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|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |||
|doctor=Eleventh Doctor | |||
|companions=[[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | |companions=[[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | ||
|setting= | |featuring= Courtney Woods | ||
|writer= | |featuring2= Dave Oswald | ||
|publication=''[[Heroes and Monsters Collection | |setting = [[Coal Hill School]], [[2013]] | ||
|prev= | |writer=Gary Russell | ||
|next= | |publication = ''[[Heroes and Monsters Collection]]'' | ||
}}'''''Normality''''' was an original story featured in ''[[ | |series=''[[Heroes and Monsters Collection]]'' | ||
|release date = 6 August 2015 | |||
|prev = Going Off the Rails (short story) | |||
|next=When the Wolves Came (short story) | |||
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'''''Normality''''' was an original story featured in ''[[Heroes and Monsters Collection]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Eleventh Doctor]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Clara Oswald]] | * [[Clara Oswald]] | ||
* [[Dave Oswald]] | |||
* [[Tonnchenform]] | |||
* [[Courtney Woods]] | * [[Courtney Woods]] | ||
* [[Joshua Adams]] | |||
* [[Zehra Jalindra]] | |||
* [[Mackenzie Brooks]] | |||
* [[Liam Mannings]] | |||
* [[Chiana Holden]] | |||
* [[Tommy Breare]] | |||
* [[Kelly Squires]] | |||
* [[Sam Kaye-Jones]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Clara | * The Doctor and Clara find a [[Tonnchenform]]. | ||
* Their following adventure involves a [[dinner]] with alien [[robot]]s, a small [[jewel]]-encrusted [[seashell]] stolen by [[Bozzi the Mysterio]], and a chase across the [[snow]]scapes of [[Halas Four]]. | |||
* Clara reminisces about hearing the [[Long Song]] for the first time and meeting the [[King of Bones]]. | |||
=== Locations === | |||
* When the Doctor drops her off at home, he warns her to stay well away from [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|space-time rifts]] in [[Wales]]. | |||
=== Coal Hill School === | |||
* Clara accepts that the Doctor may have helped to get her the teaching job at [[Coal Hill School]]. | * Clara accepts that the Doctor may have helped to get her the teaching job at [[Coal Hill School]]. | ||
* Yesterday, [[Ben Ellison]] threw [[water balloon]]s at [[Kelly Squires]] in the [[Coal Hill schoolyard|schoolyard]]. | |||
* Other students in [[Courtney Woods]]' English class are [[Joshua Adams]], [[Zehra Jalindra]], [[Mackenzie Brooks]], [[Liam Mannings]], [[Chiana Holden]], [[Tommy Breare]], [[Kelly Squires]] and [[Sam Kaye-Jones]]. | |||
=== People === | |||
* [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] recalls a trip she took with [[Dave Oswald|her dad]] when she was nine years old to a tower block near [[Southport]] with a [[restaurant]] at the top. The restaurant had a solid clear [[glass]] floor. Two lads jumped up and down on the glass, shouting they were going to break it. | |||
** Since then, Clara has not been comfortable with heights, or indeed glass floors. She gets over this by [[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'', when she hangs out of [[the TARDIS]] above [[London]], laughing. | |||
* Once, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] showed Clara a picture of himself and [[Marilyn Monroe]] having dinner on the [[TARDIS scanner]]. | |||
=== Expressions === | |||
* Nine-year-old Clara doesn't understand the phrase "[[safe as houses]]", listing numerous dangerous things would can happen to [[house]]s: they could be "could be "knocked down, [[flood]]ed, felled by [[earthquake]]s, set on [[fire]], [[The Wizard of Oz|taken to Oz by tornadoes]]..." | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * Apart from ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', this is the only story featuring Clara at [[Coal Hill School]] before the Doctor regenerated into his [[twelfth incarnation]], and certainly the only story during this time period to have its central plot take place at and revolve around Coal Hill. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * Clara recalls a trip she took as a child with [[Dave Oswald|her dad]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'') | ||
* The Doctor once showed Clara a picture of himself and [[Marilyn Monroe]] having dinner. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'') | |||
* Clara mentions a confusing conversation about [[South America]]n authors with [[Adrian Davies]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caretaker (TV story)|The Caretaker]]'') | |||
* Clara mentions [[Atif Basra]], the caretaker. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caretaker (TV story)|The Caretaker]]'') | |||
* Clara remembers going to the [[avocado seas]] of [[Venofax]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'') | |||
* [[Courtney Woods]] is a central character in this story. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'', ''[[The Caretaker (TV story)|The Caretaker]]'', ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') She again makes a comment about the width of Clara's face. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 16 March 2024
Normality was an original story featured in Heroes and Monsters Collection.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eleventh Doctor
- Clara Oswald
- Dave Oswald
- Tonnchenform
- Courtney Woods
- Joshua Adams
- Zehra Jalindra
- Mackenzie Brooks
- Liam Mannings
- Chiana Holden
- Tommy Breare
- Kelly Squires
- Sam Kaye-Jones
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Clara find a Tonnchenform.
- Their following adventure involves a dinner with alien robots, a small jewel-encrusted seashell stolen by Bozzi the Mysterio, and a chase across the snowscapes of Halas Four.
- Clara reminisces about hearing the Long Song for the first time and meeting the King of Bones.
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When the Doctor drops her off at home, he warns her to stay well away from space-time rifts in Wales.
Coal Hill School[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Clara accepts that the Doctor may have helped to get her the teaching job at Coal Hill School.
- Yesterday, Ben Ellison threw water balloons at Kelly Squires in the schoolyard.
- Other students in Courtney Woods' English class are Joshua Adams, Zehra Jalindra, Mackenzie Brooks, Liam Mannings, Chiana Holden, Tommy Breare, Kelly Squires and Sam Kaye-Jones.
People[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Clara recalls a trip she took with her dad when she was nine years old to a tower block near Southport with a restaurant at the top. The restaurant had a solid clear glass floor. Two lads jumped up and down on the glass, shouting they were going to break it.
- Since then, Clara has not been comfortable with heights, or indeed glass floors. She gets over this by TV: Face the Raven, when she hangs out of the TARDIS above London, laughing.
- Once, the Eleventh Doctor showed Clara a picture of himself and Marilyn Monroe having dinner on the TARDIS scanner.
Expressions[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nine-year-old Clara doesn't understand the phrase "safe as houses", listing numerous dangerous things would can happen to houses: they could be "could be "knocked down, flooded, felled by earthquakes, set on fire, taken to Oz by tornadoes..."
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Apart from The Day of the Doctor, this is the only story featuring Clara at Coal Hill School before the Doctor regenerated into his twelfth incarnation, and certainly the only story during this time period to have its central plot take place at and revolve around Coal Hill.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Clara recalls a trip she took as a child with her dad. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)
- The Doctor once showed Clara a picture of himself and Marilyn Monroe having dinner. (TV: A Christmas Carol)
- Clara mentions a confusing conversation about South American authors with Adrian Davies. (TV: The Caretaker)
- Clara mentions Atif Basra, the caretaker. (TV: The Caretaker)
- Clara remembers going to the avocado seas of Venofax. (PROSE: Shroud of Sorrow)
- Courtney Woods is a central character in this story. (TV: Deep Breath, The Caretaker, Kill the Moon) She again makes a comment about the width of Clara's face. (TV: Listen)
