April 19, 2006 – Page 2 – theLogBook.com Episode Guides

Invasion

Re-Evolution

By theLogBook.com
April 19, 2006

On her way to chase down another story, Larkin accidentally hits a man in Air Force fatigues who she learns is a member of the C-130 hurricane hunter plane that was knocked out the sky moments after its crew spotted glowing lights in the eye of Hurricane Eve. He’s also a hybrid. Sheriff Underlay shows up with military police in tow, who quickly drag the man off despite Underlay’s protests. When Underlay pays a visit to the Air Force officer who enlisted his help to track down the missing hybrid, he finds that the man didn’t merely go missing, but escaped a facility where tests are being run on hybrids. It seems that the military is aware of the hybrids – and of Underlay himself – and has been taking note of more hyrbid incidents after each hurricane. Russell and Dave wait until daylight to land on Szura’s island, where they find that the pregnant Christina gave birth to something despite being shot by Szura himself – and whatever she gave birth to proceeded to go into the water. Russell and Dave find the Homestead priest who had been hosting a support group for the hybrid hurricane “survivors,” and he leads them to evidence that Szura is planning a war between hybrids and humans. And when Jesse runs into more trouble at school, including a fight with several hybrid boys, it seems he’s ready to turn to extreme violence to protect himself – namely, the gun that Underlay gave him during their unexpected retreat.

written by Shaun Cassidy & Michael Alaimo
directed by Lawrence Trilling
music by Jon Ehrlich & Jason Verlatka

Guest Cast: Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Edwin Hodge (Brett), James Frain (Eli Szura), David Huynh (Sun Kim), Julio Oscar Mechoso (Frank Vargas), Mark Colson (Deputy Munger), Jay Malack (Connor), Charlie Bodin (Dino), Brent King (Lee), Nick Huff (Student #1), April Gilbert (Student #2), Owen Beckman (Student #3), Shasa Dabner (Student #4), Jason Rosario (Student no. 5), Tina Holmes (Ms. Wade), Cody Benjamin Lee (Logan)

Notes: This episode begins with an unusual recap covering the entire season, depicting several of the main characters in an “interrogation room” scenario that seems completely removed from anything currently happening in the series; in the two weeks leading up to Invasion’s return from an extended hiatus, ABC ran promos created with the same footage.

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Doctor Who New Series Season 04

Planet Of The Ood

By theLogBook.com
April 19, 2008

Donna’s first visit to the future brings the TARDIS to a barren, snowy planet, where she and the Doctor find a dying Ood. But before it dies, it says “the circle must be broken” and then glares at them with red eyes – the same sign of malignant external mind control that the Doctor witnessed in his last encounter with the Ood. The Doctor and Donna spot signs of civilization, though Donna becomes less convinced of that when she discovers that it’s a sales and distribution center for Ood slaves. Donna is disgusted that the advanced society that humanity has become is still relying on slave labor, but the Doctor is curious as to what is driving some Ood to calmly kill their masters, and what is causing others to fly into a deadly berserker rage. Then the time travelers discover the secret that is taken from the Ood before they are “processed” into docile servants…but that secret may die with them as the Ood revolt against all humans on the planet en masse.

written by Keith Temple
directed by Graeme Harper
music by Murray Gold

Cast: David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Tim McInnery (Mr. Halpen), Ayesha Dharker (Salana Mercurio), Adrian Rawlins (Dr. Ryder), Roger Griffiths (Commander Kess), Paul Clayton (Mr. Bartle), Paul Kasey (Ood Sigma), Tariq Jordan (Rep), Silas Carson (voice of the Ood)

Notes: The Ood were introduced in season two of the new series in the two-part story The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit, during which time they succumbed to “red eye” for entirely different reasons.