by David Finniss
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It’s revealed that after the TARDIS crew dropped the Slitheen egg off to its homeworld, all three were taken by an extraordinarily powerful transmat beam to place them in their respective situations.
With the three characters each in their own series, it doesn’t give much time for interaction, but it does allow more room for spoofing. The Doctor isn’t pleased to be where he is and is insistent on finding a way out. Oddly enough, his sonic screwdriver isn’t enough to open any of the doors to his complex.
Rose
acclimates fairly well and is willing to go along with the game, until she sees that those who are voted off get disintegrated. As it turns out, the Doctor is in a similar situation as “eviction” results in disintegration.
Jack seems to be faring the best as he’s more than happy to try on different clothes and is even content to be shown naked on the air. It’s mostly played for laughs, but the fact that he’s able to draw a gun after being stripped qualifies as a crowning moment of awesome.
The Doctor learns that he’s on Satellite 5, the station he visited in “The Long Game” and, despite his belief to the contrary, his actions did not set things right. On the contrary, things ...
