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| story name = The God Complex | |||
| image = [[File:Vlcsnap-2011-09-18-07h26m39s25.png|250px]] | |||
| series = 6 | |||
| number = 11 | |||
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| doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]] | |||
| companions = [[Amy Pond]] (departs)<br>[[Rory Williams]] (departs) | |||
| enemy = [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]]<br>[[Weeping Angels]] (cameo) | |||
| setting = [[Prison ship (The God Complex)|Prison ship]] | |||
| writer = [[Toby Whithouse]] | |||
|confidential = [[Heartbreak Hotel]] | |||
| director = [[Nick Hurran]] | |||
| producer = | |||
| broadcast date = [[17th September]] [[2011]] | |||
| format = 1x 45 minutes | |||
| production code = | |||
| previous story = [[The Girl Who Waited]] | |||
| next story = [[Closing Time]] | |||
}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the eleventh episode in the [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|sixth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
The Doctor, Amy and Rory investigate a hotel of horror where repeat business is low but the body count is high... A mighty monster stalks the corridors and the rooms hold visions of Angels, apes and creepy clowns. Who - or what - has brought them to this place? And can the Doctor solve the mystery before the residents check out in grisly style?<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014vy02</ref> | |||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==Cast== | |||
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Matt Smith]] | |||
*[[Amy Pond]] - [[Karen Gillan]] | |||
*[[Rory Williams]] - [[Arthur Darvill]] | |||
*[[Amy Pond|Amelia Pond]] - [[Caitlin Blackwood]] | |||
*[[Lucy Hayward]] - [[Sarah Quintrell]] | |||
*[[Rita (The God Complex)|Rita]] - [[Amara Karan]] | |||
*[[Howie Spragg]] - [[Dimitri Leonidas]] | |||
*[[Joe Buchanan]] - [[Daniel Pirrie]] | |||
*[[Gibbis]] - [[David Walliams]] | |||
*[[PE teacher (The God Complex)|PE Teacher]] - [[Dafydd Emyr]] | |||
*[[The Creature]] - [[Spencer Wilding]] | |||
*[[Rita's father|Rita's Father]] - [[Rashid Karapiet]] | |||
*[[Gorilla]] - [[Roger Ennals]] | |||
==Crew== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== References == | |||
*Joe sings "Here comes a candle to light you to bed, here comes a chopper to chop off your head". This is from the centuries-old nursery rhyme [[Oranges and Lemons]]. | |||
*Amy's room number was 7, a reference to her age when she first met the Doctor and Karen Gillan being the seventh multi-story companion since the start of the new series. | |||
*The Doctor's room number was 11, which is the episode number, a reference to his eleven incarnations, and Matt Smith being the eleventh actor to play the Doctor in the main series. | |||
== Story notes == | |||
*At the time of the script read-through, [[Lucy Hayward]]'s name was "Lucy Miller". ([[CON]]: ''[[Heartbreak Hotel]]'') It was ostensibly changed so as to avoid conflict with [[Lucie Miller]], the long-term audio [[companion]] of the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | |||
*Rita becomes the latest in a line of characters who are invited to become companions by the Doctor, only to die soon after. The list includes [[Astrid Peth]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') and [[Lynda Moss]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''/''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''). | |||
=== Ratings === | |||
*UK Overnight: 5.2 Million | |||
=== Myths === | |||
* The [[Face of Boe]] would appear. ''This is due to the trailer including a close-up of a Boe-like eye. This ended up being the minotaur creature.'' | |||
* The [[Weeping Angels]] would be the villains. ''They make a cameo, but they aren't the villains.'' | |||
=== Filming locations === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Production errors === | |||
{{Discontinuity}} | |||
*As the group climbed the stairs (all 6 of them), the edge of the TARDIS was visible. (To see this, look to the mid-right of the screen in this shot, the bottom of it can just be seen) | |||
== Continuity == | |||
*The Minotaur is a relative of the [[Nimon]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[Seasons of Fear]]'') | |||
*A [[Sontaran]], a [[Silurian]], a [[Tritovore]], a [[Hoix]] , a [[Catkind]] and a [[Judoon]] appear in photographs. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[Love and Monsters]]'', ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') | |||
*[[Ace]] previously "saved the day" by losing faith in the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | |||
*The [[Dalek]]s are mentioned. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') | |||
*A Rubik's cube is seen again. ([[DW]]: ''[[Night Terrors]]'') | |||
*The [[Weeping Angels]] are [[Gibbis]]' biggest fear, and Amy mentions having encountered them. ([[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]''; ''[[The Time of Angels]]'') | |||
*The Doctor now appears to enjoy [[apple]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') | |||
*The Minotaur's final words were a prophetic statement delivered both to and about a long-lived traveller, similar to the [[Face of Boe]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'') | |||
*We don't see what the Doctor's fear is in Room 11, but the [[Cloister Bell]] is heard. His exclamation of "Of course it's you" insinuates that he saw a person in the room or the Tardis dying. | |||
*The Doctor had previously visited a strange realm which was a prison for a single individual in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Holy Terror]]''. | |||
== Home video releases == | |||
===DVD releases=== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
===Blu-ray releases=== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014vy02 ''The God Complex'' at the official ''Doctor Who'' website] | |||
==Footnotes== | |||
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Revision as of 09:21, 18 September 2011
|The God Complex (TV story)}}
The God Complex (TV story) was the eleventh episode in the sixth series of Doctor Who.
Synopsis
The Doctor, Amy and Rory investigate a hotel of horror where repeat business is low but the body count is high... A mighty monster stalks the corridors and the rooms hold visions of Angels, apes and creepy clowns. Who - or what - has brought them to this place? And can the Doctor solve the mystery before the residents check out in grisly style?[1]
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Matt Smith
- Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
- Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
- Amelia Pond - Caitlin Blackwood
- Lucy Hayward - Sarah Quintrell
- Rita - Amara Karan
- Howie Spragg - Dimitri Leonidas
- Joe Buchanan - Daniel Pirrie
- Gibbis - David Walliams
- PE Teacher - Dafydd Emyr
- The Creature - Spencer Wilding
- Rita's Father - Rashid Karapiet
- Gorilla - Roger Ennals
Crew
to be added
References
- Joe sings "Here comes a candle to light you to bed, here comes a chopper to chop off your head". This is from the centuries-old nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons.
- Amy's room number was 7, a reference to her age when she first met the Doctor and Karen Gillan being the seventh multi-story companion since the start of the new series.
- The Doctor's room number was 11, which is the episode number, a reference to his eleven incarnations, and Matt Smith being the eleventh actor to play the Doctor in the main series.
Story notes
- At the time of the script read-through, Lucy Hayward's name was "Lucy Miller". (CON: Heartbreak Hotel) It was ostensibly changed so as to avoid conflict with Lucie Miller, the long-term audio companion of the Eighth Doctor.
- Rita becomes the latest in a line of characters who are invited to become companions by the Doctor, only to die soon after. The list includes Astrid Peth (DW: Voyage of the Damned) and Lynda Moss (DW: Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways).
Ratings
- UK Overnight: 5.2 Million
Myths
- The Face of Boe would appear. This is due to the trailer including a close-up of a Boe-like eye. This ended up being the minotaur creature.
- The Weeping Angels would be the villains. They make a cameo, but they aren't the villains.
Filming locations
to be added
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.
- As the group climbed the stairs (all 6 of them), the edge of the TARDIS was visible. (To see this, look to the mid-right of the screen in this shot, the bottom of it can just be seen)
Continuity
- The Minotaur is a relative of the Nimon. (DW: The Horns of Nimon, BFA: Seasons of Fear)
- A Sontaran, a Silurian, a Tritovore, a Hoix , a Catkind and a Judoon appear in photographs. (DW: The Time Warrior, Doctor Who and the Silurians, Planet of the Dead, Love and Monsters, New Earth, Smith and Jones)
- Ace previously "saved the day" by losing faith in the Seventh Doctor. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)
- The Daleks are mentioned. (DW: The Daleks)
- A Rubik's cube is seen again. (DW: Night Terrors)
- The Weeping Angels are Gibbis' biggest fear, and Amy mentions having encountered them. (DW: Blink; The Time of Angels)
- The Doctor now appears to enjoy apples. (DW: The Eleventh Hour)
- The Minotaur's final words were a prophetic statement delivered both to and about a long-lived traveller, similar to the Face of Boe. (DW: Gridlock)
- We don't see what the Doctor's fear is in Room 11, but the Cloister Bell is heard. His exclamation of "Of course it's you" insinuates that he saw a person in the room or the Tardis dying.
- The Doctor had previously visited a strange realm which was a prison for a single individual in BFA: The Holy Terror.
Home video releases
DVD releases
to be added
Blu-ray releases
to be added
