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The Doctor explains that they're gone because Grandfather is awake and they're no longer needed. He declares that he's made a tactical mistake. He thought the Old God and Grandfather were the same thing, the [[Mummy (The Rings of Akhaten)|Mummy]], but "it was just Grandfather's [[alarm clock]]". ''[[Akhaten]]'' itself is the Old God; an evil grinning face appears on the star. Merry states Akhaten will eat everyone in the system and then continue across the stars. Clara and the Doctor talk about going somewhere else but she knows he's going to stay to fight it. He sends Clara off to save Merry and turns to confront the star. Clara returns Merry to the viewing platform. Merry wants to help, so she stands and begins singing a new song. Their resolve to fight back against him shocks Akhaten. | The Doctor explains that they're gone because Grandfather is awake and they're no longer needed. He declares that he's made a tactical mistake. He thought the Old God and Grandfather were the same thing, the [[Mummy (The Rings of Akhaten)|Mummy]], but "it was just Grandfather's [[alarm clock]]". ''[[Akhaten]]'' itself is the Old God; an evil grinning face appears on the star. Merry states Akhaten will eat everyone in the system and then continue across the stars. Clara and the Doctor talk about going somewhere else but she knows he's going to stay to fight it. He sends Clara off to save Merry and turns to confront the star. Clara returns Merry to the viewing platform. Merry wants to help, so she stands and begins singing a new song. Their resolve to fight back against him shocks Akhaten. | ||
The Doctor smiles and begins to tell a story to Akhaten, a story about the people singing to him, and about the things that the Doctor is and knows. Akhaten sends tendrils of energy out of its mouth, which pierce the Doctor and begin sucking out his experiences. ''"I marked the passing of the Time Lords and walked away from the Last Great Time War. I have walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman | The Doctor smiles and begins to tell a story to Akhaten, a story about the people singing to him, and about the things that the Doctor is and knows. Akhaten sends tendrils of energy out of its mouth, which pierce the Doctor and begin sucking out his experiences. ''"I marked the passing of the Time Lords and walked away from the Last Great Time War. I have walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman. I lost things that you will never understand. I know secrets. Knowledge that must never be spoken! Things that would parasite gods blaze! Go on then! Take it! Take it all baby! Have it! You have it all!"'' the Doctor roars. The Doctor slumps to the ground, hurt and exhausted from having his precious memories fed on. Akhaten begins going back to sleep. | ||
However, much to the Doctor's horror, Akhaten isn't full; it's waking back up. Clara remembers her mother's words and heads back to the Doctor. She asks if it's still hungry, offering it the most important leaf in [[human]] history, which is full of her mother's lost life, a whole future that never happened. The entity feeds on the infinite possibilities represented by the leaf. The Doctor, reviving, declares that he must be full, as infinity is too much, even for his appetite. The star recedes again, this time seemingly asleep for good. | However, much to the Doctor's horror, Akhaten isn't full; it's waking back up. Clara remembers her mother's words and heads back to the Doctor. She asks if it's still hungry, offering it the most important leaf in [[human]] history, which is full of her mother's lost life, a whole future that never happened. The entity feeds on the infinite possibilities represented by the leaf. The Doctor, reviving, declares that he must be full, as infinity is too much, even for his appetite. The star recedes again, this time seemingly asleep for good. | ||
The Doctor returns Clara to [[30 Oak Street|her home]]. | The Doctor returns Clara to [[30 Oak Street|her home]]. She realises that she'd seen him at her mother's grave. He confesses that she reminds him of someone he knew, someone who died. Clara tells the Doctor that he shouldn't see her as a replacement for his old friend, but to treat her as herself; he agrees. He gives her back her mother's ring, saying the people that she had saved wanted her to have it back. Clara leaves the TARDIS for home. The moment she does, the Doctor gives a grim look after her. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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=== Cultural references from the real world === | === Cultural references from the real world === | ||
* The Doctor references "[[The Walrus and the Carpenter]]". | * The Doctor references "[[The Walrus and the Carpenter]]". | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
