"Let's just say... there are things out there in space, Martha. Things that pre-date our reality. Relics from the dark times."
Episode #188: The Infinite Quest.
Companions: The 10th Doctor and Martha Jones.
Air Date: 2nd April to 29th June 2007.
The Tenth Doctor and Martha must find the legendary lost starship, the Infinite, before the evil Baltazar, scourge of the Galaxy, gets it.
In this animated episode the Doctor and Martha are set on a quest to find an ancient relic called the Infinite before an evil space pirate named Baltazar. The quest takes them across four worlds in a hunt for the clues that will lead them to their prize.
This was an animated adventure shown on the BBC at tea time for children. Though there is some doubt as to whether this adventure should be considered canonical, by all that I have read it slots in to the current series between episode 42 and Human Nature.
It is a bit of a strange story really. It features such random things as giant intelligent birds made of gold, and an actual "skeleton" crew on a pirate ship stealing oil from giant walking oil rigs. The only references the adventure has to the traditional Doctor Who is some references to Nestene, Racknoss, the Great Vampires, and even a throw away reference to one of the Great Old Ones. Despite my regular dislike of the strangeness in the show now I rather enjoy how it plays out in this one. Maybe because it was made for a younger audience rather than family viewing.
You don't need to watch this adventure but for completeness sake I would recommend one watch.
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