Planet of the Dead aired as expected at 6.45-7.45pm on the 11th of April, and in my opinion was a fun and lightweight episode to watch, although not containing nearly enough in the way of proper Who. At the end of the episode, this lightness seemed to continue, however, as only the dumbest of the viewers will have failed to notice, it briefly faded away in favour of what Russell T Davies soon described on Confidential as a "spooky science-fiction prophecy" from psychic character Carmen. Carmen had been revealed to be able to predict small snippets of the future earlier on in the story, claiming to always be able to get her husband and herself just £10 on the Lottery. As she and her husband began to leave, they approached the Doctor by the TARDIS, and Carmen said that he should take care, generally seen as a leaving compliment when people say goodbye, but when the Doctor replied that they hoped they enjoyed their "lovely" dinner of chops and gravy, Carmen revealed that she truly meant this as a warning. The Doctor was left unnerved as Carmen said to him "It is returning...it is returning through the dark...and then, oh but then...he will knock four times." What do you think this spooky prediction could mean?
Fans have already guessed that "he" could refer to the Master, Bernard Cribbins, the monster on the planet Midnight or the Grim Reaper, but Russell T Davies said when asked about John Simm's reappearance on set (see the next post) that "It's not quite as easy to guess what's happening as you think - there's nightmare sequences, and layers of fantasy, because the Doctor's coming to the end of his time. ".
In the commentary for POTD, when David Tennant was talking to Julie Gardener of the prophecy, Julie said "And as we know, David, he really does knock four times.", to which David replied "Absolutely, and if you think you've figured out what it means, you're wrong!". Julie said after this, though, that "when you do figure it out, it's a sad day."
Fans have already guessed that "he" could refer to the Master, Bernard Cribbins, the monster on the planet Midnight or the Grim Reaper, but Russell T Davies said when asked about John Simm's reappearance on set (see the next post) that "It's not quite as easy to guess what's happening as you think - there's nightmare sequences, and layers of fantasy, because the Doctor's coming to the end of his time. ".
In the commentary for POTD, when David Tennant was talking to Julie Gardener of the prophecy, Julie said "And as we know, David, he really does knock four times.", to which David replied "Absolutely, and if you think you've figured out what it means, you're wrong!". Julie said after this, though, that "when you do figure it out, it's a sad day."
Also, during the POTD based episode of Doctor Who Confidential, Julie Gardener said that the phrase will "definitely return in the second special, set on Mars, and in the Christmas episodes." and Russell T Davies said that "the Doctor doesn't know how bad things are going to get. And believe me, things are going to get bad. Oh, it'll be bad!" Both David Tennant and Julie have already said that the scripts for the finale specials made them cry, which implies the death of the Tenth Doctor is going to have major reprecussions for the whole series. Are you looking forward to the finale, and what do you think Carmen's prophecy, along with other announcements, could mean for the Doctor? Feel free to leave comments on these, and on the quality of the site!
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