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Doctor Who It's the first day for a new teacher at Deffry Vale High School, John Smith, and 'John' knows that something's wrong with this school. He's been led to the school by Mickey (Noel Clarke), who's been following mysterious UFO sightings and strange staff changes.The Doctor (David Tennant) has now come to Deffry Vale to find out why, led by nothing other than his curiosity. Rose (Billie Piper) is there, too, having joined the kitchen staff for a job she is totally unhappy with. She finds things bizarre, especially the incident with a barrel full of viscous, caustic yellow goo. All remains quiet, until the headmaster, Mr Finch (Anthony) - a sinister man who came to the school in recent months and replaced most of the staff with his own people - introduces a journalist from the Times who's come to the school to write a story about him... a woman named Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen). |
| The Doctor, caught off guard by
the sight of one of his dearest friends, at first doesn't let on about his identity;
instead, he plays along as the new teacher, sounding Sarah Jane out about her real
motivation for coming to the school. Later that evening, as the Doctor, Mickey and Rose
have returned to the school to do a bit of snooping, Sarah Jane has also broken into the
school, and discovers the presence of the TARDIS. At that moment, she's reunited with the
man who abandoned her many years before, but who she has remained eternally fond of.
Mickey, meanwhile, discovers a closet full of dehydrated rats, while on top of the school,
Finch and a bat-like creature watch the four with eagle eyes. When the Doctor suggests
that they analyze the liquid Rose discovered in the kitchen, Sarah brings him to the boot
of her car, where she reveals the broken-down, but possibly still functional, robot dog,
K9 (voice of John Leeson). While Mickey and Rose remain curious about the Doctor's relationship with Sarah Jane, the two reminisce about their travelling days together. The Doctor succeeds in repairing K9, who tells him the goo is Krillitane oil, a nasty substance belonging to the alien Krillitanes, beings who have evolved by taking on the characteristics of other species. Somehow, the Krillitanes and their leader, Finch, are doing something with the oil to the school children, but Finch himself promises the Doctor that it's not evil, just impressive on a galactic scale. Meanwhile, Rose and Sarah Jane who have taken an immediate dislike to each other, have words, while Mickey thinks about his role in the group. He feels he has the same status as K9, the 'metal dog' role always being on the sidelines. Later, Finch offers the Doctor the chance to take control of his destiny after the Doctor discovers the secret about the project the Krillitanes are brainwashing the children into completing. It seems they're trying to crack the Scasis Paradigm, the universal theory that controls the building blocks of the universe. With the theses powers unleashed, the Doctor would be able to recreate the Time Lords and run the universe. The Doctor decides to pass, which sets the Krillitanes on the loose. With the aid of a young student who's escaped the Krillitane mind control devices, Mickey crashes his car into the building to rescue everyone, but the Doctor, Rose and Sarah Jane are stranded inside the cafeteria...until K9 arrives on the scene, using his rapidly running out of power laser to ward the Krillitanes off. The Doctor comes up with a plan to deal with the invading aliens, while Mickey helps free the children by pulling the plug on the computers. The Doctor says goodbye to K9 for one more time, before evacuating the building. In the kitchen, the Krillitanes attack K9, before he's able to stun them by blasting the vat of oil - exposing them to the viscous goo which has become highly toxic to them - and then blowing up the entire room, taking himself in the process. Sarah comes to see the Doctor and Rose off and has made peace with Rose. They now share a bond as friends of the Doctor, Sarah turns them down on his offer to join them, but Mickey asks to go as well. He wants to become more than just the man on the other end of the phone, and instead wants to see the universe. While Rose and Mickey prepare to leave in the TARDIS, the Doctor says one last goodbye to Sarah Jane Smith, who is finally able to put the past behind her. The Doctor leaves her a gift: a fully rebuilt K9 whom she spots as the TARDIS slowly fades out of sight. |
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