History Recap / DoctorWhoS32E5TheRebelFlesh

* GenreSavvy: Rory. "I am telling you, when something runs towards you it is never for a nice reason!"

* BodyHorror: Jennifer's ganger [[spoiler:grotesquely stretches its head and limbs when it first attacks Rory]].

* BodyHorror: Jennifer's ganger [[spoiler:turns itself into a monstrous, bony, four legged ''thing'' with sharp teeth]].

%%* BodyHorror

%%* HollywoodAcid

* NeverSayDie: Gangers, being considered implements, are not killed but "decommissioned". [[JustifiedTrope Justified, ish]] in that the originals don't consider them alive to begin with. They like driving a fork lift; you can't "kill" a fork lift now can you?

* FantasticRacism: Humans think of Gangers as "monsters" and "mistakes". It doesn't take long for the Gangers to hink of Humans as cruel and oppresive.

* InsistentTerminology: Cleaves objects to the statement that the Flesh can "grow". All they can do is "divine their cells".

A solar tsunami sends the TARDIS hurtling towards a 22nd Century factory on Earth, where human Doppelgängers ("Gangers") are used to mine dangerous acid. They use [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem the white clone goo]] to create avatars, which can safely mine while the actual people are controlling them with their thoughts.

The second wave of the solar tsunami, however, causes the Gangers to separate from the people they're being controlled by. The clones are now separate, independent people, retaining all of their original memories and horrified by the fact that they're not "real". They can remember every second of their "original's" life and feel every emotion they've ever experienced. The white Flesh rebels against the change, and causes their faces to distort.

* CloningBlues: While creating the Gangers isn't quite cloning science-wise, this trope is otherwise in full effect.

** The trailer indicates the Gangers may be the same as, or similar to, the state [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E1NewEarth Lady Cassandra was in]]. They also seem to be "forced-growth clones" like Chip. The Doctor seems somewhat familiar with the flesh used to create them, suggesting it is in a "primitive state".

* FantasticRacism: Against the Gangers.

%%* GlamourFailure

* InsistentTerminology: Cleaves objects to the statement that the Flesh can "grow".

* LightningCanDoAnything: Although causing a power surge is hardly the silliest thing it's ever accomplished in fiction.

* NeverSayDie: Gangers, being considered implements, are not killed but "decommissioned". [[JustifiedTrope Justified, ish]] in that the originals don't consider them alive to begin with.

* NightmareFace: An incomplete Ganger.
* NoodleImplements: The Doctor somehow uses a snow-globe to track the progress of the solar storm.

* NoOSHACompliance: Partially {{justified|Trope}} in that military facilities and their contractors are usually exempt from many environmental laws. Not to mention that using the Gangers ''is'' a safety procedure. They are considered mere tools by the humans, so if one is destroyed it's no different to them from a pair of rubber gloves getting damaged.
* OopNorth: The monastery seems to be on an island off the Yorkshire coast.

* RemoteBody: What the Gangers are ''supposed'' to be. Until they wake up.
* RubberMan: The Gangers.

%% * TomatoInTheMirror

* WhatTheHellHero: Despite the Doctor starting a peaceful dialogue between the humans and gangers, human Cleaves kills Ganger Buzzer, starting a war between the two factions.

* BioPunk

* BodyHorror

* CallBack:

** A possible example-to-be for the next episode: Dicken's sneezing may be being set up as a means to differentiate him from his Ganger.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Why does the Doctor tell Amy to breathe? She's [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar in labour.]]

* GlamourFailure
* HollywoodAcid

* SchizoTech

* ShapeshiftingSquick

* TomatoInTheMirror

({{Beat}}) \\

...[[NoodleIncident I never thought I'd have to say that again.]]"''

[[NoodleIncident I never thought I'd have to say that again.]]"''

[[NoodleIncident I never thought I'd have to say that again.]]"''

-> ''"I've to get to that cockerel before all hell breaks loose! ({{Beat}}) [[NoodleIncident I never thought I'd have to say that again.]]"''

-> ''"I've to get to that cockerel before all hell breaks loose! {{Beat}} [[NoodleIncident I never thought I'd have to say that again.]]"''

-> ''"I've to get to that cockerel before all hell breaks loose! {{Beat}} [[NoodleIncident I never thought I'd have to say that again.]]"

-> ''"I've to get to that cockerel before all hell breaks loose! ''{{Beat}}'' [[NoodleIncident I never thought I'd have to say that again.]]"

'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''

** Once again, [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E8TheImpossiblePlanet}} The Doctor is dealing with a slave race]] [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E3PlanetOfTheOod}} rebelling against their human masters.]]
** Rory mentions to Jennifer that the Doctor's number one rule is [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E4TheGirlInTheFireplace}} "Don't wander off".]]

-> Written by Matthew Graham

A solar tsunami sends the TARDIS hurtling towards a 22nd Century factory on Earth, where human Doppelgängers ("Gangers") are used to mine dangerous acid. They use [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E4TheSontaranStratagem the white clone goo]] to create avatars, which can safely mine while the actual people are controlling them with their thoughts.

!!Tropes

* ActorAllusion: The Doctor and Cleaves have [[PartyAnimals shared the screen before]].
** The Doctor's Ganger asks to be called [[Creator/MattSmith Smith]].
** Doubles as a CallBack. The Doctor just loves going by the name John Smith.

* [[ArcWords Arc Person]]: Eye-Patch lady is seen again.

* CallBack: [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E4TheGirlInTheFireplace}} "The Doctor's always saying]] [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E9TheEmptyChild}} don't wander off."]]
* CaptainObvious: The Doctor determines that "something corrosive" is flowing through the pipe marked "DANGER: CORROSIVE."
** And again after the storm causes leaks. To be fair, he ''did'' just almost get a face-full of HollywoodAcid.
--->'''Doctor:''' It is ''too'' dangerous in here with acid leaks!

* ChekhovsGun: A possible example-to-be for the next episode: Dicken's sneezing may be being set up as a means to differentiate him from his Ganger.
** The Ganger Doctor still wearing the right shoes after the Original stepped into the acid and had to replace them might turn into one, as well. Remember - The Flesh mimics the clothing worn by the original the instant it is scanned, and the Doctor walked out into the acid after that.
*** Comes up as a plot point for the next episode as the shoes are used to tell the two Doctors apart.

* ContinuityNod: The trailer indicates the Gangers may be the same as, or similar to, the state [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E1NewEarth Lady Cassandra was in]]. They also seem to be "forced-growth clones" like Chip. The Doctor seems somewhat familiar with the flesh used to create them, suggesting it is in a "primitive state".
** As in [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E4TheSontaranStratagem "The Sontaran Stratagem"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E5ThePoisonSky "The Poison Sky,"]] the Doctor encounters a large tank made to clone someone, and the clone has all the memories of the original person.
** There's also considerable resemblance [[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E1SpearheadFromSpace to]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E1Rose the]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens Autons]], which is clearly the cause of Rory's extreme sympathy to the Gangers, and their identity crisis.
** Once again, the Doctor is seen [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E7TheIdiotsLantern}} climbing a large tower]] [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks}} and subsequently]] [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS31E6TheVampiresOfVenice}} getting electrified]]. [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS18E7Logopolis}} He also falls off said tower.]]
** The Doctor has encountered [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS8E3TheClawsOfAxos}} programmable matter]] which can duplicate living beings before.
** [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS31E08TheHungryEarth}} The Doctor attempts to negotiate peace between humans and another race,]] [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS31E09ColdBlood}} but a human kills one of the other side, sparking a war instead.]]

* CreatorThumbprint: [[Series/LifeOnMars2006 Matthew]] [[AshesToAshes Graham]] likes the image of a weathervane foreshadowing something important, characters playing darts, using 70s music in his shows, and casting Marshall Lancaster as a bumbling type of character.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During the scene where the humans meet up with their Gangers, behind the Doctor you can see Rory react strongly to Jennifer squeezing his hand too tight.

* GenreThrowback: Basically, Matthew Graham set out to write a Second Doctor story: small cast, minimum amount of effects (mostly practical and make-up) and a very dark, tense tone.
** Among the Second Doctor tropes on display: A near-future setting, an isolated base in a remote location, an external threat and the possibility of internal treachery, lots of corridors, a trigger-happy paranoid base commander, and a junior member of staff with PhotographicMemory who gets compared favourably to a computer.

* IronicEcho: "Trust me, I'm the Doctor."

-->'''Doctor:''' It's interesting you refer to [the Gangers] as "it", but you call a glorified cattle prod a "she".

* NeverSayDie: Gangers, being considered implements, are not killed but "decommissioned." [[JustifiedTrope Justified, ish]] in that the originals don't consider them alive to begin with.

* NoodleIncident:
--> '''Doctor''': I have to get to that cockerel before all hell breaks loose. I never thought I'd get to say that again!
* NoOSHACompliance: Partially [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that military facilities and their contractors are usually exempt from many environmental laws.
** Not to mention that using the Gangers ''is'' a safety procedure. They are considered mere tools by the humans, so if one is destroyed it's no different to them from a pair of rubber gloves getting damaged.

* ARareSentence
-->'''The Doctor''': I have to get to that cockerel before all hell breaks loose!
** He does then add, "I never thought I'd get to say that [[NoodleIncident again]]."

* ShoutOut

** To ''Film/TheThing1982'': The flesh can mimic anyone or anything, and can stretch body parts.
*** Buzzer even refers to a ganger as "you thing".

** To ''FullMetalJacket'': One of the workers calls Jennifer "Twinkletoes" for making a mistake.
** To ''InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'' (1956): the early shots of Ganger!Jennifer slowly taking on definition are rather...familiar. There's also the general idea of exact duplicates killing and replacing their originals.
** The Gangers' [[Literature/HarryPotter Voldemort-esque]] appearance seems to be lampshaded when Ganger!Jenny says she'll take care of 'the spare one'.

* TitleDrop: For next episode: Both the Doctor and Rory refer to the Gangers as [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS32E6TheAlmostPeople}} "almost people"]].

** "We're not talking about an accident that needs to be mopped up. We're talking about sacred life. Is everyone clear on that? Everyone clear? Good."
* [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell Minor Character?]]: Despite the Doctor starting a peaceful dialogue between the humans and gangers, human Cleaves kills Ganger Buzzer, starting a war between the two factions.

** The Doctor's Ganger asks to be called [[MattSmith Smith]].

* ActingForTwo: Most of the characters in this episode have a corresponding Ganger, and share scenes with them. [[spoiler:Including the Doctor]].

* CeilingCling: [[spoiler: Ganger!Jennifer pulls one off when stalking Human!Jennifer.]]

** [[spoiler: The [[FanNickname Doctorgänger]]]] still wearing the right shoes after the Original stepped into the acid and had to replace them might turn into one, as well. [[spoiler: Remember - The Flesh mimics the clothing worn by the original the instant it is scanned, and the Doctor walked out into the acid after that.]]
*** [[spoiler: Comes up as a plot point for the next episode as the shoes are used to tell the two doctors apart.]]

** [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS31E08TheHungryEarth}} The Doctor attempts to negotiate peace between humans and another race,]] [[spoiler:[[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS31E09ColdBlood}} but a human kills one of the other side, sparking a war instead.]]]]

* CreatorThumbprint: [[Series/LifeOnMars2006 Matthew]] [[AshesToAshes Graham]] likes the image of a weathervane foreshadowing something important, characters playing darts, using 70's music in his shows, and casting Marshall Lancaster as a bumbling type of character.
* FanNickname: [[spoiler: The fandom seems to have dubbed him "The Doctorganger."]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Why does the Doctor tell Amy to breathe? [[spoiler: She's [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar in labour.]]]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/LifeOnMars2006 Chris]] [[AshesToAshes Skelton]] survived the 70's and 80's and is now in the 22nd century.
** Avid MattSmith fans might recognise Cleaves as Matt's character's boss in ''PartyAnimals''.

* IronicEcho: [[spoiler:"Trust me, I'm the Doctor."]]

* LetsGetDangerous: Usually timid Rory pounces on Cleaves [[spoiler: when she kills Ganger!Buzzer]].

** FridgeBrilliance: Well, he did say [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS31E06TheVampiresOfVenice}} he owed Casanova a chicken...]]

** Were there any islands to be found there, at least.
*** There are islands off the coast a bit further north, though. Holy Island (Lindisfarne) even has a monastery on it.

** To ''InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'' (1956): the early shots of Ganger!Jennifer slowly taking on definition are rather...familiar. There's also the general idea of [[spoiler:exact duplicates killing and replacing their originals.]]
** The Gangers' [[Literature/HarryPotter Voldemort-esque]] appearance seems to be lampshaded when [[spoiler: Ganger!Jenny says she'll take care of 'the spare one'.]]

* TroubledProduction: In an episode of ''Confidential'', the cast described the filming as "cursed" due to the extreme cold, a broken heater, and an injured director.

* [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell Minor Character?]]: [[spoiler: Despite the Doctor starting a peaceful dialogue between the humans and gangers, Human!Cleaves kills Ganger!Buzzer, starting a war between the two factions.]]
* XMeetsY: The producers described this episode as "''Film/{{Avatar}}'' meets ''Film/TheThing1982''."

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The Doctor's Northern accent, possibly a minor TakeThat to his Ninth incarnation.
** It's revealed that in between adventures, Amy and Rory play darts while the Doctor listens to {{Music/Muse}}.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: One of the Gangers tells his Original about the birth of... his? their? son which convinces the originals that the Gangers are more human than they thought. [[spoiler: Until Human!Cleaves messes everything up.]]
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The workers listen to "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_AtGUyu64s You Don't Have to Say You Love Me]]" by Dusty Springfield, which clues the Doctor into the fact they are not in mediaeval times, and later on lets the characters know the Gangers are more human than initially thought.

* {{Narm}}: Ganger!Cleaves reaction to finding out she's one of the Gangers is to say "We...are LIVING!" in a Narmy way and run off. [[InUniverse The way everyone else reacts looks like they thought of it that way too.]]

* ParanoiaFuel: So how are you going to tell the original and the copy apart? Well, you can't, unless the Ganger is incomplete and has that smooth, transparent face. Just hope you won't be seeing it in the mirror.

* GenreSavvy: Rory. "I am telling you, when something runs toward you it is never for a nice reason!"

* LetsGetDangerous: Usually timid Rory pounces on Cleaves [[spoiler: when she kills Ganger!Buzzer]]

* NiceGuy: Rory is seen this way by the Jennifer-Ganger, who says he has "kind eyes."

** Not to mention, using the Gangers ''is'' a safety procedure. They are considered mere tools by the humans, so if one is destroyed it's no different to them from a pair of rubber gloves getting damaged.

A solar tsunami sends the TARDIS hurtling towards a futuristic factory on Earth, where human Doppelgängers ("Gangers") are used to mine dangerous acid. They use [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E4TheSontaranStratagem the white clone goo]] to create avatars, which can safely mine while the actual people are controlling them with their thoughts.

The solar tsunami, however, causes the Gangers to separate from the people they're being controlled by. The clones are now separate, independent people, retaining all of their original memories and horrified by the fact that they're not "real". They can remember every second of their "original's" life and feel every emotion they've ever experienced. The white Flesh rebels against the change, and causes their faces to distort.

-> Written by MatthewGraham

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: For an older woman, Cleaves is quite fetching. Oh, that little smirk.