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"Doctor Who" The Waters of Mars (2009)



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Writers:
Russell T. Davies (written by) and
Phil Ford (written by) ...
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TV Series:
Original Air Date:
15 November 2009
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Plot:
In a Mars base the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner. | add synopsis
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Runtime:
62 min
Certification:
UK:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The name of the Mars colony, Bowie Base One, is presumably a reference to musician David Bowie and his song "Life on Mars." more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Mars is shown in glowing sunlight and a red-orange sky. In reality Mars has a "butterscotch" (yellow-brown) sky during the day and a pink sky at sunset and sunrise due to high levels of dust in the atmosphere. more
Quotes:
Gadget: Gadget-gadget!
The Doctor: I hate robots. Did I say?
Roman Groom: Yeah, and he's not too fond of you. What's wrong with robots?
The Doctor: It's not the robots, it's the people. Dressing them up and giving them silly voices. You're reducing them.
Roman Groom: Yeah. Friend of mine, she made her domestic robot look like a dog.
The Doctor: Ah, well, dogs. That's different.
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Highly unbalanced, 30 November 2009
7/10
Author: siderite from Romania

It was like an average Doctor Who episode, if you ask me, but it was so uneven that it oscillated between very good and very bad moments, probably because this special has a double purpose: one is to tell a story and remind Dr.Who fans that the show still goes on, the other is to prepare for the coming of the new doctor.

What will probably upset most fans is that in this special The Doctor is changing personality, going more towards "the dark side". I find this development marvelous and intriguing, giving new life to the otherwise pretty used up idea of a perpetually good and balanced doctor.

Bottom line: scary monsters and super freaks, but not very believable. A design of a Moon base that makes no sense. Some useless jokes. A lot of tension and it certainly makes me want to watch the Christmas episode... but it could have been better. The Gadget-Gadget bot really was out of place and, if I think about it, the best part of the entire show was the last 20 minutes.

I tell you this: if Billie Piper doesn't play in the Christmas special, I will be very very disappointed! Her character is what could change the tide, so to speak...

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