192 The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky

Watched 2-Oct on Bluray big screen

 

This one is a bit boring to me.

It's a alien invasion conspiracy which draws elements from various previous DW stories. 

• The Atmos device is a IE "micro monolithic circuit".
• The taking over the UNIT soldiers is Claws of Axos.
• The replication of characters is Spearhead from Space or Terror of the Zygons, 
• Barney (what was his name?) the human dupe of the invading Sontarans is Guy Crayford (and so is his ultimate scarifice to 'save' the day).
• "Our weapons have no effect" is every UNIT story ever...
  

 All this makes it kinda boring.

The best bits are when Donna is sneaking around the Sontaran spaceship and bopping Sontarans on the probic vent (just).

ABM Rating 2.50, 2.50
LJM Rating 3.46, 3.40
SPJ Rating 7.20. 7.60

No. 122 (out of 205), 119 (out of 206)


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