This title is a bit odd. It's like a Peter Cushing title.
We are introduced to the Silurians [the lizard people] in this episode, but they crop up in Matt Smith's era. The Silurian era did exist, so presumably they were named after this Earth age, as a creature that existed back then. I guess technically the Silurians aren't aliens, because they are descended from dinosaurs.
The Silurians had put themselves in hibernation, but things had gone awry and their machine malfunctioned. The nuclear power reactor was just what they needed to wake up again.
What made this interesting is that some of the Silurians were nice, and some weren't. The old Silurians wanted to live in accord with the humans, but the young surly Silurians wanted to take back Earth, and destroy mankind in the process. What a little blood thirsty generation.
The Doctor tries to convince U.N.I.T. that they can make peace with the Silurians, but the humans don't trust them. It also didn't help that the young Silurians plan to take over the universe involved spreading a virus through all mankind. The Doctor creates an antidote thankfully, but this virus only convinces the humans that the Silurians want to kill them all.
They need the planet's surface to be hot to survive. This makes more sense than the reptilian Ice Warriors who need it cold to survive. They couldn't really live in peace with each other, could they?
The Doctor gets to be imprisoned and tortured by the Silurians. This Doctor pulled it off, though. He tried to reason with the Silurians which is probably more than what Troughton would have done. He doesn't have a flute to break him out of jail.
I didn't realize how buff this 3rd Doctor really is. Hubba hubba. If you're into middle aged hotness, that is. Apparently lots of women considered this Doctor particularly handsome and sexy. Well yeah he is hands down compared to the other two. I'd probably give Troughton a 2 out of 10, and Hartnell would get a -45 out of 10.
In the end, the Brigadier, with orders from the government, blows the Silurians to smithereens. The Doctor is very angry about this. I lost a little respect for the Brigadier in this. I don't like him as much now. I didn't see the need for mass genocide, either.
Actually in a fit of absolute nerdiness, Steven Moffat brought the Silurians back exactly 50 years later, as promised by the hibernating Silurians who will then get their revenge and destroy Earth. Make that date on your calendar, Doctor.
The Doctor has an awesome car, don't you think?
Next Up: The Ambassadors of Death
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