (to The Doctor): "We are declaring war Doctor, right across the universe and you will lead us into battle".

Dalek: "You will come with me".
Wilf: "Will I heck".
Dalek: "My vision is not impaired".
Sylvia: "I warned you Dad".
Dalek: "Hostility will not be tolerated. Exterminate. Exterminate".

It's neat trick that for once when someone attacked the eye stalk, the Dalek was immune. Good job that Rose came though.

Rose (to Wilf/Sylvia): "You're my last hope. If I can't find Donna, I can't find The Doctor. Where is he?"

Captain Jack: "I've been following your work. Nice job with the Slitheen".
Sarah Jane: "Yeah, well I've been staying away from you lot. Too many guns".
Captain Jack: "All the same. Might I say, looking good Ma'am".
Sarah Jane: "Really? Ooh".
Harriet: "Not now, Captain. And Martha Jones former companion to The Doctor".
Rose: "Oi, so was I".

With the TARDIS getting red last week, was it that much of a shock that it went in flames this week? This poor thing is getting exhausted.

Davros: "I warned you, Supreme one. Just as Dalek Caan foretold. The children of time are moving against but everything is falling into place".

Harriet (to everyone): "Tell The Doctor from me, he chose his companions well".

I just realised that we had four Joneses in this episode with Martha, Francine, Ianto and Harriet and the latter wasn't related to any of them. Plus Francine had no dialogue either.

Gwen (re The Doctor): "Ooh he's a bit nice. Thought he might have been older".
Ianto: "He's a lot young".

Donna (re all the companions): "It's like an outer space Facebook".
The Doctor: "Everyone except Rose".

I'm surprised The Doctor didn't make a comment about Gwen looking like Gwyneth. Also Rhys, Owen and Toshiko were mentioned while Maria/Alan was in Cambridge and Clyde was with his mother.

Davros: "Welcome to my new empire, Doctor. It is only fitting that you should bear witness to the resurrection and the triumph of Davros, Lord and Creator of the Dalek race".

Captain Jack: "I gotta go. I got to find The Doctor. I'll come back. I'm coming back".
Gwen: "Don't worry about us. Just go".
Ianto: "We'll be fine".

Davros managed to make a new Dalek by using his own DNA. He's also got a robotic hand which looks brilliant by the way.

Rose (re The Doctor): "Right, I'm gonna find him. Wish me luck".
Sylvia: "Good luck".
Wilf: "Good luck sweetheart".

The Doctor: "Anything else?"
Donna (re Rose): "Why don't you ask her yourself?"

Rose's theme essentially played during the scenes between her and The Doctor. There was also some new music. Surely Murray Gold has devised a theme for Davros?

The Doctor: "Long time, no see".
Rose: "Yeah. Been busy you know. Don't die. Oh my God, don't die. Oh my God, don't die.".

The Doctor (to Donna/Rose/Captain Jack): "It's too late. I'm regenerating".

Interestingly enough we got denied a trailer for "Journey's End". Maybe we're not losing David Tennant after all. At least not in 2008 anyway.

Okay so "The Stolen Earth" reeks of fan-fiction but like "The Five Doctors", it's such an unbridled joy to see so many characters we've known and loved for the past few years, that you just don't want to criticise. It's very easy not to as every character appearance (okay maybe not Francine's but I did like seeing her) actually added to something. Every companion got a moment to shine, Davros got the return he deserved, some many references to past events came to fruition and that ending will literally have me counting down the hours for next Saturday. To be frank, how could you not enjoy this episode?moreless
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The Earth is stolen by Davros, creator of the Daleks. A bunch of the Doctors friends spanning all the spinoffs band together to contact him by having all phones on Earth dial his cell number.moreless

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By PTPhog, Jun 02, 2010

Just where is the story here ? So much time is spent rushing from character to character that nothing is
developed. We all KNOW the Doctor will prevail at the end ... it's HOW he gets there that makes any story interesting. The writer seems so intent on dragging bits and pieces of the Doctor Who legacy into his story that he has lost sight of what makes it enjoyable. I don't believe this episode could be enjoyed in any way by someone who was not an ardent follower of the series and it's latest spinoffs. I didn't believe it could be done, but even the " yes, we know who you are " line that I thought was inspired when first used, was overdone enough to be expected. This is cheap thrills .. there is no "there" there. WoW ... All those who disagree please reply in the forums- I stand by my reviewmoreless
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- The TARDIS is supposed to telepathically translate alien languages into English. However, when the Doctor and Donna first arrive at the Shadow Proclamation, the Judoon are speaking their own language and the Doctor has to speak to them in their own language. The Judoon do later speak English.
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- Continuity: During the attack on UNIT by the Daleks, Suzanne (Andrea Harris) is shot and killed. Problem is, she made the motion of being hit by the laser beam almost a second before it hits her.
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- Dalek Caan says "He is coming, the three-fold man." This is an allusion to the next episode, in which the doctor's mind inhabits The Doctor himself, The Doctor's newly regenerated hand, and Donna Noble at the same time, meaning there were three Doctors at the same time.
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- In this episode, The Doctor's phone number is shown to be 077 0090 0461. However, this is the phone Martha gave him, and we saw that the number was in fact 077 1191 1905 in the series three episode 42.
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- Several of the 'missing planets' have been mentioned before. Calufrax was mentioned in the classic serial The Pirate Planet (series 16), whilst Woman Wept was mentioned in Boom Town and Clom in Love and Monsters, along with Pyrovilia (The Fires Of Pompeii), Adipose 3 (Partners In Crime) and The Lost Moon Of Poosh (Midnight).
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- The Supreme Dalek has a third dome light.
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- This is the first appearance of a Red Dalek in the TV series. A Red Dalek did appear in the independent 1966 film Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD which starred Peter Cushing as the Doctor.
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- Harriet Jones mentions that the subwave network was developed by the Mr. Copper Foundation, presumably created by Mr. Copper, the guide from Voyage of The Damned, from the credit card he intended to use as 'Souvenir Money' in Voyage of the Damned.
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- This is the first episode to feature Elisabeth Sladen's name in the opening credits.
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- Jack mentions that Project Indigo was salvaged from the Sontarans, presumably after the events of The Poison Sky.
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- It is stated that Davros was involved in the Time War.
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- The Shadow Proclamation (first mentioned in Rose), and the Medusa Cascade (First mentioned in Last of the Time Lords) both appear onscreen for the first time.
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- Jack's gun is the same sort of gun he built in the series 1 episode Bad Wolf and the subsequent episode Parting of the Ways
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- Sarah Jane: Mr. Smith... make that call. Mr. Smith: Calling the Doctor.
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- Captain Jack: Martha, back at UNIT, what, what did they give you? What was that key thing? Martha: The Osterhagen Key. Harriet: That key is not to be used, Dr. Jones. Not under any circumstances. Captain Jack: But what is an Osterhagen Key? Harriet: Forget about the key, and that's an order! All we need is the Doctor.
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- The Doctor: Donna, come on, think, Earth. There must have been some warning. Was there anything happening back in your day, like electrical storms, freak weather, patterns in the sky? Donna: Well, how should I know? No, I don't think so, no. The Doctor: Oh, OK, never mind. Donna: Although… there were the bees disappearing. The Doctor: The bees disappearing? The bees disappearing. (An idea hits him) The bees disappearing! Shadow Architect: How is that significant? Donna: On Earth, we had these insects. Some people said it was pollution or mobile phones… The Doctor: Or they were going back home! Donna: Back home where? The Doctor: The planet Melissa Majoria. Donna: Are you saying bees are alien? The Doctor: Don't be so daft. Not all of them. But, if the migrant bees felt something coming, some sort of danger and escaped… Tandocca! Shadow Architect: The Tandocca Scale! The Doctor: The Tandocca Scale is a series of wavelengths used as carrier signals by migrant bees. Infinitely small, no wonder we didn't see it, it's like looking for a speck of cinnamon in the Sahara but look… there it is! The Tandocca trail. The transmat that moved the planets was using the same wavelength. We can follow the path!
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- Albino Servant: You are something new. Donna: Not me. I'm just a temp. Shorthand, filing, hundred words per minute. Fat lot of good that is now. I'm no use to anyone.
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- The Doctor: When you met Rose in that parallel world, what did she say? Donna: Just 'the darkness is coming'. The Doctor: Anything else? Donna: (after a pause; looking over his shoulder) Why don't you ask her yourself?
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- The Doctor: And you made a new race of Daleks. Davros: I gave myself to them. Quite literally. Each one grown from a cell of my own body. New Daleks. True Daleks. I have my children, Doctor. What do you have now? The Doctor: After all this time, everything we saw, everything we lost, I have only one thing to say to you: BYE!
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- The Doctor: You were destroyed, in the very first year of the Time War at the Gates of Elysium. I saw your command ship fly into the jaws of the Nightmare Child. I tried to save you. Davros: But it took one stronger than you. Dalek Caan himself. Dalek Caan: (insanely) I flew into the wild and fire. I danced and died a thousand times.
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- Harriet Jones: I thought it was about time we all met, given the current crisis. Torchwood, this is Sarah Jane Smith. Captain Jack: I've been following your work. Nice job with the Slitheen. Sarah Jane: Yeah, well, I've been staying away from you lot. Too many guns. Captain Jack: All the same, might I say, looking good, ma'am. Sarah Jane: (flattered) Really? Ooh... Harriet Jones: (wearily) Not now, Captain.
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- Rose: She can't hear me. Have you got a webcam? Wilfred: No, she wouldn't let me. (points at Sylvia) She said they're naughty.
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- Gwen: (about The Doctor) Ooh he's a bit nice, I thought he'd be older...
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- Harriet Jones: (On the computer monitor) This message is of the utmost importance, we haven't much time. Can anyone hear me? Gwen: Someone's trying to get in touch. Captain Jack: The whole world's crying out, just leave it. Harriet Jones: Captain Jack Harkness, shame on you! Now stand to attention, sir. Captain Jack: (Shocked) What? Who is that? Harriet Jones: Harriet Jones, former Prime Minister. Captain Jack: Yes, I know who you are.
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- Captain Jack: Martha, I'm telling you, don't use Project Indigo, it's not safe! General Sanchez: You take your orders from UNIT, Doctor Jones, not from Torchwood. Martha: (getting into a harness) But why me? General Sanchez: You're our only hope of finding the Doctor. But failing that, if no help is coming, then with the power invested in me by the Unified Intelligence Taskforce, I authorize you to take this. The Osterhagen Key. Martha: I can't take that, sir. General Sanchez: You know what to do. For the sake of the human race.
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- Donna: What about Pyrovilia? Shadow Architect: Who is the female? Donna: Donna. I'm a human being. Maybe not the stuff of legend, but every bit as important as Time Lords, thank you. Way back, when we were in Pompeii, Lucius said Pyrovilia had gone missing. Judoon: Pyrovilia is cold case. Not relevant. Donna: How do you mean, 'cold case'? Shadow Architect: The planet Pyrovilia cannot be part of this. It disappeared over two thousand years ago. Donna: Yes, yes, hang on, but there's the Adipose breeding planet, too. Miss Foster said that was lost, but that must have been a long time ago. The Doctor: That's it! Donna, brilliant! The planets are being taken out of time as well as space.
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- Captain Jack: (answering telephone) Martha Jones, voice of a nightingale. Tell me you put something in my drink. Martha: No such luck. Have you heard from the Doctor? Captain Jack: Not a word. Where are you? Martha: New York. Captain Jack: Nice for some. Martha: I've been promoted. Medical director on Project Indigo. Captain Jack: Did you get that thing working? Martha: Indigo's top secret. No one's supposed to know about it. Captain Jack: I met a soldier in a bar. Long story. Ianto: When was that? Captain Jack: Strictly professional.
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- Wilfred: It's gone dark. It's them aliens, I'll bet my pension. What d'you want this time, you green swine? Sylvia: Dad… Wilfred: You get back inside, Sylvia. They always want the women.
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- Captain Jack: Gwen, Ianto. You OK? Ianto: No broken bones. Slight loss of dignity. No change there, then.
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- Donna: So… I just met Rose Tyler? The Doctor: Yeah. Donna: But she's locked away in a parallel world. The Doctor: Exactly. If she can cross from her parallel world to your parallel world, then that means that the walls of the universe are breaking down. Which puts everything in danger. Everything. But how?
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- Shadow Architect: Time Lords are the stuff of legend. Belong in the myths and whispers of the higher species. You can not possibly exist. The Doctor: Yeah! More to the point, I've got a missing planet. Shadow Architect: Then you're not as wise as the stories would say. The picture is far bigger than you imagine. The whole universe is in outrage, Doctor. 24 worlds have been taken from the sky. The Doctor: (looks shocked) How many? Which ones? Show me. Shadow Architect: The locations range far and wide, they all disappeared at the exact same moment leaving no trace. The Doctor: (reading names off a screen) Callufrax Minorr, Jahoo, Shalakatom, Woman Wept, Klom, Klom's gone? Who'd want Klom?
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- Paul O'Grady : (On TV) Do you know what, I look up and there's all these moons and things, have you seen them? See 'em? What was I drinking last night? Furniture polish? (Ianto laughs) Captain Jack: Ianto! Time and a place Ianto: (turns off computer) Yeh, it's funny though.
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- Davros: (regarding Dalek Caan) Emergency temporal shift took him back into the Time War itself. The Doctor: But that's impossible. The entire war is time locked. Davros: And yet he succeeded. Oh it cost him his mind but imagine: a single, simple Dalek succeeded where emperors and Time Lords have failed. A testament, don't you think, to my remarkable creation?
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- Davros: I warned you, Supreme one. Just as Dalek Caan foretold. The children of time are moving against us, but everything is falling into place.
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- Albino Servant: I am so sorry for your loss. Donna: Yeah. My whole planet is gone. Albino Servant: I mean for the loss that is to come.
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- Davros: Supreme Dalek, is there news? Supreme Dalek: Earth has been subjugated. Davros: (regarding The Doctor): I mean is there news of him. Supreme Dalek: Negative. No reports of Time Lord. We are beyond The Doctor's reach. Davros: Fascinating. If I had not elevated you beyond crude emotions I could almost mistake that tone for one of victory. Beware your pride. Supreme Dalek: The Doctor cannot stop us. Davros: And yet Dalek Caan is uneasy.
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- Donna: Thing is Doctor, no matter what's happening and I'm sure it's bad. I get that but Rose is coming back. Isn't that good? The Doctor: (pause, then grins) Yeah.
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- Rose: Right, now we're in trouble... and it's only just beginning...
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- Supreme Dalek: Emergency! Locate the TARDIS, find the Doctor! Davros: He will go to the Earth; to find his precious human allies. Dalek Caan: (Insanely) And death is coming.. Oh, I can see it, Everlasting death for the most faithful companion...
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- Supreme Dalek: The abomination is insane. Davros: Show respect, without Dalek Caan, none of this would be possible, and he speaks only the truth. Dalek Caan: (Singng) He is coming, the three-fold man, he dances in the lonely places. Oh, creator of us all: The Doctor is coming! (Laughs insanely)
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- Davros: Welcome to my new empire, Doctor. It is only fitting that you should bear witness to the resurrection and the triumph of Davros: Lord and Creator of the Dalek race.
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- Davros: (to the Doctor) Your voice is different and yet.. its arrogance is unchanged.
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- Dalek: Supreme Dalek on the bridge. Supreme Dalek: Soon the Crucible will be complete. We have waited long for this ultimate destiny! Now the Daleks are the masters of Earth! Daleks: (Chant) Daleks are the masters of Earth! Daleks are the masters of Earth!
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- The Doctor: Excuse me, what day is it? Milk Man: Saturday The Doctor: Saturday. Good, good I like Saturdays.
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- Harriet Jones: Harriet Jones. Former Prime Minister. Dalek: Yes, we know who you are. Harriet Jones: Oh, but you know nothing about any human, and that will be your downfall.
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- This is not the first time that Donna has mentioned the bees disappearing to the Doctor. She made note of the bees, along with the Titanic over Buckingham in her search for the Doctor in Partners in Crime.
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- Overnight UK viewing figures for this episode were 7.4 million, with the final viewing figure at 8.78 million.
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- Davros' right hand is now cybernetic as his flesh hand was shot off in the 6th Doctor serial Revelation of the Daleks.
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- International Airdates:
  United States: 25 July 2008
  Australia: 21 September 2008
  Turkey: 24 April 2011
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- This episode sees the return of the Judoon last seen in the series three episode Smith and Jones.
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- This episode sees the return of the Daleks, who were last seen in the series three episode Evolution of the Daleks. It also marks the first appearance of Davros since the 1988 Seventh Doctor serial Remembrance of the Daleks.
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- Eve Myles, who played Gwen Cooper in this episode, previously played Gwyneth in the series one episode The Unquiet Dead.
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- This episode sees the first on-screen appearance of Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones from Torchwood, and Luke Smith and Mr Smith from The Sarah Jane Adventures.
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ALLUSIONS (3)
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- The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy: The alien bees leaving Earth due to imminent danger is similar to the dolphins returning to their home planet before Earth's destruction at the beginning of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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- The Doctor: Someone tried to move the Earth once before. Long time ago... Can't be. This is a reference to the classic Who season two story arc beginning with World's End.
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- Donna: It's like an outer-space Facebook.
  Facebook is a social networking website, originally designed for University students, but is now open to anyone over the age of 13.
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