Yeah, hey, it's late and I want to go to bed. I did my workout this morning and watched some Doctor Who. So let's briefly talk about that.

The Age of Steel

(TARDIS Data Core recap)

Doppelganger Ricky dies, and TinDog Mickey steps up and becomes a real action hero. The Doctor is still a complete dick to him for no good reason. Not surprisingly, Mickey decides to stay behind on Pete's World after the crisis is over. Also, Doppelganger Jackie dies - converted to a Cyberman. .So now Rose has Pete's world with a dad and no mom, and Jackie's world with a mom and no dad. It's almost like they are setting her up to wind up in Pete's World at the end of the season, but nah that'll never happen.

Ultimately the Cybermen are defeated by turning off their emotional inhibitors. They all become aware of what monsters they are, and collapse. Pete turns out to be a hero of the resistance, and Mickey is ready to lead the resistance around the world and shut down the other Cyberman factories scattered across the continents. Good for them.

As for the Doctor, he and the Sainted Rose run off in the TARDIS to return to their normal universe. She's sad for a bit when Mickey tells her he is staying, but not quite sad enough to actually do anything about it.

There was more to it than that, lots of stomping and shouting and exploding, but nothing especially exciting. On the whole I give this story a resounding meh. It's not bad, it has its moments, but especially after the brilliance of The Girl in the Fireplace it is kind of a let down.

And on that note I am going to bed. Maybe I'll be more talkative tomorrow.

STATS:

Doctor(s): Tenth
Companion(s): Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith, Pete Tyler, Jackie Tyler, Ricky Smith
Episode(s): The Age of Steel
Steps Walked: 7,347 today, 2,688,172 total
Distance Walked: 3.93 miles today, 1,399.36 miles total
Push-ups Completed: 0 today, 681 total
Weight: 250.18 lbs (five day moving average), net change -57.12 lbs