Taglines In the trailer alone, we had echoes of the Master’s words, the Doctor seemingly afraid and aware of time swirling around her, and some familiar faces – Judoon! Doctor Who recap: Season 12, Episode 04, “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror,” Aired Jan. 19, 2020. In one pivotal scene, the Doctor references one crucial test she gives her enemies before showing no mercy. © Copyright 2020 Meredith Corporation. Much of the story focuses on the contrasts between Tesla and Edison, portraying Tesla as the dreamy genius and Edison as the more practical capitalist with no real ideas of his own. What was their end game? MORE: Doctor Who series 12: Jodie Whittaker joins forces with Nikola Tesla to fight alien scorpions in thrilling trailer for episode 4, MORE: Doctor Who series 12: Bodyguard star Anjli Mohindra on ‘bonkers’ prosthetics process for guest role in episode 4, Sixty Seconds: Singapore Grip star Elizabeth Tan opens up about her latest role. © Copyright 2020, All Rights Reserved  |  All images and reference to the name Pure Fandom are subject to trademark owned by LP2 Entertainment. Let us know at @PureFandom on Twitter! – Any Sarah Jane Adventures fans catch Anjli Mohindra, aka Rani, under all that makeup as the Skithra queen? “No one will even know you existed.” So far, this season has teased new layers and challenges for the Doctor, from the return of the Master to the devastation of Gallifrey. Someone – or something – is messing with Nikola Tesla. And ultimately, this is a Doctor-Tesla story, with the others taking a background role. ‘The 100’ Series Finale: The good, the bad and a theory we love, ‘Julie and the Phantoms’: 5 reasons to watch this delightful show, ‘The 100’ 7×13: Bellamy Blake (and fans) deserved better, ‘Lovecraft Country’ 1×5: “Strange Case” Recap, ‘Lovecraft Country’ 1×4: “A History of Violence” Recap, ‘Doctor Who’ season finale recap: 12×10 “The Timeless Children”, ‘Doctor Who’ recap: 12×09 “Ascension of the Cybermen”, ‘Lovecraft Country’ 1×3: “Holy Ghost” Recap, Let’s Get Lit: Joanna Evans talks about her new medical thriller, SINAI UNHINGED. Tesla refuses to help the Skithra, and the queen orders her army of scorpion monsters to kill Yaz. Like Comic-Con. The Skithra queen tries to kill the Doctor, too, but nothing a quick escape can’t solve. Of course the problem wasn’t in the engineering. Luckily, the Doctor is clever and was able to trick the queen into taking an instrument the Doctor could use to send her back to the ship, where Tesla then administered the electric shock. Offers may be subject to change without notice. I gave you your chance... a chance to evolve. The result is a delightful little adventure, complete with train chases, creepy vampire-like disguises, alien ships, and lots of technobabble as the Doctor and Tesla excitedly shout at each other about electrical currents. "No, we're way past that. After winning a sword fight with the Sycorax ruler, the 10th Doctor gives that invading species a similar option, leave the planet now, or face the consequences. He’s perhaps best known for his contributions to alternating current, which made him an enemy of the far more popular Thomas Edison (played here by Robert Glenister). The Skithra – a scavenger race of scorpion-esque aliens – were the main villains for the episode lead by their fearsome Queen (Anjli Mohindra). So, what will the Doctor do when she finds out the hidden secret of the Time Lords — will she give them a chance to change? Apparently, the bad guys can take the form of anyone, concealing their true and kind of terrifying selves. Just us? The Doctor and her companions Yaz, Ryan and Graham must join forces with one of history's greatest minds to save both him and planet Earth. That’s a lot of characters for the show to juggle, and while I love a big, ambitious family story, I also miss some of the smaller, more character-driven episodes of seasons past. — twisted human evolutions, “Night of Horror” returns to much sillier fare, introducing an absolutely ridiculous race of scorpion aliens. Like any good historical episode, it also serves as an excellent introduction to Tesla’s life and how the history books have largely overlooked his achievements, especially his doomed Wardenclyffe Tower. The Doctor transports herself, Tesla and Yaz back to Tesla's lab. Has Tesla really received a message from Mars? Regardless, I’ll be back here next week for more Doctor Who! Unfortunately, the Skithra queen abandoned ship, rendering the Doctor’s plan useless. Nothing changed in either case. “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Horror” introduces her to one of mankind’s greatest. The Doctor has seen and experienced much as she’s wandered around this universe, but nothing impresses her more than creative genius. This adventure in the early 1900s leads to the involvement of Tesla's rival, Thomas Edison. One second prior, the Doctor had been laughing and joking; the next second, he was deadly serious. Humans may have missed out on Tesla’s genius, but this alien race certainly wasn’t going to. 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It wasn't so long ago that the Doctor singlehandedly destroyed all the Time Lords in the Last Great Time War. Which only got us thinking – could the Tardis team cope with a return to reality? The verdict: Certainly a better episode than last week. When the Skithra queen asked the Doctor, “Have you ever seen a dead planet?”. Plot Keywords He turns on the generator and electricity flares, and explains that he plans to harness the forces of Nature to make a worldwide wireless network. A Skithra in alien form climbs down a wall and advances on them, and Yasmin and Edison run away. Inventor Nikola Tesla is at war with his rival Thomas Edison. That said, like the Racnoss and another David Tennant enemy — The Sycorax — the Doctor was fully prepared to kill every single one of the Skithra to protect Earth. Except every week in your inbox. Doctor Who airs Sundays on BBC America at 8/7c. At least one individual, the Queen of the Skithra, had a partly humanoidappearance. | The Skithra (the alien scorpions) are revealed to be universal scavengers, stealing technology from the races they encounter (including the Silurians, apparently) instead of building anything of their own. Update your browser for more security and the best experience on this site. She contains multitudes, to say the least. Skithra resembles giant scorpions with green armor. 20 actors who played multiple roles on the same show. Unlike the plot-heavy two-parter or even the more subtle Orphan 55, Night of Terror was a decidedly stand-alone adventure, with no real connection to the series’ established over-arching plotline concerning Gallifrey and the Timeless Child. Here’s hoping the next episodes keep diving deeper. Overall, I did enjoy the episode, and I hope the show continues to get better. In the trailer alone, we had echoes of the Master’s words, the Doctor seemingly afraid and aware of time swirling around her, and some familiar faces – Judoon! The Dullirian were among the species whose technology was stolen by the Skithra. In 1903, the Thirteenth Doctor helps Nikola Tesla escape from being kidnapped by the Skithra aliens, along with the assistance of her companions Graham O'Brien, … In "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror," Tesla becomes the target of an alien race known as the Skithra after unknowingly answering their transmission from Mars. Maybe save it for a sequel? More Skithra arrive and chase after them, and Edison manages to shoot one dead. In the present, Ryan discovers how to safely land the plane after finding a recording of the Doctor, but Barton brands the companions as fugitives.

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