Suggested Doctor Who Titles ...

[andraste]

I basically enjoyed War of the Sontarans, but cannot help but agree with various people I have seen point out that this episode joins The Deadly Assassin in the list of Doctor Who episodes with redundant titles. Literally all the Sontarans do is fight an endless war! If it was called Tea Party of the Sontarans, that might have been surprising.

It occurred to me that due to its long history and rich lore, Doctor Who has all sorts of other possible titles in the same vein. May I present to you, a potential Series Fourteen:



Stompy Boots of the Cybermen

Stop Motion of the Angels

Historical Celebrity Night

The Silurians Have a Point, Actually

Doctor Who and the Somewhat Confused Allegory for a Contemporary Social Issue

Unconvincing CGI Monster Of Doom*

The Master Has An Over-Elaborate Plan That Fails When He Betrays His Allies And/Or Vice Versa

(A Bunch of Extras Are) Exterminated By The Daleks



* Made from a rediscovered script lost back in the seventies, when its working title was Bubble Wrap Of Death.

Comments

[astrogirl]

Thank you for making me laugh quite a bit this morning. :)

[andraste]

I am glad my dumb jokes amuse people other than myself!

[lilacsigil]

Hmm, I've just got a feeling that I've seen that season before...

[andraste]

Possibly you are mixing it up with the season that contains A Base Which Is - Get This! - Under Seige and Running Up And Down the Same Corridor to Save Money On Sets.

[jhall1]

My favourite is "Doctor Who and the Somewhat Confused Allegory for a Contemporary Social Issue". Favourite title, that is. Those tend to be among my least favourite episodes.

[andraste]

Yeah, for me they tend to be an exercise in 'I agree with you, now please stop and go back to the space adventures that are at least more veiled allegories than this one.'