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Doctor Who (The Second Series): “The Rebel Flesh” and “The Almost People”

Seems to me that we've had not just one but two televison series in America (Battlestar: Galactica and Dollhouse) that have had fun with the concept of people who aren't really people. Now it's British producer Stephen Moffat's turn. Or rather Moffat's writer Matthew Graham's turn.

I must confess that I found Graham's term “ganger” a more original term than the usual “clone.” And the idea of two Doctors for the price of one? Amazing.

I was kinda surprised to see a little pro-life sentiment in these episodes instead of the usual “clones are evil” sentiments. Though come to think of it, we have “clones are evil” sentiments in these episodes as well. Trust a Doctor Who writer to find a way to keep every kind of science fiction fan happy.

And by the way, major props to whoever suggested Matt Smith end the episode with a verbal reference to the old Michael Mann movie The Last of the Mohicans. I certainly wasn't expecting that.