#the lazarus experiment

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Wardrobe // Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) // Doctor Who Seasons 3 & 4 (2007-2008) + Torchwood Season 2 (2008) + specials

[improbabledreams900]

The Doctor + really needing that retirement

[crookedfivefingers]

I didn't think anything could make this scene more awkward until I saw it photographed from this angle

[foolishlyzephyrus]

i feel like it’s so integral to have at least one “at home” episode for every companion. so much character to be revealed in the premise of aliens interfering with everyday life once they are back on earth

[sherlock-is-ace]

If I had a nickel for every time David Tennant played a character thousands of years old was in a church fighting a character played by Mark Gatiss who came back from the dead but wrong and also had a connection to the london blitz, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[casasupernovas]

i love how leo and martha both knew what was coming when the doctor met their mum and the doctor is just like 😁

[doctor-the-13th]

Eloise and Thirteen were co-workers, unfortunately for the first and last time, because the chances of death by bubble wrap are slim but never zero.

Anthony robbed a bank with Twelve, as one does naturally—alongside a group of complete strangers, all with no memory or clue about what it is they're supposed to be stealing. Just your average Tuesday.

Lady Danbury was Martha’s mum, and as the expert matchmaker she is, she instantly knew Ten was not the guy for Martha—she gave him a 10 but without the 1

[randomalistic]

Ok I’m trying to prove something to a friend

Propaganda below: they both have deep & cool voices with spooky effects <3

Wow! He's so babygirl! He also has an open ribcage and a cool cyborg arm

the Lazarus monster moves like this and also has cool mandibles. he also climbs on the ceiling and hunts you oh noooooo thats so scary !!

[thirdeyeblue]

Doctor Who | S3E6 | The Lazarus Experiment

[doctorwhogirlie]

'Vote Saxon' References in Doctor Who:

Love and Monsters: A newspaper says that Saxon is leading polls.

The Runaway Bride: Mr Saxon gives the order shoot down the Empresses ship

Torchwood Episode (Captain Jack Harkness): Vote Saxon poster

Smith and Jones: Vote Saxon poster

The Lazarus Experiment: Mr Saxon helped the Lazarus Experiment

The Lazarus Experiment: A man working for Mr Saxon warns Francine of the Doctor

42: Mr Saxon agents are questioning Francine

The Sound of Drums: Mr Saxon is revealed as the Master

Archangel Network: (The Archangel Network was a series of 15 satellites in stationary orbit around Earth. The Archangel Network was designed by The Master, the network used mind control by creating a weak signal telling people to trust Saxon and vote for him.)

42: The Archangel Network is on Martha's phone.

42/The Sound of Drums: The Archangel Network logo is shown on a laptop belonging to people that work for Mr Saxon

The Sound of Drums: The logo appears on a laptop screen

The Sound of Drums: The full details of the Archangel network are detailed in a newspaper article

Source.

[crookedfivefingers]

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 (verb)

1. to dress or smooth (oneself) up 2. to behave or speak with obvious pride or self-satisfaction

Doctor Who | S3E6 | The Lazarus Experiment

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Mark Gatiss as Lazarus in Doctor Who S3E6 The Lazarus Experiment (2007)

(i did not include the scenes with the old man prosthetics or cgi monster because i want to see his handsome face and hear his lovely voice. he is sooo pretty where are the lazarus fanfics at??)

[glittter-skeleton]

Just finished “The Lazarus Experiment” and oh my god I’ve never seen a show or movie where I can so clearly see the director and writer actively fighting.

You can SEE the cast and director rejecting the intended reading of the scenes. Like on paper “the Doctor and Martha are in a tight space and he has to get his sonic screwdriver right at her boobs and then kneel between her legs” sounds raunchy, a bit more of that “the doctor accidentally leads Martha on” subplot but pushed further. But the scene actually plays out in a way that makes it SO clear no one else was into this whatsoever.

No wide shots of all the places they’re touching, no angles that would sexualise Martha, not a scandalised inflection at “doctor what are you doing”. Even the dress is exactly long enough we can’t see up her legs but doesn’t get in the way. It’s hilarious how much the intention of the scene is actively getting rejected.

What makes the writers intension obvious is the line right after.

Gifs by @dailyclassicwho

This is SUCH a bow-chicka-pow-pow one-liner. A classic “whew, did it just get hot in here?” There is literally no other explanation for why it’s there. Why did it take so long? Because he was distracted. But he wasn’t, because the scene was not directed Like That. And this line is also delivered with almost nothing.

THIS scene also feels like the delivery cuts back strongly.

Gifs by @thirdeyeblue

You can just see this being imagined with anything but blank bewilderment and looking completely different!!

The writer wanted something saycy SO hard and everyone just went “nope, not doing that”. Except for the panties comment Ten does, I guess. But there is very little you can do about that one.

So yeah, this ep was a hilarious struggle. Doesn’t make it good, but I found this whole of-camera but SO felt exchange to be absolutely enthralling.

[clairedelune-13]

‘Name’s Doctor. THE Doctor.”

[kyriefae]

I don't see people using The Lazarus Experiment from Series 3 as a routine means of identifying Doctor Who as being "past it's prime".

Even commentary regarding the farting aliens that wear human skin suits has been at a relative low.

There were also two episodes where James Corden played the key companion role. People didn't like it but rarely mention those episodes anymore.

Then there was the episode about the moon being an egg. Another one about sleep dust from our eyes taking over a space station cuz capitalism...

There was also that one that became a soapbox about making choices to fix the planet or else the surviving humans would become monstrous mutations trapped outside of planet terraforming resorts that dish out space coupons.

Almost like Doctor Who routinely puts out these silly, not-so-award winning scripts or stories and routinely receives mediocre ratings or fan reception as a result. ...but people still keep watching it and people still love it.

Space Babies is not different; in fact it's a delightful episode with beautiful messages attached to it.

CGI baby mouths or not...I just want to put a stamp on the *cow's excrement* (NAN-E filter approved).

Edit: In case it's not abundantly clear I thoroughly enjoy when Who is either bad or heavily perceived as being bad. It's never like "omg they put the lead actor's character into a coma and wrote them off the show I wonder what's happening behind the scenes" it's always like "this week we're going to introduce a new creature into the lore" and people get mad or "this week we're going to bring back a known creature from the lore* and people get bored or *what if we brought back one of the farting aliens and make her story kinda sorta sad but still funny* then people's heads explode.

[casasupernovas]

i heard we're talking about the fandom's refusal to acknowledge that the doctor led martha on?

there's an example in almost every episode of series 3 lol.

i don't think the doctor does it in a vindictive way, there are clear examples where he doesn't realise he's doing it, but there are also examples where he's definitely doing it on purpose because he doesn't want her to leave.

i highkey think the worst example is 'the lazarus experiment,' when he says "well, you never really just a passenger." like yes, we know, she's the companion. but also...pardon? are you confirming to the audience you've been like this on purpose? so you HAVE been playing hard to get? and people wonder why martha holds onto hope?