"Doctor Who" School Reunion (2006)

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

James Hawes

Writers:

Toby Whithouse (written by)
Bob Baker (character: "K9") ...

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

29 April 2006 (Season 2, Episode 3)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Krillitanes - aliens with a mix-and-match physiology - are trying to crack the 'God-Maker', a paradigm to give them ultimate power. They are using children as a computer, and only the Doctor and Rose, re-united with Sarah Jane Smith and K9 can prevent them from becoming masters of time and space.

Plot Keywords:

Tardis | Robot Dog | Alien | Time Lord | Companion

Cast

David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Billie Piper	...	Rose Tyler
Anthony Head	...	Mr. Finch
Noel Clarke	...	Mickey Smith
Elisabeth Sladen	...	Sarah Jane Smith
Rod Arthur	...	Mr. Parsons
Eugene Washington	...	Mr. Wagner
Heather Cameron-McLintock	...	Nina (as Heather Cameron)
Joe Pickley	...	Kenny
Ben Smith	...	Luke (as Benjamin Smith)
Clem Tibber	...	Milo
Lucinda Dryzek	...	Melissa
Caroline Berry	...	Dinner Lady
John Leeson	...	K-9 (voice)

Runtime:

45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG

Trivia:

Elisabeth Sladen warned the crew about the difficulties with working with the K-9 prop, which had a reputation for breaking down. Despite several years of improvement in technology, Sladen's warnings were proved correct.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The Doctor says to Sarah Jane that he's regenerated "half a dozen times since we last met." Seeing as he's on his tenth incarnation and last saw her on his fifth, it should be five.

Quotes:

Mr. Finch: May I introduce... Miss Sarah Jane Smith?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Doctor Who Confidential: Monsters Inc. (#3.6)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Early contender for best of series

The good Doctor and Rose go undercover at a modern-day private school, (Who as a teacher, Rose as a cafeteria server) at the behest of Rose's boyfriend, Mickey, who tips them off that something is not quite right there. To divulge any more of the plot would be robbing you of some of the brilliance of this episode, which as I wrote in my comment for last weeks episode, features the return of old companions Sarah Jane and K-9. That reason alone made me anticipate this particular episode for a good while before it actually aired. And it does NOT disappoint in the least and although I liked the previous two episodes of this series quite a bit indeed, this one just one-uped both of them by far. At turns, thrilling, humorous, and yes even touching, this is Doctor Who at it's best. On a side-note it's rumored that K-9 might get his own series sometime in the future, but I can't vouch for if it will be good or rubbish.

My Grade: A+