The Doctor makes a final stand against an army of Cybermen to protect a tiny band of humans from destruction.The Doctor makes a final stand against an army of Cybermen to protect a tiny band of humans from destruction.The Doctor makes a final stand against an army of Cybermen to protect a tiny band of humans from destruction.
- Martha Jones
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Jack Harkness
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Modern Cyberman
- (uncredited)
- Cyberman
- (uncredited)
- Clara
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Amy Pond
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile talking to Bill in the barn, The Doctor offers a little girl Jelly Babies, which were a favorite of the Fourth Doctor.
- GoofsSome of the shots in the woods (around 38 minutes) show the Cybermen walking slowly but the accompanying sounds are for them marching at a much faster pace.
- Quotes
Twelfth Doctor: [to the Masters] No! No! When I say no, you turn back around!
[catches up with them]
Twelfth Doctor: Hey! I'm going to be dead in a few hours, so before I go, let's have this out, you and me, once and for all. Winning? Is that what you think it's about? I'm not trying to win. I'm not doing this because I want to beat someone, or because I hate someone, or because, because I want to blame someone. It's not because it's fun and God knows it's not because it's easy. It's not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. I do what I do, because it's right! Because it's decent! And above all, it's kind. It's just that. Just kind. If I run away today, good people will die. If I stand and fight, some of them might live. Maybe not many, maybe not for long. Hey, you know, maybe there's no point in any of this at all, but it's the best I can do, so I'm going to do it. And I will stand here doing it till it kills me. You're going to die too, some day. How will that be? Have you thought about it? What would you die for? Who I am is where I stand. Where I stand, is where I fall. Stand with me. These people are terrified. Maybe we can help, a little. Why not, just at the end, just be kind?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakfast: Episode dated 2 July 2017 (2017)
This episode was no different. We were literally promised carnage from the mondasian cybermen, and an incredible co-operation of the master and missy (which, quite frankly, looked to be that way for so long, until we realized that the master was insultingly wasted) In the end, we had Nardole mingling with little children. Is that was we, as fans, want to be watching on Saturday night television? I think not. Just like the previous finale with the cybermen, they literally stood there and did **** all. What a way to finally destroy the cybermens once incredible reputation for being kill- mongering machines (who would think it'd take just 11 years since doomsday). I also wished that Bill, as once of the first mondasian cybermen, would be used in an evil manner. Why is it that bill can break the connection, unlike other cybermen? Surely you'd get a greater effect from it if she would do something brutal.
Don't get me started on how similar Bill's departure was to Clara's, it gave me all the wrong forms of nostalgia. We get it, Bill is a lesbian, I also understand that we can raise equality through TV, but was the thing with Heather really such a biggie? We are seeing the Moffat effect here once again, he cannot kill off characters.
Lets not forget about the good things from this episode though. Despite it being anti-climatic, the story was nearly excellent and no other actors in certain roles could portray it better. John Simm, as much as he was underused, delivered a sense of nostalgia in his incarnation of the Master (The 3 parter from series 3 was one of my favorite story lines from the whole of TV). I would, however, would have liked to have seen the effects of the drum beat, it was almost as if Moffat forgot about it altogether (Moffat Effect). Missy's co- operation with her assumed previous incarnation was incredibly played out, and worked so well. The story however did ruin it at the end. Why did Missy stab the master? Why did the master say 'don't bother to regenerate' when it is so obviously going to have to happen for future stories?
The highlight of the episode, was, of course, the acting of Peter Capaldi, who has desperately carried what remains of the show. His clear love for the show is visual in his acting. The end, his expression of awe was priceless. His acting of previous incarnations last words was so brilliantly produced the nostalgia shivered me inside. His interaction with other characters is untouchable.
Overall, though I expect it to ruin a legacy, I am very much looking forward to the Christmas special. The constant urge for the doctor to regenerate is leaving me and many fans on the edge of our seats or when it actually happens, and I don't think anyone will be prepared for it when it does.
- jackkemp-30612
- Jul 1, 2017
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