good man goes war good man goes war seventh episode sixth series british science fiction television series doctor broadcast bbc june served mid series finale episode written directed episode follows cliffhanger people reveals operating flesh duplicate fact held remote location birth alien time traveller doctor amy husband muster army allies set find amy child girl named episode reveals recurring character river song amy child river identity kept secrecy members cast crew issued correct ending script beginning episode contained different locations challenging production team main setting filmed military base hangar cardiff good man goes war watched million viewers united_kingdom received appreciation index critical reception mixed positive episode nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation short form plot prequel immediately following broadcast people bbc released prequel good man goes war prequel talking monks gives brain contains security protocol monks need tells knows heard rumours area asks child know hear place hear rumours child taken mad know stories doctor things man god help angry synopsis doctor discovered amy wife doctor companion abducted place taken avatar flesh semi create near perfect individuals able change molecular structure suit surroundings needs people amy experiencing events physically present doctor come learn real amy held secret base called demon run collects old time space lay assault base including commander human wife black market trader simon fisher collecting information base location fleet attempts recruit prison cell refuses saying doctor time battle discover identity aboard base madame barber watching amy pregnancy taken child melody prepares human troops fight doctor alongside reside monks literally incapable intimidated human soldier met doctor young girl gamma forests attempts amy giving good luck token cloth melody language gamma forests amy warns bucket doctor fury fights assisted additional forces doctor allies launch surprise attack secure base doctor free amy retake melody madame escape doctor celebrates considering greatest achievement discover scanning melody found child human time lord dna doctor melody likely conceived amy wedding night aboard tardis big bang baby dna influenced time vortex rest doctor allies amy tend daughter ancient wooden baby doctor claims bucket arrived warns group trap late tardis blocked attacked monks killed immediately beheaded bucket fatally wounded battle away base contacts doctor explaining melody weapon war takes delight telling fallen trap doctor joy twice way privilege doctor races hangar warn friends unaware late time appears melody hatch amy flesh duplicate tells baby wake baby flesh liquid leaving amy horrified shock doctor arrives late help wounded allies console amy dies remembering childhood adventure doctor river appears doctor helping tries explain interfered events tells doctor partially fault having brought feared reputation doctor angry demands know river shows doctor doctor recognises river identity goes tardis rescue melody asking river return proper time period amy holding gun demands river explain said doctor river shows amy initially amy believes river referring symbols engraved read humans aid tardis translation system instead river shows bucket cloth prayer leaf melody amy tells river knows daughter river tells people gamma forest word pond water forest river amy prayer leaf writing translated english revealing child river song continuity appear episode intended parallel earth seen rise age steel wears armour roman seen opens big bang fat thin refer doctor sending away planet calling incident took place eleventh hour water forest river phrase river uses explain people translate pond river said doctor wife seventh series opener asylum revealed amy experiences demon run rendered production writing good man goes war seventh episode series episode doctor seven production team realise shooting episode idea stemmed lead writer executive producer wondering doctor typically provoked assemble army monks mentioned time angels added episode script help explain monastic look doctor amy visiting similar troops known appeared time angels flesh stone stated armies future doctor religious origin possibility english word doctor originating doctor notion planned revelation river song long time creating amy chose pond create link intended answer complicated question informed kingston secrets character end previous series allowed tell smith unaware identity character river identity kept secrecy script read read false ending select issued real script episode sees return minor characters previously appeared opens henry curse black spot pilot victory cameos said planned writing cameo reprise role busy filming miracle day unavailable originally episode contained scene previously seen planet waters mars end time cut final episode listed credits creating filming effects good man goes war began shooting mid january sets seen beginning episode challenging production team cardiff dressed look like victorian street brief introduction scene hotel bar cardiff nightclub demon run filmed military base hangar cardiff steam added set spaceship like feel army larger visual effects set chamber amy kept impossible astronaut day moon played twins common practice filming twin rest set twins months old nervous holding felt added acting stated episode showed different amy thought female viewers monks played actors free choreography fighting scene monks pulled created actors shorter ones normally portrayed monks plays commander previously appeared poison sky end time played warrior previously played sisters hungry earth cold blood underwent extensive characters broadcast reception good man goes war broadcast united_kingdom june bbc bbc united_states june overnight figures showed episode watched million viewers rise half million previous week coming sixth place night final consolidated ratings showed episode watched million viewers audience share achieved appreciation index joint highest series time broadcast critical reception good man goes war received mixed positive reviews ign rated episode describing epic mid series finale opened wonderfully pre credits didn let praised spectacle character development felt led certain odd rushed scene forgettable supporting characters little opportunity develop monks particularly imposing sfx gave good man goes war half stars feeling saved sixth series offered satisfying slice fantasy television lots boxes featured daring storytelling bold confident looked fantastic hilarious lines performance star couple critical monks direction battle end independent favourable praising use cliffhanger felt complicated nature episode draws people gets thinking daily_telegraph said episode good lacked significant background motivation villains fuller noted revelation river song amy grown child narrative strand sit series loss brushed soon couple episodes praise performance smith doctor commenting weeks seen doctor welcome generally vein kept right moments alien lack comfort human emotions comic effect true discovering truth river guardian favourable stating producers promised cliffhanger left summer long favourite dropped ball plenty love mid season finale pick hour drama place episode fast paced little explained feel emotional connection anglican marines unlike fuller martin favourable smith doctor stating non event battle means doctor gets dark hearing smith predecessor got weeks martin praise final reveal episode stating hidden plain view beginning soon revealed amy called baby melody unable connection suitably surprised martin later rated second worst episode series finale included list episode nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation short form lost episode doctor wife new characters introduced episode 19th century named madame assistant proven popular fans numerous forums sfx calling bbc commission spin series stated interview time work spin open possibility characters returning revived recurring seventh series
A Good Man Goes to War