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They make their way up to the monastery evac tower; from there, they can phone the mainland for help and track down [[Rory Williams|Rory]] and [[Jennifer Lucas|Jennifer]], who are still missing. Amy deduces that the two Doctors can be told apart from one another by their shoes -- the Doctor changed his shoes after the Flesh originally scanned him. Meanwhile, Gangers [[Miranda Cleaves (Ganger)|Cleaves]], [[Dicken (Ganger)|Dicken]], and [[Jimmy (Ganger)|Jimmy]] go to the factory control room, where they are able to listen to [[Miranda Cleaves|Cleaves]] send a transmission to the mainland from the evac tower; Cleaves requests immediate evacuation for herself, the Doctor, and the humans, and orders the gangers' incineration. Ganger Cleaves tries to intercept the transmission, but the real Cleaves cuts off this line of approach, typing and sending a password that she explains must be used in all future tranmissions so that the mainland may be able to verify that it is her and not her ganger. Ganger Cleaves comments on how clever she is. | They make their way up to the monastery evac tower; from there, they can phone the mainland for help and track down [[Rory Williams|Rory]] and [[Jennifer Lucas|Jennifer]], who are still missing. Amy deduces that the two Doctors can be told apart from one another by their shoes -- the Doctor changed his shoes after the Flesh originally scanned him. Meanwhile, Gangers [[Miranda Cleaves (Ganger)|Cleaves]], [[Dicken (Ganger)|Dicken]], and [[Jimmy (Ganger)|Jimmy]] go to the factory control room, where they are able to listen to [[Miranda Cleaves|Cleaves]] send a transmission to the mainland from the evac tower; Cleaves requests immediate evacuation for herself, the Doctor, and the humans, and orders the gangers' incineration. Ganger Cleaves tries to intercept the transmission, but the real Cleaves cuts off this line of approach, typing and sending a password that she explains must be used in all future tranmissions so that the mainland may be able to verify that it is her and not her ganger. Ganger Cleaves comments on how clever she is. | ||
The Doctor's group tries to track down Rory and Jennifer on the factory computer, but with no luck. Amy continues to doubt that both | The Doctor's group tries to track down Rory and Jennifer on the factory computer, but with no luck. Amy continues to doubt that both Doctors can be real, commenting that the ganger is "almost the Doctor," which infuriates him. Abruptly, the [[Madame Kovarian|woman with the eyepatch]] appears again; Amy finally confesses the woman's presence to the Doctor, who insists that she is nothing more than a "mirage," and encourages her to breathe again. The Doctor's ganger leaves the room and Amy follows, apologising for her earlier comments but remarking that she has been through a lot with the Doctor, having even seen his death, which she admits to him. She wonders aloud whether or not the ganger could have been the Doctor who was [[The Impossible Astronaut|killed at the lakeside]] when, suddenly, he violently shoves her up against a wall and repeats the word that each ganger says when it's decommissioned (or, rather, executed): "Why?" Frightened, Amy returns to the control room and orders the ganger to be kept away from her. As the now-calm ganger follows her back into the room, the Doctor confirms that he also heard the telepathic "why," but not nearly as strong as his twin. | ||
Meanwhile, Rory has tracked down two different Jennifers, both of whom claim to be the human Jennifer; one [[File:Rory-jennifer-ganger.jpg|thumb|left|Ganger Jennifer toys with Rory's sympathy]]shows off a wound on her leg that she claims the Flesh is unable to replicate. Ultimately, the two fight, with [[Jennifer Lucas (Ganger)|one Jennifer]] dissolving the [[Jennifer Lucas (Ganger 2)|other]] by pushing her into a puddle of acid. Rory and Jennifer rush off to the thermostatic control room, where Jennifer insists they will be able to deal with the deadly choking gas -- caused by the acid -- that is filling the corridors. | Meanwhile, Rory has tracked down two different Jennifers, both of whom claim to be the human Jennifer; one [[File:Rory-jennifer-ganger.jpg|thumb|left|Ganger Jennifer toys with Rory's sympathy]]shows off a wound on her leg that she claims the Flesh is unable to replicate. Ultimately, the two fight, with [[Jennifer Lucas (Ganger)|one Jennifer]] dissolving the [[Jennifer Lucas (Ganger 2)|other]] by pushing her into a puddle of acid. Rory and Jennifer rush off to the thermostatic control room, where Jennifer insists they will be able to deal with the deadly choking gas -- caused by the acid -- that is filling the corridors. | ||
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In the thermostatic chamber, the machine does not recognise Jennifer as human, and so she uses Rory to shut off the thermostatic regulators. In the evac tower, the computer registers a rise in temperature; Rory and Jennifer have shut off the underground cooling vents, which will boil the acid and incinerate the factory in less than an hour. The mainland contacts the factory and requests a safer landing site; before Cleaves can give the codeword, the transmission dies. Ganger Cleaves, who has telepathically deduced the code word, reroutes the transport to save herself and the gangers, leaving the Doctor and his companions to die in the impending factory explosion. In the evac tower, the Doctor deduces that a blood clot in Cleaves' brain is slowly killing her. They decide to leave the evac tower and travel to the thermostatic room, where they can hopefully reboot the cooling vents. Meanwhile, the other gangers discover the ganger Doctor and convince him that he is one of them and should join in the fight. | In the thermostatic chamber, the machine does not recognise Jennifer as human, and so she uses Rory to shut off the thermostatic regulators. In the evac tower, the computer registers a rise in temperature; Rory and Jennifer have shut off the underground cooling vents, which will boil the acid and incinerate the factory in less than an hour. The mainland contacts the factory and requests a safer landing site; before Cleaves can give the codeword, the transmission dies. Ganger Cleaves, who has telepathically deduced the code word, reroutes the transport to save herself and the gangers, leaving the Doctor and his companions to die in the impending factory explosion. In the evac tower, the Doctor deduces that a blood clot in Cleaves' brain is slowly killing her. They decide to leave the evac tower and travel to the thermostatic room, where they can hopefully reboot the cooling vents. Meanwhile, the other gangers discover the ganger Doctor and convince him that he is one of them and should join in the fight. | ||
[[File:The-almost-people.jpg|thumb|The Gangers find the Doctor]]The Doctor's group reunites with Rory, who informs them that Jennifer has discovered a secret tunnel beneath the crypt -- which also doubles as the acid room -- which they can use to escape to the [[TARDIS]]. When they reach the acid room, however, Rory and Jennifer's ganger lock the group inside; Rory is oblivious to Jennifer's true intentions, merely hoping to convince the group of the gangers' right to live. As Rory becomes more uncertain of what they're doing, Jennifer reveals herself to be a ganger and drags him away before he can release the others. With the acid tanks threatening to boil over, Jimmy struggles to hold the lid of the tank down, despite not having an acid suit. In the dining hall, Rory | [[File:The-almost-people.jpg|thumb|The Gangers find the Doctor]]The Doctor's group reunites with Rory, who informs them that Jennifer has discovered a secret tunnel beneath the crypt -- which also doubles as the acid room -- which they can use to escape to the [[TARDIS]]. When they reach the acid room, however, Rory and Jennifer's ganger lock the group inside; Rory is oblivious to Jennifer's true intentions, merely hoping to convince the group of the gangers' right to live. As Rory becomes more uncertain of what they're doing, Jennifer reveals herself to be a ganger and drags him away before he can release the others. With the acid tanks threatening to boil over, Jimmy struggles to hold the lid of the tank down, despite not having an acid suit. In the dining hall, Rory tries to leave the gangers and get back to the others; however, he is ordered by the Doctor's ganger to stay still just as the holographic phone rings. Jimmy's young son, [[Adam Wicks|Adam]], is calling to speak to his father. In Jimmy's absence, the Doctor encourages Jimmy's ganger to answer; emotional, the ganger runs off to release the boy's real father, infuriating Jennifer, who accuses the Doctor of having tricked him into being weak. When the Doctor explains that this was only an "act" of humanity, Jennifer flees; the other gangers, however, also experience a change of heart. | ||
Jimmy's ganger is too late, however; unlocking the door of the crypt, he is horrified to see Jimmy get hit in the chest by acid spitting out from beneath the lid of the tank. The Doctor scans Jimmy with the sonic screwdriver and sadly informs the group that the acid has already reached his heart. As Jimmy dies, he asks his ganger to answer his son's call and be his father now. The Doctor and the remaining group follow Jimmy's ganger back to the dining hall, where he wishes Adam a happy birthday; he is also delighted when the Doctor informs Adam that Jimmy will be coming home that day. | Jimmy's ganger is too late, however; unlocking the door of the crypt, he is horrified to see Jimmy get hit in the chest by acid spitting out from beneath the lid of the tank. The Doctor scans Jimmy with the sonic screwdriver and sadly informs the group that the acid has already reached his heart. As Jimmy dies, he asks his ganger to answer his son's call and be his father now. The Doctor and the remaining group follow Jimmy's ganger back to the dining hall, where he wishes Adam a happy birthday; he is also delighted when the Doctor informs Adam that Jimmy will be coming home that day. | ||
The group takes off running through the monastery as the roof begins to cave in; they are pursued by a mutating Jennifer, who has taken the form of an elastic Flesh monster. Though they manage to find a safe chamber, the door at the end of the passage will not shut, and so [[Dicken]] sacrifices himself to close it. The Doctor and Cleaves's ganger use their bodies to barricade the second door as the TARDIS crashes through the ceiling behind them. Cleaves, Jimmy, and Dicken's ganger are ushered into the TARDIS by Rory. Amy calls for the Doctor to return to the TARDIS, with his ganger suggesting that perhaps Amy thinks ''he ''should stay behind instead; the Doctor maintains that he is staying behind to keep the door shut and reveals that he is, in fact, the ganger -- he and the Doctor switched shoes a while back as a means of proving that the two races are not so different after all. The Doctor gives his sonic screwdriver to the ganger, who exchanges an emotional farewell with an apologetic Amy; they return to the TARDIS and depart. Gangers Cleaves and the Doctor realise that, by using the sonic to destabilize the Flesh, they will also die; however, the Doctor optimistically hopes for return. Opening the door, they activate the sonic and all three Flesh beings collapse. | The group takes off running through the monastery as the roof begins to cave in; they are pursued by a mutating Jennifer, who has taken the form of an elastic Flesh monster. Though they manage to find a safe chamber, the door at the end of the passage will not shut, and so [[Dicken]] sacrifices himself to close it. The Doctor and Cleaves's ganger use their bodies to barricade the second door as the TARDIS crashes through the ceiling behind them. Cleaves, Jimmy, and Dicken's ganger are ushered into the TARDIS by Rory. Amy calls for the Doctor to return to the TARDIS, with his ganger suggesting that perhaps Amy thinks ''he'' should stay behind instead; the Doctor maintains that he is staying behind to keep the door shut and reveals that he is, in fact, the ganger -- he and the Doctor switched shoes a while back as a means of proving that the two races are not so different after all. The Doctor gives his sonic screwdriver to the ganger, who exchanges an emotional farewell with an apologetic Amy; they return to the TARDIS and depart. Gangers Cleaves and the Doctor realise that, by using the sonic to destabilize the Flesh, they will also die; however, the Doctor optimistically hopes for return. Opening the door, they activate the sonic and all three Flesh beings collapse. | ||
Exposure to the TARDIS engines permanently stabilizes Jimmy and Dicken, turning them into true human beings. Jimmy is dropped off at his home, where he reunites with his son. The Doctor gives Cleaves medicine to cure the blood clot in her brain, an[[File:Amy-ganger-killed.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor melts Amy's Ganger.]]d drops her and Dicken off at an Army press conference about the incident; he encourages her to spread the word about the gangers, and not to let their deaths be in vain. Amy worries about what will happen to them, but the Doctor merely tells her to breathe. She is confused, but suddenly doubles over in pain; Rory and the Doctor bring her back to the TARDIS, where the Doctor informs the couple that she is going into labor. The Doctor orders Rory to step away from her, which he reluctantly does. As Amy looks on, terrified, the Doctor explains that their trip to the factory was not entirely unintentional: he needed to see the Flesh in its early stages so that he could learn how to stop the signal -- to Amy. As he insists that no matter where she is, they will find her, he activates the sonic; Rory watches in horror as Amy dissolves into a puddle of Flesh right before their eyes. | Exposure to the TARDIS engines permanently stabilizes Jimmy and Dicken, turning them into true human beings. Jimmy is dropped off at his home, where he reunites with his son. The Doctor gives Cleaves medicine to cure the blood clot in her brain, an[[File:Amy-ganger-killed.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor melts Amy's Ganger.]]d drops her and Dicken off at an Army press conference about the incident; he encourages her to spread the word about the gangers, and not to let their deaths be in vain. Amy worries about what will happen to them, but the Doctor merely tells her to breathe. She is confused, but suddenly doubles over in pain; Rory and the Doctor bring her back to the TARDIS, where the Doctor informs the couple that she is going into labor. The Doctor orders Rory to step away from her, which he reluctantly does. As Amy looks on, terrified, the Doctor explains that their trip to the factory was not entirely unintentional: he needed to see the Flesh in its early stages so that he could learn how to stop the signal -- to Amy. As he insists that no matter where she is, they will find her, he activates the sonic; Rory watches in horror as Amy dissolves into a puddle of Flesh right before their eyes. | ||
Amy wakes up to find herself imprisoned in a medical capsule, dressed [[File:Amy-hospital.jpg|thumb|The real Amy awakes]]in a white hospital gown. A panel in the ceiling slides away, revealing the woman with the eyepatch, seen by her Ganger, who informs Amy that she is nearly ready to pop and that the "little one" is on | Amy wakes up to find herself imprisoned in a medical capsule, dressed [[File:Amy-hospital.jpg|thumb|The real Amy awakes]]in a white hospital gown. A panel in the ceiling slides away, revealing the woman with the eyepatch, seen by her Ganger, who informs Amy that she is nearly ready to pop and that the "little one" is on its way. Looking down, Amy is horrified to see that she is heavily pregnant and due to give birth at any minute. The woman cruelly instructs her to push as Amy screams, going into labor. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
