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|image   = Joy impossible astronaut.jpg
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|species = Human
|species=Human
|origin = [[Earth]]
|origin=[[Earth]]
|only cs = The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)
|only=The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)
|actor   = Nancy Baldwin
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'''Joy''' was an [[America]]n woman who worked in the [[White House]] in [[1969]]. Emerging from a [[toilet]] cubicle, she saw a [[Silent]]. She assumed its face to be a ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[mask]] but when she looked away, forgot what she had seen. She looked again and repeated her actions, despite the warnings of [[Amy Pond]]. The Silent killed Joy with an [[Electricity|electrical]] discharge from its hand, disintegrating her. A horrified Amy asked the Silent why it had killed her. It told Amy her name, having apparently killed her for no reason other than intimidation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')
'''Joy''' was an [[America]]n woman who worked in the [[White House]] in [[1969]]. Emerging from a [[toilet]] cubicle, she saw a [[Silent]]. She assumed its face to be a ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[mask]] but when she looked away, forgot what she had seen. She looked again and repeated her actions, despite the warnings of [[Amy Pond]]. The Silent killed Joy with an [[Electricity|electrical]] discharge from its hand, disintegrating her. A horrified Amy asked the Silent why it had killed her. It told Amy her name, having apparently killed her for no reason other than intimidation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Her name was likely chosen to create a sort of dark pun, where at first it seems as if the Silent was claiming to have killed her for pleasure.  
Her name was likely chosen to create a sort of dark pun, where at first it seems as if the Silent was claiming to have killed her for pleasure.  
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 22 October 2024

You may wish to consult Joy (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Joy was an American woman who worked in the White House in 1969. Emerging from a toilet cubicle, she saw a Silent. She assumed its face to be a Star Trek mask but when she looked away, forgot what she had seen. She looked again and repeated her actions, despite the warnings of Amy Pond. The Silent killed Joy with an electrical discharge from its hand, disintegrating her. A horrified Amy asked the Silent why it had killed her. It told Amy her name, having apparently killed her for no reason other than intimidation. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Her name was likely chosen to create a sort of dark pun, where at first it seems as if the Silent was claiming to have killed her for pleasure.