He and It and Them

Okay, it was only two minutes long and in theory I should be reviewing the last three stories of the Sarah Jane Adventures and Dreamland starts tomorrow and, and, and…  who cares?! We got to see to a couple of scenes from the Christmas Day episode of The End of Time. If you enjoyed the clip, please follow the following link and go and donate as a thank you to Children in Need’s long-standing relationship with our favourite show. This exclusive clip served well to whet the appetite and get fans’ pulses racing. Not so much the question of whether the Doctor really did marry Queen Elizabeth I, but more the meaning behind the Ood chant…

“He is returning and it is returning and they are returning!”

Let speculation commence.

Tags: Children in Need, David Tennant, End of Time, ood

4×03: Planet of the Ood 

The previous Ood appearance in Doctor Who, back in Series 2’s Impossible Planet/Satan Pit double bill, essentially served as a plot device for a race of passive creatures who could easily be possessed by the Beast who was the ultimate villain of the piece.  In fact, I seem to recall that the early plans were to have the Slitheen appearing instead of the Ood… thank heavens for small mercies when we were spared that particular fate.  However, the inclusion of a passive, servile race of

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Tags: Catherine-Tate, David Tennant, Donna, ood, planet of the ood, tim mcinnery