vincent doctor vincent doctor tenth episode fifth series british science fiction television series doctor broadcast bbc june written directed featured uncredited guest appearance actor intrigued ominous figure paintings alien time traveller doctor companion time meet discover plagued invisible monster known doctor amy work defeat attempt realise legacy bringing future ultimately realise time rewritten doctor reach curtis inspired fact knew famous idea episode centred left script open criticism crew revisions result curtis wanted portray cruel writing jokes madness episode filmed croatia sets modelled paintings episode watched million viewers bbc bbc reception episode varied ranging positive mixed negative emotion episode debated reviewers agreed threatening monster performance immensely praised plot synopsis doctor taken amy paris admire work post painter doctor discovers seemingly alien figure window painting decides travel time speak vincent painted painting find vincent cafe lonely man bad reputation vincent opens notices amy sensing loss aware outside cafe young girl murdered trio happened locals blame vincent insanity killing doctor amy talk vincent letting stay night return home evening vincent confesses works little value believes universe filled wonders paint hear colours amy goes outside attacked beast vincent able sketches doctor identifies knowing beast appear vincent nearby church evening doctor amy plan join morning vincent distraught told doctor amy won staying long vincent bedroom saying leaves end doctor amy set capture beast vincent soon joins eager help amy soldier vincent begins creating painting church soon spots beast inside doctor demands amy stay enters church vincent agree help doctor vincent able save doctor amy describing beast actions hide doctor soon realises vincent description beast blind likely reason abandoned earth beast vincent tries artist doctor attempts dying creature vincent pain creature dies return outside church vincent describes night sky day doctor amy prepare leave vincent asks amy return marry leave doctor doctor offers doctor amy vincent tardis present exhibit vincent stunned display emotionally overwhelmed art curator black greatest painter greatest men lived return emotionally changed vincent past final doctor amy return present amy confident hundreds new paintings vincent waiting crushed learn vincent committed suicide weeks adventure age doctor explains life mixture bad good brief encounter vincent couldn bad added good life evidence vincent displayed works face longer appears church bears inscription amy continuity images second doctors displayed doctor mirror device tardis episode presents trips doctor compensation amy fiancé death previous episode amy remember consumed crack universe erased time able sense amy sadness death doctor later accidentally addresses amy vincent amy respectively production writing writer previously executive producer doctor spoof curse fatal death comedy special written comic relief current runner based experience asked curtis write episode doctor curtis enjoyed historical episodes felt comfortable writing idea story centred long particularly interested fact van knew famous inspirational story curtis interested depression price paid wanted convey doctor rewrite time demons reach enthusiastic story idea curtis asked later said honest executive producer director script told curtis needed start quicker meeting doctor vincent dull needed cute like curtis films noted doctor talk curtis written recommended curtis watch episodes efficient way talked curtis enjoyed experience commenting fun work boundaries seeing read performed leads curtis changes commented easy write delightful modern relaxed curtis original title episode eyes darkness said vetoed curtis wanted write doctor thought kids like writing vincent doctor curtis prints paintings house board index cards outlining plot children helped come ideas commented story different style approach character driven subject knew lot read page biography research normally working projects took seriously wanted cruel refused write jokes ears famously cut incorporate humour naturally wanted try things funny casting filming curtis stated casting actor play carefully wanted feel audience like seen acting lots parts orange wig ultimately cast curtis called wonderful actor look like smith got know hoped evident chemistry episode appears uncredited expert rumoured considered role ninth doctor revived campbell stated fortunate role believed people paid attention audience needed pay attention character said facts important later story scenes set filmed location croatia production block vampires venice sees depicting 16th century venice filming took place november doubled interior sets intended reference paintings bedroom set café doctor amy meet modelled painting night proved challenging art department extensively looked suitable building croatia use found wanted redesign look like painting involved putting changing windows adding platform tables chairs song played ending scene chances british rock band athlete broadcast reception vincent doctor broadcast united_kingdom bbc bbc june initial overnight ratings showed episode watched million second rated day bbc final consolidated ratings rose million bbc bbc second watched programme bbc highest bbc given appreciation index considered excellent original broadcast viewers offered affected issues raised programme vincent doctor released region dvd blu ray september opens big bang released complete fifth series november critical reception broadcast vincent doctor received critical acclaim sfx magazine gave episode stars calling genuinely magical episode high atmosphere charm writing den geek took positive stance episode describing life doctor fan elements plot likewise wrote positively ending ultimately finding episode utterly useless absolutely art metro surprised impressive imagining world praising curtis humour episode praised performance feeling regard depression producers pulled odds guardian praised exceptionally good thrilling funny educational noting historical good jokes wrote hardly original tale tear pretty think placing popular time travel context feeling gently life feel good new mainstream press independent praised episode ingenious decidedly poignant felt aspects plot wider implications addressed episode remained death guardian liked episode considering curtis dialogue witty clever despite feeling moral sentiments expressed episode described emotion episode eventually got gave episode explaining didn work suffered problems ign mixed giving rating positive episode finally gave dimensional amy pond thought usually excellent smith didn work thought nice idea metaphor threatening labelled emotional ending self guardian film blog considered vincent doctor clever funny wildly surreal episode praised sic curtis dialogue emotional ending sort away paper regular doctor blog critical writing main problem doesn feel like doctor story worked better middle section monster stripped criticised script weapons grade throwing possibilities weren followed monster posing threat praise great performance episode treatment depression concluding like enjoyed episode despite negative reviews came telegraph criticised bland episode set decent premise completely failed run compared series episode shakespeare code centred round historical artist wrote lacked episode narrative drive plot hole ability creature pointless monsters appear series long history criticised smith doctor wrote committing suicide despite trip praise doctor good things bad things criticised speech guardian grateful curtis avoided turning doctor hugh grant character concluding little right crushing disappointment result awards nominations vincent doctor nominated award outstanding dramatic presentation awards hugo award best dramatic presentation short form lost film inception hugo series finale opens big bang canada awards nominated alongside smith curtis best script came sixth votes curtis came second losing inception percent vote reviews vincent doctor reviews
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