Doctor Who: Empress of Mars (2017)
Season 10, Episode 9
8/10
Earth's first expedition to Mars thanks to the Ice Warriors
11 June 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Incredible but not as plausible In my humble Opinion.

So we start at NASA with a satellite going over Mars. Why was security not called instantly? Breach could be in progress.

You see a Stone Mars which Reads God Save the Queen. Huh?

The Doctor travels back in time to see what caused that Inutashuk to show up on Mars.

Now tell me this, Fire on mars with wood in a cave system.

Does Mars have a significant oxygen supply?

Bill falls down a shaft and the Doctor tells Nardole to go back to the TARDIS and get ropes and gear. The TARDIS behaves erratically and is back at Bristol and Nardole needs Missy in the vault to help fix the TARDIS; laters.

All right Mark Gatiss your point?

So we find out that a regiment of soldiers in South Africa in 1881 dug up an unearthly craft to find an alien survivor to help, who will in turn help them to got to Mars and mine the planet for riches.

All right, is the ship adequate enough to supply oxygen needed for the group of humans?

So humans (1881 Victorian expeditionary Corps in South Africa) help an ice warrior. What technology can be used to get a spacecraft up and running. And this laser mining weapon?

A major room is unseal. So the Ice Warriors does succeed at his goal, the revival of the Empress of Mars. I wonder how many republicans would understand that concept of honour?

Greedy Soldier killed by Ice Empress while stealing her jewels. Justly deserved.

It is found out that the Ice Warriors have slept for 5000 years. Mars isn't as habitable as it use to be.

The doctor is trying to mediate between humans and Ice Warriors before things get really hot. Idiot human Solders try to kill 'upright crocodile'. Big mistake. I like this now effect when the ice warriors shoot and the target folds dead.

The human soldiers decides to block the entrance. The battle between ice warriors and humans being as the Empress of Mars is reviving her warriors for battle.

The humans do not know that the ice warriors could get underneath them. Who stand a chance with the Doctor, bill and a 'cowardly' colonel in the brig.

At least the ice warriors found on Earth is willing to help the Doctor prevent bloodshed.

Peace might be at hand as Bill is a distraction to the Empress. and the Empress will listen to Bill. The Doctor decides to aim the weapon to seal everyone.

The Major who took charge tries to escape via spaceship taking the Empress as hostage on to be killed by the Colonel.

The Colonel asks for mercy for all and execution.

The Empress is impressed that the Colonel will stay on Mars and that the expeditionary force be returned to Earth.

The Doctor creates the Inutashuk of God Save the Qeuen . He also set up an advanced communications beacon this is picked up by Alpha Centauri.

Credit to Gatiss and Moffatt for the Peladon connection.

The TARDIS is back on Mars to pick up Bill and the Doctor. Only the Nardole is not alone. Missy piloted the TARDIS.

Will next week's episode be exciting?
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