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Interstellar Overdrive was a Tenth Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine.
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Summary
The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler arrive on a Magellan-class star cruiser, where they encounter the members of Pakafroon Wabster, the greatest rock band in history. The Doctor soon discovers that the ship is caught in a time loop which repeats the same few hours prior to the vessel's destruction by sabotage. After experiencing one of the loops, which results in the temporary death of Rose, the Doctor works to solve a double mystery: how to break the time loop, and the identity of the saboteur.
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Worldbuilding
- In Pakafroon Wabster's living quarters are posters for "Bannermen", "Face of Boe", "Dakon Theka", and "London Shayde".
- Pakafroon Wabster is on its way to Malphapalooza.
- Rose compares Pakafroon Wabster to Fleetwood Mac when she learns of the band's longevity.
- The Doctor mentions Elvis Presley's death and cites Buddy Holly, John Lennon and Kurt Cobain as musicians who became legends by dying in tragic circumstances.
Notes
- The title Interstellar Overdrive is in reference to the Pink Floyd song of the same name.
- The band Pakafroon Wabster had previously been mentioned in the audio story Flip-Flop and the prose stories The Tomorrow Windows and The Clanging Chimes of Doom, all of which were written by Jonathan Morris.
- The second edition of aHistory dates Interstellar Overdrive to circa 3000, based on the Doctor's comment on Wabster's death; however, the third edition redates it to circa 3312, as the band is in its 300th year and Flip-Flop establishes that the band's first hit was in 3012.
Continuity
- The Doctor refers to his ability to survive for a few minutes in a vacuum, saying it's "just a knack". (TV: Four to Doomsday)
- Rose's first death is presented in a fashion similar to her later near-disappearance into the Void, with the Doctor hanging onto something and helplessly screaming. (TV: Doomsday)