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'''''Amy's Choice''''' was the seventh episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Simon Nye]], directed by [[Catherine Morshead]] and featured [[Matt Smith]] as the [[The Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]], [[Karen Gillan]] as [[Amy Pond]] and [[Arthur Darvill]] as [[Rory Williams]]. | '''''Amy's Choice''''' was the seventh episode of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Simon Nye]], directed by [[Catherine Morshead]] and featured [[Matt Smith]] as the [[The Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]], [[Karen Gillan]] as [[Amy Pond]] and [[Arthur Darvill]] as [[Rory Williams]]. | ||
It focused on Amy's relationship with the Doctor and Rory as well as [[Dream Lord|the darker side of the Doctor]] | It focused on Amy's relationship with the Doctor and Rory as well as [[Dream Lord|the darker side of the Doctor]]. It brought up absurd possibilities of the universe as well, with a star burning cold being the danger in the TARDIS dream. No reference to [[the Silence]] or an appearance of [[Time Field|the Cracks]] occur during this episode. Although the appearance of the Dream Lord brought up the darkness within the Doctor, something that would be expanded upon in [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|due time]]. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
In [[Upper Leadworth]], [[2015]], a hugely [[pregnant]] [[Amy Pond]] is in her kitchen, baking, when she hunches over in pain. A pony-tailed [[Rory Williams]] returns home on his [[Bicycle|bike]], and rushes inside when he hears Amy screaming his name, believing her to be in labour; however, it is merely a false alarm and he finds her sitting on the kitchen floor, happily eating from the bowl of cake batter that she has just prepared with a cake spatula. They are about to resume their activities as normal, when they suddenly hear [[the TARDIS]] [[Dematerialisation circuit|materialising]] in the garden outside their window; Rory at first thinks it's the sound of a leaf blower. | In [[Upper Leadworth]], [[2015]], a hugely [[pregnant]] [[Amy Pond]] is in her kitchen, baking, when she hunches over in pain. A pony-tailed [[Rory Williams]] returns home on his [[Bicycle|bike]], and rushes inside when he hears Amy screaming his name, believing her to be in labour; however, it is merely a false alarm and he finds her sitting on the kitchen floor, happily eating from the bowl of cake batter that she has just prepared with a cake spatula. They are about to resume their activities as normal, when they suddenly hear [[the TARDIS]] [[Dematerialisation circuit|materialising]] in the garden outside their window; Rory at first thinks it's the sound of a leaf blower. | ||
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The residents all appear to recognise Rory, addressing him as "Doctor Williams"; the Doctor, meanwhile, notices something suspicious about each one of them, especially [[Poggit|Mrs Poggit]], who makes him try on a jumper she is knitting for her grandson. The three fall asleep again, waking in the TARDIS as alarms blare. | The residents all appear to recognise Rory, addressing him as "Doctor Williams"; the Doctor, meanwhile, notices something suspicious about each one of them, especially [[Poggit|Mrs Poggit]], who makes him try on a jumper she is knitting for her grandson. The three fall asleep again, waking in the TARDIS as alarms blare. | ||
The Doctor tries to figure out what is happening as the power dies. "We're in a dead [[time machine]]". Trying to bring the power back on, the Doctor realises someone is interfering with the TARDIS. A strange man who calls himself the [[Dream Lord]] materialises and reveals that he is testing them: one of the worlds they are drifting between is fake, and one is real. In each, they will face a deadly danger. They must decide which world is which; if they are killed in the dream world, they will simply wake up in the real world, but if they are killed in the real world, they will actually die. They are put to sleep again. | The Doctor tries to figure out what is happening as the power dies. "We're in a dead [[time machine]]". Trying to bring the power back on, the Doctor realises someone is interfering with the TARDIS. A strange man who calls himself the [[Dream Lord]] materialises and reveals that he is testing them: one of the worlds they are drifting between is fake, and one is real. In each, they will face a deadly danger. They must decide which world is which; if they are killed in the dream world, they will simply wake up in the real world, but if they are killed in the real world, they will actually die. They are put to sleep again. | ||
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Back in [[the TARDIS]], the Doctor pulls out a spare generator from below the [[TARDIS console|console]], and has Rory wind it up to power the [[TARDIS scanner|circular monitor]]. Amy wonders why the Doctor is so suspicious of Mrs Poggit, but the monitor turning on diverts their attention. They find the Dream Lord is propelling the TARDIS towards a [[cold star]], and they only have forty minutes before they freeze to death. | Back in [[the TARDIS]], the Doctor pulls out a spare generator from below the [[TARDIS console|console]], and has Rory wind it up to power the [[TARDIS scanner|circular monitor]]. Amy wonders why the Doctor is so suspicious of Mrs Poggit, but the monitor turning on diverts their attention. They find the Dream Lord is propelling the TARDIS towards a [[cold star]], and they only have forty minutes before they freeze to death. | ||
The Doctor is at a loss for an explanation about the cold star, yelling that he can't know everything about the [[universe]]. Rory suggests that they call for help, but the Doctor points out that it is an idiotic idea as the universe is big, highly unlikely there will be anyone nearby a cold star to help them. The Dream Lord appears and taunts the Doctor with a rhyme about the danger in both worlds, before sending them back to sleep. | The Doctor is at a loss for an explanation about the cold star, yelling that he can't know everything about the [[universe]]. Rory suggests that they call for help, but the Doctor points out that it is an idiotic idea as the universe is big, highly unlikely there will be anyone nearby a cold star to help them. The Dream Lord appears and taunts the Doctor with a rhyme about the danger in both worlds, before sending them back to sleep. | ||
They wake up in Leadworth to find the children missing; while the Doctor investigates, Amy contemplates whether or not life in Leadworth is something she would settle for, prompting some insecurity to arise in Rory, who insists that the Leadworth world is the real one. The Doctor spots small piles of ashes scattered around the ruins, and he and Amy quickly [[deduce]] that the children have been vaporised by Mrs Poggit. They look back to the village and see the senior citizens — led by Mrs Poggit — walking towards them. | They wake up in Leadworth to find the children missing; while the Doctor investigates, Amy contemplates whether or not life in Leadworth is something she would settle for, prompting some insecurity to arise in Rory, who insists that the Leadworth world is the real one. The Doctor spots small piles of ashes scattered around the ruins, and he and Amy quickly [[deduce]] that the children have been vaporised by Mrs Poggit. They look back to the village and see the senior citizens — led by Mrs Poggit — walking towards them. | ||
As they approach, the Dream Lord appears, taunting that the the "Attack of the Old People" is a dream, and for everyone to "jump under a [[bus]] and wake up in the TARDIS". Amy tries to defend the Doctor, but the Dream Lord points out, "loves a [[Donna Noble|red head]], our naughty Doctor", before mentioning his relationship with [[Elizabeth I]]. The Doctor stops the Dream Lord's taunts by telling him he knows who he is — there is only one person in the world who hates him enough to do this. Amused the Doctor figured it out, the Dream Lord tells them to worry about the senior citizens, then vanishes. The seniors reveal they are possessed by [[Eknodine]]s, aliens who are using them as hosts, completely hidden apart from eyestalks which they can reveal at will through their mouths. Their [[Planet|homeworld]] was destroyed, and so they've come to destroy the human race and make a new home for themselves on [[Earth]]. The Eknodines try to kill the trio, but the Doctor steps in to protect Amy and Rory while the couple escapes; the Doctor accepts that Leadworth ''could'' be real, failing to try reasoning with the Eknodine. | As they approach, the Dream Lord appears, taunting that the the "Attack of the Old People" is a dream, and for everyone to "jump under a [[bus]] and wake up in the TARDIS". Amy tries to defend the Doctor, but the Dream Lord points out, "loves a [[Donna Noble|red head]], our naughty Doctor", before mentioning his relationship with [[Elizabeth I]]. The Doctor stops the Dream Lord's taunts by telling him he knows who he is — there is only one person in the world who hates him enough to do this. Amused the Doctor figured it out, the Dream Lord tells them to worry about the senior citizens, then vanishes. The seniors reveal they are possessed by [[Eknodine]]s, aliens who are using them as hosts, completely hidden apart from eyestalks which they can reveal at will through their mouths. Their [[Planet|homeworld]] was destroyed, and so they've come to destroy the human race and make a new home for themselves on [[Earth]]. The Eknodines try to kill the trio, but the Doctor steps in to protect Amy and Rory while the couple escapes; the Doctor accepts that Leadworth ''could'' be real, failing to try reasoning with the Eknodine. | ||
[[File:Rory-eknodine.jpg|thumb|left|Rory attacks an Eknodine.]] | [[File:Rory-eknodine.jpg|thumb|left|Rory attacks an Eknodine.]] | ||
Fleeing to their home, Rory is forced to whack an elderly woman who is waiting for them outside the house with a piece of [[wood]] | Fleeing to their home, Rory is forced to whack an elderly woman who is waiting for them outside the house with a piece of [[wood]]. Inside, Amy rests on the stairway while Rory barricades the door. Amy feels bad that, after having gone so long without seeing the Doctor, she has let him sacrifice himself to save them; Rory is less concerned, assuring her that the Doctor will be fine. "He's Mr Cool!" | ||
However, the Doctor — dazed by drowsiness — stumbles through the streets of the village as an army of senior citizens pursues him. He is about to fall asleep as birdsong is heard. He enters a butcher shop and searches madly for a means of escape; however, the "proprietor" of the shop is the Dream Lord, who allows the senior citizens to come in while simultaneously putting the Doctor to sleep. Unwilling to leave himself for the Eknodines, the Doctor uses the [[sonic screwdriver]] to unlock a back freezer, closing himself inside before allowing sleep to take him. | However, the Doctor — dazed by drowsiness — stumbles through the streets of the village as an army of senior citizens pursues him. He is about to fall asleep as birdsong is heard. He enters a butcher shop and searches madly for a means of escape; however, the "proprietor" of the shop is the Dream Lord, who allows the senior citizens to come in while simultaneously putting the Doctor to sleep. Unwilling to leave himself for the Eknodines, the Doctor uses the [[sonic screwdriver]] to unlock a back freezer, closing himself inside before allowing sleep to take him. | ||
