DOCTOR WHO REWATCH: SERIES TWO, EPISODE THREE: “SCHOOL
REUNION”
Mickey Smith is back, and he’s not the only Smith this time
around.
Doctor Who: 1x03: “School Reunion” Written by Toby Whithouse
The Summary:
Rose and the Doctor are back in modern England posing as
staff in a school. A UFO crashed nearby
and now the students have unprecedented test scores, so Mickey’s asked them to investigate. The Headmaster is super creepy, as is most of
the staff, and the Doctor, posing as physics teacher John Smith, finds that the
kids are kind of creepy as well with an impossible understanding of physics
despite his age. Rose is working as a
dinner lady and has become addicted to the school chips, for which special oil
is being used. Sarah Jane Smith comes to
write a puff piece about the new Headmaster, but is actually there to
investigate as well. The kids are
overwhelmingly overexcited about their classes, with the exception of Kenny
whose dietary restrictions prevent him from eating chips. At night, the Doctor, Rose, and Mickey break
into the school, and Sarah Jane had the same idea, but stumbles upon the
TARDIS. She and the Doctor have a lovely
reunion, but Rose is not pleased to learn she is not the first. The group head to the Headmaster’s office to
discover giant bats sleeping on the ceiling.
The Doctor and K-9, who Sarah Jane has kept, figure out that the oil is
Krilitane oil so the aliens must be Krillitanes have taken over the school for
some nefarious purpose that requires super intelligent human children. Rose and Sarah Jane initially snipe at each
other but realize they’re being ridiculous fighting over the Doctor and they swap
stories of how ridiculous he is. Th next
morning in school, the Krilitanes accelerate (possibly) their plans due to the
presence of the Doctor and apparently they are using the children’s creativity
and imagination to crack the Skasis Paradigm, which will allow them to become
god-like. Kenny attempts to escape, but
the doors are sealed, so Mickey and K-9 crash the car through the outside
doors. The three join the Doctor, Rose, and
Sarah Jane, and get the students out by triggering the alarm, which also hurts
the bat-like Krillitanes, and unplugging the computers. K-9 sacrifices himself to get everyone out of
the school before blowing it up. Mickey
finally asks to be included in the time-traveling and the Doctor consents. Rose and Sarah Jane have a nice moment of
companion solidarity, and the Doctor says good-bye (something he didn’t do the
last time) and gives Sarah Jane a rebuilt model of K-9. This is the second instance of foreshadowing
Rose’s departure.
The Women:
Rose Tyler, Sara Jane Smith, Melissa, Nina (dead)
The Conversations:
1. Rose and Sarah Jane:
Initially the two are jealous of each other, trying to one up each other’s
experiences with the Doctor, but they realize they’re too awesome to fight over
a guy. The rating: 0
2. Rose and Sarah Jane:
Rose asks Sarah Jane for her advice since she’s afraid the Doctor will
just abandon her like he did with Sarah.
The rating: 0
The Woman to Woman Quote of the Episode:
“THE LOCH NESS MONSTER!”
“Seriously?”
- Sarah Jane Smith
and Rose Tyler
I love this switch
from competitive sniping to just marveling in how great their lives are as
kick-ass time-traveling ladies who don’t need to fight over their experiences
to know they’re special.
The Tally:
Episode 2x03 Total: 0
Series 2 Total: 2.5
10th Doctor Total: 2.5
Rose as Companion Total: 19.0
Russell T Davis Era Total: 19.0
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