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As everyone sleeps, Amy sees the [[Madame Kovarian|woman with the eyepatch]] staring at her through a hatch in the side of the ship, however, the hatch disappears. She goes to Avery's cabin, where the Doctor stands staring out the window and is prepared to tell him of the woman when he interrupts her, questioning whether or not she feels as though she is being watched. Suddenly, a storm breaks, and everyone heads to the deck to lift the sail. In the chaos, a crown falls out of Avery's jacket, even though the Doctor had previously ordered Avery to rid the ship of all the treasure so that they might limit the Siren's means of reaching them. The Siren appears, taking Toby, but the Doctor is able to throw the crown overboard before she can go after Rory. Nevertheless, Rory is knocked overboard and begins to drown. Though Amy prepares to jump in after him, the Doctor explains that Rory will die unless they let the Siren take him. He pulls the lid off a bucket of still water and orders the woman to go save him. The Doctor realises that their only means of reuniting with their loved ones is to prick their fingers and let the Siren take them as well. They do so, and the Siren reappears. They all touch her hand, instantly blacking out. | As everyone sleeps, Amy sees the [[Madame Kovarian|woman with the eyepatch]] staring at her through a hatch in the side of the ship, however, the hatch disappears. She goes to Avery's cabin, where the Doctor stands staring out the window and is prepared to tell him of the woman when he interrupts her, questioning whether or not she feels as though she is being watched. Suddenly, a storm breaks, and everyone heads to the deck to lift the sail. In the chaos, a crown falls out of Avery's jacket, even though the Doctor had previously ordered Avery to rid the ship of all the treasure so that they might limit the Siren's means of reaching them. The Siren appears, taking Toby, but the Doctor is able to throw the crown overboard before she can go after Rory. Nevertheless, Rory is knocked overboard and begins to drown. Though Amy prepares to jump in after him, the Doctor explains that Rory will die unless they let the Siren take him. He pulls the lid off a bucket of still water and orders the woman to go save him. The Doctor realises that their only means of reuniting with their loved ones is to prick their fingers and let the Siren take them as well. They do so, and the Siren reappears. They all touch her hand, instantly blacking out. | ||
They wake on the floor of an invisible [[Alien ship (The Curse of the Black Spot)|alien spaceship]], which the Doctor quickly deduces is taking up the same space as the ''Fancy'', lending credence to his previous belief that they were all being watched; every window on the spaceship is a portal that leads to the ''Fancy''. Amy realises that the distress signal they answered was coming from the spaceship, not the ''Fancy''. As they explore, they discover the skeletons of the ship's crew members, with the Doctor ascertaining that they all died years ago from an [[Earth]] disease. | They wake on the floor of an invisible [[Alien ship (The Curse of the Black Spot)|alien spaceship]], which the Doctor quickly deduces is taking up the same space as the ''Fancy'', lending credence to his previous belief that they were all being watched; every window on the spaceship is a portal that leads to the ''Fancy''. Amy realises that the distress signal they answered was coming from the spaceship, not the ''Fancy''. As they explore, they discover the skeletons of the ship's crew members, with the Doctor ascertaining that they all died years ago from an [[Earth]]-born disease. | ||
[[File:Siren-angry.jpg|thumb|The Siren prepares to "sterilise" germs.]] | [[File:Siren-angry.jpg|thumb|The Siren prepares to "sterilise" germs.]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Fashion and clothing === | === Fashion and clothing === | ||
* The Siren is wearing [[evening dress]]. | * The Siren is wearing an [[evening dress]]. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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* This episode's original title was ''Siren'' and was the ninth episode of series six. In the first draft, the story was set on dry land ([[Cornwall]]) in case the show couldn't get a boat. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'')<ref>[[DWMSE 29]]</ref> | * This episode's original title was ''Siren'' and was the ninth episode of series six. In the first draft, the story was set on dry land ([[Cornwall]]) in case the show couldn't get a boat. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'')<ref>[[DWMSE 29]]</ref> | ||
* Writer [[Steve Thompson]] was unaware of Avery's mention in ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]''. He'd simply looked through his son's book about pirates and picked Avery because of his mysterious disappearance. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'') | * Writer [[Steve Thompson]] was unaware of Avery's mention in ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]''. He'd simply looked through his son's book about pirates and picked Avery because of his mysterious disappearance. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'') | ||
* The DVD commentary for the later episode ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'' indicates that the decision to reorder the episodes was made before production ended on ''Black Spot'', as according to the commentary the brief sequence featuring Avery and Toby that appears in the mid-season finale was shot during production of this episode. | * The DVD commentary for the later episode ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'' indicates that the decision to reorder the episodes was made before production ended on ''Black Spot'', as according to the commentary the brief sequence featuring Avery and Toby that appears in the mid-season finale was shot during production of this episode. | ||
* A [[Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot)|prequel]] for this story was released online. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00gmybn</ref> | * A [[Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot)|prequel]] for this story was released online.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00gmybn</ref> | ||
* Lily Cole is credited as "The Siren" on-screen, and as "Sea Siren" in ''Radio Times''. | * Lily Cole is credited as "The Siren" on-screen, and as "Sea Siren" in ''Radio Times''. | ||
* This episode is notable both in that none of the guest cast die and there is no villain of the piece. Excluding minisodes, Comic Relief specials, etc., the only other episode of the revived series to have both these feats is ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'' and ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' which, like ''The Curse of the Black Spot'', had a supposed villain, turn out to be a harmless misunderstanding. | * This episode is notable both in that none of the guest cast die and there is no villain of the piece. Excluding minisodes, Comic Relief specials, etc., the only other episode of the revived series to have both these feats is ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'' and ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' which, like ''The Curse of the Black Spot'', had a supposed villain, turn out to be a harmless misunderstanding. | ||
* As with this story, Earth-born diseases were the bane of the aliens in ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''. | * As with this story, Earth-born diseases were the bane of the aliens in ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''. | ||
* The unique [[incidental music]] for this episode, "Deadly Siren" is reused thrice after this episode; the adventurous swashbuckling-themed section of the track plays when Captain Avery and his son | * The unique [[incidental music]] for this episode, "Deadly Siren" is reused thrice after this episode; the adventurous swashbuckling-themed section of the track plays when Captain Avery and his son make a brief cameo in ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', and the part of the track where the Siren vocally sings is played during [[WC]]: ''[[The Making of the Gunslinger (webcast)|The Making of the Gunslinger]]'' as well as in [[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''. | ||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
