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== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
*This is the first episode of the Autumn half of the series. The Spring half concluded on the [[4th June]] with ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''.
*This is the first episode of the Autumn half of the series. The Spring half concluded on the [[4th June]] with ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''.
*The [[Silent|Silence]] are revealed to be not a species, but a religious organisation of sorts.


=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===
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=== Myths ===
=== Myths ===
*The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' reported that [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Martha Jones|Martha]] and [[Donna Temple-Noble|Donna]] will appear in this episode.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/lets-kill-hitler-spoiler-or-foiler-24430.htm</ref> ''Indeed, they did appear. Albeit, in archive photos.''
*The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' reported that [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Martha Jones|Martha]] and [[Donna Temple-Noble|Donna]] will appear in this episode.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/lets-kill-hitler-spoiler-or-foiler-24430.htm</ref> ''This was proven true, they did appear. Albeit, in archive photos.''


=== Filming locations ===
=== Filming locations ===

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Let's Kill Hitler was the eighth episode in the sixth series of Doctor Who and the first episode in the Autumn half. As with A Good Man Goes to War, it brought revelations to light concerning River Song.

Synopsis

In the desperate search for Melody Pond, the TARDIS crash lands in 1930s Berlin, bringing the Doctor face to face with the greatest war criminal in the Universe. And Hitler. The Doctor must teach his adversaries that time travel has responsibilities – and in so doing, learns a harsh lesson in the cruellest warfare of all.

Plot

Amy and Rory drive through a corn field with Amy giving directions. They stop in the middle and see the Doctor standing by the TARDIS. He shows them a newspaper: the new shape of the corn field spells "Doctor." A mysterious car drives up to them, followed by police, and a woman about Amy's age steps out and points a gun at the Doctor. She orders him to take the three of them in the TARDIS.

Young Amelia Pond and a young Mels talk about the Doctor. Mels is a troublemaker in Amy's school. Back in the TARDIS, Mels shoots the TARDIS.

A strange man is watching a Nazi General. The man walks into the Nazi's office and becomes his double. He then sucks the Nazi into him, where he is killed by anti-bots. Inside the machine, there are revealed to be small people. The Shapeshifter then attempts to kill Hitler, but the TARDIS crashes into it. The TARDIS crew are shocked that they saved Hitler, but Hitler then tries to shoot them. He shoots Mel, who is then revealed to be Melody Pond, as she then regenerates into River Song. Rory then locks Hitler in a wardrobe. The shapeshifter scans Melody and discovers that she will kill the Doctor. Melody then attempts to kill the Doctor numerous times, but is stopped by the Doctor every time. She then kisses the Doctor and prepares to jump out of a window, revealing that she poisoned the Doctor by kissing him, having poison in her lips. She jumps out of the window. As the Doctor is dying, he orders Amy and Rory to catch Melody, revealing that this is the Melody that will be if Kovarian keeps Melody. The pair then watch her kill some Nazi's using her regenative powers. She steals their guns and flees on a motorbike.

Amy and Rory follow on a second motorbike, stolen off the shapeshifter. The shapeshifter follows on a third bike. The Doctor climbs into the TARDIS, dying. He asks the TARDIS voice simulator to take the form of young Amelia Pond. After much debate, Amelia reveals that fish fingers and custards will calm the pain, but he will still die. Melody robs the clothes off everyone in a restaurant to try and find a good outfit for herself. Amy and Rory arrive outside the restaurant, where they see the shapeshifter, now disguised as Amy. In the restaurant, Melody is trying on outfits when Amy walks in and speaks, revealing herself to be the shapeshifter. She then prepares to kill Melody when the Doctor arrives in a tuxedo. Amy and Rory awake in the shapeshifter, where the antibots attempts to kill them, but they are saved by one of the crew. The shapeshifter is then revealed to be called the Tessalecta. The Tessalecta prepares to kill Melody, but the Doctor begs it to stop. Melody is then frozen in place. The Doctor asks the Tessalecta for information on himself and Amy persuades them to give the Doctor what he wants. It does and the Doctor starts dying. The Tessalecta then begins killing Melody, until Amy turns off all of their security clearance devices, getting the antibots to destroy the crew, until they teleport away.

Amy and Rory are then about to be destroyed by antibots. The dying Doctor begs Melody to help. Amy and Rory are then about be killed when the TARDIS appears, saving them. Melody is then revealed to have flown the TARDIS, after it taught her. The trio run to the Doctor and ask him if there is any way that he could survive. He claims that there isn't. Melody then sacrifises her remaining regenerations to revive him. They then leave her in the largest hospital in the universe. The Doctor then claims that he downloaded some boring information from the Tessalecta, it is revealed that he has discovered the day of his death.

Cast

Crew

to be added

References

to be added

Story notes

  • This is the first episode of the Autumn half of the series. The Spring half concluded on the 4th June with A Good Man Goes to War.
  • The Silence are revealed to be not a species, but a religious organisation of sorts.

Ratings

to be added

Myths

  • The Daily Mirror reported that Rose, Martha and Donna will appear in this episode.[1] This was proven true, they did appear. Albeit, in archive photos.

Filming locations

Swansea, United Kingdom

Production errors

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
  • Hitler fires his pistol several times at the Teselecta, but when there is a flashback of the Doctor taking out the bullets, the barrel is full.

Continuity

Home video releases

This episode will be released on DVD and Blu-ray shortly after the airing of episode thirteen.[2]

External links