Voldemort Lovers Unite!

So, I guess everyone survived the rapture. So we get to continue watching Doctor Who! I guess God wants to see how the season plays out.

The Rebel Flesh or “Scenes from the Voldemort Lookalike Convention”

So…doppelgangers are always evil. Always.

We start at Alcatraz…or at least a building on an island. Ominous lights turn on ominously to reveal three people in scuba gear. They open the hatch and take a reading. The woman playfully knocks her companion into the vat of acid. They are very calm for watching a colleague melt before their eyes. They come out, complaining about their equipment. They run into their colleague, who asks for workers’ compensation…because his wax double melted?

Now, who do I contact to get that stupid introduction removed from the Doctor Who credits?

Rock music blasts throughout the TARDIS as Rory throws a few darts with Amy. The Doctor is still running that scan on Amy. Geez, TARDIS, how hard can it be to determine if the woman is pregnant or not. The Doctor invites them for fish and chips before the alarm sounds. Looks like they sailed into a meteor storm? They brace themselves before arriving at Earth. The Doctor orders them to assume the position before the Doctor exits to a 13th century monastery. Amy think they are medieval, but Rory hears a modern singer. The Doctor wonders what they are pumping off Alcatraz.

Amy wonders if they came here by accident before the Doctor realizes there is acid. Rory gets burnt as an alarm goes off. The Doctor says almost people are coming toward them. We see the people in catatonic states as their doubles run in. A woman says that only military are allowed there while the Doctor mentions about the meteor storm. He asks to see their critical systems.

We come back to the vat. The woman introduces him to “the Flesh,” a sentient material. She explains it can be used to create life that can be controlled. Most of the people have doubles. Jennifer right now isn’t in a “ganger” as they call them and is ordered into one. The Doctor tries to scan it and believes it is scanning him. So he Vulcan mind melds with it. The Doctor says that it is alive while the storm is getting close. Jennifer gets in her harness as they watch her “ganger” form. She rises from the wax and looks like Cassandra turning into Voldemort turning into Jennifer. The Doctor calls it “the miracle of life.” The Doctor keeps telling them to leave due to the solar storm. An alarm goes off as one person suggests going underground. He warns the forewoman to prepare for the storm, but she’s a bit power hungry. Jennifer tells him where their monitoring station is.

The Doctor says that the solar storm will be the mother of all power surges. He reminds Amy to breath before running outside to their weather vane. The “gangers” look on as their pipes start to spring leaks…BY THE TARDIS! The Doctor fiddles with their fuse box while the gangers resemble Voldemort again.

COMMERCIALS!

The Doctor, electrocuted, sits up as the storm continues. Inside, Amy and Rory are passed out on the ground. “Oww,” Rory says as they woke up. The Forewoman is out of her harness and they realize they were out for about an hour. Amy and Rory go to check on the others, as Jennifer cries on Rory’s shoulder. The Forewoman explains that the gangers deactivate and that they will need a rescue shuttle. But then a record starts playing and they are confused.

They go to investigate and the gangers are alive. The Doctor explains that they gave these gangers their lives and their stuffs. One person asks if they can remain stable without the people plugged in. The Forewoman doesn’t have an answer while Jennifer is still feeling poorly. One person notes a house of cards that his grandfather taught him and the Doctor says his ganger learned from him as well. They are trying to get everything in order in their heads.

Rory follows Jennifer to the bathroom as she starts to melt? She becomes a Greek monster and punches Rory. “Just let us live” she orders.

COMMERCIALS!

The workers decide they need to arm themselves while the Doctor nukes a meal. He gives the plate to the Forewoman and notes it is hot. She drops it and realizes she cannot feel it. He tells her she will stabilize and she doesn’t understand. He tells her he is the Doctor and she shifts to Voldemort form, yelling that she is living and to leave her alone. She runs off as Amy wonders where her husband is.

He’s outside while the others check on the acid pipes. Rory comes to an acid pool but hears Jennifer calling him. She too is in Voldemort form. The Doctor realizes that Jennifer is a ganger who is angry and scared. Amy and the Scottish Worker wonder if the Doctor knows something about the Flesh. Scottish Worker gets suspicious and wants to know where the “real” Jennifer is. The Doctor tells Amy to wait in the dining room while the Doctor goes to find the TARDIS. Scottish Worker finds a fuse box before telling the Doctor where the exit is. Amy decides to go find her husband while the Scottish Worker pulls out the hazard suit.

Drones #2 and #3 investigate a hallway while Rory finds Jennifer in the locker room. She recalls getting lost on the moors as a child. She looks at pictures of herself and insists that she’s Jennifer Lucas. She compliments Rory’s eyes. He asks where the real Jennifer is and she insists that she is Jennifer. She remembers everything about Jennifer, feels things and is not a monster. She wants to know why they did this to them and begs Rory to help her. He comforts her as we go to…

COMMERCIALS!

The Doctor returns to the giant vat to scan it again with his screwdriver. The vat forms lips that whisper “Trust me.” The Doctor finds his TARDIS sunk in the ground due to acid. Drone #2 and Drone #3 realize that the gangers took their hazard suits while Drone #3 keeps sneezing. Meeanwhile, the Voldemort lookalike convention is in town! Voldemort!Forewoman says they have the advantage with the suits.

Rory makes sure Jennifer is fine. She kiss him and says Amy is a lucky girl. “Yes, she is,” he agrees as someone lurks in the shadows. Amy continues to search for her MIA husband in the dark. She opens a door to see Frau Future Lady staring back at her. Rory finds her and protects Ganger!Jennifer. The Doctor continues searching until he finds the Voldemort Lookalike Convention. He offers to work together. He tells them to hold their form as someone continues to lurk in the background. Voldemort!Forewoman turns her head a la Linda Blair in the Exorcist and smiles as we cut to…

COMMERCIALS!

They ask Ganger!Jennifer where the real Jennifer is and she says she doesn’t know. Scottish Worker, Drone #2 and Drone #3 interrogate Ganger!Jennifer while Amy insists on waiting for the Doctor. He arrives with the Voldemort Lookalike Convention. They are surprised, but the Doctor asks for shoes. As the Doctor explains that the gangers are living beings. The Scottish Worker and his Ganger argue over Scottish Son. Both feel a connection to him. The Doctor offers to take all off the island. Real!Forewoman is angry that the Doctor is teaming up with the Voldemort Lookalike Convention. She comes in with circuit breaker as her ganger says that is so “me.” Forewoman (named “Miranda”) shocks Ganger!Drone #2. Rory sees Jennifer go monster again as they lost trust in everyone. The Voldemort Lookalike Convention runs off as Miranda declares war. Drone #3 and Scottish Worker take her side.

The Voldemort Lookalike Convention agrees on war as well, but with Ganger!Jennifer leading the charge. She says she’ll take care of the “spare one” which is the real Jennifer as a creepy voice says “Trust me.”

In the dining room, everyone prepares as Doctor asks for the monastery’s most defensible room. She answers the chapel and he warns her that they will come back in a big way. Jennifer thinks she hears Rory as her ganger stalks her. The Doctor leads everyone in the chapel while Rory runs off to find the real Jennifer. The Voldemort Lookalike Convention approaches as Rory continues his search. Scottish Worker notes the absurdity of the situation. The Doctor then meets his ganger…

Another Doctor clone? Really?

If this one starts kissing Amy, I’m going to scream. Otherwise, is it just me or is the dialogue being delivered way too quickly this season to be picked up properly? I know the Doctor tends to go into raving mode very easily, but we need to be able to understand him. I mean, after all, I barely got the names of everyone. So, they’re all saddled with nicknames for now. (Though yes, I do know Drone #2’s name is Buzzy. I prefer Drone #2).

Next week is Memorial Day, so Americans are going to be busy getting drunk or sunburned to watch Doctor Who. Conclusion will be on June 4th!

Two weeks: The Battle Royale.

Quote of the Episode:

“It’s insane. And it’s about to get insaner.”
“Is that a word?” –The Doctor and Amy as the Voldemort Lookalike Convention prepares to attack