Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)
Meanwhile in the TARDIS 2 was the second of two scenes produced exclusively for the Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD and Blu-ray box sets. It was written by showrunner Steven Moffat.
The scene immediately follows DW: Flesh and Stone, and immediately precedes DW: The Vampires of Venice.
Plot
After almost being seduced by her, the Eleventh Doctor forces Amy back into the TARDIS. She leans on the console with an expectant gaze directed at the Doctor, who ignores it and pulls the door release lever next to her to lock the TARDIS doors.
Amy asks if she did something wrong. She thinks she is getting "mixed messages" from the Doctor. She unlocks the doors. The Doctor re-locks them and asks Amy how she's getting mixed messages. Amy says he showed up in the middle of the night to take her for a ride in his time machine. Amy insists that it's an obvious signal, telling her to "Get your coat, love, the Doctor's in."
The Doctor hurriedly explains he didn't bring her with him because he found her attractive. He proudly insists that he's like Gandalf in space. Amy says he acts like a regular bloke, showing off for the girls and laughing at other guys, making fun of Rory's nose.
The Doctor tells Amy that he can't "see it" any more. He's made time and space his back yard for over nine hundred years, so everything about it is now just facts to him. But Amy can "see it", which lets the Doctor see it as well. That is his only reason. Amy wonders if there have been others before her.
The Doctor reluctantly admits that he's had "a few" companions, but Amy won't let go. She wonders how many were girls. The Doctor admits girls made up " a bit over half" of his companions. Amy tricks the Doctor into accessing the TARDIS's visual records. To his dismay, the TARDIS plays black and white visual records on the screen of many female companions -- leaving out the men and K9 -- from Barbara Wright to Donna Noble, in random order. Amy wonders about one of the Fourth Doctor's companions, Leela. She appears repeatedly in a leather bikini.
Embarrassed, the Doctor decides to collect Rory to have Amy focus on her life. Amy informs him Rory is having his bachelor party. With a smirk, the Doctor tells her, "Well, let's make it a great one" before starting up the TARDIS.
Cast
Crew
References
- When Amy accesses the TARDIS's visual records of the inhabitants, the TARDIS plays black-and-white visual records on the round screen of many female companions, from Barbara Wright to Donna Noble.
Story notes
- This story is set entirely in the TARDIS. (DW: The Edge of Destruction, Children in Need Special, Time Crash, Meanwhile in the TARDIS 1, Amy's Choice, Space/Time, Death is the Only Answer, Bad Night, Good Night, Good as Gold)
Ratings
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Myths
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Filming locations
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Production errors
- The Doctor moves a lever on the console next to Amy into the up position. When Amy moves the lever down, the Doctor moves it back up again. When the camera cuts back to Amy, the level is still down.
Continuity
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Timeline
- This story occurs after DW: Flesh and Stone
- This story occurs before DW: The Vampires of Venice.
Home video releases
DVD releases
- This episode is one of two additional scenes specially filmed for "The Complete Fifth Series" boxset.
Blu-ray releases
- This episode was also released on the Blu-ray version of "The Complete Fifth Series" boxset.
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