Pregnant young persons Travis Oliver and Lenora Crichlow kidnap Agyeman so they can get in the three-or-more lanes, which forces a panicking Tennant-he really does bring disaster to those around him-to travel through layers of flying cars.
Only it’s New Earth, which we didn’t get to see last time and this time it turns out it’s gone all dystopian and people are traveling on the freeway for years to go ten miles to the promised lands of the suburbs. This episode is another in the “The Face of Boe” subplot, which started in the first season with the Face of Boe (voiced by Struan Rodger) just appearing in background then figuring in last season (in an episode involving cat person nurse Anna Hope, who appears here again) and it finally gets something of a conclusion here.īut the Boe stuff is overarching-and seemingly for future episodes in at least the season-while the main action has Tennant deciding he’s not dropping off Freema Agyeman yet (with her consent) so they go to the far future and off to another world. It’s a strong episode overall, because it’s set out in space in the future, which are usually the best “Who” episodes (so far), but this episode manages to do it with a bunch of regular humans. ‘Gridlock’ is another high octane episode.Really nice direction from Richard Clark this episode really nice.
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The episode sees some good performances from guest stars Ardal O’Hanlon (from the classic comedy series Father Ted) as cat/human and family man Brannigan and the returning Anna Hope as Novice Hame, who serves the Face of Boe. The writing of the current episodes really gives the actor the chance to get his teeth into the emotional feelings of the character, as he tries to get over the loss of his beloved Rose and how he desperately wants to show off to Martha.įreema Agyeman continues to step out of the rather large shadow cast by Billie Piper’s Rose, making Martha Jones an instantly likeable character and one that you are quickly becoming very enamoured with. The episode also sees the welcome return of the Face of Boe, who desperately needs the Doctor’s help to solve a problem before it leads to the death of everyone stuck on the motorway.ĭavid Tennant is becoming an exceptional Doctor Who. This of course leads the Doctor into another high tempo adventure, but it also gives the writers the chance to explore his need for companionship, as he questions why he puts Martha and everyone else in danger when they travel with him. Millions of hovering cars are stuck in an ever lasting traffic jam, as they head for a better life and work outside of the city.ĭue to environmental rules however, only cars carrying three or more passengers can enter the fast lane and this leads to Martha being kidnapped by a desperate couple needing to get out of city before their child is born. What they discover is that everyday day life for the citizens of New New York is one of endless travel on the Motorway underneath the city.
This time the TARDIS materialises in the lower alleys of the city, where the Doctor and Martha are greeted by the local drug sellers, offering them different mood enhancers to take away the pain of everyday life. The third episode of the new season sees the Doctor and Martha return to New Earth, but this is a very different place than when he last visited with Rose.
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