The Zygon Inversion (TV story): Difference between revisions

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|image           = The Zygon Inversion doctor and osgood.jpg

|series         = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]

|season number   = Series 9 (Doctor Who)

|story number   = 258b

|doctor         = Twelfth Doctor

|featuring       = Petronella Osgood

|featuring2     = Kate Stewart

|featuring3     = Clara Oswald

|enemy           = [[Bonnie (The Zygon Invasion)|Bonnie]]

|setting         = [[London]], [[21st century]]

|writer         = [[Peter Harness]], [[Steven Moffat]]

|director       = [[Daniel Nettheim]]

|producer       = [[Peter Bennett]]

|broadcast date = [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]

|network         = [[BBC One]]

|format         = 1x50 minute episode

|prev           = The Zygon Invasion (TV story)

|next           = Sleep No More (TV story)

|made prev       = The Zygon Invasion (TV story)

|made next       = Face the Raven (TV story)

|trailer         = The Zygon Inversion Trailer - Series 9 Episode 8 - Doctor Who - BBC

|trailer2       =  

|clip           = Good Clara vs Bad Clara - The Zygon Inversion Preview - Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 8 (2015) - BBC

|clip2           = Zygon Transformation - The Zygon Inversion - Doctor Who - BBC

|clip3           = The Doctor's Speech - The Zygon Inversion - Doctor Who - BBC

|bts             = Introduction to The Zygon Inversion - Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 8 (2015) - BBC

|bts2           = Steven Moffat's teaser to The Zygon Inversion - Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 8 (2015) - BBC

|bts3           = Human or Zygon - Doctor Who Series 9 (2015) - BBC  

'''''The Zygon Inversion''''' was the eighth episode of [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|series 9]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.

This episode dealt with the concept of [[war]], and the consequences of it. As the Doctor points out, no matter how many lives are lost or what destruction ensues, it always boils down to both sides sitting down for negotiation. The episode also saw the [[Twelfth Doctor]] describe the immense pain he felt while fighting in the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] in an emotional and angry speech for the first time since [[Eleventh Doctor|his predecessor]] discovered that the [[War Doctor]] had not destroyed [[Gallifrey]] in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''.

It did not elaborate if the human [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] or [[Zygon]] double was still alive, instead having Bonnie fill the vacancy in the form of a replacement double for the one of the two who had been killed by {{Gomez}} in ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]''. Osgood explains that she can be either version; Zygons don't need the person that they copy if their memories are unneeded. In a behind the scenes extra, [[Ingrid Oliver]], who played Osgood, has chosen which of the original Osgood duo is left, but she kept which one she picked a secret.

On a beach, Osgood frees herself from her chute and notices her glasses are broken. The Doctor asks her if she has any question, to which she asks about the [[Union Jack]] on his chute; he responds that it's camouflage to blend in while he's in Brittan. He offers Osgood his sonic sunglasses in the meantime, telling her not to look at his user history; she finds the idea of sonic eye-wear silly. The Doctor tells her he once invented an [[Invisibility watch|invisible watch]] - "spot the design flaw." Osgood tells him that he's talking nonsense to distract her, one of his best-known traits. Osgood then tells him that Bonnie made the mistake of giving him a chance; if she wanted to take over Earth, she would kill him outright with a bullet between the eyes twelve [[Regeneration cycle|times]] and not let him talk. The Doctor notes how oddly prepared Osgood is for that scenario; she tells him it's because she's such a big fan.

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== References ==

=== DVD releases ===

 

[[Category:The Doctors Revisited stories]]

[[Category:The Monster Collection: The Zygons stories]]