Project: Who - Earthshock 4
Earthshock 4
The Cybermen are at war with many races. Representatives from the races are at Earth, ready to sign an agreement to join their military forces together to fight the Cybermen. That's what their convoluted plan is - make the Earth and the representatives go boom.
Tegan is captured and brought to the bridge. At the same time, two Cybermen get into the Tardis and go on a rampage. Several of the troopers die before the Cybermen are rudely murdered.
The Cybermen reprogram the freighter's computer, setting a crash course for Earth, and locking it off. As soon as it's ready, they depart, taking the Doctor and Tegan, but leaving Adric behind, forced to stay on the bridge. There are two guards watching over the group on the bridge.
With help from the troopers, the two guards are also murdered. Adric works on getting around the computer to try and alter the ship's course.
He is able to slightly alter the ship's heading ... It's still going to Earth, but it goes back in time 65 million years. Inside the Tardis, the Doctor, Tegan, and Nyssa, are being guarded by the Cyber Leader and one of his subordinates. They tag along back in time.
Only seconds remain before the ship will go boom. The remaining humans run for the escape pods and get away. Adric stays behind, desperate to stop the ship. He stands alone on the bridge, holding the belt that had once belonged to his late brother as the ship explodes around him.
This is witnessed on the viewer inside the Tardis. The two Cybers are also killed, one with the help of Adric's gold star. Tegan and Nyssa are silent, in shock, unable to deal with what they've just seen.
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Yeah it was time for him to go, and man, what a way to do it ... The ship exploding is what killed all the dinosaurs (at least, in the Doctor Who universe). He finally did something heroic and it killed him.
Is there any point to Nyssa's character? She's not annoying like Useless, and she's not a whiner, she's just ... nothing. She's just there, a fourth regular, stuck in the Tardis while the others go and do things.
At this point (sorry, Doctor), Tegan is the star of the series. And the way she's going all Xena-with-a-gun is really a joy to watch.
The script needed at least one more draft. The Cyber Leader's "excellent!" became a drinking game, and there were a number of instances where lines were just ... weak. Another draft and this could have been an excellent (pun intended) story.
I wonder, whatever happened with Captain Awesome and the troopers? 65 million years ago, they were in escape pods orbiting Earth. Did the Doctor bring the pods onboard and take them somewhere? Did they crash land on Earth and start a new society? (unlikely, both females were likely beyond the childbirthing age) I don't recall it ever being mentioned again. Which is odd, because it really seems like a dick move on the part of the Doctor if he does leave them stranded there. As awesome as she is, what could the captain do? There's no one to communicate with at that time. Well, maybe the Silurians, but that's just begging for trouble.
The Cybermen are at war with many races. Representatives from the races are at Earth, ready to sign an agreement to join their military forces together to fight the Cybermen. That's what their convoluted plan is - make the Earth and the representatives go boom.
Tegan is captured and brought to the bridge. At the same time, two Cybermen get into the Tardis and go on a rampage. Several of the troopers die before the Cybermen are rudely murdered.
The Cybermen reprogram the freighter's computer, setting a crash course for Earth, and locking it off. As soon as it's ready, they depart, taking the Doctor and Tegan, but leaving Adric behind, forced to stay on the bridge. There are two guards watching over the group on the bridge.
With help from the troopers, the two guards are also murdered. Adric works on getting around the computer to try and alter the ship's course.
He is able to slightly alter the ship's heading ... It's still going to Earth, but it goes back in time 65 million years. Inside the Tardis, the Doctor, Tegan, and Nyssa, are being guarded by the Cyber Leader and one of his subordinates. They tag along back in time.
Only seconds remain before the ship will go boom. The remaining humans run for the escape pods and get away. Adric stays behind, desperate to stop the ship. He stands alone on the bridge, holding the belt that had once belonged to his late brother as the ship explodes around him.
This is witnessed on the viewer inside the Tardis. The two Cybers are also killed, one with the help of Adric's gold star. Tegan and Nyssa are silent, in shock, unable to deal with what they've just seen.
* * *
Yeah it was time for him to go, and man, what a way to do it ... The ship exploding is what killed all the dinosaurs (at least, in the Doctor Who universe). He finally did something heroic and it killed him.
Is there any point to Nyssa's character? She's not annoying like Useless, and she's not a whiner, she's just ... nothing. She's just there, a fourth regular, stuck in the Tardis while the others go and do things.
At this point (sorry, Doctor), Tegan is the star of the series. And the way she's going all Xena-with-a-gun is really a joy to watch.
The script needed at least one more draft. The Cyber Leader's "excellent!" became a drinking game, and there were a number of instances where lines were just ... weak. Another draft and this could have been an excellent (pun intended) story.
I wonder, whatever happened with Captain Awesome and the troopers? 65 million years ago, they were in escape pods orbiting Earth. Did the Doctor bring the pods onboard and take them somewhere? Did they crash land on Earth and start a new society? (unlikely, both females were likely beyond the childbirthing age) I don't recall it ever being mentioned again. Which is odd, because it really seems like a dick move on the part of the Doctor if he does leave them stranded there. As awesome as she is, what could the captain do? There's no one to communicate with at that time. Well, maybe the Silurians, but that's just begging for trouble.