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*One report claimed this story had a working title of "Cubed".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/07/02/doctor-who-series-7-new-episode-4-reshoot-pics/ |title=Doctor Who Series 7: New Episode 4 Reshoot Pics |author=sfx |date of source=July 2 2012 |website name=SFX |accessdate=23rd September 2012}}</ref> | *One report claimed this story had a working title of "Cubed".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/07/02/doctor-who-series-7-new-episode-4-reshoot-pics/ |title=Doctor Who Series 7: New Episode 4 Reshoot Pics |author=sfx |date of source=July 2 2012 |website name=SFX |accessdate=23rd September 2012}}</ref> | ||
*Twitter is mentioned and the Doctor is digusted. This shows Head Writer [[Steven Moffat]]'s hatrid for the social network. | |||
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* When the Doctor observes the cube surfing the internet on the television, you can see someone outside the window behind the television. In other shots in that scene, there is no one outside the window behind the television. | * When the Doctor observes the cube surfing the internet on the television, you can see someone outside the window behind the television. In other shots in that scene, there is no one outside the window behind the television. | ||
In some shots when the cubes are counting down from 7, some cubes are missing the numbers in 1 shot and than have them in the next | In some shots when the cubes are counting down from 7, some cubes are missing the numbers in 1 shot and than have them in the next | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Rory's father [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian]] reappears. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'') | * Rory's father [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian]] reappears. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'') | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 23 September 2012
The Power of Three was the fourth episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales.
Synopsis
There have been many ways to invade the Earth, and the Doctor has seen them all – or so he always thought. And then the human race wakes up one morning and discovers the world has been overrun by… small black cubes. Which then proceed to… do nothing at all. A plan is afoot, humanity is endangered – but by what and how and, above all, when?
For the first time in his world-saving career the Doctor has to call upon one of the least of his virtues: patience. And the Ponds face something possibly more terrifying than any world-ending apocalypse: the Doctor is moving in!
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Matt Smith
- Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
- Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
- Brian Williams - Mark Williams
- Kate Stewart - Jemma Redgrave
- Shakri - Steven Berkoff
- Ranjit - Selva Rasalingam
- Laura - Alice O'Connell
- Arnold Underwood - Peter Cartwright
- Orderly 1 - David Beck
- Orderly 2 - Daniel Beck
- UNIT Researcher - David Hartley
Uncredited cast
- Brian Cox - Himself[1]
- Lord Sugar - Himself [1]
Crew
| Executive Producers Caroline Skinner and Steven Moffat |
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| Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources. |
References
Communication technology
Culture
- When Amy calls the Gallifreyan bedtime story about the Shakri weird, the Doctor remarks "You can talk. Werewolf in your grandmother's dress?" in reference to the story Little Red Riding Hood.
- The Doctor tells Amy "Through the looking glass, Pond" in reference to Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.
Energy and radiation
- Kate traced Artron energy levels to find the Doctor and then identifies him due to his fashion sense and double hearts.
Foods and beverages
- The Doctor states that he invented the Yorkshire Pudding.
- The Doctor, Amy and Rory eat fish fingers and custard.
Individuals
- When Brian asks the Doctor what happened to those who previously travelled with him, he tells him that some left him, some got left behind, and some died.
- Amy accidentally marries Henry VIII.
Species
- The were Zygon duplicates at the Savoy when Amy, the Doctor and Rory visit.
Story notes
- One report claimed this story had a working title of "Cubed".[2]
- Twitter is mentioned and the Doctor is digusted. This shows Head Writer Steven Moffat's hatrid for the social network.
Ratings
to be added
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.
- When the Doctor observes the cube surfing the internet on the television, you can see someone outside the window behind the television. In other shots in that scene, there is no one outside the window behind the television.
In some shots when the cubes are counting down from 7, some cubes are missing the numbers in 1 shot and than have them in the next
Continuity
- Rory's father Brian reappears. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
- The Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory have fish custard. (TV: The Eleventh Hour)
- Kate Stewart is the daughter of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. She previously appeared on-screen in HOMEVID: Downtime. She shortened her family name when she joined UNIT as she wanted to be judged on her own merits. Her appearance marks the first time that a character introduced in a direct-to-video spin-off reappeared in the television series. As Head of Scientific Research, Kate Stewart's role in UNIT combines that of scientific advisor, held by the Third Doctor and Fourth Doctor with that of Commanding Officer held by her father.
- Ten years have passed since the events of The Eleventh Hour in Amy's personal timeline.
- The Doctor, talking to a flying cube, says "Is that all you can do? Hover? I'd a metal dog that could do that" referring to K9 Mark IV (and possibly to K9 Mark 2).
- The Doctor once again asks how humans cope with just one heart. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
- Twitter is mentioned again. (TV: The Girl Who Waited)
- The UNIT base beneath the Tower of London is visited. It was previously mentioned in TV: The Christmas Invasion and The Sontaran Stratagem.
- The Ponds' anniversary takes place. They previously got married in The Big Bang.
- A voice interface was last seen in TV: Let's Kill Hitler.
- Rory kisses the Doctor on the cheek. The Doctor kissed Rory on the mouth in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.
Home video releases
DVD releases
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Blu-ray releases
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External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Doctor Who Team (22 September 2012). Lord Sugar and Brian Cox: Who Knew?. BBC - Blogs - Doctor Who. Retrieved on 22 September 2012.
- ↑ sfx (July 2 2012). Doctor Who Series 7: New Episode 4 Reshoot Pics. SFX. Retrieved on 23rd September 2012.
