Talk:The Lazarus Experiment

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[edit] Jones Family?

How do we know that Martha's kin will be seen in this episode? Where has it been stated? - NP Chilla 03:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

They were seen on location during filming of this episode. Of course, I'm not sure how reliable a source we could find for this — all I can think of is posts in the spoiler section of the OG forum, and maybe some shots on freemaagyeman.com — but I'm satisfied that it's true at least. I'll poke around and see what verification I can find. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 03:12, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... I found these reports on freemaagyeman.com, but they're hardly encyclopedia-standard (one says the actors were "possibly seen", and the other has a photo from so far away they could be anybody). And it's also reported in these set reports from the spoiler section on the OG Forum — but that's not a reliable source, either. Do two unreliable sources add up to a reliable one? Open to suggestions on this one — I happen to believe it's true, but we all know the standard is verifiability, not truth. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 03:26, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Don't worry about it too much. The episode will air soon anyway. DonQuixote 12:01, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Crab-monster

The BBCi trailer appears to show a crab-monster by that white machine called a Hypersonic Ultrasound thingamyjig. For inclusion? Or should the image be removed?--Rambutan (talk) 17:34, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Actually, are we certain that the beastie is in this episode? Perchance it could also be a mutant from the Dalek two-parter... hm... - NP Chilla 13:01, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

We're almost certain - if you look closely, you see a white machine similar to one confirmed to be in TLE.--Rambutan (talk) 13:31, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

OH!!!! You're right. Goodness me, you're eyes are sharp! :) - NP Chilla 13:40, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Thankyou (assuming it's a compliment!). "Such a sharp mind" - Empress of Racnoss.--Rambutan (talk) 14:29, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

I cannot tell from the face that the monster is Mark Gatiss, the monster is very reminiscent of the Racnoss in The Runaway Bride. There may be a possible connection.--Brinstar 15:16, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

No-one suggested that the monster is Mark Gatiss. I doubt that there's a Racnoss connection (not least because [spoilers coming up] this episode ties up with Mr Saxon, who ordered for Racnoss to be killed. Now, if you were plotting a trap across time and space, you wouldn't order yourself to be killed in the past, would you?).--Rambutan (talk) 15:21, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

That is one theory you have put to rest but there could be other connections. Doctor Who has had monster tie-ins before now. The first series was swampt with references to 'Bad Wolf', the second episode of series two we get a werewolf. The first series introduced the Slitheen, in "Love and Monsters" we meet a creature from their twin planet.
Perhaps Mr Saxon isn't connected with Professor Lazarus himself but another character in this story. But Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, all I was doing in my last comment was highlighting the physical similarities between this new monster and a monster we had seen before.--Brinstar 07:22, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Could this monster possibly be from Blink. I'm not presuming anything I'm just saying that maybe we shouldn't put up all the pictures until we have seen official "next time" trailers that can confirm it. Mr. Garrison (talk • contribs)

I think we should stick with the picture of Gatiss from the Christmas trailer. The thingummy behind the crab-monster (dare I mention the Macra?) certainly does look like the hypersonic whatsit, but putting that together is a bit OR-ish, and it's not impossible that the machine could appear in more than one episode. (Perhaps Mr. Saxon is financing Dr. Lazarus, and claims the machine after Lazarus is out of the picture. I'm just saying.)

It's better for us to stick to images which we know for certain are from the given story. We can allow ourselves a little leeway for the two-parters (since we won't necessarily know which episode the shot of Dalek Sec is from, for example), but if there's real uncertainty about which episode an image comes from we shouldn't use it. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 07:34, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Master Returns

Since one the writter said egnimatic pay master I think the master will return seeing the producers stated he would return