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'''''Flesh and Stone''''' was the fifth episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|the fifth series]] of [[BBC Wales]] ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the second of a two-part story that began with ''[[The Time of Angels]]''. It showed the Weeping Angels moving for the first time; when moving slowly, they give off a stone-scrapping sound. | '''''Flesh and Stone''''' was the fifth episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|the fifth series]] of [[BBC Wales]] ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the second of a two-part story that began with ''[[The Time of Angels]]''. It showed the Weeping Angels moving for the first time; when moving slowly, they give off a stone-scrapping sound. | ||
It also continued the theme of suggesting that the Eleventh Doctor is [[Crazy|mad]], which he has either claimed to be or has been called a madman. | |||
This story revealed more about the cracks, such as why Amy cannot remember the Daleks' attacks on Earth during ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' or ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''. The [[Pandorica]] is mentioned again, this time by River Song, hinting it may be a serious event in [[the Doctor]]'s future. The story also contained a moment where the Doctor appeared out of place from the conflict around him, and seemed more engrossed in a [[The Big Bang (TV story)|bigger crisis]] yet to ensue. | This story revealed more about the cracks, such as why Amy cannot remember the Daleks' attacks on Earth during ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' or ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''. The [[Pandorica]] is mentioned again, this time by River Song, hinting it may be a serious event in [[the Doctor]]'s future. The story also contained a moment where the Doctor appeared out of place from the conflict around him, and seemed more engrossed in a [[The Big Bang (TV story)|bigger crisis]] yet to ensue. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Eleventh Doctor| | Quickly picking himself up, [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] tells everyone to look up, as he begins pacing around and pointing the [[sonic screwdriver]] at their footing. A confused Amy asks the Doctor what she is looking at. Exasperated at Amy's inability to grasp the obvious, the Doctor reminds her that the power is still on in the crashed ship, so what else is on? The artificial gravity! | ||
The Doctor explains that shooting the [[gravity globe]] caused an updraft, allowing them to be caught in the ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]''{{'}}s [[gravity]] field once they jumped. They have landed upside down on the [[Spacecraft|ship]]'s hull. Octavian quickly notices that the [[Weeping Angel]]s are beginning to | The Doctor explains that shooting the [[gravity globe]] caused an updraft, allowing them to be caught in the ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]''{{'}}s [[gravity]] field once they jumped. They have landed upside down on the [[Spacecraft|ship]]'s hull; even if they jumped again, they would still be in the ship's gravity field. Octavian quickly notices that the [[Weeping Angel]]s are beginning to look more like themselves; within an hour they'll be an army, the Doctor notes. The Doctor opens the door and leads everyone inside the corridor while the Angels pop the lights outside the entrance. | ||
However, right before they can enter the secondary flight deck, the door shuts. The Doctor seals the door outside, but tells them that the Angels are there ''now'' as they are not [[quantum lock]]ed in the dark. As the Doctor works on the lights, four Angels break off the door and enter the corridor. In the nick of time, the Doctor prevents the Angels from draining the lighting grid's power. However, he gravely announces he will have to drain the power in the corridor to get the door open — including the lights. Octavian and his men line up to fire on the Angels while the Doctor tells Amy to turn the wheel on the door four times after he has cut the power. She responds with ten, before correcting herself. | However, right before they can enter the secondary flight deck, the door shuts. The Doctor seals the door outside, but tells them that the Angels are there ''now'' as they are not [[quantum lock]]ed in the dark. As the Doctor works on the lights, four Angels break off the door and enter the corridor. In the nick of time, the Doctor prevents the Angels from draining the lighting grid's power. However, he gravely announces he will have to drain the power in the corridor to get the door open — including the lights. Amy points out that they lost the torches when they jumped; this will leave them in total darkness. | ||
[[File:Angels in Byzantium.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The Angels advance]] | |||
Having lost good men to these monsters, Octavian asks River if she trusts the Doctor; she does. However, when asked if the Doctor is a madman, River repeats "I absolutely trust him." Seeing that the Doctor is the only one who can get them out of this time-bomb/death trap, Octavian and his men line up to fire on the Angels while the Doctor tells Amy to turn the wheel on the door four times after he has cut the power. She responds with ten, before correcting herself. | |||
They quickly enter, with the Doctor shutting the door behind them. Octavian magnetizes the door to keep the Angels out, thinking even they cannot turn the wheel now; they start doing so, but slow enough that it buys everyone time to think. Now that Octavian gets that the Angels cannot be stopped by conventional means, the Doctor begins figuring out what their resources are; River joins him in contemplating what they can do. The Doctor and River realize there must be an [[oxygen]] factory on board to supply the passengers with air. The Doctor activates a panel on the back wall, which opens to reveal a cybernetic [[forest]] within the ship. Amy continues counting down, but denies doing so. | They quickly enter, with the Doctor shutting the door behind them. Octavian magnetizes the door to keep the Angels out, thinking even they cannot turn the wheel now; they start doing so, but slow enough that it buys everyone time to think. Now that Octavian gets that the Angels cannot be stopped by conventional means, the Doctor begins figuring out what their resources are; River joins him in contemplating what they can do. The Doctor and River realize there must be an [[oxygen]] factory on board to supply the passengers with air. The Doctor activates a panel on the back wall, which opens to reveal a cybernetic [[forest]] within the ship. Amy continues counting down, but denies doing so. | ||
While the Doctor and River try to explain the counting to her, [[Angel Bob]] calls to find out their plans. The Doctor taunts him, but grows serious when Bob tells him that they are in Amy's eye. The Angels are making her count to scare them, and will take her soon. Bob gloats over gaining mastery over [[time]] and [[space]]. The Doctor informs him the ''Byzantium'' doesn't have that much power. A screeching noise is heard from outside; "Dear God! What is that!?" Bob explains, the best as it can, that the Angels are laughing because "[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|the Doctor in the TARDIS hasn't noticed]]". | |||
[[File:Byzantium crack.jpg|thumb|left|The crack appears...]] | [[File:Byzantium crack.jpg|thumb|left|The crack appears...]] | ||
The Doctor wonders what he has missed and turns to see [[Time Field|a huge crack]] in the wall of the ship. It is the exact shape of the one in Amy's bedroom wall. He orders the others to run while he looks at it. Though Amy is reluctant, River pulls her away, knowing the Doctor knows what he's doing. A scan from the sonic tells the Doctor that the crack is "extremely very not good." | |||
When the Doctor turns to follow, he is surrounded by the Angels. He quickly scans the entire room, manuvering over the equipment to block the Angels. However, right before he can enter the forest and lose them, an Angel catches the Doctor by his jacket. The Weeping Angels do not kill him immediately, confusing the Doctor. He turns around to see them facing the crack, arms raised. Wiggling to get free of the grip of the Angel holding him by his jacket, the Doctor tells them that the light coming out of the crack is pure [[time]] energy; it is not power, but "the fire at the [[End of the Universe|end of the universe]]." As the entire group looks at the crack, the Doctor runs off into the forest without his jacket, telling them, "Another thing, never let me talk"; he got out of his coat while they were distracted. | When the Doctor turns to follow, he is surrounded by the Angels. He quickly scans the entire room, manuvering over the equipment to block the Angels. However, right before he can enter the forest and lose them, an Angel catches the Doctor by his jacket. The Weeping Angels do not kill him immediately, confusing the Doctor. He turns around to see them facing the crack, arms raised. Wiggling to get free of the grip of the Angel holding him by his jacket, the Doctor tells them that the light coming out of the crack is pure [[time]] energy; it is not power, but "the fire at the [[End of the Universe|end of the universe]]." As the entire group looks at the crack, the Doctor runs off into the forest without his jacket, telling them, "Another thing, never let me talk"; he got out of his coat while they were distracted. | ||
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[[File:Cleric_marco.jpg|thumb|The lead cleric, [[Marco (The Time of Angels)|Marco]].|left|200x200px]] | [[File:Cleric_marco.jpg|thumb|The lead cleric, [[Marco (The Time of Angels)|Marco]].|left|200x200px]] | ||
Marco orders [[Pedro]] to go to the light. Amy reminds him he sent the other two, but he insists there weren't any others. After some time, Marco decides to go and investigate, having forgotten Pedro as well. Amy pleads with him to stay, but Marco foolishly wishes to investigate what the light is. As a compromise, he leaves her a spare communicator and agrees to speak to her through it. As he reaches the crack, his voice vanishes in a crackle of static. Amy is now left alone without anyone to guard her from the Angels: the one in her mind and the ones outside of it. (At this point, anger | Marco orders [[Pedro]] to go to the light. Amy reminds him he sent the other two, but he insists there weren't any others. After some time, Marco decides to go and investigate, having forgotten Pedro as well. Amy pleads with him to stay, but Marco foolishly wishes to investigate what the light is. As a compromise, he leaves her a spare communicator and agrees to speak to her through it. As he reaches the crack, his voice vanishes in a crackle of static. Amy is now left alone without anyone to guard her from the Angels: the one in her mind and the ones outside of it. (At this point, anger being felt towards the clerics is understandable; they put their curiosity above Amy's safety.) | ||
River opens the door and steps inside while Octavian waits with the Doctor. The Doctor deduces to his own surprise that time can be unwritten; Octavian tells him to hurry inside because of the Angels. "There's more dangerous things here then Angels." the Doctor retorts. The lights go out. When they return, Octavian is trapped in an Angel's stranglehold. Knowing the Doctor cannot save him, Octavian tells him River is in prison for murder and he shouldn't trust her. As the Doctor flees, Octavian's neck is snapped. River tries to get a [[teleport]] working as the Doctor explains the cracks. When she challenges his ideas, he responds with growing rage and tells her the teleport is useless. | River opens the door and steps inside while Octavian waits with the Doctor. The Doctor deduces to his own surprise that time can be unwritten; Octavian tells him to hurry inside because of the Angels. "There's more dangerous things here then Angels." the Doctor retorts. The lights go out. When they return, Octavian is trapped in an Angel's stranglehold. Knowing the Doctor cannot save him, Octavian tells him River is in prison for murder and he shouldn't trust her. As the Doctor flees, Octavian's neck is snapped. River tries to get a [[teleport]] working as the Doctor explains the cracks. When she challenges his ideas, he responds with growing rage and tells her the teleport is useless. | ||
