Planet Gallifrey: Episode 3

Tuesday, December 25

Episode 3

Planet of the Ood

Episode Location: The Ood Sphere, 4126
Aliens/Enemies:
Halpen, the Ood,
New Characters: The Ood, Ood Sigma, Solana, Dr Ryder
Gadgets Used: Psychic paper, Sonic Screwdriver
Episode Objective: To investigate the murder of an Ood and then to exscape the rabid Ood and free them from slavery.

Bullet-point Plot
Coming soon

Best Bits
- Ice World!
- Rabid Ood
- Claw Attack
- Ood song
- Ood uprising
- Halpen into Ood

Favorite Quotes
Doctor
: Outside that door could be any planet, anywhere, anywhen, in the whole, wide uni... Are you all right?
Donna
: [grinning] Terrified! I mean, history's one thing, but an alien planet?!?
Doctor
: I could always take you home.
Donna
: Yeah, don't laugh at me.
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Donna: This is barmy! I was born in Chiswick! I've only ever done package holidays. Now I'm here! This is... I mean it's... I dunno, it's all sort of... I don't even know what the word is!
[steps out of the TARDIS, to find a frozen planet]

Donna
: Oh, I've got the word. Freezing!
The Doctor
: Snow! Ah, real snow. Proper snow at last! That's more like it, lovely! What do you think?
Donna: Bit cold.
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[Donna emerges from the TARDIS wearing a huge furry parka, with the hood up]

Donna
: Sorry, you were saying?
Doctor
: Better?
Donna
: Lovely, thanks.
Doctor
: Comfy?
Donna
: Yup.
Doctor
: Can you hear anything inside that?
Donna
: Pardon?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Donna: [about a huge rocket] You've got a box, he's got a Ferrari! Let's get going!
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Official
: Now then, Dr Noble, Mrs Noble, if you'ld like to follow me....
The Doctor
: [quickly] Oh no, we're not married.
Donna
: We are SO not married.
The Doctor
: Never.
Donna:
Never ever.
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Ood
: I do not understand, Miss.
Donna
: Why do you say "Miss" -- do I look single?!
Doctor
: Back to the point...!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Doctor: The Ood aren't born like this, can't be - a species born to serve could never evolve in the first place. What does the company do to make them obey?
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Ood Sigma
: And what of you now? Will you stay? There is room in the song for you.
The Doctor
: Oh, I've, I've sort of got a song of my own, thanks.
Ood Sigma
: I think your song must end soon.
The Doctor
: [expression falls] Meaning?
Ood Sigma
: Every song must end.
The Doctor
: [not comprehending] Yeah...


Entry from before the Episode aired

Whayhey! First alien planet for Donna, she must feel so happy that its freezing cold and covered in ice and snow...

Oh, and also full of strange octopus/squid/psychic/alien... things. Yes, the Ood are back! Although they apparently remind Donna of her cat. But, I have to say, it doesn't look like they're having a fun time.

This one was seen writhing in its chains.

Other shots of the Ood include one amidst gunfire and fighting, one walking past the Doctor and leading a man somewhere, and this one below with flames and snow...









Ood: I don’t understand Miss
Donna: Why do you say miss? Do I look like I’m single?


Extract from DWM
"Doctor get me out!" screams Donna Noble from inside a giant, blue, metal container....
"If you don't do what she says," the Doctor barks at some men with guns, "you're really in trouble. Not from me, from her!"









As well as Donna being locked away, we also have her, the Doctor, and another woman running away through the same blue crates and dodging gunfire.














But from what I can make out, the trio get separated... and the Doctor is left on his own, running for his life. Here we have him rolling violently across the floor as he falls.










And there is a strange machine claw thing that is attached to the ceiling which strikes down towards him as he runs past...









After that, the Doctor and Donna are lovingly locked up in a cage. Although, this could actually happen before all the running about. Who knows? Certainly not me!


And here are some soldiers... possibly the same ones that were shooting at the Doctor and Donna, this seams quite likely since one of them was seen cackling away in a most evil manner.










And thanks to the new trailer, we can see what they're pointing their guns at:
An Ood, who turns sharply round to look at them, its eyes glowing and making a strange strangling noise.


From what I can make out, there is definitely something going on with the Ood, what with the glowing red eyes and men running around with guns... OR is there another, greater threat altogether?









Donna: Being with you, I can't tell whats right and whats wrong anymore
The Doctor: Its better that way.

So... evil Ood, strange creepy soldiers... whatever happens, its something bad enough to first blow up the Doctor and Donna:

And then frighten them muchly...

Exciting?

The Doctor: Oh yes!

Speculations:
- It may contain a character named Sawahla, who plays a major part in the episode, and may possibly be an Ood herself.

- Its set before 'Impossible Planet/Satan Pit' and features the Ood hive mind being destroyed by humans, creating the subservient race we saw previously.

58 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ood Sphere = Sensesphere? The Sensorites look a bit like the Ood, minus tentacles, and they had psychic powers and communicated with ball on string too. - were the Ood, or will they become, the Sensorites?

Anonymous said...

if they are at all related to the senerites then the senserites must have evolved in to the ood not the other way around because this is speculated to be from before the impssible planet/the satan pit

Anonymous said...

how many future episodes are there in series 4

Anonymous said...

Maybe it's the claw machine thingy that is shooting at the Doc. I also looked at the picture of the Doc, Donna and the woman running from gunfire and indeed there appears to be 3 Oods. Look closely.

Jess said...

Maybe... but in the trailer it looks like the claw makes a grab for the Doctor, and the guards do have guns...

And yes, I think there are 3 Oods in the background. Well done for spotting that!

Anonymous said...

Hey the picture of donna in the cage thing is from this episode because there is ice on the bars and maybe donna is upset because it is her first alien planet or somthing like that.

Jess said...

Yep. Its been mentioned before and it could indeed be from this episode... but Donna has a feather in her hair (or it looks like a feather) which sort of made me hesitant to add it.

Anonymous said...

Maybe the feather is just ice in the background of the cage.

Anonymous said...

If you look at the feather thing closely there seems to be be what looks extremely like a face!?

Anonymous said...

When do the Ood look better? In light blue or in dark blue/black? I feel a small Blog-Poll coming on! Can you decide, Jess? I only want to do this because when the Series 4 Ood figure comes out (if one does) then I don't know if I should get Series 2 or Series 4. Christ, this has went from a Blog to a small Blog-Poll and now it's an Agony Aunt letter. What's wrong with me?!

Jess said...

Hey! Now I didn't even notice that there was a colour difference! Um... they look pretty similar to me actually, maybe its subtle?

And if you really want, I'll do a mini poll for your color conundrum.

Anonymous said...

Thanks I'd like that, Jess. Also why don't you do polls on "The Best Doctor" and "Best Multi-Parter". But if I were you I'd save the "Best Multi-Parter" till after Series 4. Then there would be a more variety of choice.

Jess said...

Best multi-parter sounds good... I try to be at least a little original with my polls, so I don't often do the obvious ones like 'best Doctor'

Although... maybe for the next poll I will...

Anonymous said...

Also you could have a "Best looking Regeneration" poll, because I think Youtube has all of them.

Anonymous said...

Hey Jess, the Ood havn't had a colour change, it's just the Series 2 Ood figure that has a light blue jacket. Go on, check out the BBC website.

Anonymous said...

Could the Soldiers be part of the U.N.I.T since the U.N.I.T is appearing later on.

Could the doctor have to make a black hole to destroy this planet creating the 'the bitter pill'

Just a suggestion

Jess said...

Yes, the soldiers could indeed by UNIT... although the UNIT soldiers that are appearing later on have a red hat as pert of their uniform. Plus, since this is on another planet, and UNIT are based on Earth.

Um, the Doctor could have made the black hole... thats an interesting idea. But I assumed that the Bitter Pill was a completely different planet to the Ood Sphere... hmmm, we shall have to see I suppose.

Anonymous said...

Since the "Best Doctor" Poll is going well the 10th Doctor's way, might I suggest the "Tenth Doctor-Scattered" video from YouTube. It's well good. Also for the next poll might I suggest "The Best Davros Storyline", since Davros is highly rumoured. Oh, and how about a mini pool entitled "If you were the 10th Doctor, who would you have as your companion?" and the answeres being "Rose, Martha or Donna". By the way I'll give any new poll advice if you want, just shout out, Jess (I'm from near Sunderland, not too far away from Leeds, is it?)

Jess said...

Aye, I know that video well... I watch it all the time. Thanks for your poll suggestions, I've taken note of them all! And yes, I think Sunderland is near Leeds (I'm terrible at Geography though)

Anonymous said...

Hi it's the poll guy again. just to let you know that i will post all of my ideas for polls on this page. and you'll know its me because i'll start all of my blogs with "POLL GUY IDEAS". Anyway, lets cut to the chase. What about a best looking regenaration poll as youtube has all of them, including a composition of all of them (which you could use for the Regeneratons page). POLL GUY out!!!

Jess said...

May I suggest using the Cbox to post your ideas? That way this page is kept for Planet of the Ood comments.

Anonymous said...

"POLL GUY IDEAS" ok jess. that's no problemo. is the cbox the... oh yeah i know what that is now. POLL GUY out!!!

Anonymous said...

This loooks like the best alien planet portrayed on New Doctor Who, heck all Doctor Who! Fair enough they didn't have the same technology in the 70's and 80's but the outdoor shots here look fantastic!

And I can't wait to see what the Ood are up to!

Anonymous said...

Yeahh, I wanna know what the Ood are up to aswell. Well, the Ood's eyes are red (hang on, RED? wait, the arc is normally mentioned innit. innit?). Anyway, because of the Ood's red eyes could mean that they've been possesed. And you've said that "there could be a greater enemy". Well if this is set BEFORE the Impossible Planet/Satan's Pit, then could the Ood be possesed by the Beast? I mean, if it's before, then the Beast hasn't died yet. And the Beast could be on Krop Tor and send a possesion signal or something. Then at the end of the episode, the OodSphere team could investigate, leading to the Impossible Planet. And the "laughing man" who has the big gun could be possesed by, or even be a worshiper of, the Beast.

Anonymous said...

The thing in donna's hair looks like a blue and green braid, not a feather.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't the thing in Donna's hair just look like... well, her hair? With odd lighting? o.O
- CookieHammy

Anonymous said...

Hey Jess, to glisten up the pages, why don't you put the Ood Teaser Trailer on this page. also you could put the sontaran teaser on, well, the sontaran stratagem, and the dalek teaser on either 11, 12, 13 or the finale page. or maybe even all of them to glisten them all up!

Anonymous said...

You know the claw thing it definetly is in the sontaran two parter because its not ood in the background its the sontaran and i noticed on the barrel thing when the doctor running its got the same sybol as in the first trailer when the sontaran take of his mask at about 53 seconds.I think that makes much more sense.

By the way this website is amazing.

Jess said...

I originally put the claw and running scenes in The Sontaran Stratagem, but I think that they do belong in Planet of the Ood... Donna is wearing her winter coat - perfect for a cold planet.

Anonymous said...

I just had a strange thought what if planet of the ood and sontaran strategen was a two part then the sontaran could of cloned the ood so they are all the same although practically all the monsters are the same. lol soz went a bit mad with ideas.

Anonymous said...

the green 'feather' in donna's hair----- is a very similar colour to a)the pool of green gunge in the trailer
b)the gunge that martha seems to be covered in in the trailer

Anonymous said...

you get an inflatable ood with DWA this week. i called mine terence. :D

Anonymous said...

THe claw is definitely in Planet of the Ood because on the DVD cover 4 episodes 1, 2 and 3, those barrels that the claw smashes into are on the cover and the Sontaran Stratagem is not on that DVD.

Anonymous said...

yea theres alot of those barrels around. what could be in them? they wouldnt be on the DVD cover if they werent significant.

Anonymous said...

Love your blog :)!

Jess said...

Thank you!

Anonymous said...

i'm really sorry i fthis has been posted before, i havent had time to read all posts! buthe's wearing the same clothes from the clip where he's really upset... just thought i'd mention it.

Anonymous said...

Ever heard about the Atmos radiation barrels.

Anonymous said...

the clothes arent the same. his t-shirt underneath is different.or that could just be lighting

Anonymous said...

I paused the "next time" trailer released today at one scene. An ood had a machine gun if you look closely in the scene where you hear the guy yelling "shoot to kill!"

Anonymous said...

two things 1st the donna feather pic is from this ep coz on the doc who site its the picture that goes with the episode clip 2nd i reckon that sawahla or woteva is that woman who asks if the doc and don are married on the trailer we'll hav to wait and see....

Anonymous said...

i think this ep will go something along the lines of the doc and donna investigating the enslavement of the ood. somehow when they find out that the ood are being controlled by drugs? they interviene and get in a little over their heads. nothing really new here. as for the feather, its not, its just green lighting from the left of the shot hitting her hair. im not expecting too much from this ep, but the next should be a good one!

Anonymous said...

I have an idea for the quotes:
1. "The CIRCLE must be broken, so that we can LIVE"
2. "I think your LIFE must END soon. Every LIFE must END"
3. "We don't just ... the Ood, we make them SUFFER"

Anonymous said...

I got some ideas for the quotes aswell.

Do you like milk and sugar?

The CIRCLE must be broken,so that we can rise.

And i thought..

we dont just teach the ood we make them clever

Anonymous said...

we dont just tickle the ood we make them laugh

Anonymous said...

Has anyone else noticed that the Ood head looks a little bit like a dalek (the creature inside the unit I mean)? They look a bit like Dalek Sek did when he became half human

Anonymous said...

"Has anyone else noticed that the Ood head looks a little bit like a dalek (the creature inside the unit I mean)? They look a bit like Dalek Sek did when he became half human"

They do if you down a large amount of alcohol and squint really hard.

Anonymous said...

The picture with Donna behind the bars doesn't look like sh's really behind bars to me.

Because, if you look in the background, near the middle of the far left-hand side, you can see a shadow and light like a door being opened/shut. Said shadow does not look Ood-like to me, and I don't think Donna would just stand there in a cell while the door was open, unless there was something very strange out the [window?].

To me, it looks more like she's maybe looking at the Doctor cos he's the one behind bars. And, if you compare the pic of Donna 'behind' bars, and the one of the Doctor behind bars, Donnas' looks too big to be really called a cell.

Just something I noticed. Any ideas on the Shadow Person? I dunno, maybe it is the Doctor... Does look like his trench-coat.

~Rebel Story Writer.

Anonymous said...

defiately just green light on her hair, because if yu notice, the 'feather' is exactly the same length and flows with her hair, its only a green light. im sure of it. just look closely

Anonymous said...

great episode, any one notice the ood saying about the doctors song going to end soon, is he refering to the doctor regenerating

Anonymous said...

Hi, The Doctor Says He's Been To The Galaxy Before, Too the Sense-Sphere, So Yeah The Sensorites Are Near The Ood, And also The 'Feather' was just light reflecting onto Donnas Hair

Anonymous said...

didnt anyone know the ood and the sensorites were from the same area, when the ood first appeared in series 2 RTD said they were sort of brother races, like the slitheens and the abzorbaloff thing r brother races. i wonder if the sensorites will reapear sumwhen, that would be a good story, ag well time will tell, always does

Anonymous said...

There could be an arc about planet dissapearence. Adipose breeding planet, LOST. Pyrovillia, LOST. Original Ood Planet, LOST. Sontar, LOST? And the bees dissapearence? Well that could be done with the void. The Daleks would have had to come out of the void, so would the Cybermen for the Crimbo Special. And the Genesis Ark containing Davros could be a possibility, couldn't it. But the void doesn't let things out, it lets things IN aswell. The dissapearing planets and the bees dissapearence could be linked with the void. The void could be sucking in the universe, also letting Rose, Mickey etc through from the paralell world.

Anonymous said...

I'm not a softie, but the Ood-Song was beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Errrr....

wasnt the ood-sphere, i.e the planet this episode was set on, the original planet of the ood?

The humans just came in and took over?

Anonymous said...

the dying ood
stand in a ring
the circle must be broken
so thet can sing

born with their brain
held in their hand
theyve been forced to be slaves
to long for them to stand

when their eyes turn red
it can't be good
the doctor saved the ood
he was the only one who could

Anonymous said...

the Ood is free form beilng a slave and ood brain the cuclie has been broken and that ood sings Wow!!!!

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