Doctor Who:
42
By Chris Chibnall
Reviewed By Paul Bowler
"Burn with me."
The 10th Doctor (David Tennant) and Martha (Freema
Agyeman) respond to a distress signal from the SS Pentallian, a spaceship with
engine failure, which is falling into a star in the Torajii system. Shortly
after they arrive, the Doctor and Martha are cut off from the TARIDS because of
the extreme temperatures. They team up with the Pentallian’s crew and their
captain Kath McDonnell (Michelle Collins), and together they must find away to
find a way through the deadlocked doors to reach the bridge so they can deal
with the crisis facing the ship.
The doors are encrypted with a series of passwords,
consisting of various pop-music questions, which must be answered correctly to
advance to the next part of the ship. While Martha and Riley (William Ash)
beging to make their way to the bridge, answering the questions for each lock,
the Doctor attempts to help the engineering team fix the engines. Martha also
calls her mother, Francine (Adjoa Andoh), on her modified mobile phone for help
with one of the questions. Francine helps them with the question, but she also
has a few awkward questions for Martha, about the Doctor…
