beast beast second episode fifth series british science fiction television series doctor written executive producer head writer broadcast bbc bbc april episode doctor time travelling alien played new companion arrive distant future aboard starship ship constructed transport population major cultural artifacts united_kingdom away earth escape death sun discover government ship secretly star whale guides ship abandonment believed destroy ship kill board episode featured time amy away home world designed important doctor need companion second production block series episode production took place autumn beast seen million viewers bbc fifth watched programme week broadcast met positive mixed reception critics praised chemistry smith thought imaginative concepts satisfying conclusion message episode strong plot synopsis distant future doctor amy arrive starship colony spaceship containing population united_kingdom left planet escape deadly solar come crying girl adults aboard consciously ignore doctor having discovered ship powered normal engines tells amy follow explores engine room finds engine controls false encounters masked woman called liz aware ship doctor identity amy confronts explains lost friend beast refused follow starship rules ran robot like watch ship ignoring warnings amy enters tent covers hole ship finds like creature reaching pit quickly backs tent monk like police ship amy taken voting ship automated video explains adult votes shown truth starship video amy given opportunity protest truth booth forget amy chooses forget recording video memory urging doctor ship learns nature doctor arrive explains voting takes place years chooses forget doctor protest sequence sending amy ship finding amy mouth giant creature doctor uses sonic creature throw liz help evade waiting escape liz reveals queen doctor begins question age believes body clock slowed retain youthful appearance arrive liz doctor amy tower london revealed starship rides atop giant star whale provides ship star whale believed kind arrived earth time solar captured ship constructed order direct whale pain center brain exposed receive frequent electricity liz ordered centuries ago years finds way tower chooses memory wiped prevent remembering implemented voting programme population fear remembering truth lead populace demanding whale freed destroying ship killing aboard doctor furious realising despair choose saving humans star whale angrily amy choosing forget whale face choice telling taking home finished liz says way doctor fist control pad angrily tells talk human decides alter controlling device programming render brain dead allowing continue space longer feel pain doctor works amy sees found friend alive whale refuses eat children amy considering seen heard takes control uses liz hand strike button controlling device allows star whale break free surprise whale leave fact ship moves faster amy explains doctor saw similarities star whale whale came earth willingly time crisis doctor amy reconcile return tardis amy tell doctor impending wedding interrupted tardis winston_churchill face face continuity noted earth abandoned 29th century solar central plot point classic space experiment liz mentions doctor previous encounters british monarchs including victoria tooth elizabeth seen shakespeare code referenced end time elizabeth_ii silver nemesis liz seen opens confronting 52nd century tent investigated amy shop called shop appears idiot episode continues story arc crack pattern appears end episode starship production executive producer head writer wrote episode introduction amy role doctor companion episode showcases adventure away home world time space climax episode doctor decides best thing kill star whale possible amy comes alternative solution humane designed stand doctor memory failure huge scale reinforced doctor need companion showed important amy beast second production block series read episode took place august scenes set liz buckingham palace filmed country park port night shoot september interior palace room tower london climax takes place filmed industrial streets starship filmed disused factory art department designing accordance specific description script wonder set amy actions street time set whale tongue challenging art department actors guidance stunt smith required slide short slide dropping feet stated bizarre moment filming opening scene doctor holds amy ankle suspended space hoisted wires tardis prop wind machine created effects space played liz government head respectively experience doctor related roles previously portrayed companion alternate ninth doctor known doctor online flash animated serial scream later voiced king big finish audio play book broadcast reception beast broadcast united_kingdom bbc april unofficial overnight viewing figures stated million viewers watched bbc additional watching bbc meant watched day time shifted figures added viewing figures bbc million ratings rose making final consolidated figures episode million fifth watched programme bbc week ending april 11th week channels episode received appreciation index considered excellent beast released region dvd blu ray episodes eleventh hour victory special features june released complete series dvd november critical reception episode received positive mixed reviews television critics writing times awarded episode stars praising doctor acting concept episode worried interested time lord rest fans referring scene doctor dismisses death people bad day metro praised developing relationship doctor amy guardian noted parallels future modern britain confessed love gave beast stars calling immensely satisfying particularly praised lead performances amy characterisation companion writing dialogue guardian praised story testing characters relationships visit starship better commented anti message lost way praised way doctor portrayed terms instincts contrast tenth doctor rated episode radio_times reviewer said episode moved wave banner reach nearest feel loop directed children adults praised acting smith creation ign mixed opinion episode rating good considered imaginative brilliant ideas shows muster entire season thought episode brought ideas form satisfying conclusion failed effectively insane ideas action large ideas wales pointed characterisation especially liz praised smith chemistry dialogue february cited beast favourite episodes wrote describing bit mess reviews beast reviews
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