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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The enigmatic [[River Song]] hurtles back into the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s life, but she's not the only familiar face returning — the [[Weeping Angel]]s are back! Following River's calling card, the Doctor is recruited to help track down the last of the Angels, which has escaped from the ''[[Byzantium ( | The enigmatic [[River Song]] hurtles back into the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s life, but she's not the only familiar face returning — the [[Weeping Angel]]s are back! Following River's calling card, the Doctor is recruited to help track down the last of the Angels, which has escaped from the ''[[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]]'' [[starliner]] and into the terrifying [[Aplan Mortarium|Maze of the Dead]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Security guard (The Time of Angels)|A man]] spins dazedly in a green field on a sunny day. There is a [[lipstick]] smear on his mouth. He is approached by two armed guards and [[Alistair (The Time of Angels)|a man in evening clothes]]. He tells them what a beautiful day it is. The man wipes the [[hallucinogenic lipstick]] off, revealing the dazed guard is actually standing in the metallic corridor of [[Byzantium ( | [[Security guard (The Time of Angels)|A man]] spins dazedly in a green field on a sunny day. There is a [[lipstick]] smear on his mouth. He is approached by two armed guards and [[Alistair (The Time of Angels)|a man in evening clothes]]. He tells them what a beautiful day it is. The man wipes the [[hallucinogenic lipstick]] off, revealing the dazed guard is actually standing in the metallic corridor of [[Byzantium (spacecraft)|a spaceship]]. He states grimly, "She's here." | ||
Elsewhere in the ship, a woman in [[shoes|high heels]] blasts through a [[steel]] door with a [[firearm]]; behind it, is a room with a black box suspended in the centre. She changes the gun's settings, and uses it as a [[torch]], burning a message onto the box's face. | Elsewhere in the ship, a woman in [[shoes|high heels]] blasts through a [[steel]] door with a [[firearm]]; behind it, is a room with a black box suspended in the centre. She changes the gun's settings, and uses it as a [[torch]], burning a message onto the box's face. | ||
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The Doctor connects the home box to the [[TARDIS console]], and explains that someone is trying to get his attention. Getting a visual, he sees [[River Song]] smiling at the camera. Changing the footage, River is now cornered in front of an airlock by the man in evening clothes and two guards. She explains coolly she needed to see what was in the vault and warns them that the ship will not reach its destination. | The Doctor connects the home box to the [[TARDIS console]], and explains that someone is trying to get his attention. Getting a visual, he sees [[River Song]] smiling at the camera. Changing the footage, River is now cornered in front of an airlock by the man in evening clothes and two guards. She explains coolly she needed to see what was in the vault and warns them that the ship will not reach its destination. | ||
As the guards prepare to shoot her, River rattles off "7775/349x10,012/[[acorn]]" — coordinates — and requests an [[air corridor]]. The Doctor sets the TARDIS controls for River's location. Meanwhile, River tells the men they'd better find something to hold on to. They grab for handholds as alarms sound, and the airlock blows open. A calm River floats out into space just as the TARDIS [[materialise]]s. She flies inside, knocking the Doctor to the floor. Surprised to see her [[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|again]], the Doctor greets her. But the ''[[Byzantium ( | As the guards prepare to shoot her, River rattles off "7775/349x10,012/[[acorn]]" — coordinates — and requests an [[air corridor]]. The Doctor sets the TARDIS controls for River's location. Meanwhile, River tells the men they'd better find something to hold on to. They grab for handholds as alarms sound, and the airlock blows open. A calm River floats out into space just as the TARDIS [[materialise]]s. She flies inside, knocking the Doctor to the floor. Surprised to see her [[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|again]], the Doctor greets her. But the ''[[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]]''{{'}}s getting away. River yells "Follow that ship!" | ||
As the TARDIS chases after the ship, River suggests using the stabilisers. The Doctor notes that the TARDIS doesn't ''have'' stabilisers... until she presses a blue button, and the TARDIS stops shaking. As River takes over the piloting, the Doctor sits down and complains about the "blue boringers". Amy asks him who River is and how she can fly the TARDIS, prompting the Doctor sneer at River's style of piloting. River says she had lessons from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the very best]]. The Doctor looks smug until she adds, "A shame [[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|you were busy that day]]." | As the TARDIS chases after the ship, River suggests using the stabilisers. The Doctor notes that the TARDIS doesn't ''have'' stabilisers... until she presses a blue button, and the TARDIS stops shaking. As River takes over the piloting, the Doctor sits down and complains about the "blue boringers". Amy asks him who River is and how she can fly the TARDIS, prompting the Doctor sneer at River's style of piloting. River says she had lessons from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the very best]]. The Doctor looks smug until she adds, "A shame [[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|you were busy that day]]." | ||
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Elsewhere, Cleric Bob gets a call from Angelo over his radio, begging him to come and see something. Angelo becomes increasingly annoyed that Bob won't come, telling him it's something he ''has'' to see. Finally, Bob does so, and he's killed by the same Angel. | Elsewhere, Cleric Bob gets a call from Angelo over his radio, begging him to come and see something. Angelo becomes increasingly annoyed that Bob won't come, telling him it's something he ''has'' to see. Finally, Bob does so, and he's killed by the same Angel. | ||
Back to the Doctor's group, he's [[deduce]]d the angels are slowly being restored by the radiation leaking from the wreckage; the ''[[Byzantium ( | Back to the Doctor's group, he's [[deduce]]d the angels are slowly being restored by the radiation leaking from the wreckage; the ''[[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]]'' was crashed by the healthy Angel to save its species. Apparently, the Angels caused the [[extinction]] of the Aplans by displacing too many of them in time, leaving hardly enough left to reproduce and keep the species alive. Octavian radios Bob to warn him. Bob says he's on his way and that the others are dead; the Angels have broken their necks. | ||
The Doctor is surprised; Angels normally [[Time travel|displace their victims]] in time, unless they need bodies for something. He asks Bob how he got away, but Bob explains the Angel killed him as well. River and Amy share a grim stare. The Doctor asks how he can be talking to him, and learns that the Angels stripped the [[cerebral cortex]] from Bob and reanimated a copy of his [[consciousness]] to speak to them as it cannot speak their language. When Bob said that "he" is on his way, he really meant the Angel. The group flees to the ''Byzantium'' while the Doctor chats with Bob, confirming he is speaking to the original Angel; thus as it's not in the ship, it's the safest place.. | The Doctor is surprised; Angels normally [[Time travel|displace their victims]] in time, unless they need bodies for something. He asks Bob how he got away, but Bob explains the Angel killed him as well. River and Amy share a grim stare. The Doctor asks how he can be talking to him, and learns that the Angels stripped the [[cerebral cortex]] from Bob and reanimated a copy of his [[consciousness]] to speak to them as it cannot speak their language. When Bob said that "he" is on his way, he really meant the Angel. The group flees to the ''Byzantium'' while the Doctor chats with Bob, confirming he is speaking to the original Angel; thus as it's not in the ship, it's the safest place.. | ||
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* River Song says the TARDIS has brakes. | * River Song says the TARDIS has brakes. | ||
* According to River Song, the TARDIS isn't supposed to make the classic materialisation/dematerialisation noise; she says it's because the Doctor always leaves the brakes on, which he counters by saying he likes the sound the TARDIS makes. | * According to River Song, the TARDIS isn't supposed to make the classic materialisation/dematerialisation noise; she says it's because the Doctor always leaves the brakes on, which he counters by saying he likes the sound the TARDIS makes. | ||
* The TARDIS can operate like a spaceship, following the ''[[Byzantium ( | * The TARDIS can operate like a spaceship, following the ''[[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]]'' through space before jumping through time to reach the crash site. | ||
* The TARDIS has [[blue stabiliser]] buttons the Doctor seemed unaware of; however, he then says that they are "boring". | * The TARDIS has [[blue stabiliser]] buttons the Doctor seemed unaware of; however, he then says that they are "boring". | ||
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=== Spacecraft === | === Spacecraft === | ||
* The ''[[Byzantium ( | * The ''[[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]]'' is a spacecraft carrying a Weeping Angel. It crash lands when its [[warp engine]]s suffer a phase shift. | ||
=== Influences === | === Influences === | ||
