The Power of Three

The Power of Three
by Chris Chibnall
Originally Broadcasted: September 22nd, 2012

Overnight, millions of tiny little cubes fall to the Earth, and they're absolutely everywhere. Almost a year passes and nothing happens. But all of a sudden, they become deadly. It's up to The Doctor to figure out who is behind this and how to stop it...

After the rather grand feeling of the first three episodes of series 7, The Power of Three sort of brings things back down to Earth. But that certainly doesn't mean this isn't a good story. The whole episode actually takes place over the course of about a year. These cubes have appeared on Earth, and The Doctor is determined to find out what they are. He keeps popping up here and there, taking Amy and Rory on some rather random, throwaway trips. A rather funny scene shows The Doctor, who is determined to stare at these cubes until they do something, break down out of boredom, having to do something. So The Doctor then proceeds to mow the Pond's garden, paint their fence, and other chores in just one hour. He's quick! This episode also brings back Rory's dad, Brian, and my love for this character grew and grew over the course of the episode. He has a very similar (yet different) persona to Donna's granddad Wilf, one of my all-time favorite characters in Doctor Who. Introduced in this episode is Kate Stewart, the new head of UNIT, who just so happens to be the daughter of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. When The Doctor realized this by mentioning her dad, I knew right away who she was supposed to be. I love these kind of connections to the shows past. Even though Nicholas Courtney is no longer with us, it's nice to have him live on through his fictional daughter. The Power of Three ended up being a funny and heartwarming episode. Now bring on the finale!

Luke's Rating: 8/10