Post slavery, are they as polite and respectful to others as they were before, or has their freedom led to them behaving differently?
This wouldn't be a bad concept for an episode in its own right. We saw the Ood briefly in The End of Time and their society had accelerated much faster than the Doctor had anticipated - a plot thread I don't think was ever quite explored.
Wouldn't be a bad idea to revisit that some time A bit like the whole Elizabeth I thing - something hinted at but not explored until much, much later (although hopefully done better than that example if it ever were)
I too liked the Ood when we first met them. They were so polite and helpful and I remember thinking how nice it would be if people were like that.
Post slavery, are they as polite and respectful to others as they were before, or has their freedom led to them behaving differently?
As I understand it, the explanation for typical placid Ood behaviour was that they'd evolved a somewhat pacifistic nature because part of their brain that allowed telepathic communing was in a very exposed, very vulnerable place - hand held. If they'd been more aggressive any fighting would have meant damage to that and much worse survival / reproductive chances.
They had to be nice to each other to survive.
There'd have to be some explanation given in any new Ood centred story if that had changed.
But as an answer to the OP anything could happen, we might see a yeti again, or even some Chumblies!
I'd like to see the Mechanoids again...
In Robot of Sherwood, it would have been fun to have the Merry Men led by Robin Ood (with eyes of Lincoln green), but I imagine it's difficult to draw a longbow when you're clutching your secondary brain in at least one hand.
As I understand it, the explanation for typical placid Ood behaviour was that they'd evolved a somewhat pacifistic nature because part of their brain that allowed telepathic communing was in a very exposed, very vulnerable place - hand held. If they'd been more aggressive any fighting would have meant damage to that and much worse survival / reproductive chances.
They had to be nice to each other to survive.
Which is all very well for them, but it means they must have evolved on a planet with no other animal life, or they'd have been wiped out as soon as they emerged....
Which is all very well for them, but it means they must have evolved on a planet with no other animal life, or they'd have been wiped out as soon as they emerged....
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Yes, and after that singing "Don't stop me now, I'm having such an Ood time. I'm having a ball!"
But as an answer to the OP anything could happen, we might see a yeti again, or even some Chumblies!
Post slavery, are they as polite and respectful to others as they were before, or has their freedom led to them behaving differently?
Wouldn't be a bad idea to revisit that some time
What's a Chumblie?
Just thinking; The Chumblies sounds like a children's TV programme from the 80s, aimed at seven year olds!
As I understand it, the explanation for typical placid Ood behaviour was that they'd evolved a somewhat pacifistic nature because part of their brain that allowed telepathic communing was in a very exposed, very vulnerable place - hand held. If they'd been more aggressive any fighting would have meant damage to that and much worse survival / reproductive chances.
They had to be nice to each other to survive.
There'd have to be some explanation given in any new Ood centred story if that had changed.
I'd like to see the Mechanoids again...
In Robot of Sherwood, it would have been fun to have the Merry Men led by Robin Ood (with eyes of Lincoln green), but I imagine it's difficult to draw a longbow when you're clutching your secondary brain in at least one hand.
Which is all very well for them, but it means they must have evolved on a planet with no other animal life, or they'd have been wiped out as soon as they emerged....
I never said it was a convincing argument.