The Sontaran Stratagem
Episode Location: Earth, London
Aliens/Enemies: The Sontarans, Luke Rattigan
New Characters: Martha Jones, Private Steve Gray, Wilf, Sylvia
Gadgets Used: ATMOS, Sonic Screwdriver
Episode Objective: To find out what is behind ATMOS.
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Best Bits
- Driving the TARDIS
- Meeting Martha
- Doctor vs UNIT
- Clone creature
- General Stall!
- Donna comes home
- Car fiddling
Favorite Quotes
The Doctor: Careful. You're getting a bit too close to the eighties.
Donna: What am I going to do, dent them?
The Doctor: Well, someone did...
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Donna: I've heard all about you, he talks about you all the time.
Martha: I dread to think!
Donna: No no no, no he says nice things, good things, nice things, really good things
Martha: [Embarrased] Oh my god, he's told you everything
Donna: Didn't take you long to get over it though, who's the lucky man?
Doctor: What man? Lucky what?
Donna: She's engaged, you prawn.
Doctor: Really? Who to?
Martha: Tom, that Tom Milligan, he's in Paediatrics, working out in Africa right now, and yes! I've got a doctor who disappears off to distant places, tell me about it.
Donna: Is he skinny?
Martha: No! He's sort of, strong
Donna: He is too skinny for words, you give him a hug, you get a paper cut!
[Donna and Martha laugh]
Doctor: Oh, I'd rather you fighting.
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Martha: That's why I thought we needed an expert?
The Doctor: Really? How did you get?
(All look at him)
The Doctor: Oh right me, yes
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Sontaran: Intruder!
The Doctor: How'd he get in? Intru da window?
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General Staal: General Staal, of the Tenth Sontaran Fleet. Staal the Undefeated!
The Doctor: Well, that's not a very good nickname. What if you do get defeated? "Staal-the-not-quite-so-undefeated-anymore-but-never-mind"?
Ross: Its like a potato, baked potato, a talking baked potato.
The Doctor: Now Ross, don't be rude, you look like a pink weasel to him.
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Entry from before the episode aired
So, first things first, we have the Doctor attempting to teach Donna to drive the TARDIS... not an easy task, I'm sure!
But then he gets a wee call of a certain Miss Martha Jones... or should that be Mrs Martha Jones? Well shes not actually married, but she's engaged to Tom Milligan. Bless.
Martha and her wee UNIT chums have called the Doctor back because there have been a lot of deaths... all in one day and all in the same way - i.e. cars crashing.
All these cars have been fitted with a new Sat Nav system called ATMOS and it is the belief of UNIT that ATMOS may be alien.
Anyway, Martha seems quite happy to see the Doctor again but doesn't seem to joy-filled to meet Donna. Donna knows the Doctor travels with others, he's even talked to her about Martha.. but maybe Martha is a bit shocked that he's found another so soon?
But whatever this tension is, it doesn't last long as Martha gets a UNIT call and brings the Doctor and Donna to the base. Donna (and possibly the Doctor) are a bit shocked at the person Martha has become.
Donna: You turned her into a soldier?And now lets take a looky at UNIT:
Apparently, "The actor playing Colonel Mace is telling everybody that he is playing 'the new Brigadier'."
And here you can see some more UNIT people looking authoritative... and also one of them opening a strange futuristic tomb... so theres another mystery! What does the tomb contain?!
Whatever it contains, we shall find out! But anyway, the Doctor saunters off to find out whats going on with ATMOS. I don't know if Donna or Martha are with him at this point.
Either way, he soon finds a teleport machine, that takes him to... somewhere (I don't actually know where) but that doesn't matter as there are Sontarans!
The story is believed to be set around a an Academy called Rattigan House. So this obviously ties in with Luke, and with the name Mrs Rattigan (see encyclopedia)
Wilf is coming back as well! And from clips and whatnot from the world of the internet, we know that he was in the car (now equipped with ATMOS) when it starts to crash.
Thankfully, the Doctor and Donna are about to make it all better! (or at least fiddle with stuff)
So pretty obvious that the Sontarans are not exactly welcome, considering that they seem to be killing people... Either way, it looks like the Doctor teams up with UNIT to help fight them
Now, I don't know whats going on with Martha and Donna at this point, other than they are not with the Doctor and appear to be in large amounts of trouble.
And whats going on with Martha?? I thought she was supposed to be working with UNIT. Although, those guards may not be, they certainly look UNITified.
And why are there shots of her emerging from a green and slimy lake with such a dark look on her face?
All I know is that the Sontaran's are noted as being masters of Cloning since thats how they reproduce... so are we maybe looking at a Martha Clone? Then again, she could just be really annoyed for getting wet.
Speculations:
- One sequence involved a Sontaran emerging from his sphere
- the current episode being filmed involves a group of aliens creating a weight loss drug that actually grows an alien inside you. "This tallies with what I saw being filmed last week at what looked like some training (weight loss) clinic/academy, with lots of people running about in red work-out tracksuits"
(Thanks to Cameron and his fantastic site StuffOnTV for some of the images)
85 comments:
wouldn't the whole weight loss program idea tie up more with the "Adipose Industries" company supposedly in the first episode?
no it would not. see the second comment on episode 1 to know why. also didn't know where to put this put as it has been confirmed by freema that all her episodes take place on earth so she is only in episode 4,5,8?, 12 , and 13 not in episode six.
It hasn't been officially confirmed that all of Martha's episodes take place on Earth. Freema just said that her character is "more Earth bound" but thats it.
Theres no reason to think she might not go off in the TARDIS other than her attachment to UNIT
Martha is almost definitely in episode 4,5,6 since there's evidence of her filming them.
freema said that her character wants to keep her feet firmly planted on planet earth so if midnight is episode 6 which it probabbly is then martha can't be in it because it obviosly takes place on the planet midnight. maybe the shot of freema was a pick-up shot from another episode or she is in the beggining of the episode saying good bye to the doctor again
the pics of martha in episode 6 are all shots of her and the doctor on the street so probably her just saying good bye for now
im not sure if this is simply not done yet or will not be done but is there going to be a page about episode 8?
Episode 8 I know barely anything about... one of the episodes had to be redone since it was too similar to another, and I reckon episode 8 must have been it...
I'll certainly make a page if I find out anything about it.
how many future episodes in series 4
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where did you get that private gray is in this episode or that he is called gray for that matter?
Its on the actors (Wesley Theobald) casting website:
http://uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=103474
Role: Private Steve Gray
Type: TV
Production: Doctor Who
Director: Douglas McKinnon
could luke rattigan be the guy in the purple shirt?
Are you going to add the new info to the page?
Its been confirmed that the man in the pyrple top is marthas boyfriend
Can you tell me where you heard that?
The pictures of the Doctor, Donna and Martha running through the blue containers (being shot) is not from the Sontarans 2-parter. If you look at one of them (the one with the Doc, Don & Martha running), there is Ood in the background. And I don't think that the woman is Martha, I think it's that Sawahla person. Plus Donna gets locked in a blue container, whatta ya see? I played it in slow motion and the image before the Sontaran's face on the trailer is someone shutting a blue container shut. Perhaps an Ood locking up Donna? Also the people shooting at them could be the soldiers.
Also the images with Donna saying "being with you, I can't understand..." could be from the Ood episode aswell. People say that the blue suit comes back in the Sontaran episodes, but with trailer shots, the running scenes and Donna's appearence, the "42" suit is in Planet of the Ood.
The running scenes being in Planet of the Ood is definitely a possibility that I did think about... I was quite hesitatnt when I put the pictures up...
hmmmm, maybe they are from Planet of the Ood since Donna is wearing her coat... its seems likely anyway, I'll make the change. Well done you for pointing it out!
Um, and the 'Being with you, I can't tell whats wright and wrong anymore' is already on the Planet of the Ood page, and I havent seen any suggestion of the 42 suit returning from any of the trailers.
When I say the 42 suit I don't mean the orange space-suit, I mean the blue on with the reddish-brownish shirt underneath.
Oh right, I understand now... my bad. Yep, it looks like the blue jacket, at least, comes back for Planet of the Ood.
Come on, it's obvious people! Martha's got the Doctor's coat on because she's cold! End of!
If the person in the purple shirt IS Luke Rattigan, then maybe Miss Rattigan is not a person, but a phrase. Luke could say to Martha, "Do you want to be Miss Rattigan" because Luke is supposed to be Martha's fiancee and this could happen when Luke proposes to Martha. Also the proposel may not be viewed but just mentioned to the Doctor when Martha sees him again. She could say to the Doctor something like, "I'm gonna be Miss Rattigan" or "I can't wait to be Miss Rattigan".
Is the picture of Martha, the Doctor, Donna and the guy in the purple t-shirt (Luke Rattigan???) from when a Sontaran pod/ship decending from the sky? That would explain all of them with wincing eyes, sort of eyes when something is loud and bright. This would also explain the word "pod" being mentioned. Donna or someone else could say, "What the hell is that?" and the Doctor could say, "It's a Sontaran pod!". I dunno, could be something like that.
Nice thought with the "pod" descending.. and as for Luke Rattigan, I'm not saying anything.
Freema said that her boyfriend is mentioned in Doctor Who (he's already been mentioned in Torchwood as being someone who saved her life) but I don't know if he's actually making an appearance...
I have the idea in my head that he's not though I couldn't for the life of me tell you where I heard that from..
So.. yes! The man could indeed be (or not be) Luke Rattigan, BUT I have no idea if he's Martha's boyfriend or not!
If you look at the picture with everyone looking up squinting there is something in Martha's hand that looks like the compensation from the Judoon in her first episode
you may want to change the speculation section to include how martha got in to unit. also martha's got what looks like a pass in her hand. Maybe her unit pass?
Hang on! In Reset (Torchwood) Martha said that she got sent to Torchwood from UNIT by an "impecible source". Now it could have been the Doctor, but could it have been Davros, or even the Master, who sent her there because they wanted her killed so that they could lure the Doctor into there trap?
Aha! I've been checkin on the internet and I think I may know what is going on with Martha in the green slime. Maybe it's the Sontaran's long-time enemies: The Rutans! The Rutans appeared in Horror of Fang Rock, and are shapeshifters. Maybe the guards that are holding back Martha, are taking her to the Rutans so that they can shapeshift into her to fool the Doctor. Also the Sontarans may know about the Rutans and so travel to Earth to have a war with them.
Martha refers to her boyfriend as Tom on the Torchwood website.
Tom Who? You mean Tom Milligan from Last of the Time Lords? I like him, he's kinda good. but i defo think that monserrat lombard (shaz from ashes to ashes) should be in dr who. maybe even as a sidekick.
She just says "Tom". I think we're meant to assume that it's Tom Milligan. He did save her life, which is something she told Owen that her boyfriend did.
"Hello Jack
Can't believe you're still at the office at this time of night. Married to the job, that's you! You want to be careful, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, and then before you know it you're hacking down doors with an axe. Or something. Anyway, Tom's out tonight so I'm just having a glass of wine and catching up with some friends via e-mail.
Tell Gwen I'm sorry I couldn't be at the wedding - I wanted to be there but something came up, you know how it is. I was keeping my fingers crossed it would all stay quiet for you - did it? It certainly wasn't at my end! I don't know if I'm allowed to tell you - see if your clearances will get you into the report, then we'll talk about it.
How's Owen?"
I saw them filming on of the final 3 episodes on my street (as Rose was there. Come to think of it, it was probably 11 as she seemed to be shooting out of a bright white light) and there were UNIT soldiers walking around there!
you say this is called the poison sky but then at the top of the page list it as river's run? think you are getting your titles mixed.
The weight-loss alien growing drug is the story in one of the Torchwood novels. Slow Decay I think.
I really hope it's a Martha clone.
in the pic of martha, the doctor, donna and purple tshirt guy looking up, what is the doctor holding in his hand?
could the tank thing that someone from UNIT was seen opening be filled with the green gloop that martha is in. cus she works for UNIT.
to find out where its set you could zoom in on the street sign shown in the picture of wilf beside the car. i tried but theres a letter missing from the first word
I am looking forward to this exciting two parter and want to know who the Sontarans are exacting revenge upon and why. UNIT's involvement makes it even more necessary viewing.
we know that marthas boyfriend is tom as she sent jack an email which in it reveals his identity
Why is everyone assuming that just because the email mentions someone called Tom that it is her boyfriend? It could be anything! Am I the only one who thinks this?
Why is everyone assuming that just because the email mentions someone called Tom that it is her boyfriend? It could be anything! Am I the only one who thinks this?
she said he was her boyfriend in 'reset'
she said he was her boyfriend in 'reset'
Automatic Transaction Machine, Obviously, Silly! hehe that could work
martha and tom sitting in a tree...
ye i'm sooooo mature anyway if you ain't believin the people above then looky looky at this http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/sites/arg/pages/messages.shtml?character=jack
I/ve heard rumours that Sontar(This may not be their planet as it was never revealed)is missing with Pyrovillia and Adipose breeding planet and I've also heard that the Ood's original planet went missing (May not be true).
The Ood's original planet was the Ood Sphere, so no missing there. Judging by the trailer released after POTO, the man in the Purple Shirt is Luke Rattigan (either owner of the Rattigan Academy) or the son of the owner.
I did a little thinking and in the picture where wilfs car looks like it broke down and then the one with a car going into the water.Well,the doctor noticed or something and donna might say wilfs got one of those cars! So the doctor goes to investigate and then its something that the sontarans put in so they can control it.or sumthin along those lines.
The young guy at the end of the clip looked how a young current Doctor would look. Perhaps his clone?
In the "next time" from POTO, when the Doctor zaps into the Sontaran base, does it look a bit to you like the vortex manipulator makes a reappearance?
I don't think it's the vortex manipulator. a) The Doctor doesn't have one. b) The Doctor zapped all of the energy out of the vm so Captain Jack couldn't travel through time. c) Only Captain John has a time travelling vm, but I think it broke in Torchwood. The Sontarans are supposed to have lots of gadgets and weaponary, maybe the teleporter is Sontaran technology. Also, a Sontaran gets through the teleporter in the trailer, and he can't have a vm.
From the phrasing of the E-mail on the Torchwood thing, it is fair to that this 'Tom' is her boyfriend.
Also the young guy (3posts up?) is Luke Rattigan.
(I'm really confused to know what side he's on...)
the technology could be stollen, any chance the sontarans get at sum new tech they take it, like in the two doctors they were after the time machine sum scientists had made, so maybe they stole sum teleport equipment, maybe unit had summit and the stole the plans and thats how the doctor teleports cause unit lend it 2 him, just guessing here but sounds good, well time will tell always does
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Aha - the Sontarans have a weakness to bees.....hence the few references to all the bees disappearing. They must be clearing them before they invade Earth.
snippet of script. (the jigsaw takes AGES)
private gray: greyhound 16 to trap 1. weve found something- basement corridor, northside, grid 36. request backup over.
military voice over: trap 1 sending assistance over
private harris: like something boiling inside.....
private gray: dont touch it
private harris: c'mon steve, we get first rights on this. that means promotion!
i get the feeling private harris comes to a sticky end......
Guess what, I know what that sontaran is called. The one in the first picture of the sontaran stratagem. Its called Skor
newsround say the sonatarans are atatching ATMOS devices to half the world's cars which at first are meant to be environmentally friendly but then start taking control of the cars
that would explain the car driving into water and donnas car breaking down
I just saw this episode on TV, you got some facts right.
Well done!
brilliant episode, and so many things from here were right, great cliff hanger, and its obvios that wilf gets out of it cos he's in the season finaly isnt he, wonder how they will sort it all out and when will they notice the clone martha, i got a theory on how they will notice, donna will notice the ring missing on her finger and that will sort it out, wat does anyone else think on that, oh i cant wait to see wat will happen, ah well time will tell, always does
well thought up on the ideas on this because you pretty much right on all of them! well done:)
officially my favourite doctor who site, wilf best not die. hes cool:)
wilf does NOT die, he's in the last episodes, he shoots a dalek eye stalk with a paintball gun
The way the Doctor was talking to Luke Rattigan was kinda like how he talks about a certain other evil genius?
hmm would that evil genius be davros?
Favourite episode so far!!
like the theory on the ring a few posts up :D
AWESOME EPISODE!
I loved it. Especially the funny quotes there was innit. Anyways, I was just wondering: When the Doctor an that UNIT soldier is in the Jeep on their way away from the Child-genious ATMOS thingy the ATMOS thing in their car keeps on saying Turn Left? I dunno if it's a hidden thing, but because I remembered the 11th episode was called Turn Left, maybe it has something to do with it? I don't know, but just for a mention.
yea....turn left hmmm...
what exactly did the doctor say about the medusa cascade? how can he take her to visit it if he sealed it
he sealed a rift in time and space at the medusa cascade, not the cascade its self, and why hasnt the doctor had bessie given bac to him, when the 7th doctor bumped into unit in battlefield the brigadear gave him bessie bac, said it had been in storage, have unit got rid of bessie, where is bessie now
I don’t know if any of this has been discussed before, so if it has then I’m sorry. I still have a feeling that the story arc is connected to the ‘Dalek’ episode. I’ll keep this as short as I can with just one line clues.
In ‘The Sontaran Stategem’ The Doctor uses the line, ‘In tru de window’... Henry Van Stratton also used the same line.
Adam told Rose: ‘Van Statten has got agents all over the world looking for geniuses to recruit.’
They had information about the Tardis/ Time War/Time Lords/Dalek (They had blue prints of the Dalek)
(Going back to my earlier thoughts about dustbins) The Doctor called the Dalek a ‘great big space dustbin.’
In The Long Game, Adam had the Tardis key. (Did he visit the ship? Go forward/ backward in time?)
Adam had ‘void stuff’ as he’d travelled with the Doc & Rose, which would restore a Dalek.
When Adam sent white noise on Rose’s phone the message deciphers as ‘bad wolf bad wolf’ in Morse code.
The Doctor left Satellite 5 without cleaning up. He also left Adam with the info-spike attached.
What do you think? Am I babbling again or is there something to this?
Adam's from 2012 and the "present-day" stories are set in 2008 or 2009, also he couldn't have absorbed "Void stuff" as he never travelled to the parallel universe.
i think he means the background radiation, its the background radiation that restores a dalek, and adam has that so yeah that helps his theory and why do people keep saying that because adam is from 2012 that he cant be in any episodes based in 2008 2009, if he has anything to do with the daleks then he could easily be in 2008 or in any other timezone they see fit to place him in
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martha's back
but she's been cloned
the doctor came to help
as soon as she phoned
the sontarans arer deadly
they have an evil plan
who will save us?
the doctor can
but now wilf is trapped
in a car filled with smoke
theres nothing we can do
as earth begins to choke
Sontarans are in sarah jane adventures series 2 they plan to kill sarah jane but sontarans were fighting against the rutans
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