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S03E03: 'Gridlock'
Airs on Saturday, April 14 2007 at 19:40 BST on BBC OneBy Ben Rawson-Jones, Cult Editor
If you think some of the rush hour traffic jams move slowly, wait till you discover how quickly they move in New New York. Although set in the future, certain parts are eerily reminiscent of how contmporary culture is panning out, especially as the police put you on hold. However, blaming a lack of manpower is perhaps a big understatement.
There's a scene reminiscent of something from the beautiful Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia. Nope, there's no raining frogs. It's all to do with the lungs instead.
The Face of Boe is back and delivers his final message that prompts Martha to demand some answers from The Doctor. She even uses a chair to hammer home her point, but not in the physical sense. It's a family show after all.
Rumours have been rife that there's a returning monster from the old days of Doctor Who... and they're spot on. Lurking deep beneath the New New York traffic jams is an evil presence with a hatred of the living flesh who have taken over the planet and ruined his great architecture. Yes folks - Kroagnon is back, having escaped Paradise Towers via an Emergency Temporal Shift. It's now up to The Doctor to do some serious cleaning...
Check back on Saturday night - providing the FA Cup match doesn't go to extra time - for our full review of 'Gridlock'. By the way, one of the above paragraphs is utterly false so as not to ruin your enjoyment of the episode.
2007-04-20 @ 22:58