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|image = | |image = Dan in a cage (THA).jpg | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Series 13 (Doctor Who) | |season number = Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
|series episode number = 1 | |series episode number = 1 | ||
|story number = 297a | |story number = 297a | ||
|doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | |doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz | |companions = [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Dan Lewis | ||
| | |featuring2 = Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse) | ||
|setting = [[Liverpool]] and [[Observation Outpost Rose]], [[31 October]] [[2021]] | |featuring3 = Inston-Vee Vinder | ||
|writer = | |featuring4 = Claire Brown | ||
|featuring5 = Joseph Williamson | |||
|featuring6 = James Stonehouse{{!}}Stonehouse | |||
|enemy = [[Karvanista]] | |||
|setting = [[Liverpool]], [[Arctic|Arctic Circle]] and [[Observation Outpost Rose]], [[31 October]] [[2021]] | |||
|writer = Chris Chibnall | |||
|director = [[Jamie Magnus Stone]] | |director = [[Jamie Magnus Stone]] | ||
|producer = [[Nikki Wilson]] | |producer = [[Nikki Wilson]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 31 October 2021 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One, BBC America | ||
|format = 1x50 minute episode | |format = 1x50 minute episode;<br/>Part 1 of 6 | ||
|prev = | |prev = The Flux is Coming... (TV story) | ||
|next = | |next = War of the Sontarans (TV story) | ||
|trailer = | |trailer = | ||
|trailer2 = | |trailer2 = | ||
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|clip3 = The Flux Attacks! - The Halloween Apocalypse - Doctor Who- Flux | |clip3 = The Flux Attacks! - The Halloween Apocalypse - Doctor Who- Flux | ||
|bts = Bringing Karvanista to Life - Behind the Scenes - Doctor Who- Flux | |bts = Bringing Karvanista to Life - Behind the Scenes - Doctor Who- Flux | ||
|bts2 = | |bts2 = An Intro to Dan Lewis - Behind the Scenes - Doctor Who- Flux | ||
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'''''The Halloween Apocalypse''''', prefixed | '''''The Halloween Apocalypse''''', prefixed with '''''Chapter One''''' in the [[title sequence]], was the opening episode of [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 13]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It formed the first chapter of the six-part serial ''Doctor Who: Flux''. | ||
This | This chapter introduced [[the Flux]], a universe-breaking force which is bound for [[Earth]], as well as [[Swarm]], a figure from the Doctor's past, who escapes his confinement and frees his sister [[Azure]] from [[Anna (The Halloween Apocalypse)|her earthly life]]. [[Dan Lewis]] also makes his first appearance, and the Doctor is revealed to have been pursuing [[Karvanista]], the last living member of [[the Division]], the order which erased her memories of having been the [[Timeless Child]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Hanging upside-down from a [[gravity bar]] in handcuffs and foot locks above an ocean of acid, the Doctor tells a hologram of her captor, [[Karvanista]], that he has not beaten her and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]]. Karvanista denies this and informs them that if they do not die by the acid in 79 seconds, either his [[Kill Disk]]s or the nearby supernova will get them, then vanishes and leaves to what he describes as "the final hours of planet [[Earth]]". Yaz is annoyed at the Doctor for repeatedly getting them into trouble, but they escape by grabbing onto the gravity bar like a [[trapeze]] when it drops them and holding on when it breaks in half. Despite their voice-activated handcuffs refusing to release, they spot [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lying sideways nearby, bounce off a trampoline inside the doors, and safely on a mattress. As their handcuffs finally release, they remember Karvanista's words and leave to go to Earth. | |||
In [[Liverpool]], [[1820]], inside a tunnel, [[Joseph Williamson]] tells another man how more workers are needed for his job. Outside, [[James Stonehouse]] berates Williamson on the irrelevance of what he is doing. Williamson, however, claims that he has a reason, but refuses to explain why he is preparing for the "cataclysmic", saying that anyone he tells would go mad. | |||
In Liverpool, [[2021]], a man named [[Dan Lewis]] leads a group of visitors around the [[Museum of Liverpool]], telling them about how great the city is. He is interrupted and escorted out by [[Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Diane]], who tells him that he needs to stop pretending to be a [[tour guide]] because he could be permanently banned from the museum. He protests that he is making people happy, and they clarify where they will meet up for [[Halloween]] drinks. | |||
A burst of sparks comes from the TARDIS console and the Doctor and Yaz wonder why it is not taking them to Earth. Before they can ponder this, the Doctor experiences a vision. Seeing a planetoid on the [[Burnished Rage battleground]], the Doctor watches two people, [[En Sentac]] and [[K-Toscs]], checking if a prisoner called [[Old Swarm|Swarm]] is still contained, as he has been since the dawn of the universe. Swarm awakes and taunts them before easily breaking free and killing them both, visibly renewing himself as he does so. He turns around and tells the Doctor "trick or treat". Shaken, the Doctor comes to as Yaz alerts her to a black liquid seemingly leaking from the TARDIS. She scans it with [[Thirteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver|her sonic screwdriver]] and pretends that everything is fine. She sets the dateline for [[31 October]]. | |||
In Liverpool, Dan emerges from [[Jenning Street Food Bank]] and gives a box of food and some sweets to two people dressed in Halloween costumes. Inside, his co-worker [[Wilma (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Wilma]] offers to make up a box of food for him but he declines. Something dashes behind him as they talk but he does not see it. It scans them both as they lock up. | |||
Arriving at his house on [[37 Granger Street]], Dan gives the last of his sweets to [[Children (The Halloween Apocalypse)|three small children]] who knock on his door. However, he refuses to give any to [[Kev (The Halloween Apocalypse)|a man]] holding a carton of eggs who also knocks on his door. Going back inside, Dan finds no food in his [[refrigerator]] or [[cupboard]] and regrets his decision to turn down his food. As he does so, Karvanista breaks down Dan's door, revealing that is a canine [[Lupar]]. Dan simply believes him to be a dangerous Halloween prankster and threatens to call the police, and as Karvanista's efforts to [[Hypnosis|hypnotise]] him fail, he captures him in an energy cage. | |||
The Doctor and Yaz arrive in the middle of the street and after following a trace leading to Dan's house, they discover his door open. Finding the traces of Karvanista's [[stun cube]], the Doctor uses a laptop to then discover that Karvanista is leaving while there is a fleet of seven billion Lupari waiting to invade Earth. The laptop then glows red as the Doctor realises it was a trap set for them, and they quickly run out as the house shrinks behind them, leaving next door's bathroom exposed. | |||
Meanwhile, in the [[Arctic]], two people called [[Jón (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Jón]] and [[Anna (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Anna]] go about their daily lives in a research station. They are alerted to something and discover a glowing device floating in the garage, both of which they seem to recognise. Anna simply smashes it and walks off. | |||
Dan awakens in an electrified cage on Karvanista's ship. He briefly protests and threatens Karvanista with being reported for kidnapping until he is shown the view of the depths of space outside. Upon asking what is so special about him to warrant being kidnapped, Karvanista explains that he is totally irrelevant, threatens to kill him if he keeps talking, and storms out. | |||
Back in Liverpool, the Doctor and Yaz ponder Karvanista's motives when a stranger comes up to them and introduces herself as Claire. She explains that she was surprised to see them as she knows them from their future, but seems to doubt herself. After the Doctor gets a signal from the Lupari, however, she rushes off with Yaz, with Claire reassuring her that they will see each other soon. When they go back into the TARDIS, the Doctor and Yaz realise that they have entered on the opposite side of the room. With Yaz co-piloting, they try to head towards the fleet but the TARDIS stalls until hit with a hammer. The Doctor performs a quick system check on the TARDIS and her mind, leading Yaz berates her for still not telling her everything. The TARDIS then gets hit and they realise that Karvanista has temporal residue around his ship and they have to force their way in. | |||
Back on Earth, Claire is leaving to enter her house, but she finds a [[Weeping Angel (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Weeping Angel]] behind her. She already knows not to blink and tries to pull out her keys and get into the house, but fails just as she sets foot inside the door and gets sent backwards in time. | |||
On [[Observation Outpost Rose]], far away in the universe, Observation Officer [[Inston-Vee Vinder]] makes his 21,754th status report. He remarks that nothing has changed, as per every previous report, but admits it the sight of space is unimaginably beautiful and he is grateful to see it. He then ends his reports with his usual request to his superiors - "go to hell". As he says that, his system reports an error and he notices problems in the planets of the [[Thoribus Trifecta]]. Watching a vast dark cloud expanding across space, it instantly disintegrates [[Thoribus Minor]] on impact and Vinder makes an emergency status update to save himself. | |||
In the Arctic Circle, it is night time and Jón and Anna are asleep. However, they are awoken when Swarm appears in their bedroom, and as Jón goes to turn the bedside light on, he disintegrates just like En Sentac and K-Toscs did. Waking up, Anna questions why she is thinking 'thank you', and the touch of Swarm turns her into a creature of his species, named [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] - his sister. | |||
The TARDIS lands on Karvanista's ship, with the Doctor quickly disabling the security systems before she sets off to find him, tasking Yaz with rescuing Dan. As Karvanista reports back to his command so he can re-join the battalion, the Doctor steps in and sonics his ship's systems and weapons to render them inactive. She warns him that the Lupari invasion of Earth is off and that he will tell her about [[the Division]]. Meanwhile, Yaz discovers Dan and sets to work on his cage's nine booby traps. Although he is initially wary of her, including her relationship with [[Sheffield]], she successfully disables the cage and lets him out. | |||
On the bridge, the Doctor reveals that Karvanista is the only known living Division operative left and has been tracking him down for answers, but she is distracted by a nearby alert. He explains that the entire Lupari race is on species recall, bonded to humanity as guardians to rescue them in the ultimate crisis; the Doctor realises too late that he is rescuing Dan, albeit grudgingly, instead of kidnapping him. The Lupari are retrieving humanity to save them from [[the Flux]]: a universe-destroying force that has already begun. | |||
Meanwhile, Vinder desperately struggles against the effects of the Flux as it tears through the local planets with ease. With his outpost only minutes away from meeting the same fate, Vinder takes the advice of his system and does what he describes as the unthinkable - leaving his post, ejecting his observation pod from the outpost. | |||
Karvanista explains to the Doctor that his ship hit a time disturbance at the head of the battalion, leading him to land on Earth early. Although he is proud that their ships can seemingly withstand the Flux, the Doctor believes that the humans will not be pleased, but she is interrupted by the loud arrival of Dan, with Yaz in tow. Angry at his human being stolen, the ship's systems power back up and Karvanista shoots energy shots out of his axe towards the travellers as they escape to the TARDIS. However, they emerge from a new third set of doors implanted in the floor and Dan sarcastically jokes that he is well versed in [[dimensional transcendentalism]]. The Doctor returns his miniaturised house to him and wonders who else knows about the Flux. | |||
On a spaceship thirty trillion lightyears away, [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Ritskaw]] speaks to a hologram of [[Psychic Surveyor]] [[Kragar]] about their mission. Kragar states that after analysing psychic waves, he is pleased to confirm that the Flux is coming and will bring suffering on a universal scale. The prospect excites both of them. | |||
The TARDIS materialises on the outskirts of the [[solar system]] and the Doctor, Yaz, and Dan see nothing apart from distant stars. As the [[Cloister Bell]] rings, she experiences a vision of the planets being destroyed, explaining she can feel it all. As Yaz asks her if she can stop it, the Doctor is interrupted by another psychic contact from Swarm. Speaking to her directly, he claims that the two of them used to be old enemies and that "they were so efficient" of wiping her memories of him. He taunts her and leaves. Back in reality, the group race into the TARDIS as the Flux comes for them and the Doctor is forced to hammer the console again to make it take off, planning to lure it to Earth, much to Yaz and Dan's shock. The Doctor calls Karvanista and tells him of the situation, worrying him that they do not have enough time to rescue the humans. | |||
Elsewhere, in Liverpool, Diane is still waiting for Dan to arrive for their evening drinks. She hears the voice of Azure luring her to a nearby house and she begins walking towards it against her will. Despite her cries, the doors fly open with a blinding light and she finds herself inside, being faced down by the alien figure. | |||
The Doctor tells Karvanista she has one plan to survive the Flux and orders the Lupari ships into formation. They eventually finish, encasing the Earth in its entirety, shielding it from the Flux. Karvanista orders the Doctor behind the battalion wall, but she finds that the TARDIS cannot escape its pull. Although Dan assumes they are safe, all three pairs of doors swing open, allowing the Flux in. The Doctor tries "one last throw of the dice" and hammers a hole in the control console, subjecting the Flux to pure [[vortex energy]]... to no effect at all. As Vinder, Claire, Williamson, Diane, Karvanista, the Weeping Angel, Ritskaw, Swarm, and Azure all face up to their own situations, the Doctor stares in horror as the Flux fast approaches the defenceless TARDIS, truly believing it to be the end of the universe. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Joseph Williamson]] - [[Steve Oram]] | * [[Joseph Williamson]] - [[Steve Oram]] | ||
* [[Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Diane]] - [[Nadia Albina]] | * [[Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Diane]] - [[Nadia Albina]] | ||
* | * {{Spruell}} - [[Sam Spruell]] | ||
* [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]]/[[Anna (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Anna]] - [[Rochenda Sandall]] | * [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]]/[[Anna (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Anna]] - [[Rochenda Sandall]] | ||
* [[Inston-Vee Vinder|Vinder]] - [[Jacob Anderson]] | * [[Inston-Vee Vinder|Vinder]] - [[Jacob Anderson]] | ||
* [[Claire | * [[Claire Brown|Claire]] - [[Annabel Scholey]] | ||
* [[Ritskaw]] - [[Jonathan Watson]] | * [[Ritskaw]]{{note|[[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Ritskaw]] has been misspelled as "Riskaw" in the end credits of the following episode, ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'', but episodic events confirms this is the same character from this episode.}} - [[Jonathan Watson]] | ||
* [[Kragar]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | * [[Kragar]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
* | * {{Needham|n=Old Swarm}} - [[Matthew Needham]] | ||
* [[En Sentac]] - [[Sarah Amankwah]] | * [[En Sentac]] - [[Sarah Amankwah]] | ||
* [[K-Toscs]] - [[Charlie Oscar]] | * [[K-Toscs]] - [[Charlie Oscar]] | ||
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* [[James Stonehouse]] - [[Paul Leonard (actor)|Paul Leonard]] | * [[James Stonehouse]] - [[Paul Leonard (actor)|Paul Leonard]] | ||
* [[Wilma (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Wilma]] - [[Heather Bleasdale]] | * [[Wilma (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Wilma]] - [[Heather Bleasdale]] | ||
* [[Kev (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Kev]] - [[John May]] | * [[Kev (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Kev]] - [[John May (actor)|John May]] | ||
* [[Jón (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Jón]] - [[Gunnar Cauthery]] | * [[Jón (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Jón]] - [[Gunnar Cauthery]] | ||
* [[Weeping Angel (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Weeping Angel]] - [[Barbara Fadden]] | * [[Weeping Angel (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Weeping Angel]] - [[Barbara Fadden]] | ||
=== Uncredited cast === | |||
* [[Children (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Children]] - TBA | * [[Children (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Children]] - TBA | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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|CreatureCostumeMaker=Robert Allsopp & Associates | |||
|CastingDirector=Andy Pryor CDG | |||
|Music=Segun Akinola | |||
|Editor=Joel Skinner | |||
|DOP=Robin Whenary | |||
|ProductionDesigner=Dafydd Shurmer | |||
|CostumeDesignAndCreatureDesign=Ray Holman | |||
|Make-upDesigner=Claire Pritchard-Jones | |||
|ProstheticsDesigner=Danny Marie Elias | |||
|LineProducer=Steffan Morris | |||
|ExecutiveProdForTheBBC=Ben Irving | |||
|InMemoryOf=Julie Ankerson | |||
|ExecutiveProd=Matt Strevens | |||
|ExecutiveProd2=Chris Chibnall}} | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The [[Cloister Bell]] sounds as [[the Flux]] approaches. | |||
* The Doctor calls the Flux "the [[end of the universe]]". | |||
*Yaz and the Doctor were "top of the class" in a [[high-gravity circus workshop]] on [[Trapezium 7]]. | === Locations === | ||
* [[Karvanista]] has trapped the Doctor and Yaz on a [[Acid planet (The Halloween Apocalypse)|planet]] with an [[acid ocean]], which was about to be engulfed by a [[giant red star]]. | |||
* Yaz and the Doctor were "top of the class" in a [[high-gravity circus workshop]] on [[Trapezium 7]]. | |||
* Dan gives an unofficial tour around the [[Museum of Liverpool]], where his friend [[Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Diane]] works. | |||
* The Museum has an exhibition on the [[Williamson Tunnels]], which were being created around [[1820]] by [[Joseph Williamson]]. | |||
* Dan lives on [[Granger Street]] [[37 Granger Street|37]], [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]], [[Liverpool]], close to the [[Anfield (stadium)|football stadium]]. | |||
* Dan arranges to meet Diane at the corner of [[Lark Lane]]. | |||
* According to the Doctor, she and Yaz have landed in the [[Jürgen Klopp|Klopp era]]. | |||
* [[Jón (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Jón]] and [[Anna (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Anna]] live in a isolated house in the [[Arctic Circle]]. | |||
* [[Inston-Vee Vinder]] is stationed at [[Observation Outpost Rose]] to observe the [[space]] in the [[Thoribus Section]]. As [[the Flux]] approaches, he zooms in on the [[Thoribus Trifecta]], seeing [[Thoribus Minor]] get destroyed. | |||
* Yaz tells Dan she used to be a [[police officer]] for [[Hallamshire Police]]. | |||
* Dan believes that [[Sheffield]] is "too close" to [[Leeds]]. | * Dan believes that [[Sheffield]] is "too close" to [[Leeds]]. | ||
* Yaz tells Dan not to diss [[Yorkshire]] again. | |||
* Vinder is from [[Kasto-Winfer-Foxfell]]. | |||
* Karvanista's ship hit a [[time disturbance]], which sent him hours ahead of his species on their way to [[Earth]]. | |||
* The Doctor says she can feel the [[universe]] breaking as she sees [[Planet (The Halloween Apocalypse)|a planet]] with life destroyed. | |||
* [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] forces Diane inside a [[28 Lark Lane|withered down house]] on [[Lark Lane]]. | |||
=== Individuals === | |||
* When Diane tells Dan he is not official at the Museum, he calls himself an "Official [[Scouse (Accent)|Scouse]]". | |||
* Diane warns Dan that [[Alan (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Alan]] may ban him permanently if he keeps giving unofficial tours. | |||
* {{Needham}} uses [[psychic connection]] to show himself to the Doctor and shows her both his encounter with [[En Sentac]] and [[K-Toscs]] on the [[Burnished Rage battleground]], how he escapes, and later confronts the Doctor herself in a [[mindscape]]. | |||
* According to legend, Swarm has seemingly been imprisoned since "the [[Dawn of the Universe]]". | |||
* [[Karvanista]] introduces himself to Dan as "Vanquisher of the [[Thousand Civilisations]]". | |||
* Karvanista attempts and fails at a [[Lupar mind trick|mind trick]] on Dan. | |||
* Karvanista is angered by Dan talking about [[Karvanista's mother|his mother]]. | |||
* According to the Doctor, she has seen the [[F.C. Barcelona|Barcelona]] match nine times and suggest to Yaz they take on a game. She also claims to have been a [[ball boy]] for [[Trent (footballer)|Trent]] once. | |||
* Dan and his [[football]] [[Dan Lewis's football team|team]] plays in shirts sponsored by [[Standard Chartered]]. | |||
* Vinder is a the [[Commander]] and [[Observation Officer]] at [[Observation Outpost Rose]]. | |||
* The Doctor asks Karvanista about [[the Division]], since he is the only operative she can find that is still alive. | |||
===Species === | === Species === | ||
* [[Karvanista]] is a [[Lupar]], and the [[species-bond]]ed [[paired guardian]] to "[his] [[human]]", [[Dan Lewis]]. | |||
* [[Claire Brown]] is zapped back in time by [[Weeping Angel (The Halloween Apocalypse)|a Weeping Angel]]. | |||
* The Doctor says she can feel the [[universe]] breaking as she sees [[Species (The Halloween Apocalypse)|a whole species]] being destroyed. | |||
*[[ | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* Dan works at a [[food bank]]. | |||
* [[Wilma (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Wilma]] offers Dan [[soup]], which he later regrets declining. | |||
* [[Kev (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Kev]], the man attempting to trick-or-treat from Dan, is holding a carton of [[egg]]s. | |||
=== | === Halloween === | ||
* Halloween is on [[31 October]]. | |||
* Dan gets [[Trick-or-treating|trick-or-treaters]] at his house. | |||
* Dan initially believes Karvanista is wearing a [[Halloween costume]]. | |||
* | === Technology === | ||
* | * The Doctor and Yaz are footlocked to a [[gravity bar]]. | ||
* The | * [[Kill Disk]]s are set up by Karvanista to kill the Doctor and Yaz if they manage to escape the gravity bar. | ||
* The Doctor accidentally blew up Karvanista's [[droid guard]]s with [[Nitro-9]]. | |||
* The Doctor and Yaz are handcuffed with [[Voice activated handcuff|voice activated cuffs]] set to respond to the Doctor's earlier [[Scottish]] accent. The Doctor tried both her [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth incarnation]]'s voice and her [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]'s voice. | |||
* Karvanista own a special energy weapon called [[Karvanista's scythe|a scythe]] that can blast [[energy]]. | |||
* Karvanista used a [[stun cube]] on Dan to kidnap him. | |||
* Karvanista used [[Karvanista's laptop|a special laptop]] to set a trap for the Doctor. When activated, it miniaturised Dan's house via a [[compressor blast]]. | |||
* Karvanista has an electrified [[holding pen]] on his ship. | |||
* Karvanista's ship is covered in [[temporal residue]]. | |||
* The Doctor does an [[MOT]] check on her mind. | |||
* The [[Survival Battalion]] of [[Lupari ship]]s are built to withstand [[the Flux]]. | |||
* [[Jón (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Jón]] and [[Anna (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Anna]] find a [[Warning device (The Halloween Apocalypse)|warning device]] in their garage. | |||
* The system of [[Observation Outpost Rose]] warns [[Inston-Vee Vinder|Vinder]] of [[the Flux]]. | |||
* The Doctor uses leftover [[Hopper virus]] to deactivate the security on Karvanista's ship. | |||
* Karvanista is on [[Species Recall]]. | |||
* Yaz mentions the TARDIS's [[TARDIS force field|protective air bubble]]. | |||
* The TARDIS [[Cloister Bell]] sounds off as the Flux appear. | |||
* The Doctor uses [[The Doctor's hammer|her hammer]] to knock a hole in the [[TARDIS control console]] to unleash [[Vortex energy]] on the Flux. | |||
===Halloween | == Story notes == | ||
* This was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story to be set on [[Halloween]], and the first "Halloween special", though an unofficial one. | |||
** Relatedly, ''The Halloween Apocalypse'' is set on the same day it was broadcast: [[31 October]] [[2021]]. This makes it the fifth episode in the revived series to do so, following ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' for [[25 December]] [[2009]], ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'' for [[26 June]] [[2010]], ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'' for [[22 April]] [[2011]], and ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'' for [[1 January]] [[2019]]. | |||
* The transmission of the episode was dedicated to the memory of ''Doctor Who'''s former [[Foley]] artist [[Julie Ankerson]], who passed away on [[28 July (people)|28 July]] [[2021 (people)|2021]].<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-julie-ankerson-tribute-newsupdate/ Who is Julie Ankerson? Doctor Who pays tribute to crew member - Radio Times]</ref> | |||
* | === Marketing === | ||
* | * Unusually for ''Doctor Who'', the title for this [[story arc]], ''[[series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|Doctor Who: Flux]]'', is used in place of the regular [[Doctor Who logo|''Doctor Who'' logo]]. This was previously done with [[series 3 (Torchwood)|series 3]] of ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'', headlined ''Torchwood: Miracle Day'', though this was [[Title cards/Torchwood#Series 3|an animation]] involving the chapter name as well, like "[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Day One]]". | ||
* | * Though the [[title sequence]] gives this episode as ''Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse'', other sources have differed on the prefix, naming this episode ''Flux: The Halloween Apocalypse'' instead. | ||
* This episode marked the first time a new [[BBC logo]] was used on screen since 2005. The new BBC logo was incorporated into the title sequence and the [[end credits]]. | |||
== | === Connections === | ||
* When trying to release herself from the vocally-locked [[handcuffs]], the Doctor claims that her failure to open them might be to do with the fact that she was [[Scottish]] when she set them up, and proceeds to attempt a [[Scotland|Scottish]] accent. According to the [[BBC America]] subtitles, she first attempts to copy the voice of the [[Twelfth Doctor]] ([[Peter Capaldi]]) and then the [[Seventh Doctor]] ([[Sylvester McCoy]]). | |||
* Yaz has been taught how to operate the TARDIS. In the television series, the Doctor had previously been seen teaching [[Donna Noble]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', and was assisted in piloting the TARDIS by the [[Children of Time]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''. [[Nardole]] was seen piloting the TARDIS in [[TV]]: ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)|The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]''. In other stories, several other companions have been taught to pilot the TARDIS by the Doctor, including [[Polly Wright]] and [[Ben Jackson]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Outliers (audio story)|The Outliers]]'', [[Zoe Heriot]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'', [[Adric]] and [[Nyssa]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Star Men (audio story)|The Star Men]]'', and [[Ace]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[You Are the Doctor (audio story)|You Are the Doctor]]''. [[Melanie Bush]], however, taught herself how to pilot the TARDIS by [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Quantum Possibility Engine (audio story)|The Quantum Possibility Engine]]''. | |||
* [[Karvanista]]'s attempt at [[Hypnosis|hypnotism]] by swiping his hand across in front of Dan's face is similar to that of the "{{iw|starwars|Mind trick|Jedi mind trick}}" from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' saga. | |||
* [[Dan Lewis]]' apparent dislike for [[Leeds]], and nearby [[Sheffield]], stems from the historic rivalry between [[Lancashire]] and [[Yorkshire]]. Dan is a born Liverpudlian, and the city of [[Liverpool]] was historically part of Lancashire before the reform of county boundaries in [[1974]]; both Leeds and Sheffield are typical Yorkshire cities. | |||
* | === Ratings === | ||
* Overnights: 4.43 million<ref>[https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/11/the_halloween_apocalypse_overnight_viewing_figures.html Doctor Who News - The Halloween Apocalypse - Overnight Viewing Figures]</ref> | |||
* Consolidated: 5.79 million<ref>[https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/11/war_of_the_sontarans_overnight_viewing_figures.html Doctor Who News - War of The Sontarans - Overnight Viewing Figures]</ref> | |||
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==External links== | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor mentions having [[Nitro-9]], an explosive invented by [[Ace]] and seen consistently throughout her tenure as a [[companion]] of the [[Seventh Doctor]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Dragonfire (TV story)}}. The Doctor also alludes to the Seventh Doctor — and the [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]] — when wondering if she "was Scottish" when she first set up the voice-activated handcuffs; the punchline that they are activated when she says "Relief", which it parses as "Release", suggests that she actually set them up as the [[Third Doctor]], who sometimes spoke with a faint, but noticeable lisp. | |||
* The guns owned by [[En Sentac]] and [[K-Toscs]] are the same model as that owned by [[Gat]], another member of [[the Division]], as seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)}}. Similar guns would be seen in the [[Fugitive Doctor]] and company's use in the flashbacks in [[TV]]: {{cs|Once ,Upon Time (TV story)}}. | |||
* After [[Regeneration|renewing]], the [[Younger Swarm]] declares that he has been "renewed", a term previously landed upon by the [[Second Doctor]] to describe [[First Doctor's renewal|his regeneration from the First Doctor]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Daleks (TV story)}}. Swarm more precisely exults in being renewed "at last", echoing the newly-recorporated [[Tremas Master]]'s cry of "a new body, at last" in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Keeper of Traken (TV story)}}. | |||
* The Doctor mentions having attended numerous [[Liverpool F.C.]] [[football]] matches. The [[Eighth Doctor]] attended one in the course of [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Something Inside (audio story)}}, and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was shown to have an affinity with the game in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Lodger (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}. | |||
* Yaz chastises the Doctor for still keeping secrets from her, previously a point of friction n [[TV]]: {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)}}. | |||
* The Doctor mentions [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] and [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]'s departure, which occurred at the end of [[TV]]: {{cs|Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)}}. | |||
* The Doctor uses leftover [[hopper virus]] particles to help deactivate parts of [[Karvanista's ship]]. The hopper virus was a plot point in [[TV]]: {{cs|Orphan 55 (TV story)}}. | |||
* The Doctor is interested in learning more about [[the Division]]. [[TV]]: {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}} depicted her being forced by the [[Spy Master]] to confront her origins as a mind-wiped version of the [[Timeless Child]]. Swarm also comments on the mind-wipe, otherwise treating the present-day Doctor as the same person as his [[Fugitive Doctor|old foe]], much to her confusion. | |||
* Paraphrasing the words of the [[Ninth Doctor]] in his first metting with [[Rose Tyler]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}, the Thirteenth Doctor says "Nice to meet you, Dan. Run for your life." upon meeting Dan. | |||
* The Doctor smashes part of the TARDIS in order to release [[vortex energy]], implicitly from the [[heart of the TARDIS]], as a last resort. This was previously seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|Boom Town (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}}. | |||
* The crossing of the TARDIS's vortex energy would later be clarified by [[Tecteun (Once, Upon Time)|Tecteun]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Survivors of the Flux (TV story)}} to have "disrupted" the Flux just as it "came into existence", causing it to have temporal effects as well as spatial. It also damaged the TARDIS itself, as seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|War of the Sontarans (TV story)}} onwards and referenced in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Meet the Crew (feature)}}. This and the damage done to the [[Web of Time]] by the Flux harming the [[Temple of Atropos]] would eventually force the Doctor to activate the [[TARDIS self-reset]], precipitating the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|Eve of the Daleks (TV story)}}. | |||
== Home video releases == | |||
==== DVD and Blu-ray release ==== | |||
* ''The Halloween Apocalypse'' was released, together with the five other episodes of ''Doctor Who: Flux'', on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1/A on [[15 February (releases)|15 February]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], in region 2/B on [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] 2022 and in region 4/B on [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 2022. | |||
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=== Digital releases === | |||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]]. | |||
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