History Recap / DoctorWhoS33E2DinosaursOnASpaceship

-->'''The Doctor:''' See them shine? See how valuable they are? And they're all yours. Enjoy your bounty.

As the HolyShitQuotient shoots through the roof, the Doctor, Rory and Brian are teleported to the engine room. Which turns out to be a beach. With more dinosaurs! They get captured by two pedantic robots ([[Creator/DavidMitchell Mitchell]] and Webb!) and taken back inside, where Amy has discovered that the ship is an ancient Silurian ark. At its core is a smaller ship, containing a bounty hunter called Solomon who had the entire Silurian population ThrownOutTheAirlock when he arrived. He plans to sell the dinosaurs to the highest bidder. However, he can't pilot the ship, and it's about to crash into Earth. Despite the Doctor's protests, the Indian Space Agency starts firing its missiles. Solomon, who has forced the Doctor to heal his wounds, claims Nefertiti as his newest prized "object" and plans to add her to his collection of wares. She pointedly disagrees. In the middle of all that, the gang manages to tame a triceratops, Nefi and John get their flirt on (to Amy's exasperation), and the Doctor [[HoYay kisses a very confused Rory]] out of sheer joy at all the DINOSAURS! ON A SPACESHIP!

* IdiotBall: Averted. The missles can't be disabled remotely and this is TruthInTelevision. Except for test launches, military missiles have no way to remotely disable or destroy them in-flight.

* KarmicDeath: Solomon really, ''REALLY'' deserved being blown up in that ship by missles. This whole affair was his fault to begin with.

* StayInTheKitchen: Riddell is initially not happy with Nefertiti not being submissive to him, at one point threatening to spank her for being rude to him (her response is along the lines of "I'd love to see you try"). Amy lampshades this at one point by suggesting he needs a lesson on "gender politics". By the end of the episode, he seems to have begun to respect Nefertiti's strong will, [[spoiler:at least enough to take her with him back to hunting big game in his own time.]]

Written by Chris Chibnall.

The one with more [[RememberTheNewGuy new characters as the plot demands]] and Brian Williams's [[InnocentInnuendo balls.]]

It's been nearly a year since Amy and Rory last saw the Doctor, so they're just a bit miffed when he suddenly materialises his TARDIS around them, drags them onto a spaceship the size of Canada in 2367 AD together with companions-of-the-week Queen Nefertiti and [[GreatWhiteHunter John Riddell]], explains that the Indian Space Agency is going to shoot missiles at the thing soon because it's headed for Earth, and then immediately gets the whole gang attacked by dinosaurs. They're especially upset because Rory's dad, Brian, was accidentally dragged along.

-->'''Riddell:''' This is a two-man job . . . what're ''you'' doing?\\

* BigDamnKiss: In a lovely mirror of [[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie that infamous first ever kiss with a companion]], the Doctor [[HoYay kisses Rory]] out of sheer joy. (Rory makes a "yuck" face.) Which was later revealed to be Creator/MattSmith kissing Creator/ArthurDarvill out of sheer joy . . . [[ThrowItIn entirely unscripted]].

-->'''Rory:''' You know what? I think it ''is'' the fitting . . .

'''Robot:''' Oh, I’m so scared! Actually I might be. A little bit of oil just came out.

* ContrivedCoincidence: The Silurian ark controls only respond to two pilots who are genetically linked. How lucky that Rory's dad got dragged along on this adventure.[[note]]Well, the TARDIS ''is'' sapient and has admitted to only taking the Doctor where he ''needs'' to go . . . maybe she arranged for it?[[/note]]

** Rory brought a medkit with him, and his dad brought a ''trowel''. Bear in mind, they had these items on them when the Doctor turned up . . . so they have them on them at all times. Just in case.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Silurians have ''no'' qualms with killing humans, as seen before. But selling dinosaurs, which is something they evidently refused to do, got them killed; seems they're not entirely evil as the "destructive impact forecast for our planet" is implied to be the meteor . . . or, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E6Earthshock a Cyberman spaceship with Adric in it!]]

'''The Doctor:''' . . . I'm sorry?

* ILied: Rory uses it when treating his dad's wound, assuring him the painkiller injection won't hurt. It's a repeat of River's line from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E4TheTimeOfAngels "The Time of Angels"]].

* LastSecondWordSwap: A possible example is referenced as Rory tries to explain the Doctor and the TARDIS to his father. He starts with "You know when Amy and I first got married and we went . . . travelling?". Brian answers, "To Thailand?" It is quite likely that during the original conversation Rory was about to say "We went travelling through time," only to substitute "Thailand" at the last moment.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Solomon shares his name with an important character from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution of the Daleks"]], except ''that'' guy was an ally of the Doctor.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: The Doctor uses Solomon's ship as a decoy to divert missiles away from the Ark . . . with Solomon still aboard.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Doctor intentionally mixes things up and recruits a whole "gang" for this mission. The result? The Last of the Time Lords, an Egyptian Queen, a big game hunter from the early 1900s, the Girl Who Waited, the Last Centurion . . . and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the Last Centurion's very confused dad]].

* WesternZodiac: The Doctor mentions to Solomon that he is a Sagittarius in the middle of their conversation to explain how observant he is, but it is likely light sarcasm (and possibly a MythologyGag. Sagittarius is loosely defined as November 22 to December 21; ''Doctor Who'' premièred, and the Doctor was therefore "born", on November 23, 1963). To add further, the Doctor shows numerous traits that apply to the sign itself. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree "The Power of Three"]] shows his tendency to be bored and impatient, and there is the fact he ''loves'' being on the move. Then again, the ''last'' time he talked about his birth sign, he claimed to be born under "crossed computers", but with the Doctor you can never be too sure.

* ActorAllusion: Solomon is played by Creator/DavidBradley, who would go on to play Creator/WilliamHartnell, aka The First Doctor, in Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Riddell finds the concept of Silurians loading dinosaurs onto a space-ark to be "absolute tommyrot". Even though he's standing in said spaceship and running away from said dinosaurs (apparently, it was the lizard people that sent this one step too far). Nefertiti calls him on this for denying evidence provided by his own eyes.
* TheArk: The Silurians built one for dinosaurs.

The one with Queen Nefertiti.

Amy asks the Doctor if he's trying to wean her and Rory off him, because he keeps taking longer and longer between visits. She's worried that one day he just won't show up at all any more. The Doctor promises that [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming she'll be there till the end of him]]; she banters back [[ForeShadowing he'll be there till the end of her]].

Rory and Brian log into the genetics-based Silurian spaceship controls, Amy and John fight dinosaurs with stun guns and the Doctor and Nefertiti subdue Solomon and decide that he's too much of a monster to live. The Indian missiles are locked onto his ship, which very satisfyingly explodes.

'''Amy:''' [[BadassBoast I'm easily worth two men. You can help if you like]].
** Queen Nefertiti. She executes people that disrespect her and later rescues herself.

* BringMeMyBrownPants: Well, the robots weren't actually ''wearing'' pants, but the principal applies:
-->'''Rory:''' ''(after one robot shoots Brian)'' I will take you apart cog by cog and melt you down when all this is over!\\

'''The Doctor:''' Through the cave. Come on. (''he hears big footsteps'') That suggestion was a work in progress.\\

(''footsteps getting louder'')\\

* DramaticDrop: Rory's father was changing a light bulb before he was suddenly in a spaceship. The light bulb is dropped.

(''Rory {{facepalm}}s'')\\

* KnightOfCerebus: Solomon. The episode starts off extremely comedic, but when he shows, it starts getting much more serious with most scenes with him involve showing off what a {{Jerkass}} he is with his various KickTheDog moments.

-->'''Riddell:''' You clearly need a man of action and excitement. One with a very large ''weapon''. (''cocks his gun'')
* LastSecondWordSwap: A possible example is referenced as Rory tries to explain the Doctor and the TARDIS to his father. He starts with "You know when Amy and I first got married and we went . . . travelling?". Brian answers, "To Thailand?" It is quite likely that during the original conversation Rory was about to say "We went travelling through time," only to substitute the word "Thailand" at the last moment.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The Indian Space Agency launch a volley of missiles at the Silurian ark. They end up hitting Solomon's ship... [[KarmicDeath with Solomon still on it]].

'''The Doctor:''' (''waving his arms'') I DO!
* MoodWhiplash: At first this seems like it is just a goofy corridor crawl. It gets much more serious when Solomon and his killer robots show up.
* NiceHat: Riddell's hat is perfect for a safari hunt. He takes it off to Queen Nefertiti when she says who she is and when Tricey is killed.

* RaptorAttack: A whole pack of them make a run on the Doctor's position. They are fended off by Amy and Riddell carrying stun shot guns.

* SassyBlackWoman: It kind of went the long way around, but Nefertiti counts. She's strong-willed and has a bit of a temper. She stands up to, and threatens to snap the neck of, the slightly chauvinistic Riddell and earns his admiration (he calls her a firecracker). She's a very ''regal'' SassyBlackWoman, but a lot of the characteristics are still there. While the "race" of Nefertiti and Ancient Egyptians is a matter of ''much'' debate, here, at least, she's played by a relatively [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120910003226/tardis/images/9/94/Queen_Nefertiti.jpg light-skinned black actress.]]

* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: The ISA announces they're firing missiles because the ship is coming through the atmosphere. They'll take thirty minutes to reach the ship. The ''atmosphere'' is generally regarded as stopping at the Thermosphere, which is only 600 miles up on a good day. Those missiles must be traveling at under Mach 2 -- which is slower than the ones India has ''today''.

'''The Doctor:''' [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat Too good to resist]].

(''{{beat}}'')\\

->'''Brian''': Sorry, sorry. Are you saying dinosaurs are flying a spaceship? \\
'''Doctor''': Brian, please, that would be ridiculous. They're probably just passengers.

-->'''Riddell:''' This is a two-man job... what're ''you'' doing?\\

* BigDamnKiss: In a lovely mirror of [[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie that infamous first ever kiss with a companion]], the Doctor [[HoYay kisses Rory]] out of sheer joy. (Rory makes a "yuck" face.) Which was later revealed to be Creator/MattSmith kissing Creator/ArthurDarvill out of sheer joy... [[ThrowItIn entirely unscripted]].

-->'''Rory:''' You know what? I think it ''is'' the fitting...

'''Robot''': Oh, I’m so scared! Actually I might be. A little bit of oil just came out.

** Rory brought a medkit with him, and his dad brought a ''trowel''. Bear in mind, they had these items on them when the Doctor turned up... so they have them on them at all times. Just in case.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Silurians have ''no'' qualms with killing humans, as seen before. But selling Dinosaurs, which is something they evidently refused to do, got them killed; seems they're not entirely evil as the "destructive impact forecast for our planet" is implied to be the meteor... or, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E6Earthshock a Cyberman spaceship with Adric in it!]]

-->'''The Doctor:''' Have you got any vegetable matter in your trousers?\\

** Blink and you'll miss it, but during one of the cutaways to the military on Earth, someone appears on the screen wearing what is either a normal eyepatch or an [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E13TheWeddingOfRiverSong Eye Drive]].

* HistoricalInJoke: Queen Nefertiti vanished from historical record in the 14th year of her husband's reign and there is no mention of her from that point on. It is not even known how she died. We know what happened now.

* OneSteveLimit: Subverted. Solomon shares his name with an important character from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution of the Daleks"]], except ''that'' guy was an ally of the Doctor.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: The Doctor uses Solomon's ship as a decoy to divert missiles away from the Ark... with Solomon still aboard.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Doctor intentionally mixes things up and recruits a whole "gang" for this mission. The result? The Last of the Time Lords, an Egyptian Queen, a big game hunter from the early 1900s, the Girl Who Waited, the Last Centurion... and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the Last Centurion's very confused dad]].

* RaptorAttack: A whole pack of them make a run on the Doctor's position. They are fended off by Amy and Riddel carrying stun shot guns.
* RecycledInSpace:

* ShooOutTheClowns: The first thing the Doctor does when before he confronts Solomon is shut down [[ThoseTwoBadGuys the]] [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook robots]], a good precursor to whats about to happen.

* NamesTheSame: Solomon shares his name with an important character from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution of the Daleks"]]. Only, ''that'' Solomon was a good guy.

* BaitAndSwitch: When Solomon is first seen, he's spotted the Doctor, Rory and Brian on the security cameras in the engine room, taking notice of Rory's shouting:

** It transpires, however, that Solomon is in need of a ''[[NotThatKindOfDoctor medical]]'' doctor, and assumes the Doctor to be one. He's never actually heard of the Time Lord at all.

* AllAnimalsAreDogs: The triceratops plays fetch with a golf ball, and licks Brian as a sign of affection. When needed it turns into a combination of this trope and HorseOfADifferentColor.

** The big yellow robots. They're voiced by [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook David Mitchell]] and [[Series/PeepShow Robert Webb]], they're a bright yellow, constantly bicker with ''everybody'', their first line is "We're ''very'' cross with you!", have ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy when trying to catch the Doctor -- and kill off all of the Silurians off screen and the Triceratops ''on screen''.
** The Doctor, too spends the first half of the episode as a giddy man-child, then at the end allows Solomon to be killed.

-->'''Rory''' ''(after one robot shoots Brian)'': I will take you apart cog by cog and melt you down when all this is over!\\

* ContrivedCoincidence: The Silurian ark controls only respond to two pilots who are genetically linked. How lucky that Rory's dad got dragged along on this adventure.

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In the first scene of the episode, Queen Nefertiti physically pins the Doctor to door of the T.A.R.D.I.S. She then starts to grope (and [[PervertedSniffing sniff]]) him, saying that she will not allow him to leave yet. This exchange mirrors a later scene in which Solomon acts similarly towards Nefi, but in said later scene, it's much darker and PlayedForDrama -- with Solomon saying he would enjoy breaking her will before selling her. Solomon's statement can be interpreted as a rape threat, crossing the MoralEventHorizon (over and above the murder of the Silurians, which we're only told about). [[note]] The context of these events are significantly different, ie. RescueSex and EvilGloating, but the point still stands. [[/note]]

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: There's dinosaurs and they're on a space ship.

(''Rory {{facepalm}}s'')

* HorseOfADifferentColor: The triceratops (Tricey) plays this role when the Doctor and the male Ponds need to escape the robots.
* HypocriticalHumor:

-->'''Nefertiti:''' Lady of the Two Lands, Wife of the Great King Amenhotep, Queen Nefertiti of Egypt.

* IResembleThatRemark: The robots do '''not''' have tantrums!
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: The two robots can't walk and shoot accurately at the same time, even failing to hit the massive triceratops. It's explained as them being very run down due to a lack of maintanence and very cheap models to begin with.

* KarmicDeath: Solomon really REALLY deserved being blown up in that ship by missles. This whole affair was his fault to begin with.

* KnightOfCerebus: Solomon. The episode starts off extremely comedic, but when he shows, it starts getting much more serious with most scenes with him involve showing off what {{Jerkass}} he is with his various KickTheDog moments.

-->'''Riddell:''' You clearly need a man of action, excitement. One with a very large weapon. (''cocks his gun'')
* LastSecondWordSwap: A possible example is referenced as Rory tries to explain the Doctor and the TARDIS to his father. He starts with "You know when Amy and I first got married and we went travelling?". Brian answers, "To Thailand?" It is quite likely that during the original conversation Rory was about to say "We went traveling through time," only to substitute the word "Thailand" at the last moment.

** Also Like Father, Like Daughter: When Rory applies first aid to Brian, he says the painkiller won't hurt. It does hurt; he lied. River did the same thing to Amy.

-->'''Rory''': Look, you need to learn some manners.\\
'''Robot 1''': No, you need to learn some manners.\\
'''Rory''': No, you do.\\
'''Robot 2''': No, you do, Mister Manners.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Solomon has a lazer device which scans everything around him, even other humanoids, to determine how much they are worth at market. This makes his actions even more monstrous.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Queen Nefertiti is a ''badass'' who not only helps the Doctor on this mission but also played a role in saving her own kingdom alongside the Doctor.

* TechnicalPacifist: Riddel knows that the Doctor doesn't like killing or guns so he uses ''stun guns'' on the dinosaurs. As he says "not even the Doctor could complain about this".

-->'''The Doctor:''' Dinosaurs! On a spaceship!

* WalkingTheEarth: Brian Williams at the beginning of the story has always been afraid of traveling. By the end of the story he has become a seasoned world traveler; Amy and Rory have a bulletin board covered with cheesy postcards Brian sent them from his travels.

* WesternZodiac: The Doctor mentions to Solomon that he is a Sagittarius in the middle of their conversation to explain how observant he is, but it is likely light sarcasm (and possibly a MythologyGag. Sagittarius is loosely defined as November 22 to December 21; ''Doctor Who'' premièred, and the Doctor was therefore "born", on November 23, 1963). To add further, the Doctor shows numerous traits that apply to the sign itself. "The Power of Three" shows his tendency to be bored and impatient and there is the fact he ''loves'' being on the move. Then again, the ''last'' time he talked about his birth sign, he claimed to be born under "crossed computers", but with the Doctor you can never be too sure.

* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Zig-zagged. Solomon contemptuously referred to the Silurians he had murdered as "the lizards". On the other hand, when Amy discovers a video-log showing a Silurian describing the mission to save the dinosaurs, Nefertiti describes him as "beautiful."

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: Near the end, Brian asks the Doctor a favor, and we cut to Brian sitting in the TARDIS doorway, having a bite to eat, while looking out over Earth, with Amy, Rory and the Doctor looking on behind him. This apparently influences Brian to go globe-trotting, as he previously said he hated traveling.

* YouLookFamiliar:
** Or sound familiar -- David Bradley (Solomon) had previously voiced the Shansheeth in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' episode [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E5E6DeathOfTheDoctor "Death of the Doctor"]], guest-starring Matt Smith's Doctor.
** David Bradley would go on to play Actor/WilliamHartnell in the BBC docudrama ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''

* {{Badass}}:
** Queen Nefertiti is more than capable of defending herself against Solomon as he discovers.
** Riddell is a professional hunter from the 1900s who is also perfectly comfortable using 2300s era techonology.
** The Ponds, all three of them. They handle their drafting into this mission with grace, sarcasm and skill.

* BerserkButton:
** Rory promises to melt a robot down, cog by cog, after it hurts his dad. This being [[{{Badass}} Rory]], he means it.
** The Doctor, meanwhile, [[ContinuityNod still]] hates genocide. He hates it enough to leave Solomon behind on a ship that's about to be hit with missiles.

* LaughablyEvil: The robots are silly, bickering, and scarely competent minions.

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-->'''The Doctor:''' See them shine? See how valuable they are? Enjoy your bounty.