Doctor Who: 2x07 "The Idiot's Lantern"

DOCTOR WHO REWATCH: SERIES TWO, EPISODE SEVEN: “THE IDIOT’S LANTERN”

The old wives’ tale that television turns your brains to mush seems to be more than true in 1953, London.

Doctor Who: 1x07: “The Idiot’s Lantern” Written by Mark Gatiss

The Summary: (In Brief)

The Doctor plans to bring Rose to New York City to watch Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show.  Naturally, they land in London just in time for the coronation of Elizabeth II.  There, they discover that people are being taken out of their homes by the police with bags over their heads, and no one in the neighborhood will talk about it.  Rose notices that everyone in the neighborhood has a television satellite on their roofs despite televisions not being a common household item yet; this will naturally lead to the solution of the mystery later in the episode.  The Doctor and Rose lie their way into the Connolly house, where they pick on the misogynist pig/abusive husband Mr. Connolly and learn that people’s faces have been stolen somehow, including Rita’s mother.  Before the Doctor can figure out what’s happened to Gran, the police come and take her away.  The Doctor runs after the police and Rose stays behind to investigate the television.  While the Doctor questions the police, Rose goes to question the television salesman, who is working for an incorporeal alien called The Wire, which steals Rose’s face.  The Doctor gets more than a little angry when he finds out Rose has been victimized and with Timmy Connolly’s help, they stop The Wire just in time for the coronation.  Rita Connolly kicks her husband out of the house, which was her family’s not his, and all is well in 1953.

The Women:

Rose Tyler, Rita Connolly, “Gran,” Aunt Betty

The Conversations:

Mrs. Connolly and Rose participate in conversations together, but it is largely directed by the Doctor and Mr. Connolly.

The Woman to Woman Quote of the Episode:

Awesome quotes in this episode but none said woman to woman.

The Tally:

Episode 2x07 Total: 0

Series 2 Total: 4

10^th Doctor Total: 4

Rose as Companion Total: 20.5

Russell T Davis Era Total: 20.5