Army of Ghosts
- Episode aired Dec 22, 2006
- TV-PG
- 45m
When ghosts of loved ones appear all over the world the Doctor traces the phenomena to the Torchwood Tower, where some old friends and enemies are waiting.When ghosts of loved ones appear all over the world the Doctor traces the phenomena to the Torchwood Tower, where some old friends and enemies are waiting.When ghosts of loved ones appear all over the world the Doctor traces the phenomena to the Torchwood Tower, where some old friends and enemies are waiting.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Rose emerges from the Tardis after Torchwood moves it, the Egyptian Sarcophagus it's parked aside, is from Pyramids of Mars: Part One (1975), where it served as the Osirian Time-Space Tunnel conduit.
- GoofsThroughout the series, Rose (and the audience) have had all languages translated for them by the TARDIS. Yet when clicking the television around, all the the foreign correspondents are untranslated.
- Quotes
Yvonne Hartman: According to the records, you're not one for traveling alone. The Doctor and his companion - that's a pattern, isn't that right? There's no point in hiding anything, not from us. So where is she?
The Doctor: Yes, sorry, good point. She's a bit shy that's all.
[the Doctor opens the door to the TARDIS, where Rose and Jackie are hiding and grabs Jackie, pulling her out]
The Doctor: But here she is, Rose Tyler. She's not the best I've ever had. Bit too blonde. Not too steady on her pins. A lot of that
[the Doctor makes a movement with his hand to indicate she talks too much]
The Doctor: . And just last week she stared into the heart of the time vortex and aged 57 years. But she'll do.
Jackie Tyler: I'm 40!
The Doctor: Deluded. Bless. I'll have to trade her in. Do you need anyone? She's very good at tea. Well, when I say "very good" I mean not bad. Well, I say "not bad" - anyway, lead on. Allons-y - but not too fast. Her ankle's going.
Jackie Tyler: I'll show you were my ankle's going!
- ConnectionsEdited from The Apprentice UK: Episode #2.1 (2006)
The Doctor (David Tennant) and Rose (Billie Piper) return to London for a brief pitstop and discover that the world is regularly visited by spectral images reported the be the "ghosts" of loved ones. Tracing the source, The Doctor discovers Torchwood Tower, in central London, an organisation designed to protect and serve the British Empire with the use of captured and recovered alien technology. Led by Yvonne Hartman (Tracy-Ann Oberman) the Torchwood institute conduct experiments on a breach in Spacetime and a mysterious Orb that appears to have come through it.
Like a lot of two-part episodes, it's hard to judge these first parts as they only tell half the story and much of the enjoyment lands in the conclusion. There is lots to like in this one though, plenty of comedy with Jackie joining the Tardis crew and getting to be the one with the Doctor for his exposition dumps. It ties together lots of little threads of story that we've seen this season, The Doctors encounter with Queen Victoria from the Werewolf episode and the shooting down of the ship in the Christmas invasion episode are both referenced. You have the returning Cybermen and Mickey, from the earlier two-part episode of this run. You have references to the Torchwood that would come, including the theme from the spin off. You have Freema Agyeman making an early appearance, that would need to be retconned when she becomes the companion in a few episodes. You have a bittersweet little cameo for Barbara Windsor, who has recently passed away as I write this review. You have the great Tracy-Ann Oberman and her ... ... ... outfit, yes, lets go with her distracting "outfit".
The CGI is occasionally a little ropey, particularly as the other villains are revealed. Some of the moments are a little cringy too, specifically the ghostbusters bit, and the weird TV crossover moments. Ultimately though, I found it a decent first half of the story - let's see if they can stick the landing.
- southdavid
- Dec 17, 2020
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color