Doctor Who: Thoughts on the Tritovore
The new aliens to feature in the forthcoming Doctor Who special Planet of the Dead have been revealed. The Tritovore! The creatures are humanoid in shape with a huge fly head and insectoid claws. And, erm, overalls. While the BBC have stated that these new villains will be on a par with the Daleks and the Cybermen, I must disagree already.
The photos appear to have been taken down from several places, so I’m not posting them here as I respect the BBC. Plus, they’re not really in context. I’m interested to know if these will be added to the range of Doctor Who action figures as I’d like to see if they stand up!
No, I haven’t seen them in action yet, but to be fair, the things are basically blokes in overalls with a rubber mask on. While that was adequate in the classic series, things have moved on a bit now! I’m decidedly underwhelmed, but then again, I was underwhelmed when Michelle Ryan was announced as the companion for the episode, one of the final few to feature David Tennant as the much-loved tenth Doctor.
Speaking of which, that rumour about Billie, Freema and Catherine coming back alongside David for his Doctor Who finale seems a bit much- I mean, that’s just Journey’s End again isn’t it? Although, I like the bit about his final enemy being a resurrected Master, once again played by John Simm…