The Doctor Meets General Staal | The Sontaran Stratagem | Doctor Who

The Doctor travels to see child prodigy Luke Rattigan, developer of the ATMOS. There he finds a teleport pod which brings back the Sontaran's General Staal, "the undefeated". Subscribe: bbc.in/Subscri...
Taken from Doctor Who Series 4 Episode 4 "The Sontaran Stratagem"
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[@robertchaney2704]

“It’s been a long time since anyone’s said no to you hasn’t it?”, freaking brilliant I love that line!

[@SheepdogSmokey]

So many people, on all sides of any issue, today, need to hear that.

[@scsutton1]

There's so many people who could do with hearing that line to their face.

[@thewhovianhippo7103]

No

[@DoctorWhoKage]

*That's* what I love about The Doctor and a 50% of what I watch the show for. The Doctor's ability to read people as easily as reading a simple book. It sometimes makes me wonder if, with their low-level telepathic capabilities, The Doctor is able to get inside a person's head (quite literally) and figure out what type of person they are with 100% accuracy. It's as though they're a real doctor, scientist, teacher, and psychologist at the same time (although, unlike actual psychologists, The Doctor's methods of therapy actually work). All in all, it's just...great!

[@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457]

not easy being clever .. how would you know..

[@MoeNLM]

The concept of the probic vent at the back of their neck is so smart so they always have to face their enemies in battle, you can tell the creator of the Sontaran clone race was a sick guy.

[@Cybermat47]

M D yeah, Robert Holmes was an awesome writer :D

[@projectkepleren]

Yeah

[@wufongtanwufong5579]

You'd think they would cover it a bit better? Have a cover with a vent facing down or something. You know something to put the vent at an angle that was harder to hit?

[@jimtaylor294]

Like the Death Star, in that it's not an easy weakness to exploit.

[@spetsnatzlegion3366]

In the event of a war with sontarans, round up and protect all squash players as a legion of super-soldiers.

[@TheAlps36]

I miss 10s vocal range most of all. He whispered, he talked loudly, he shouted, sped up, slowed down...

[@nvstewart]

Well...

[@hollywark2885]

And it's not even Tennant's real voice/accent. That's why he is an incredible actor, the best that Doctor Who has had the honour of having.

[@KillerofGods]

Its why he was an actual actor

[@LordTalax]

Both 10 and 11 had all that fast babbling.

[@jacobkleinsasser5658]

In my opinion, all the other actors in recent memory, they were all brilliant, but they were just actors. David Tennant, he was the Doctor.

[@decgar07]

I like the doctor’s genuine shock at teleporting onto a Sontaran ship. He wasn’t expecting the situation was as bad as he now at this moment realises it is.

[@Achoouken]

stating the obvious...

[@matthew8153]

@@Achoouken I think he means David Tenant is a good actor.

[@NiennaFan1]

And he’s still got a one liner

[@DefgirRZawa]

Besides that, I think he is surprised that the enemy this time are the normally honorable soldiers of Sontaran, who normally doesn't get into tricks like that.

[@michaelplaczek9385]

"Ah, primitive Sonic trickery" He just dissed the Doctor

[@Ryukuro]

"the device is now repaired" is a statement of *P O W E R*

[@ilrogueli1912]

11 OI DONT DISS THE SONIC

[@toddkes5890]

Could have gone with "a basic sonic override system," General stahl presses a few buttons, "it has now been restored". Basically compare it to a circuit breaker so the Doctor's sonic effect gets stopped before it does too much damage

[@Naeidea]

The teleporter was disabled by primitive technology... Don't dishonor the Doctor.

[@FruxMoonDragon]

To be fair, sonic probes are basic technology in the doctor who canon. Sarah Jane even made one.

[@adrianpreston5245]

Sontaran: "We have an intruder" Doctor: "How did he get in, intruder the window" This is why 10 is the best.

[@charliep123]

Adrian Preston This is a reused line from S1 "Dalek"

[@bobdallas4860]

+Lily M rekt

[@tinykemper2561]

I love 10 and all but people can't just forget 9, it's so annoying.

[@Dynomafia139]

Intruder the window 5/5 would attempt to quote again

[@jackeuiiijiuiuiiuoioiiobro4202]

Adrian Preston Adrianprseton

[@DefgirRZawa]

I love the Doctors reaction when he ported on the ship. It was like "Ok, to be fair - This was the LAST race I was expecting here."^^

[@SilverAura]

11 had the same scene when Handles teleported him to a dalek ship with a piece of dalek as a peace offering. lmfao

[@DefgirRZawa]

@@SilverAura Not exactly the same... But yes, it was a very hilarious surprise xD

[@lapotato9140]

Me sequence breaking in a game and going “wait THIS happens now?!”

[@squigglzysquigglzy8341]

Sontaron: Staal the undefeated 10: ahhh that’s not a very good name. What if you do get defeated. Staal the not so quite undefeated but never mind. Kills me everytime

[@DoctorWhoKage]

It's like when they called the Titanic "the unsinkable ship". Forget The Doctor using some genetic gun thingy on Davros, *that* was the biggest backfire in history.

[@mushroosh3625]

"Sontaron" no offense but it's "Sontaran"

[@scottmantooth8785]

*or perhaps Staal the nearly almost but not quite ever undefeated until very recently*

[@zhishangdi3522]

what gets me is "a sontaran should face bullets with dignity, shame on you!"

[@androidaxolotl8311]

I swear the funniest part is the "-but never mind" at the end of it.

[@impoverishedcalamari9270]

I love how polite Staal is when he has absolutely no knowledge of who he is whatsoever. A Dalek would just try to Zap him. A Sontaran, who is a leading commander AND a general says "you dishonor me sir!" And is open to talking, Not to mention being nice(in a non-merderous sense) to the kid who he is using only as a pawn. Mad respect.

[@ChaoticTeen16]

Sontarans may be clone xeno Soldiers bred for endless war, but they do have a code of honour. To show disrespect to an enemy is to disregard that sense of honour, and invite further dishonour upon oneself.

[@uatoto7783]

random but i like how ten just befriends ross and explains to him pretty kindly what their circumstances are, even tho he's not usually fond of soldiers

[@shainedge6651]

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart would like a word with you. The Doctor was very fond of him.

[@uatoto7783]

@@shainedge6651 well yes we all know he was fond of the Brigadier, but like I said he's not *usually* fond of soldiers regardless. he didn't make a habit of befriending every one of them, the Brigadier (and I guess Ross in this video) was a rare occasion

[@SpamGun]

@@uatoto7783 I think it's because Ross was more sensible about it, didnt just open fire but acculy was trying to do it peacfully. The guy used his brain, thining not just acted rashly, like some other soldiers have.

[@adamaitken4918]

Too bad the sontarans killed him because he would have made a good companion

[@rlacksgh9673]

Perhaps he was reminded of the old UNIT days... with Benton and Harry Sullivan...

[@TheScottishFox258]

"How'd he get in here? Intruder window?" That line killed me. *AND I REGENERATED*

[@papalampraina2k]

FoxIGaming yes, but did you dieded?

[@TheScottishFox258]

No, I did not.

[@TheScottishFox258]

I did.

[@xaqqa]

Throwback to the episode 'Dalek' with 9.

[@Silverwind87]

*Doctor Who theme* *Tidus laugh*

[@darealalo672]

"INTRUDER" "How did he get in?" "In-tru-der-window?" Every Time...Haha

[@marine463]

Wow I just got it, after all these years XD

[@jermulaani]

It's a reference to the series 1 episode 6, Dalek, but how did he know to make the reference? The ninth doctor wasn't present when Van Statten said that in the episode...

[@thejfoshow1320]

Marine me too, all this time I thought it was just a bad joke about the possibility of a window for intruders, we’re idiots.

[@WilliamHaywardPainter]

Bye-bye! Ross get out!

[@danrog729]

I like it when he says bu-bye, so derpy

[@callumcruickshank5236]

The 10th Doctor man, so brilliant. Remember seeing his episodes when they were first broadcasted, and still to this day they are great.

[@peterharris9288]

The best Doctor

[@callumcruickshank5236]

oh yeah by far man

[@peterharris9288]

if only he would come back as the Doctor...everything will be saved

[@guccibaby7977]

Why is everyone saying 10th Doctor?? THATS THE 2nd Doctor!

[@peterharris9288]

Whovian Who 10th doctor if you count the originals( which everyone seems to do). Though technically he can be seen as the 2nd doctor if you only count the rebooted versions but 10 is my lucky number so i prefer calling him the 10th hahaha.

[@gre3neclips3]

Staal the Not-Quite-So-Undefeated-Anymore-But-Never-Mind. 😂

[@Oceanic2409]

Staal the NQSUABNM! Hmmm, interesting title

[@ravin6771]

Love the profile pic

[@Oceanic2409]

@@ravin6771 who's profile pic?

[@ravin6771]

@@Oceanic2409 Gre3n Eclipl3's 😁 No offense.

[@Oceanic2409]

@@ravin6771 thats okay, none taken

[@hotelmario510]

I love how the Doctor points out the major flaw with ATMOS and Luke picks him up on a tautology. Shows the massive difference in intelligence between the two men: Luke is smart, but he's not wise. The Doctor is both smart and wise.

[@scarletbanana6429]

Agreed, Luke knows that he can't one up the Doctor cause the Doctor is correct, so he just picks apart his minor errors to seem like he's the smarter one.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Luke is like a STEM lord

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

So, in other words, Luke is Elon Musk.

[@michaelkeha]

Not really a flaw if anything it's basically a moving of the goalposts to show that nothing will ever be enough he has created a zero carbon emissions system that is a ground breaking bit of tech and we are developing alternatives fuel sources all the time

[@keirgomcginlay2044]

@@michaelkeha It was, if I remember right, being pitched as a 'be all and end all' solution. It's not that having a flaw made the system bad, it was the trying to cover up the flaws.

[@todd4715]

“He looks like a potato.” “Now Ross, don’t be rude...you like a pink weasel to him.” I died. XD

[@sorrowandsufferin924]

A couple years later, the Doctor to Strax: You're the potato one.

[@duncanshaw1256]

Anyone ever tempted to sour cream a Sontaran? LOL!

[@doomspidey1737]

Hows the new face?

[@eliaspeter7689]

I was actually got very sad when Ross died later on...

[@patchworkfellow]

@@eliaspeter7689 same 😭

[@MysteryGaming101]

“We have an intruder” “How did he get it? Intruder window?” “Get him.” “Buh bye!” This is why David is my favorite doctor 😂

[@unluckie1282]

David is as always fanstastic

[@unluckie1282]

94830 086436 it's your opinion, I can have my own favourite Doctor ;)

[@lightning7936]

They're the same person anyway

[@billylardner]

94830 086436 Not ripped off, all doctors build on the same character.

[@brendanfitzsimmons4367]

In Black A good writer can copy but a great writer can steal.

[@mingren89]

some would say he used it because tom baker used it because the doctor is still the same person on the inside ?

[@SheldonAdama17]

The moment the Doctor picks up that tennis racket you just know he’s going to wreck Staal’s day with it...

[@NICKatronMC]

3:10 Staal: We stare…into the face of Death!!! Doctor: Yeah? Well stare at this. Love that part

[@alexagomez111]

NICKatron Film afterwards...*runs for his life*

[@twm1423]

I hated it very cringe worthy

[@palecaptainwolfkayls8499]

He was so casual about it, too!

[@darkarpatron]

I always liked it when Ten would quickly and effectively exposit the background and/or history of a species previously seen in the Classic Who Series or other phenomena. Short little explanation on who/what it is, quickly said so it doesn't take much time *and* said by Tennant in a way that perfectly makes it sound like he's just recounting fond memories of Ten's past adventures as his former selves.

[@StickySauce101]

the face Staal makes as he reveals himself is a hilarious mix of comedy and intimidation.. Sontarans are awesome villains.

[@Dante20321]

“The Sontarans are the best soldiers in the universe” Jem’Hadar: 😑

[@breacat]

If you crossed the Ferengi with the Jem Hedar you'd get the Sontarans.

[@Dante20321]

@@breacat lmfao

[@duomaxwell6523]

Daleks: "HOLD MY PLUNGER"! Klingons: "Hold my prune juice"!

[@dbuzman]

Nah, the Dorsai are.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

and the Nietzchians.

[@arnelesschaeve7697]

What I would like for series 11 is a come-back for a Sontaran army. Not just Strax, a whole army as an enemy in a two-parter.

[@tallibear247]

Arne Lesschaeve SAME here

[@TheCrippledEgg]

yeah, having a sontaran as comic relief side character did kinda take some of the threat away.

[@kopitarrules]

Honestly I would enjoy that, but what I would enjoy even MORE would be a 3 parter where it starts off the Sontarans are the enemy, then the Rutans are, then in the 3rd episode The Doctor must defeat BOTH to save the planet (And let's have the planet not be earth but maybe Earth's first extrasolar colony caught in the middle of the 10,000 year war between the Sontarans and Rutans).

[@MrRjhyt]

I'd love to see Strax come back, and have to confront the rest of his clone batch. How would he react if Jenny were captured or Madame Vastra?

[@doodledee4084]

+kopitarrules there is a Tom Baker episode where the Sontarans invade Gallifrey, or almost.

[@lotusntapioca1545]

Lol this reminds me of 'I'm the smart one, you're the potato one!' line from Matt Smith.

[@homuraakemi103]

"Yes, sir..."

[@fear_cheetah2079]

@TheSmithersy but it’s different bc he said it to strax who’s his friend. There’s a difference between being racist to a stranger and being racist to a friend

[@jessiehogue.]

@@fear_cheetah2079 It's more like being a jerkass to a friend, which most friends do, and which allows the friend in question to respond with 'Jerkass' and a smirk. Because friends love being jerkasses to one another. Friendship is beautiful.

[@ReddestRosies6298]

@@jessiehogue. It’s also important to remember that that scene ends with Strax snarking back at the Doctor. Not a very clever line, mind you, but it’s a back and forth. It’s not just one person being an asshole to another. It’s a friendly banter.

[@joshuaa_77]

In-tru-da window! Throwback to what Henry Van Statten said in Series 1 Dalek

[@imfinnakms2215]

Modern dr who series one

[@LukSter18998]

“That was a joke, that’s funny!”

[@ljllob4740]

Luke Johnson hahahaha

[@TED_Frames]

Staal’s brief expression of disbelief at 2:37 is great! 😆

[@aaronkenyon7112]

That's the look of somebody who's been insulted 😂

[@PerovNigma]

That armour looks unhelpfully cumbersome for a soldier.

[@Mister_Kourkoutas]

Joseph Simpson I’d hardly call the Sontarans soldiers. They’re warriors. Looking at how UNIT tackled them in The Poison Sky you can see the difference between soldiers and warriors.

[@bleepsy]

The gear isn't really supposed to be overly tactical. Sontarans don't really do long marches or careful maneuvers that would require lighter gear. They're more like roman legionnaires than soldiers, the armour is their bulwark.

[@roberthaworth9097]

Believe it was stated in the 4th Doctor ep "The Sontaran Experiment" that the S's originated on a high-gravity planet, so everything about them is, um, robust. They are physically heavy, with high bone density and lots of muscles, and somewhat clumsy and slow, but they make up for it in fearlessness, fortitude, ruthlessness, and the ability to withstand kinetic damage that would kill a more lightly-built creature. Except damage to that port thingie, of course.

[@wormwoodbecomedelphinus4131]

Yeah, seems like a bomb suit. But, then we don't know their tactics and other stuff, modus operandi might turn their bulk into a strength.

[@kevinwg02]

oh yeah ? i rather have that than the costumes our armies are using... it doesn"t protected a thing

[@truthhertz10]

I love how the doctor works up to his trap! "Noo! It's a good weakness" lmao

[@vinniepinnie4689]

2:37 was funny for how fast the doctor talks. Also "Staal the not quite undefeated anymore, but never mind"

[@kaylag.5807]

Oh, how I've missed Ten!

[@christiansteward4327]

2:40 Staal's face somehow got 40% angrier

[@Somebody-kj6be]

Season 4 is fantastic! Best DW season imo. Also gotta just say that that line "Not easy is it, being clever. You look at the world and you connect things, random things. You think, why can't anyone else see it? The rest of the world is so slow.." Daaaamn, that line and the soundtrack behind it are soooo good, really tells you alot about both Luke and The Doctor. Out of interest does anyone know the name of that track?

[@tallibear247]

Somebody this is my favorite also, I love David as the doctor

[@Somebody-kj6be]

TalliBear 24 Same here buddy, he's my first and favourite.

[@TheCrippledEgg]

All season 4 episodes except The Doctor's Daughter were tops.

[@connormaclane]

I love every single episode in series 4, I literally can't fault it. Series 9 is my second favourite, but Sleep No More holds that series back

[@Somebody-kj6be]

Skullexandria Gloomelda Interesting choice, a common option I've seen people go for is "The Unicorn and The Wasp". I myself find it difficult to choose even one, a testament to the season.

[@androo6473]

“We stare into the face of DEATH!” “Oh Yh? Well... stare at this!”

[@briandouglasahern7067]

"It's been a long time since anyone said no to you, isn't it?" Man, I love that line.

[@pershing5286]

I love how confident and fearless the doctor is to one of the deadliest warriors in the galaxy. Mainly because he is so familiar with the Sontarans. He's also a real pro at squash. 3:15

[@mariavictoriaantipolo1994]

69

[@scribese7en]

"I am Skall the Undefeated!" "Ooh, that's not a very good nickname. What if you *do* get defeated? 'Skaal the Not-Quite-So-Undefeated-Anymore-But-Nevermind?'"

[@dtaylor4552]

Its General Staal

[@zorbix3652]

@@dtaylor4552 of the 10th sontarun fleet!

[@spiggypop]

When will we have a proper sontaran story again?

[@Fuzzycat16]

Never Again.

[@Jaeden_Phoenix]

Apparently we might get one in Series 11

[@franzsanders9573]

Silverbird Chibnall actually said that he’s planning on _no_ recurring alien races from either the classic or modern eras of the show for Series 11, since he wants it to only be focused on new alien races.

[@xxMrBaldyxx]

Chibnall never wanted to make good Doctor Who episodes. He only ever wanted to use Doctor Who as a means for pushing his weird political and social agendas. This is the main reason why season 11 was so bad.

[@franzsanders9573]

@@grandmage1925 ...Huh?

[@-oldaccount-5566]

How he get in? Intruder window!

[@73APhotography]

Tammy flame best part

[@philipptapsell3112]

Reused from "Dalek", but still hilarious 😂

[@ImShep117]

Its all about delivery!

[@Kazavop]

"Bu-Bye"

[@p.a.r.c1694]

Sontaran mental gymnastics: it's not dishonorable if no one knows you are being dishonorable.

[@laurenceellis6256]

Despite his two episode appearance, General Staal comes across as a pretty good character which the actor portrays pretty well: his authoritative voice, formidable presence, & his militaristic philosophical comments when he interacts with the two soldiers earlier & the Doctor & UNIT later on.

[@jjadiel2011]

0:42 I love how he's actually describing what is like to be him

[@Nyaliva]

Genuinely one of David's best scenes, perfect demonstration of everything that made this era great.

[@whovian116]

"We have an intruder!" "How did he get in?" "In-tru-da-Window..." *Brilliant*

[@foxymanaic5934]

"We have an Intruder." "How did he get in? intruder window"? Love it. I absolutely love that and couldn't stop quoting that.

[@chriscam4165]

The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky was one of the best episodes in New Who IMO.

[@mr.barcode3186]

Agreed. The Sontarans were remarkably true to the way that they were portrayed in the classic series, which is more than I can say for most races that have been brought back.

[@blackham7]

It was also a nice casual adventure story.

[@petersenior5432]

I saw little bits and pieces of The Poison Sky when I was 6 years old in Canada. We couldn't watch the whole thing, since the hotel my family was staying in charged for TV use. But I remember getting several nightmares about the Sontarans. Scary guys, bring them back, better this time

[@titanarc4862]

Staal: "You dishonor me, sir!" Me: "Well it's not like you had honor in the first place." Also me: *dies of zappy stick*

[@eliesh3833]

Staal: "You dishonor me, sir!" Me: "I mean... you've kinda done that yourself." *Also dies of the zappy stick*

[@titanarc4862]

@@eliesh3833 lol nice

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@eliesh3833 *Just dies of Zappy stick for being there*

[@ShasOSwoll]

Her: “I’m pregnant, I just had the ultrasound” Me: 3:44

[@lianalyods2529]

Well actually no.

[@alexantonygamesBR]

1:09 this is so good

[@shara30000]

Bad guy: *gaps for breath and comes to a minute later* Doctor who: *already a mile away*

[@SidneyBroadshead]

[Doctor Who is deep in thought when he accidentally bumps into Luke Rattigan] *Luke Rattigan:* Salve, TimeLord. *Doctor Who:* Salve, Gru-- Hold on! Wait a minute...

[@mikepaz4281]

Oh the feels!THIS WAS 9 YEARS AGO?!?!?!

[@warrenstemphly5756]

Now it’s 10

[@nutcrackerscrack9861]

Old man me(

[@Castrated__]

I was 10 when this came out. God i miss these episodes!

[@ciarantimothy8081]

12 years

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@Castrated__ I was 8! I'm 21, now.

[@Tulf42]

The actor who plays Stall needs to come back and make Sontarans intimidating again since Strax is the Comic Relief of Sontarans...

[@arcanewarrior863]

I don't think the Sontarans were ever really scary, more intimidating as a villain of the week.

[@Tulf42]

Dragon Cry yeah, better word. They need another 2 part story, probably why I think the Ice Warriors deserve better than a single episode

[@chrishine2717]

What's really surreal, is the actor concerned, was also 'Mike' in 'The Young Ones' :)

[@atomicskull6405]

@@arcanewarrior863 With the modern interpretation of the sontarans they went with making them likable and endearing because scary and intimidating really wasn't possible with a talking potato.

[@AthleticQuails]

Not sure if it's what you're looking for but if you're into Big Finish, he plays another Sontaran in The Sontaran Ordeal and another in A Photograph To Remember

[@joshkirkham4281]

This is why David Tennant is by far the best doctor since the reboot

[@zakl940]

I think matt Smith is just as good, but David Tennant is still fantastic. They're both my favourite modern Doctors

[@CMOT101]

Nah.

[@mrnur1910]

@@CMOT101 yes

[@vsgfilmgroup]

That's not how you spell "Christopher Eccleston." Just so you know.

[@charlesweber5052]

Ecclestone is my favorite. He would be the best if there was more of him ()

[@basedbattledroid3507]

I remember David Tennant talking about how much he loved the Sontarans because they had that kind of dome-shaped helmet then they take it off and their head is shaped almost exactly the same way

[@CuppaTeaExe]

Thank god we had Strax with 11

[@richardbourton4523]

Ten’s flippancy is just so entertaining to watch. I replayed the ‘albeit a very big front room’ over and over again, just watching the mild confused impressed look on his face. Wonderful stuff.

[@EldritchDoodler4828]

“We have an intruder!” “How’d he get in? In-tru-der window?” Golden line lol

[@jrsiv4462]

I like that the sonic screwdriver isn't treated as a "magic wand" in this scene, and that its effects on technology can be fixed

[@trevorsreya8277]

Staal was my intro to Sontarans and I haven't seen a better one yet.

[@Dylan-lb8kd]

"How did he get in? In-tru-da-window" xD best line ever

[@Tayvin4042]

Watching this and I suddenly realize what inspired the background music for the Aperture testing chambers in Portal 2.

[@mediahoodreviews4110]

I’m not gonna lie; Staal “The-not-quite-undefeated-anymore-but-never-mind” sounds like an awesome band name.

[@ScorpionCovers]

"Oh that's not a very good nickname what if you do get defeated? 'Staal The Not Quite So Undefeated Anymore But Nevermind?'"

[@flankspeed]

Directions for all actors of Sontarans: AT ALL TIMES SPEAK IN ALLCAPS

[@klarag7059]

I forgot how much I enjoyed the tenth Doctor. He was more than just a pretty face.

[@mayotango1317]

True, it's a depressing emo who is incapable of living without Rose Tyler.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@mayotango1317 pretty much. That's one of the reasons why I still hate him and why I think Jodie Whittaker and Matt Smith are better.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@Noah If you think being an emo whiner baby is what makes a good character, then you must *love* Cyclops from X-Men.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@Noah 🙄

[@vaticancameos2047]

Love Ross 'Looks like a potato. A baked potato, a talking baked potato'

[@Xylarxcode]

This, to me, was one of David Tennant's finest episodes. His acting was on point here and his portrayal of the Tenth Doctor was on full display throughout this entire episode. He's done many other bangers on this show, but this was his peak. The episode that makes me say: 'If you only got to pick one episode to define each Doctor, which one would it be', this would be my pick for Ten

[@watchspotting]

“That’s not a very good name. What if you do get defeated? ‘Staal the Not-Quite-So-Undefeated-Anymore-But-Nevermind?’” Genius.

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

"INTRUDER!" "How did he get in? In-Tru-der window?" Thats top tier comedy writing and nobody can change my mind

[@charlesweber5052]

OHH I GET IT! Holy crap that took years!

[@eliesh3833]

I didn't initially get it because of his accent, and I'm an American. But knowing this, it's even funnier now.

[@tychogoedhart286]

"Awh that's not a very good nickname, what if you do get defeated? Staal the not quite so undefeated anymore but never mind?" Brilliant, just brilliant

[@AndrewChapman]

I don't know why, but when David Tennant frowns in that shot at 2:08, he reminds me of Chris Barrie, who plays Rimmer in Red Dwarf.

[@Brewsterion]

Ten had the greatest sense of humor. That kept him alive. A lot.

[@sheridan5175]

"Aah, that's not a very good nickname, what if you do get defeated? Staal-the-not-quite-so-undefeated- anymore-but-never-mind?

[@cunningsmile4166]

The Doctor meets Luke's ally: General Staal the-not-so-undefeated-anynore-but-never-mind.

[@Spadinahouse]

ok if you listen closely to the music at the point where the sontaron teleports, it sounds like music exactly played on the video game portal 2

[@georgeterz4029]

fluorescent film studios I know right

[@mattygee6852]

1:30 for those like me that took someone spelling it out to realise this amazing pun. Intruder window Intru dah window In through the window Love it

[@zacroper3577]

love the scene where Luke finally does something useful aka blows up the entire Sontaran battle fleet "SONTAR..HA"

[@charliep123]

-We have an intruder! -How'd he get in? Intruder window? Buh-bye!

[@JUDEPOPPGamingb23ra]

Everything Staal says and does in this scene has me dying of laughter 1:28 'WE HAVE AN INTRUDER' 😂 2:23 Revealing his face 😂 2:29 'STAAL THE UNDEFEATED' 😂 2:36 His reaction to being roasted 😂 3:09 'WE STARE......INTO THE FACE...OF......DEATH' 😂😂😂

[@BaronMartin]

Someone puts his mask off You: lmao so funny lol

[@JUDEPOPPGamingb23ra]

@@BaronMartin 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@jimtaylor294]

An entire fictional race concept... born from a moment when the writer randomly thought about a military helmet he'd seen, and "What if the alien's head was the same shape as their helmet?". Classic Who had some great writers ^_^ .

[@MotorcycleCheetah]

Wait is that for real?

[@jimtaylor294]

@@MotorcycleCheetah Yes. The chap who devised The Sontarans stated as much in the *Carnival of Monsters* documentary on *Dr Who BBC Night* , on BBC2 back in November 1999. (incidentally: at the time very few, not even some of the past actors, thought Dr Who would ever return) Used to have the whole of it on tape, until a mishap in 2019 -_- .

[@LukSter18998]

@@jimtaylor294 the production designer? or Robert Holmes?

[@nebulasray1355]

That teenagers big hangup wasnt that the doctor ripped on his idea and invention it was that he said system twice.

[@NoirMariaa]

A talking baked potato😂

[@theweirdofengland]

This is a great Doctor moment. As soon as he picks up the tennis bat you know what he’s planning.

[@Arbrax]

look how chill ten looks

[@Kirdex90]

The Ood can sing, and they’ll sing you to your sleep Doctor.

[@alexagomez111]

I miss this...so much. Not that I don't like 11 and 12 (I love these guys) but this Doctor Who, the Russell T. Davies and David Tennant era, this was just the best! I do hope Jodie can bring that feeling back... Btw, has anyone got an idea why upload this now???

[@jackeuiiijiuiuiiuoioiiobro4202]

Alexa Gomez AlexaGomez

[@specialunit0428]

Jodie is a feminazi and has ruined the Doctor

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Russell T Davies is coming back!!

[@teknostyle5555]

Anyone notice that as the Doctor explains to them about the sontarans that the music is directly taken from Portal 2?

[@AzzyBunn]

imma just say that "The sontaran stratagem" episode came out 3 years before Portal 2

[@maidetezcan2966]

I got really excited when I found out the channel had uploaded Ten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so happyyy

[@gurglequeen433]

David Tennent is the only one who could have pulled off that Intruda Window joke.

[@coypandora0795]

Eccleston and Smith could probably pull it off, Capaldi too

[@codelyoko363]

1:30 It took me 10 years to realise that was a pun

[@patchworkfellow]

*Oofs in seventeen different dimensions*

[@LinkTheFusky]

1:30 “how did he get in, intruder window.” 😂

[@timeywimeynardole2974]

One of the best of series 4. Love this story.

[@faye61]

"yeah...stare at this" if i were to ever have a insult off with a bully i'd use the doctors one liners

[@blank-gm1gp]

"It's like a potato, baked potato..."

[@dr3wbis]

One of my favorite little episode series of David Tennant, and probably Doctor Who as a whole.

[@kristenblack3930]

I miss David Tennant as The Doctor. Time for a marathon!

[@stephenmurphy2212]

"How did he get in? Intruder window? Bye-bye!" XD :D

[@Jam-wr7vz]

Jodie Whittaker will never be able to tell me to not forget to subscribe to the official doctor who youtube channel like Peter does

[@mediokay508]

Can't believe the Doctor managed that trick shot.