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|individual name = Rita
|image  = Rita god complex.jpg
|race = [[Human]]
|species = Human
|home planet = [[Earth]]
|origin  = [[Earth]]
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The God Complex]]''
|only    = The God Complex (TV story)
|actor = [[Amara Karan]]}}
|father  = Rita's father
'''Rita''' was a human medical student who was abducted as her shift was starting and brought abroad the [[Prison ship (The God Complex)|Prison Ship]]. She was astute, quickly diagnosing a situation based on her observations. [[The Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] immediately took a liking to her, joking to [[Amy Pond|Amy]] that she was "fired".
|actor   = Amara Karan
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'''Rita Jalal''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}) was an [[English]] medical student who was abducted as her shift was starting and brought aboard the [[God Complex|prison ship]]. She was astute, quickly diagnosing a situation based on her observations. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] immediately took a liking to her.


Rita was a devout Muslim. but smiled as she told the Doctor not to be afraid as she was not an extremist. She believed the [[Prison ship (The God Complex)|hotel]] was Jahannam (the Muslim version of Hell). She was observant and told the Doctor he had a god complex. Her admirable qualities led the Doctor to promise that he would take her travelling through time and space as he had done with Amy and Rory.
== Biography ==
When Rita was doing her [[A levels]] she got a B in [[mathematics]]. [[Rita's father|Her father]], who was a [[physician]], was appalled at her results and berated her.


Unfortunately, Rita had already become the the third human the Doctor encountered to be possessed by the [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]], following [[Joe Buchanan]] and [[Howie Spragg]]. Earlier, while running from the Minotaur with Joe she had encountered her room. Her fear was revealed to be her father, a medical Doctor whose constant berating her over her grades scared Rita and caused her to feel deep shame.
Rita was a devout [[Muslim]]. Though she accepted the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s claims that [[God Complex|the "hotel"]] did not exist on Earth, Rita thought it was actually [[Jahannam]]. She was observant and told the Doctor he had a "[[god complex]]". Her admirable qualities led the Doctor to jokingly fire Amy and offer Rita her place in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]].


She hid her devotions to the Minotaur from the Doctor and the others, separating herself from them in an attempt to save them. She knew the Doctor would sacrifice himself for her and did not wish for him to die. She asked the Doctor to turn off the camera before she died, to remember her as she was, before her faith was stolen from her. The Doctor shut of the camera so they wouldn't see her die, as Rita wished.
Rita had already become the third human the Doctor encountered to be possessed by the [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]]. Her fear was revealed to be her father, a medical [[doctor]] whose constant berating her over her grades made her feel deep shame.


After her death the Doctor was overcome with grief and rage, tearing apart the hotel's front desk. Her death eventually caused the Doctor to realize that the Minotaur did not feed on their fears, but instead on the faith they fell back on when faced with fear. That knowledge eventually allowed the Doctor to rob the Minotaur of its food supply and save the survivors. Rita's death (coupled with that of others in the hotel) was also the catalyst in the Doctor's subsequent decision to return Amy and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] home. ([[DW]]: ''[[The God Complex]]'')
Subsequently, Rita hid her devotions to the Minotaur from the Doctor and the others. She separated herself from them. She asked the Doctor to turn off the camera before she died, to remember her as she had been, before her faith was stolen from her. The Doctor shut off the camera so they could not witness her death. The Doctor expressed anger and grief at her death. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The God Complex (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Since ''Doctor Who'' returned to television in 2005, each Doctor has encountered at least one character who charms him to the extent that he offers her the chance to be a companion, only to have her die soon after. The [[Ninth Doctor]] invited [[Lynda Moss|Lynda "with a Y" Moss]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'' shortly before she was killed by the [[Daleks]]; the [[Tenth Doctor]] invited [[Madame de Pompadour]] to join him in [[DW]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'' but she dies of illness before she can do so; later, he also invites [[Astrid Peth]] to join him in [[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' before she sacrifices herself to defeat [[Max Capricorn]]. Rita is the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s equivalent.
* Rita was only addressed by her forename in the [[2011 (releases)|2011]] ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'', however [[Rita's father|her father]]'s nametag was shown to include the name "Afzal". In the non-fiction magazines [[DWMSE 31]] and [[DWDVDF 94]], Rita's name is given as Rita Afzal. Contrary to this, however, {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}} gives both Rita and her father's surnames as "Jalal" instead.
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* Rita is one of the many characters in the revived series of ''Doctor Who'' to be offered the chance to travel with the Doctor and die before they can do so. Others include [[Lynda Moss]], [[Madame de Pompadour]], [[Astrid Peth]], and [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]].
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Latest revision as of 17:40, 5 September 2024

Rita Jalal (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) was an English medical student who was abducted as her shift was starting and brought aboard the prison ship. She was astute, quickly diagnosing a situation based on her observations. The Eleventh Doctor immediately took a liking to her.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Rita was doing her A levels she got a B in mathematics. Her father, who was a physician, was appalled at her results and berated her.

Rita was a devout Muslim. Though she accepted the Eleventh Doctor's claims that the "hotel" did not exist on Earth, Rita thought it was actually Jahannam. She was observant and told the Doctor he had a "god complex". Her admirable qualities led the Doctor to jokingly fire Amy and offer Rita her place in his TARDIS.

Rita had already become the third human the Doctor encountered to be possessed by the Minotaur. Her fear was revealed to be her father, a medical doctor whose constant berating her over her grades made her feel deep shame.

Subsequently, Rita hid her devotions to the Minotaur from the Doctor and the others. She separated herself from them. She asked the Doctor to turn off the camera before she died, to remember her as she had been, before her faith was stolen from her. The Doctor shut off the camera so they could not witness her death. The Doctor expressed anger and grief at her death. (TV: The God Complex [+]Loading...["The God Complex (TV story)"])

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

  • Rita was only addressed by her forename in the 2011 Doctor Who television story The God Complex, however her father's nametag was shown to include the name "Afzal". In the non-fiction magazines DWMSE 31 and DWDVDF 94, Rita's name is given as Rita Afzal. Contrary to this, however, Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"] gives both Rita and her father's surnames as "Jalal" instead.
  • Rita is one of the many characters in the revived series of Doctor Who to be offered the chance to travel with the Doctor and die before they can do so. Others include Lynda Moss, Madame de Pompadour, Astrid Peth, and Osgood.
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