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| Courtesy of the Whoniverse Blog |
The latest episode of Doctor Who is one of the best yet.
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| Auntie and Uncle introduce Irdis to the Doctor |
Written by Neil Gaiman, the author of
Coraline and
Stardust as well as many other suspenseful novels, it was creepy and disturbing at times, yet funny at others.
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| Neil Gaiman, Suranne Jones (Idris), and Matt Smith (the Doctor) |
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Idris turned out to be the soul of the TARDIS (
Time
And
Relative
Dimension
In
Space) trapped in a human body by the House, a sentient asteroid. It also featured the return of the Ninth and Tenth Doctor's coral-like TARDIS interior.
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| The Doctor pilots the TARDIS |
And here's an important quote:
Rory: At the end, she was talking. She kept repeating something. I don't know what it meant.
The Doctor: What did she say?
Rory: "The only water in the forest is the river." She said we'd need to know it someday. It doesn't make sense, does it?
I have a feeling 'river' refers to River Song, the mysterious time traveler living in close reverse to the Doctor. 'Forest' may refer to the first episode featuring River Song, Forest of the Dead.
And, finally, here's a funny quote:
The Doctor: The House deleted all the bedrooms. I should probably make you two a new bedroom. You'd like that wouldn't you?
Amy: Okay. Um. Doctor, this time could we lose the bunkbeds?
The Doctor: No! Bunk beds are cool. A bed. With a ladder. You can't beat that.
