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|image = The Girl Who Died Girl.jpg | |image = The Girl Who Died Girl.jpg | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Series 9 (Doctor Who) | |season number = Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|series episode number = 5 | |series episode number = 5 | ||
|story number = 256 | |story number = 256 | ||
|scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-9-episode-5-the-girl-who-died-shooting-script-240315.pdf | |||
|novelisation = The Girl Who Died (novelisation) | |novelisation = The Girl Who Died (novelisation) | ||
|doctor = Twelfth Doctor | |doctor = Twelfth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | |companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | ||
|featuring = [[Ashildr]] | |featuring = [[Ashildr]] | ||
| | |enemy = "[[Odin (The Girl Who Died)|Odin]]" | ||
|setting = [[ | |network = BBC One | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[Norway]]{{note|{{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)||chaptname=World Map|page=172}} states that Ashildr was originally from somewhere in Norway.}}, [[9th century]] | ||
|writer = Jamie Mathieson, Steven Moffat | |||
|director = [[Ed Bazalgette]] | |director = [[Ed Bazalgette]] | ||
|producer = [[Derek Ritchie]] | |producer = [[Derek Ritchie]] | ||
|confidential = | |confidential = | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 17 October 2015 | ||
|format = 1x50 minute episode | |format = 1x50 minute episode | ||
|prev = Before the Flood (TV story) | |prev = Before the Flood (TV story) | ||
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|bts3 =Peter on the Mire - Doctor Who Extra Series 2 Episode 5 (2015) - BBC | |bts3 =Peter on the Mire - Doctor Who Extra Series 2 Episode 5 (2015) - BBC | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{You may|The Girl Who Died|n1=the episode of Doctor Who that exists within the DWU}} | {{You may|The Girl Who Died (in-universe)|n1=the episode of Doctor Who that exists within the DWU}} | ||
'''''The Girl Who Died''''' was the fifth episode of [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|series 9]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the 100th story of ''Doctor Who'' since its revival in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. This episode introduces [[Ashildr]]. | '''''The Girl Who Died''''' was the fifth episode of [[Series 9 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 9]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the 100th story of ''Doctor Who'' since its revival in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. This episode introduces [[Ashildr]]. | ||
The story was notable for revealing the origins of the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s face: he had unknowingly taken on the likeness of [[Lobus Caecilius]], a man whose life the [[Tenth Doctor]] had saved. This marked the first time ''Doctor Who'' had given an explanation for the Doctor being played by an actor who had previously played a different role in the series. [[Colin Baker]], who first portrayed the Time Lord [[Maxil]], later went on to portray the [[Sixth Doctor]]; however, in this instance, it was never explained in-universe why the Sixth Doctor had taken on Maxil's appearance, or if the likeness was deliberate. | The story was notable for revealing the origins of the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s face: he had unknowingly taken on the likeness of [[Lobus Caecilius]], a man whose life the [[Tenth Doctor]] had saved. This marked the first time ''Doctor Who'' had given an explanation for the Doctor being played by an actor who had previously played a different role in the series. [[Colin Baker]], who first portrayed the Time Lord [[Maxil]], later went on to portray the [[Sixth Doctor]]; however, in this instance, it was never explained in-universe why the Sixth Doctor had taken on Maxil's appearance, or if the likeness was deliberate. | ||
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Within moments of the Love Sprite getting too close to Clara's head, the Doctor materialises the TARDIS around her and takes off her helmet. Clara breathes heavily in relief. The Doctor chases the creature, squashing it under-foot. Clara wonders how things worked out on his end. The Doctor retorts he just saved an entire planet by transporting their attackers half-way across the galaxy and draining their weapons systems; not to mention saving a school teacher from suffocating/having her brain eaten. | Within moments of the Love Sprite getting too close to Clara's head, the Doctor materialises the TARDIS around her and takes off her helmet. Clara breathes heavily in relief. The Doctor chases the creature, squashing it under-foot. Clara wonders how things worked out on his end. The Doctor retorts he just saved an entire planet by transporting their attackers half-way across the galaxy and draining their weapons systems; not to mention saving a school teacher from suffocating/having her brain eaten. | ||
The Doctor decides to land the TARDIS to clean his boot in the grass; he steps outside into a forest, bracing himself against a tree as he wipes the Love Sprite off his boot. Clara wonders what's to stop the aliens from attacking again, to which the Doctor says "nothing" but at least the Velosians will be ready for them next time. He explains that as time travellers, it's okay to make ripples, not tidal waves; Clara laughs, calling him a tidal wave. Realising that was a | The Doctor decides to land the TARDIS to clean his boot in the grass; he steps outside into a forest, bracing himself against a tree as he wipes the Love Sprite off his boot. Clara wonders what's to stop the aliens from attacking again, to which the Doctor says "nothing" but at least the Velosians will be ready for them next time. He explains that as time travellers, it's okay to make ripples, not tidal waves; Clara laughs, calling him a tidal wave. Realising that was a jinx, he retorts not to say that. | ||
At that moment, they find themselves held at sword-point. The Doctor moans about not being in the mood for the [[ | At that moment, they find themselves held at sword-point. The Doctor moans about not being in the mood for the [[Viking]]s, who surround them. The leader tells the Doctor that he and Clara are coming with them. Filled with his usual confidence and arrogance, the Doctor puts on his sonic sunglasses, gloating that what he wears on his face is technology more advanced than anything the human race will manage in the next nine million years. Unimpressed, the leader simply takes the glasses and breaks them in half. Seeing that he should have had a backup plan, the Doctor flatly tells Clara that they're going with the Vikings. | ||
Two days later, the Doctor and Clara are dragged by the Vikings back to their village, enchained. For the last two days, which was spent on a rowboat, the Doctor has been lying to Clara about having a plan, to keep her calm. However, Clara has travelled with him long enough to know when he's lying. The leader gifts a girl named [[Ashildr]] with the right half of the Doctor's sonic sunglasses; she seems to think it's a weird eye patch. Clara wonders if the Doctor has a plan now, to which he says is the usual - "find the boss man, replace him"; he recites [[Clarke's Law]] to Clara, who wonders if it is "going to be the yo-yo again". To her surprise, she finds the Doctor has already freed himself from his cuffs using what he calls "magic". | Two days later, the Doctor and Clara are dragged by the Vikings back to their village, enchained. For the last two days, which was spent on a rowboat, the Doctor has been lying to Clara about having a plan, to keep her calm. However, Clara has travelled with him long enough to know when he's lying. The leader gifts a girl named [[Ashildr]] with the right half of the Doctor's sonic sunglasses; she seems to think it's a weird eye patch. Clara wonders if the Doctor has a plan now, to which he says is the usual - "find the boss man, replace him"; he recites [[Clarke's Law]] to Clara, who wonders if it is "going to be the yo-yo again". To her surprise, she finds the Doctor has already freed himself from his cuffs using what he calls "magic". | ||
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Without any further conflict, the Mire leave the Earth. The villagers rejoice in their victory. However, the Doctor discovers that using the Mire helmet has drained Ashildr's heart, leaving her dead; he had not foreseen it would take such a toll. | Without any further conflict, the Mire leave the Earth. The villagers rejoice in their victory. However, the Doctor discovers that using the Mire helmet has drained Ashildr's heart, leaving her dead; he had not foreseen it would take such a toll. | ||
The Doctor is left brooding about the loss, with Clara trying to comfort him, saying that he couldn't have saved her. He snaps back, saying he can do anything, but the [[Laws of Time]] prevent him from doing so. Looking at his reflection, the Doctor suddenly remembers back to when he first saw it, wondering once more "who frowned me this face?" Suddenly, the memory comes back to him; [[Donna Noble]] encouraged him to always try to at least save someone even in a [[Fixed point in time|fixed point]], and he saved [[Lobus Caecilius]]' family from [[Pompeii]]'s destruction. He tells Clara that the reason his subconscious chose this face when he regenerated was to remind him to always save someone, no matter how impossible or wrong it seems. | The Doctor is left brooding about the loss, with Clara trying to comfort him, saying that he couldn't have saved her. He snaps back, saying he can do anything, but the [[Laws of Time]] prevent him from doing so. Looking at his reflection, the Doctor suddenly remembers back to when he first saw it, wondering once more "who frowned me this face?" Suddenly, the memory comes back to him; [[Donna Noble]] encouraged him to always try to at least save someone even in a [[Fixed point in time|fixed point]], and he saved [[Lobus Caecilius]]' family from [[Pompeii]]'s destruction. He tells Clara that the reason his subconscious chose this face when he regenerated was to remind him to always save someone, no matter how impossible or wrong it seems. | ||
[[File:Mire repair kit.jpg|thumb|The Mire [[repair kit]].]] | [[File:Mire repair kit.jpg|thumb|The Mire [[repair kit]].]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor asks Clara if she can see a [[nebula]]. | * The Doctor asks Clara if she can see a [[nebula]]. | ||
* The [[Viking]]s wish to die with honour. | * The [[Viking]]s wish to die with honour. | ||
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* The [[Sixth Doctor]] had previously wanted to save [[Krisztina|someone]] because he grew to like her, though on that occasion [[Evelyn Smythe]] stopped him from changing history to do it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arrangements for War (audio story)|Arrangements for War]]'') | * The [[Sixth Doctor]] had previously wanted to save [[Krisztina|someone]] because he grew to like her, though on that occasion [[Evelyn Smythe]] stopped him from changing history to do it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arrangements for War (audio story)|Arrangements for War]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tries to pass himself off as the head god of a religion. In his [[first incarnation]], he was mistaken for [[Zeus]] by companion [[Katarina]] and others. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | * The Doctor tries to pass himself off as the head god of a religion. In his [[first incarnation]], he was mistaken for [[Zeus]] by companion [[Katarina]] and others. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | ||
* The Doctor reads his [[Two Thousand Year Diary]]. He previously read his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') and his [[Nine Hundred Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * The Doctor reads his [[Two Thousand Year Diary]]. He previously read his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') and his [[Nine Hundred Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') Additionally, the [[Twelfth Doctor (The Daft Dimension)|Twelfth Doctor]] of [[The Daft Dimension|a parallel universe]] had previously been shown to possess a Two Thousand Year Diary in [[COMIC]]: [[The Daft Dimension (DWM 478 comic story)|''The Daft Dimension'' 478]]. | ||
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] also referred to [[Clarke's Law]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | * The [[Seventh Doctor]] also referred to [[Clarke's Law]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
* Clara once again wears one of the Doctor's orange spacesuits ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') | * Clara once again wears one of the Doctor's orange spacesuits ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') | ||
* The Doctor states that he's not a hugger ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') before initiating a hug anyway. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') | * The Doctor states that he's not a hugger ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') before initiating a hug anyway. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') | ||
* The Doctor had previously wondered where he had | * The Doctor had previously wondered where he had gained his face, and had theorised he was trying to tell himself something. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') He finally realises his face matches that of [[Lobus Caecilius]] and that the message he was telling himself is that if he can't save everyone at least save someone, even if it meant breaking the rules of time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
* Upon thinking about how Ashildr's situation will play out now that she is functionally immortal, the Doctor says, "Time will tell. It always does." His seventh incarnation said this to [[Ace]] when she hesitantly asked if they "did good" after the [[Shoreditch Incident]], aware that their victory over the [[Dalek]]s came at the expense of many lives. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | * Upon thinking about how Ashildr's situation will play out now that she is functionally immortal, the Doctor says, "Time will tell. It always does." His seventh incarnation said this to [[Ace]] when she hesitantly asked if they "did good" after the [[Shoreditch Incident]], aware that their victory over the [[Dalek]]s came at the expense of many lives. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor states that Ashildr is immortal "barring accidents", echoing a statement he previously made in reference to the [[Time Lord]]s' longevity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | * The Doctor states that Ashildr is immortal "barring accidents", echoing a statement he previously made in reference to the [[Time Lord]]s' longevity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | ||
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* The [[Eighth Doctor]] had previously given [[Katsura Sato]] immortality while saving their life. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Hell (comic story)|The Road to Hell]]'') [[Captain Jack Harkness]] also became immortal after he was brought back to life, in that case by [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | * The [[Eighth Doctor]] had previously given [[Katsura Sato]] immortality while saving their life. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road to Hell (comic story)|The Road to Hell]]'') [[Captain Jack Harkness]] also became immortal after he was brought back to life, in that case by [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | ||
* Odin compares himself and the Vikings he killed to a farmer and his cattle, just like [[Rosemary Kizlet]] did with the [[Great Intelligence]] and the human minds it captured. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John]]'') | * Odin compares himself and the Vikings he killed to a farmer and his cattle, just like [[Rosemary Kizlet]] did with the [[Great Intelligence]] and the human minds it captured. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John]]'') | ||
* Clara says that the Doctor is her [[hobby]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'') | |||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
=== DVD | === DVD & Blu-ray releases === | ||
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File:Complete 9th Series UK Cover.jpg|The Complete Series 9 | File:Complete 9th Series UK Cover.jpg|The Complete Series 9 | ||
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* ''The Girl Who Died'' was released as part of the Series 9, Part One DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]], in region 2/B on [[2 November (releases)|2 November]] 2015 and in region 4/B on [[4 November (releases)|4 November]] 2015. | |||
* It was later released as part of the Complete Ninth Series DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[5 April (releases)|5 April]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], in region 2/B on [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] 2016 and in region 4/B on [[9 March (releases)|9 March]] 2016. | |||
===Digital releases=== | |||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]]. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* Transcript of ''[http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/35-5.html The Girl Who Died]'' at ''[http://www.chakoteya.net Chrissie's Transcript's Site]'' | * Transcript of ''[http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/35-5.html The Girl Who Died]'' at ''[http://www.chakoteya.net Chrissie's Transcript's Site]'' | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
=== Notes === | |||
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