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'''''A Good Man Goes to War''''' was the seventh episode and mid-series finale of [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|series 6]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''A Good Man Goes to War''''' was the seventh episode and mid-series finale of [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 6]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
It was the last episode of the spring half of the sixth series. It was, in a sense, the first episode of a two-part story, followed by ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''. It revealed the identity of [[River Song]], naming her as Melody Pond, the daughter of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. The midseries finale also introduced the [[Order of the Headless|Headless Monks]], a militaristic faction of [[the Silence]], and formally introduced the ubiquitous "Eye Patch Lady" as the malevolent [[Madame Kovarian]]. It also showed the extent to which the Doctor had become feared and the lengths to which those who feared him were willing to go to be rid of him. Equally so, it revealed how easily the Doctor could assemble a small army and counter an enemy's force, and the severity of his anger when someone he deeply cared about was tormented to the point that irreversible damage was done to their life. | It was the last episode of the spring half of the sixth series. It was, in a sense, the first episode of a two-part story, followed by ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''. It revealed the identity of [[River Song]], naming her as Melody Pond, the daughter of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. The midseries finale also introduced the [[Order of the Headless|Headless Monks]], a militaristic faction of [[the Silence]], and formally introduced the ubiquitous "Eye Patch Lady" as the malevolent [[Madame Kovarian]]. It also showed the extent to which the Doctor had become feared and the lengths to which those who feared him were willing to go to be rid of him. Equally so, it revealed how easily the Doctor could assemble a small army and counter an enemy's force, and the severity of his anger when someone he deeply cared about was tormented to the point that irreversible damage was done to their life. | ||
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* It is left to the viewers' interpretation as to the identity of the titular "good man", partly because of the Doctor's own admission that he is not necessarily a "good man" because he "has so many" rules; the ambiguity is further reinforced by Amy's opening narration, which misled the viewer into thinking she was talking about the Doctor rather than Rory. These two instances lend weight to the idea that the "good man" of the title may refer to Rory rather than the Doctor. | * It is left to the viewers' interpretation as to the identity of the titular "good man", partly because of the Doctor's own admission that he is not necessarily a "good man" because he "has so many" rules; the ambiguity is further reinforced by Amy's opening narration, which misled the viewer into thinking she was talking about the Doctor rather than Rory. These two instances lend weight to the idea that the "good man" of the title may refer to Rory rather than the Doctor. | ||
* [[Alex Kingston]]'s character is revealed to be Melody Pond. In 2009-2010, Kingston played a character in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]'' named Miranda Pond. | * [[Alex Kingston]]'s character is revealed to be Melody Pond. In 2009-2010, Kingston played a character in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]'' named Miranda Pond. | ||
* As the last episode of the first half of [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]], there is no "NEXT TIME" trailer at the end of the episode, instead a message saying that "Doctor Who will return in ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''". | * As the last episode of the first half of [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 6]], there is no "NEXT TIME" trailer at the end of the episode, instead a message saying that "Doctor Who will return in ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''". | ||
* This episode solves the fan debate as to whether or not the Doctor was speaking Gallifreyan and it was being translated. | * This episode solves the fan debate as to whether or not the Doctor was speaking Gallifreyan and it was being translated. | ||
* Nearly twenty months after this episode was broadcast, in March 2013, the BBC released the online minisode ''[[The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (webcast)|The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later]]'' which served as both a coda to ''A Good Man Goes to War'' and as a prequel to the 2012 Christmas special ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''. | * Nearly twenty months after this episode was broadcast, in March 2013, the BBC released the online minisode ''[[The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (webcast)|The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later]]'' which served as both a coda to ''A Good Man Goes to War'' and as a prequel to the 2012 Christmas special ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''. | ||
