Doctor Who - 306 - The Lazarus Experiment (and the trailer that ate fandom)

[retro_eidas]

Now you know I love an ep when my hopelessly lazy ass has to go back and actually do a little capping.


Capped cuz I just loved this shot. Oh look at that lovely mirroring.

So that's what would happen if Prufrock got a bit out of control? It's The Fly meets Mirrormask meets Predator. Mark Gatiss was good at playing quite the bastard. Possibly one of the bigger bastards we've seen lately. Easily out-bastarded Diagoras and all the Daleks combined. Like a bit of a doughy Dorian Grey. Again, the skience (and plot) is dodgy, but it was so much more enjoyable then last week. So basically, mutated people > mutated Daleks, thus proving humans are made of win, even if they look like they're about to take on Godzilla (and lose) or something.

Although quite a lot of genetic manipulation this season, isn't there? However, "There's no such thing as an ordinary human" which is the Doctor showing his favoritism of the silly apes, but with all the genetic manipulation, I suppose we can't be certain of anything. What it means to be human (and the horrifying results in challenging that) is all fashionable lately.

And the TS Eliot abounded. Particularly Prufrock and "Hollow Men" from what I caught. However, I'm sure there could be some "The Waste Land" (Doctor does mention "dust" at Lazarus, hence the lj-cut title) and bits of the Four Quartets if I looked. If I WERE to go spec crazy for a mo' via Eliot alongside the references to Rose this season and the refs to fire/flames/burning - "burn with me"? If perhaps I'd interpret them in the same way Eliot used those symbols? Like in the Four Quartets, for example. Roses represent divine love and mercy, Fire represents holy fire and (or as) purification. As I'm just musing right now, I haven't really thought this completely thru or anything, but as per Donna's foreshadowing of Martha, Martha would seem to be the companion that tells him to stop. The one who will take the time and respectfully close the eyes of the victims (which Martha does in the first ep to Dr. Stoker and the Doctor mirrors in this ep with Lazarus). Give him back some of that mercy he says he mentioned to evil Bat!Giles he'd lost. Be his balance. The Doctor, on the other hand, exposed to cleansing fire? The Ben Franklin electrocution story? Literally, he's electrocuted in EotD, but aside from purification, the burning/fire also represents understanding or enlightenment. Will the Doctor (and Martha) come to a new understanding (via a trial by fire) at the end of this season? Considering one of this season's huge themes (what does it mean to be human?), I'm thinking the Doctor is going to have an all new perspective of humanity... probably in a big way via Martha (as she is currently the most important human in the story).


Martha Jones, you are a star SHE SO IS! I also love her little Yes, I AM made of awesome shrug in that scene. Martha is such a star, this is the second ep in a row she gets her own companion. In this case her sister Tish, watching her back.

To continue in the general S3 = made of sex, first the Doctor picks up her knickers. Then they've been "busy" doing "stuff". "Stuff" like, for example, running from peril and finding an intimate place to hide in and "reverse the polarity of Martha'sthe neutron flow" (this is also where old school fans squee'd themselves into exhaustion)... polarity reversing, so that's what the kids are calling it now? And the Doctor clearly is James Bond as he can apparently find the time for a little How's Your Father in the midst of said peril.

Although the (old codgery) Doctor is "out of practice", bless him (Martha can help him out there I'm sure). Ten & Martha kind of just "escalate", don't they? This IS the season of naughty euphemisms.


And we got HUGPR0N!


TWICE OVER IN FACT!! ;) And then they went into the TARDIS and did the sex.

Well, you were never really just a passenger, were you? EEEEEeeee!!! And so Martha is officially New Companion YAY!!

Golly. Wonder if informant-of-Doctor-knowledge could possibly be evil? Not just the knowledge but the incidental music OF TEH EVOL kind of gave it away. "This information comes from Harold Saxon himself! You're not safe!" Oh dear. Now who could possibly be this Saxon fellow everyone keeps talking about?

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"He's fire and ice and rage. He's like the night. And the storm in the heart of the sun."

Oh. My. GOD.

Someone knows about Time Lords who ISN'T The Doctor/his companion/companion's immediate family!! JACK! EVOL SCARECROWS! CLAUDIUS! OT3ness (why are they all wearing keys? TARDIS keys??)!! TEN&JACK!! JOHN SIMM AND DID I MENTION JACK!!!!OMGOMGOMG!!

And Eurovision can Reverse. My. Polarity. FRAK! Does the world really need another Lordi??

Comments

[boji.livejournal.com]

Hi, popped on over from lifeonmartha and wanted to say that I love the screencaps, love the comments below them - and yes the moment when he picked her panties rocked, but really noticing her shoes while facing death in the face? tops that on the relationship scale.

I'm going to have to read secondary texts on Elliot I can see that *sigh* And yes, Jack is gorgeous. Jack is wonderful. Jack is bringing sexy. And I can only hope that everyone is kissing him!

[eido.livejournal.com]

but really noticing her shoes while facing death in the face? tops that on the relationship scale.

He certainly was at the right angle for a proper look at them, wasn't he? And yes, my mind is still quite in the gutter and I doubt it will be leaving anytime soon.

And yes, Jack is gorgeous. Jack is wonderful. Jack is bringing sexy. And I can only hope that everyone is kissing him!

Oh yes yes. There must be much kissing of Jack, considering how "escalated" this season is I'd feel grossly cheated if there wasn't some (mass) kissing somewhere at some point.

[a-caged-heart.livejournal.com]

For the first time ever I watched the new trailer before watching the episode, and was still quivering from it, straining to pick up every nuance of foreshadowing that I could.

What can I say? Martha's mum? BAH!!! Leo and Tish? I vote they travel on the Tardis (although if you listen to speculation and rumor....) Excellent episode, and I am speechless. Just speechless.

Beautiful episode, and I.can't.wait for the new shows. What the hell am I going to do next week? I'm gonna go nuts I tell you. Nuts!!!!!

[eido.livejournal.com]

For the first time ever I watched the new trailer before watching the episode, and was still quivering from it, straining to pick up every nuance of foreshadowing that I could.

DITTO. I sat there watching it frame by frame wondering how the hell I'm going to last two weeks.

What can I say? Martha's mum? BAH!!!

I do love Jackie, but Martha's mum strikes me as quite potentially allbeit unintentionally dangerous. However equally scared and overprotective Jackie but she was never really a threat in the sense of apparently having access to nefarious shadowy deep throat types. This could be a bad bad thing for the Doctor and also likely end up very bad for Martha as well (oh god, I just wondered if Saxon could target Martha's family to blackmail Martha into turning on the Doctor?? UGH!!)?

Beautiful episode, and I.can't.wait for the new shows. What the hell am I going to do next week? I'm gonna go nuts I tell you. Nuts!!!!!

All I have to say is, thank god for "Heroes" for the distraction. As I'm shamefully weak I've already been scouring for "42" spoilers and... what I've read? DOES NOT help with the massive withdrawal onset coming. So basically, don't be weak like me and spoil yourself.

[sparkly-oats.livejournal.com]

Man was I ever waiting for your review and you didn't disappoint :) Eliot & Neil Gaiman mentions *hearts you fiercely* From another litgeek to another, I adore your little speculations as far as The Wasteland + dust goes. Very nice. The trailer was *dies* I cannot wait for more. Yes thank god for Heroes (two more eps and I am officially caught up, you should def do reviews of that too, especially since we have such a long wait for the next ep.) Did you see David on Parkinson? Remind me to upload that for you if you haven't. Yeah Ms Jones does have a way of attracting companions of her own, but we saw that back with Frank & Talullah ;) Aren't we clever little minxes. lol

[eido.livejournal.com]

I don't know what it is about "Heroes", but for some reason I can't get all wordily about it. Maybe it's cuz I feel a bit burned out by past network tv shows I've talked muchly of (::glares at Lost and Alias::) and then grew to not like so much due to plethora of reasons? However, "Heroes" is quite crack, maybe one day I'll find my rambling muse for it.

The wait two weeks is going to be sheer nastiness personified. Did you catch that "42" clip? Oh dear god, that by itself looks sheer nerdgasmy (and shippery) awesome... much less all those other delicious clips in the trailer of fandom fatality.

[sparkly-oats.livejournal.com]

Yeah oddly enough I feel the same way about Heroes, not for the same reasons but I guess it's cause I always feel drained after an episode and I don't know where to start with the rambling. So yeah I go off into the opposite direction and go mute I guess. Yeah grew tired of Lost midway the first season, not sure why, perhaps cause I had the feeling the writers had no freakin idea where they were going and they seemed to be distracting us by inventing new mysteries every episode. Doctor Who at least isn't pretensious about itself, and is a lot more tough in cheek which I really enjoy watching. Ah well Saturday we'll mock Eurovision together and then the fabulousnes will commence. Seriously that 42 clip was *gasp* SO SO good, I held my breath a little when they showed that. Also, Freema and David are simply acting their little asses off this season. They seem to have gained a beautiful rapport between them. I love hwo the fandom is buzzing with positivity and sheer glee, it's fun to come on LJ this way.

[eido.livejournal.com]

Yeah oddly enough I feel the same way about Heroes, not for the same reasons but I guess it's cause I always feel drained after an episode and I don't know where to start with the rambling.

I am almost tempted to ramble a bit after tonight's ep commenting on the Petrelli family and their (wrong) chemistry. Even though I kind of hate the Who writers for making me ship Ten/Martha, at least they didn't make them related (unless they try to pull out some bizarro genetic manipulation out of their asses in the end of the season or something... and let's hope they don't go there).

Yeah grew tired of Lost midway the first season, not sure why, perhaps cause I had the feeling the writers had no freakin idea where they were going

That's pretty much why I stopped watching. Being felt like plot devices were pelting me from all directions. When they actually quit jerking you around and gave up some answers, they tended to be unfulfilling. That and they pretty much ruined the Locke character and he was my fave.

Seriously that 42 clip was *gasp* SO SO good, I held my breath a little when they showed that.

Hopefully we'll get one amazing reunion scene or at least we should from the looks of all that peril.

Also, Freema and David are simply acting their little asses off this season. They seem to have gained a beautiful rapport between them.

It's so lovely and natural. They can't even help themselves with all that chemistry. I also can't stop watching that hiding place scene. Not just for the obvious, but it was hilarious too ("In your own time then!" heeee). Hilarious and hot, which is what I love about them. They're entertaining beyond just the cheap, oh so shameful thrill of innuendo, but they're genuinely engaging to watch in so many other ways too.

I love hwo the fandom is buzzing with positivity and sheer glee

At least our section of it. ;)

[zauberer-sirin.livejournal.com]

this post contained so much Eliot (my hero!) that i actually got distracted from the Ten/Martha hawtness. but not for long.

"reverse the polarity", yeah, right. i didn´t believe it with Three (sexy bitch). TEN GOES DOWN ON HER, PEOPLE! anything less subtle and Doctor Who would need a ever later airing at nights than Torchwood.

in conclusion, awesome post.

[eido.livejournal.com]

anything less subtle and Doctor Who would need a ever later airing at nights than Torchwood.

And it's sexy now with two flirty characters (even if one doesn't really know he is), just imagine what it will be like with Jack on Who again.

[juanitadark.livejournal.com]

Wait, where's that icon from?

Btw, there's been a fair bit of mirroring of the Doctor this season so far, and it's interesting to note that his doubles always seem to have an interest in Martha or her double (as seen this ep where Tish doubles Martha for a bit).

Interesting, that.

[eido.livejournal.com]

Wait, where's that icon from?

It's the fantastic spinny hug from "Evolution of the Daleks". renestarko made the icon. ;)

Btw, there's been a fair bit of mirroring of the Doctor this season so far

Rusty does love his mirroring. Ten/Lazarus, Ten/Daleks or Sec & Caan, Ten/Solomon, Ten/Boe, Martha/Tish, Martha/Frank, Martha/Tallulah, Martha (or Ten?)/Lazslo. Then all the episode-to-episode mirroring as well. Just goes on and on. Also often having a lot to do with genetic mad skience (tying back to the genetics/existential theme) from what I can gather?

and it's interesting to note that his doubles always seem to have an interest in Martha or her double (as seen this ep where Tish doubles Martha for a bit).

In danger of sounding excessively obscene, Doctor & doubles do seem to have a propensity of putting their genes on her or in her (AHEM!!!). The Doctor's "genetic transfer", Lazarus giving her a "DNA sample" on her hand, the Daleks planning to turn her into a Hybrid Dalek, Shakespeare wanting to snog (and more with) her and not to mention all this season's filthy filthy sex innuendo. Also a lot of interest in Martha's genetics in general or what she's got going on inside (Judoon's gene scan, Dalek's brainscan). "Gridlock" kidnappers just needed a living body, so not so much with any specific genes, but they still targetted her (they also shot her with drugs, so a physical intrusion there). The focus on Martha could be just cuz she's the Doctor's newest companion and story's representation of humanity (thanks to this season's nemeses interest in humanity, thus could explain the particular interest in Martha being the Doctor's - the protagonist's - pet human)..... or possibly foreshadowing something going on or that will happen specifically to Martha in later eps / the finale?

Interesting indeed.

[gryffinclaw.livejournal.com]

*waves* Seen you round,not to mention you have amazing icons that I am about to steal

Anyhow I was wondering if you wanted to be friends?

Anyhow who loves Ten/Martha is ace in my book!

[eido.livejournal.com]

Seen you round,not to mention you have amazing icons that I am about to steal

*GASPS* In my ElJay stealin my icons, then?? ;)

Anyhow I was wondering if you wanted to be friends?

I've also seen you around in places I (sickly and obsessively) frequent. Friend away! The more Ten/Martha Not Ship supporters around the pr0nierbetter!

[gryffinclaw.livejournal.com]

How can I help it? You have such awesome icons! *points to icon*

Oh I a firm suppporter of their non ship. I can see we will get along just fine :)

[eido.livejournal.com]

The animated pr0n shall not be denied in user pics! I'm surprised more folks haven't jumped on the infinite hentai bandwagon.

YAYZ for more people down with the Not Shippy pervluv!!