History Recap / DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit

* AmbiguousSituation: The Beast claims it's been around since "before time" and is the inspiration for every iteration and interpretation of the Devil himself. The Doctor is skeptical, and its claims remain unanswered. Similarly, the Doctor claims its ability to know its victims' darkest secrets is little more than ColdReading. That said, the Beast is ''scarily'' accurate about the survivors' secrets, starting by calling the Doctor "the killer of his own kind". Even the Doctor is unnerved by how on-point it is, much less when the Beast questions ''his'' knowledge with an ArmorPiercingQuestion regarding its existence, asking him if that's his religion. There's also the writing from last episode that the TARDIS is unable to translate, further lending credence that the Beast really is as old as it claims.

'''Original air date:''' June 10, 2006

'''Production code:''' 2.9

Written by Matt Jones.

* AmbiguousSituation: The Beast claims it's been around since "before time" and is the inspiration for every iteration and interpretation of the Devil himself. The Doctor is skeptical, and its claims remain unanswered. Similarly, the Doctor claims its ability to know its victims' darkest secrets is little more than ColdReading. That said, the Beast is ''scarily'' accurate about the survivors' secrets, starting by calling the Doctor "the killer of his own kind". Even the Doctor is unnerved by how on-point it is, much less when the Beast questions ''his'' knowledge with an ArmorPiercingQuestion regarding its existence, asking him if that's his religion.

* AncientAstronauts: {{Lampshaded}}; the Beast claims to be an AncientAstronauts version of the Devil, but the Doctor is highly skeptical, pointing out all the various examples of the trope in different cultures on different planets. Creator/RussellTDavies describes this episode as a "sequel" to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E5TheDaemons "The Dæmons"]]. It's also left ambiguous as to whether the Beast actually ''is'' the Devil (as in, the real deal) or is a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who has just served as the inspiration for that mythological archetype throughout the ages and galaxies, to the extent that those would be different things.

** The Doctor mentions the inhabitants of Dæmos, attributed in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E5TheDaemons The Dæmons]]" as the source of demonic imagery in human mythology, among the races who share similar Satan-like characters in their mythologies.

* OutsideContexntProblem: Implied. The Beast claims to not only be the source of every interpretation of SatanicArchetype in the universe, but even ''predates the universe's conception''. The Doctor refutes this and states no life could have existed back then. The Beast counters him with [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "Is that your religion?"]], which unsettles the Doctor immensely. Assuming the Beast is telling the truth, the Doctor is dealing with one of the very rare beings that exists outside the scope of his knowledge, if not the Time Lord's.

* OutsideContexntProblem: Implied. The Beast claims to not only be the source of every interpretation of SatanicArchetype in the universe, but even ''predates the universe's conception''. The Doctor refutes this and states no life could have existed back then. The Beast counters him with [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "Is that your religion?"]], which unsettles the Doctor immensely. Assuming the Beast is telling the truth, the Doctor is dealing with a creature unlike anything he's dealt with before.

* ArmourPiercingQuestion[=/=][[ArmorPiercingResponse Armour-Piercing Response]]: When the Doctor refuses to believe the Beast's claims to being older than the universe.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Well, as mundane as a colossal, lava-skinned, horned alien demon ''can'' be - but it is never made clear whether or not the Beast is the literal Devil or ''merely'' a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien that was responsbile for all the stories of the Devil throughout mythology. Even the Doctor, usually quick to dismiss any superstitions, never quite settles on a definitive answer.

* EmptyShell: The Beast's body is empty of intelligence. However, there's probably still a connection, as when Toby makes his escape, the Beast's body begins laughing maniacally, particularly when the Doctor realises that he can't stop the Beast escaping without putting Rose at risk.

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** During the rocket's escape, some of the alarm sounds include the door opening and closing sounds from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', continuing the trend from the last episode.

[[caption-width-right:350:Satan's gonna scare the [[{{Pun}} hell]] outta you./note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Satan's gonna scare the [[{{Pun}} hell]] outta you.[[note]]Or alternatively: [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Super]][[Series/DoctorWho Who]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E5TheDaemons the later years]].[[/note]]]]

The ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor other]]'' one with '''SATAN HIMSELF'''. The Doctor also falls into a pit.

* AncientAstronauts: {{Lampshaded}}; the Beast claims to be an AncientAstronauts version of the Devil, but the Doctor is highly skeptical, pointing out all the various examples of the trope in different cultures on different planets. Creator/RussellTDavies describes this episode as a "sequel" to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E5TheDaemons "The Dæmons"]]. It's also left ambiguous as to whether the Beast actually ''is'' the Devil (as in, the real deal) or is a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who has just served as the inspiration for that mythological archetype throughout the ages and galaxies.

** The Beast claims to be the root of every Satan figure in every religion that has one.