Hawthorne Watching the roots continue to bang against the bars, the Doctor sadly tells Amy that they shouldn't have come here. The Doctor then smiles, before becoming serious again; he tells her to really look as there are "secrets, shadows, lives lived in fear.". Doctor Who. He relays his suspicions that, in a ship of this size, the engines would have created some sort of disturbance on the surface of the water — and yet there was none. Release details The people will enjoy newfound freedom and liberation from their police state, but — unbeknownst to the residents of Starship UK — a luminous, white crack has appeared on the hull of the ship. The Beast Below was the second episode of series 5 of Doctor Who. After being thrown out of the mouth of the star whale, the Doctor's fringe is on his forehead. ← Previous Why the practice of using the music was discontinued has never been explained. Calmly, the Doctor points out to Amy that she could have killed the entire British nation if she was wrong. The beast below. Amy finds Mandy waiting for her in a street. They share a hug. 1x45 minute episode It starred David Harewood as The Doctor and Ellen Pompeo as Sophia Clarke. I'll not get into specifics here, so as not to give spoilers. Amy points out that he could have killed the star whale. Timmy screams in terror and falls into the chasm... Amy is suspended in space outside the TARDIS, the Eleventh Doctor standing at the ledge holding her ankle to keep her from floating away. With Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Sophie Okonedo, Terrence Hardiman. The whole ship shakes. Not wanting to walk twenty decks to get there, Timmy enters the second vator as it arrives. Flavour "Fear not the blasted beast ye know, For some survive their thunder, But what of them that broke the bow, Liz wonders if the beast is infesting the kingdom, but is more angry that someone is feeding her subjects to it. When they refuse to press the switch, the Smilers at the end of the corridor not only become angry but physically step out of their booths and move to attack them. Liz explains that she tracked the device she gave the Doctor; she heard everything they did through it. Scary Smilers. THE BEAST BELOW reviews with trailer 2010's The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) arrive on the Starship UK, a colony ship taking the UK population away from deadly solar flares on Earth. They are taken to the Tower in the bowels of the ship, where Liz meets Hawthorne, a senior member of the government; apparently, he's not been seen for a while. A three-faced Winder (Chris Porter) takes Amy to a voting booth when she finds a … When she demands an answer, Hawthorne insists he is simply obeying the orders of a higher authority. The Doctor answers his own question: "They slowed your body clock, all right, but you're not fifty. "The Beast Below" is the second episode of the fifth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Beast Below. See all galleries from The Beast Below (5) Related Content. The Beast Below was the second episode in Season 38. A mysterious death at the Paris Opera re-acquaints Duncan with one of the strangest Immortals he has met in his many travels over the centuries. Production code: Walking through another corridor, they notice another root coming from the creature pounding against a barred opening. The little girl runs away from him, and the Doctor beckons for Amy to join him outside. 4 Mana. The Beast Below However, it won't eat children for some reason. The Doctor is mightily outraged toward the torture of the star whale by human hand. Raid Expedition: The Beast Below 1: Amnesia (Silence vs Melee Effect) 2: Decrease Hitpoints by 4000 per tick 3: Increase corruption counter by 6 4: Silence The star whale continues to ferry humanity through the stars. Amy awakens to find herself in an overspill pipe, where the Doctor explains that she has no injuries and is covered in sick. Featuring: She leaves in one, promising to wait for him back in London. • With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. This episode has several surprises and some very interesting concepts, as well as social commentary.When faced with a seeming moral dilemma, is it best to confront its consequences or forget them? Similar programmes. Remember, however, that this list only gives the first year in which an episode from a series was broadcast. Use the HTML below. When Timmy boards the elevator at the beginning of the episode, the Smiler is smiling at the occupants' standing area. However, the tendril simply taps Mandy's shoulder, getting her attention. Amy compares them to filmers of a wildlife documentary. The duo explore the area, known locally as the London Market, with the Doctor encouraging Amy to notice everything as there is something wrong. Nearer... three hundred." The Doctor then pulls a grate off, allowing a tendril to emerge; he tells the humans that this noise is what they all didn't want to hear and points his sonic screwdriver at it. The exact same line was previously said by the. Liz seems briefly confused, wondering why an antique would be of any concern in their situation. All About the Girl The Beast Below packs those in, as well as a tough adventure for The Doctor and Amy. The lift begins to plummet. The Beast Below Bilgewater. The Doctor and Amy travel to a future time where all of the residents actually live in a orbiting spacecraft, Starship UK. The rest died on a "bad day". She is shown the film — a succession of subliminal images that suggests a huge influx of information — then suddenly finds herself having pressed the "forget" button and has no idea what she just saw. See the fabulous presenters and gracious winners at this year's Oscars. Add the first question. 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