Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E15 Planet of the Dead: Difference between revisions

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A light-hearted [[Breather Episode]] with very little drama, written as a contrast to [[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S4 E10 Midnight|"Midnight"]].

* [[Big Red Button]]: Turns off the security grid on the Tritovore's crystal shaft.

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Christina's response to the Doctor's catchprase.

'''Christina''': Oui, mais pas si nous allons vers un chauchemar! (Yes, but not if we go towards a nightmare!) }}

* [[Bilingual Dialogue]]: The Doctor speaks insect click language with the Tritovores. Once the Tritovores employ their one-way telepathic translators, the Doctor uses English and they continue in their language.

* [[Breather Episode]]

* [[Buffy-Speak]]:

'''The Doctor:''' In a... super clever... outer-spacey way, just--trust me. }}

* [[Bus Full of Innocents]]: And one not-so-innocent master-thief.

* [[Call Back]]: The Doctor refers to Donna when Christina calls him "Spaceman".

* [[Car Fu]]: With a flying bus.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The Chalice of King Athelstan

* [[Horde of Alien Locusts]]

* [[Human Aliens]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]:

'''Doctor''': You look Time Lord. }}

* [[Immune to Bullets]]: Averted and Lampshaded.

** and [[More Dakka]] returns as UNIT's [[Five Rounds Rapid|SOP]]

* [[Insectoid Aliens]]: The Tritovores.

* [[Inspector Javert]]: McMillan definitely comes across as obsessed with arresting Christina.

* [[Is This Thing Still On?]]: When Captain Magumbo and Malcolm gush over the fact they're actually ''speaking'' to the Doctor on the phone.

* [[Lady of Adventure]]: Lady Christina de Souza.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: The Doctor points out how uncommon it is for him to arrive on Earth during Easter time, which lampshades that there are no Easter specials compared to the annual Christmas specials.

* [[Mundane Utility]]: Carmen's uses her psychic gift of precognition to play the Lottery and win £10 twice a week, ''every'' week.

* [[Not So Different]]: The Doctor admits as such when he realises Christina is a thief.

'''Christina''': Good boy! You were right, we're quite a team. }}

* [[Put on a Bus]]: A literal example! At the end of the episode, Lady Christina escapes from the police by flying off in the bus, and the character has not been seen since.