Live from Master Closet Studios, you’re listening to the only podcast on the internet that’s recording from under the polar ice caps on Mars. It’s the Noobs and the Whovian!
My name is Austin and I’m the Whovian, and these are my sons Corbin and Tripp and we’re the noobs!
This is the podcast that introduces a whole new generation to Doctor Who by watching an episode each week and discussing it from the perspective of a dad who’s seen it before, and two sons who haven’t.
Welcome to Episode 155 covering series 10 episode 9, The Empress of Mars
Super-short Recap This is the one where the Doctor, Bill, and a group of soldiers fight an army of upright crocodiles and lose, I think? and I guess all the soldiers either died or ended up stranded on Mars.
Production notes Story #273
Originally aired June 10, 2017 to 5.02 million viewers
Written by: Mark Gatiss
Directed by: Wayne Yip
Misc Trivia Though this episode is the sixth on-screen appearance of the Ice Warriors, and the third TV story set on Mars, it is the first time the Ice Warriors are seen on the homeworld on-screen.
Cast Neville Catchlove – Ferdinand KingsleyPlayed alongside Jenna Coleman in Victoria, where she played Queen Victoria
Checklist Name of the episode spoken in dialogue?
Creature of the weekThe Ice WarriorsSpace Vikings?
The British army is a match for some upright crocodiles!
Their crumple-you-up-gun is flippin brutal!
Why are they called ice warriors?
Jiggery PokeryTARDIS She launched herself!
SonicWhy is there still no setting for wood?!
Psychic paperIt’s from the Chief! It is?! Yes, it IS, giving us authority to go anywhere we want
Other stuff we noticed “The first man on the moon” is so human-centric. Nardole said “It’s embarrassing really”
Our Man Friday!
Who’s Who? Who is Bill?She’s going to make allowance for his Victorian attitudes because… well… he IS Victorian
Who is Nardole?Before you go getting all frowny…
Who is Missy?
Who is the Doctor? He hasn’t seen The Terminator, he’s a very busy man!But he DID see Frozen
He was once an honorary guard of the Tythonian Guard.
Thinking like a warrior has always been his problem
Can we talk about the plot holes Somehow no one knew there were people on mars
The rocks
Why was the colonel allowed to keep his rank
How did Victorian-era humans help him fix his ship
Classic Who Connections The Fourth Doctor encountered the Tythonians in the serial The Creature from the Pit
The British also went to mars in the Whoniverse in 1970 in the serial The Ambassadors of Death with the Third Doctor
This episode sets up the Third Doctor serial The Curse of Peladon when the twelfth Doctor introduces the Ice Warriors to Alpha Centauri. This explains why the Ice Warriors are living on Peladon in that serial.
Overall impressions Overall rating out of 10Jared – 7.5 Victorian Soldiers
Austin – 4 gargantuas
Corbin – 5 not space vikings
Tripp – 6 upright crocodiles
Creep Level – out of 500Jared – 50
Austin – 50
Corbin – 50
Tripp – 50
Theories When Does Missy get out?Corbin: episode before World Enough and Time, so the finale two-parter is about her
Tripp: World Enough and Time
Jared: towards the end of the series
How does Bill leave?Tripp: she dies, she sacrifices herself to save the universe
Corbin: Missy kills her
Jared: Missy uses her as a pawn to escape and that will drive Bill to quit the TARDIS
Is Missy turning good?Tripp: she’ll change a bit, but not reallyShe’ll look like she’s good, but then turn back
Corbin: not at all
The Game Plan Next week, we’re covering series 10 episode 10, The Eaters of Light before we head into the 2-part season finale!
Closing Noobs and the Whovian is a production of Master Closet Studios, where it’s always smaller on the inside. Your Senior Producer is Austin Reason. Our Audio Engineer is Tripp Reason. Corbin Reason is our Production Editor. Special thanks to tardis.wikia.com for the trivia, and to Jared for the Classic Who Connection. Shout outs to Victor and Jared for their Patreon support.
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