The Situation ( The Lie of the Land ) is the eighth episode of the tenth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . The series premiered on June 3, 2017 on the BBC One channel [1] .
| 272 - "Position" English The lie of the land | |
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| Doctors Who Series | |
 Doctor seeks help from Missy | |
| Actors | |
Doctor
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Satellites
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Other
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| Production | |
| Screenwriter | Toby Whithhouse |
| Producer | Wayne Yip |
| Producer | Nikki Wilson |
| Executive producer (s) | Stephen Moffat Brian Minchin |
| Season | Season 10 |
| Duration | 45 minutes |
| Date of issue | June 3, 2017 |
| Chronology | |
| ← Previous Series | Next episode → |
| " Pyramid at the end of the world " | " Empress of Mars " |
| IMDb ID 6333372 | |
Content
Synopsis
The world is engulfed in mass delusion, and only Bill Potts sees the truth. When even the Doctor fights on the wrong side, Bill will have to convince the lord of the time that humanity is in mortal danger. And if you fail to do this, she just has to kill her best friend [2] .
Story
Control over the Earth is captured by the Monks. Now it seems to everyone that they have helped the development of mankind for millions of years. However, Bill and few others know the truth: Monks appeared on the planet only six months ago. Those who hold this version are imprisoned on charges of a “crime of memory." The doctor promotes the views of the Monks in television broadcasts.
Bill tries not to forget what really happened, and this is helped by imaginary conversations with her long-dead mother, whose appearance she presents from the photographs that the Doctor gave her. Nardol, who is also aware of what is happening, discovers Bill's whereabouts, and together they manage to find a prison ship where, according to information, the Doctors are held captive. At the meeting, the time lord informs his companion that he voluntarily works for the Monks, believing that humanity is doomed without their instructions. Realizing the hopelessness of the situation, Bill shoots the Doctor with a pistol, which is why he begins to regenerate, but soon stops the process. The doctor and Nardol, along with the crew of the ship, played a show to make sure that Bill did not fall under the influence of the Monks and was not sent to expose them.
After that, the Doctor decides to turn to Missy for help, and together with Bill they go to their university, where the Repository is located. Missy, who has met Monks in the past, confirms that the aliens are in control by transmitting a signal containing a false story through the numerous statues they built around the planet. The signal is activated by means of a psychic connection established with the person who initially gave his “consent”. At one time, Missy managed to defeat the Monks, killing such a person. It is understood that Bill must perish, because it was she who agreed to the invasion.
The doctor believes that there is another way, and together with Bill, Nardol and his associates, they decide to penetrate the Monks' pyramid in London so that he can crack the signal broadcast with his mind, thereby destroying the psychic connection. In the central room of the building, the Doctor finds the Monk who controls the broadcast process and attempts to connect his mind with him, but he manages to defeat the time lord. Then Bill, despite the protests of the Doctor, decides to sacrifice himself and form a connection between his mind and the Monk. The signal transmitted by the alien replaces the images of mother Bill, as they are a powerful and expensive memory for the girl’s mind. Humanity comes to itself from the deception of the Monks and rebels against the conquerors. Doctor, Bill, and Nardol watch as aliens leave Earth. After this, Doctor and Bill find out that most people do not remember the Monks. At the visit of the Doctor to the Vault, Missy expresses remorse about those whom she killed.
Link to other series
The introductory installation of Monks helping humanity throughout its history includes excerpts from episodes such as Don't Blink , Silver Nightmare and Inside Far Away . Later in the episode, a video was shown from Pilot , as well as several shots from other episodes of the tenth season [3] .
Bill watches one of the Doctor’s broadcasts in the Magpie Electricals store, which was first presented in the episode “ The Idiot 's Lantern ” and has since appeared in various episodes of the revived series [4] [5] .
External links
Missy plays small passages from Gnosienna No. 1 by Eric Satie and Scott Joplin 's The Entertainer [6] on the piano.
Filming
Along with the episode Empress of Mars , the series entered the sixth film block. The script was read on January 11, 2017. Filming took place from January 16 to February 22, 2017 [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Doran, Sarah. Doctor Who series 10 FINALLY has a confirmed air date . Radio Times (January 30, 2017). Date of treatment January 31, 2017. Archived January 31, 2017.
- ↑ Doctor Who: The Lie of the Land . BBC Media Center. Date of treatment May 18, 2017. Archived May 18, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 The Lie of the Land: The Fact File . The official website of the series. Date of treatment June 5, 2017. Archived on June 5, 2017.
- ↑ Dillon-Trenchard, Pete. Doctor Who: The Lie Of The Land geeky spots and Easter eggs . Den of Geek (June 3, 2017). Date of treatment June 5, 2017. Archived June 3, 2017.
- ↑ Fullerton, Huw. Did you spot a recurring Doctor Who Easter egg in The Lie of the Land? . Radio Times (June 3, 2017). Date of treatment June 5, 2017. Archived on June 5, 2017.
- ↑ Jones, Paul. What tune was Missy playing on the piano in this week's Doctor Who? . Radio Times (June 3, 2017). Date of treatment June 5, 2017. Archived on June 5, 2017.
Links
- "Position" (Eng.) On the official website of "Doctor Who"
- The Situation on the Tardis Data Core, an external wiki site
- “Position” (in English) on the resource “ Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) ”
- Position on the Internet Movie Database
- Scenario “Positions” on the BBC website