OOD

The Ood are an alien species from the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who. In the series' narrative, they are a peaceful race who have been enslaved by humans in the far future. The Ood are a telepathic species; however, humans—particularly the company Ood Operations—inhibited their telepathic communications, essentially lobotomising the Ood. During the course of the series, the Doctor encounters the Ood and later helps to free them from slavery. Created by Russell T Davies, the Ood's original purpose was to fulfill the role of a "servant race" in the 2006 episodes "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit", after plans to use the Slitheen in that role fell through. Davies and the production team felt there was more room to explore the Ood's history in the show's universe, and due to both that and a highly positive public reception of the Ood, they were brought back for the 2008 episode "Planet of the Ood". The Ood have been a subject of analysis by various sources. Parallels between the in-universe treatment of the Ood and real-world instances of slavery and exploitation, in particular, have been a topic of significant discussion. Some analysts have also said that the Ood are seen as inferior and given the othering treatment not because of any wrongdoing on their part, but rather due to their different preferences and cultural priorities.

The Ood are an alien species from the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who. In the series' narrative, they are a peaceful race who have been enslaved by humans in the far future. The Ood are a telepathic species; however, humans—particularly the company Ood Operations—inhibited their telepathic communications, essentially lobotomising the Ood. During the course of the series, the Doctor encounters the Ood and later helps to free them from slavery. Created by Russell T Davies, the Ood's original purpose was to fulfill the role of a "servant race" in the 2006 episodes "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit", after plans to use the Slitheen in that role fell through. Davies and the production team felt there was more room to explore the Ood's history in the show's universe, and due to both that and a highly positive public reception of the Ood, they were brought back for the 2008 episode "Planet of the Ood". The Ood have been a subject of analysis by various sources. Parallels between the in-universe treatment of the Ood and real-world instances of slavery and exploitation, in particular, have been a topic of significant discussion. Some analysts have also said that the Ood are seen as inferior and given the othering treatment not because of any wrongdoing on their part, but rather due to their different preferences and cultural priorities. ==Appearances== (1964). The Sensorites' appearance and abilities were relevant to the Ood's creation, and resulted in an in-universe relationship between the two races being established.|alt=A black and white still of two figures. They have slit eyes and hairy heads, and are wearing jumpsuits. One is tapping a circular device to his head, while the other looks at him. While writing the Ood's first appearance, Davies's image of a group of bald, suited, identical aliens was inspired by the Sensorites—a fictional alien species that first appeared in the 1964 serial The Sensorites. Davies believed that the Ood would have hailed from a planet near the Sense-Sphere, the Sensorites' home planet; the subsequent Ood story "Planet of the Ood" revealed this detail. The Ood physically resemble and have similar abilities to the Sensorites, though according to the book Who Is the Doctor: The Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who: The New Series, the similarities between the Ood and Sensorites were originally unintentional, with Davies only realising the connection during development; this resulted in the production team trying to distance the two species in subsequent episodes. The Ood's role in "The End of Time" was planned in the original outlines of the story; Davies wanted to depict a long duration of time having passed since Planet of the Ood, with the Ood having evolved as a species since the Doctor last saw them. One of Davies' plans for the story included giving the Doctor an Ood "spirit guide" as a companion, though this was later scrapped, and Wilfred Mott became the Doctor's companion instead. In this story, the Ood established their own civilisation on the Ood-Sphere, which the script stated would resemble the 6th-century Jordanian city of Petra. The Elder Ood's location was described as being akin to a "Holy Man's retreat", separate from the rest of the city. The Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset were used for filming scenes set on the Ood-Sphere, while the Ood city itself was created with CGI. The Ood Elder is voiced by Brian Cox, and all other Ood are voiced by Silas Carson. The Ood's theme songs, Song for Freedom and Vale Decem, were sung by singer Mark Chambers. ==References== ==External links== he:דוקטור הו - דמויות#אוד

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