The Carrionites were a witch-like species that disappeared aeons ago. They ruled an empire in the early days of the universe, but they were banished by the Eternals, another key species encountered by the Doctor in Doctor Who. However, new glittering words emerged from the greatest playwright in Earth’s history: William Shakespeare. These allowed three Carrionites to return to our universe. But with the power of Shakespeare’s words and the Globe Theatre in Elizabethan London, the Carrionites plan to bring back the rest of their kind and resume their empire of blood and destruction!
The Shakespeare Code
★★★★☆
TX: 07/04/2007
Written by Gareth Roberts Directed by Charles Palmer
The Tenth Doctor and his new companion Martha Jones land in Elizabethan England, where they go to see a play at the Globe Theatre. The Doctor and Martha meet William Shakespeare, the genius playwright who understandably fancies Martha! Martha was resourceful, smart, sexy and sassy! Martha is one of the hottest Doctor Who companions ever and Freema Agyeman is a solid 10/10! Some of the hottest women ever are black women, i.e. Beyoncé and Rihanna! I love black women! Martha would be my African Queen and she would make a fine addition to my collection of black girlfriends! My beautiful chocolate girlfriends! I have had more black girlfriends than everyone I know! And I would happily marry a black woman! Barack Obama is so lucky to be married to Michelle! Martha was the Tenth Doctor’s rebound after Rose. Shakespeare has written a new play called Love’s Labours Won – the lost play. However, Shakespeare is under the influence of the Carrionites, witch-like creatures who operate through the power of words and language. The Carrionites control Shakespeare into rewriting the ending of his play so that when stated out loud during the performance, the incantation will open a portal to the Carrionites’ world, allowing the rest of them through. The Globe’s architect Peter Street was also manipulated by the Carrionites into designing the theatre as a tetra-decagon shape, the architecture required to convert the energy needed to open the portal to the Carrionite’s world. Shakespeare tries to stop the play, but he is stopped by the Carrionites. The Doctor explains to Martha that time is in flux and that the world can end in 1599 and therefore prevent her birth. The Doctor and Martha confront Lilith, the leader of the Carrionites, who reveals her plan to them. Martha and the Doctor rush back across London to the Globe to stop the performance. However, they are too late, the incantation is spoken and the portal opens allowing millions of Carrionites through to begin an empire of evil. The Doctor encourages Shakespeare to find the right words to banish the Carrionites forever. With a little help from Harry Potter, the Doctor, Martha and Shakespeare find the spell to close the portal and trap the Carrionites for all eternity. The next day, Shakespeare tries to make a move on Martha but she rejects him because he has bad breath! Queen Elizabeth I arrives to see the sensational new play but she recognises the Doctor from the events of The Day of the Doctor and she orders him to be executed. The Doctor and Martha escape back to the TARDIS just before an arrow hits it. The Doctor mentions to Martha in this episode that he failed his TARDIS driving test. I thankfully passed my driving test many years ago and I have my driving license. It’s time for another gentle reminder that David Tennant is the best Doctor! David Tennant is the best Doctor, it’s a fact not an opinion! You either think that Tennant is the best Doctor or you’re wrong! There will never be a better Doctor than David Tennant! David Tennant gives one of his best performances in this incredible story, proving once and for all that he will always be the best Doctor, a fact not an opinion! How could anyone think that David Tennant is not the best Doctor?!
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