History Recap / DoctorWhoS28E7TheIdiotsLantern

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Since it's the '50s, no one in the house reacts when Eddie mentions he's going to beat his son later, just for wanting to see his grandmother. It's hard to tell if everyone else just thought he was joking (nobody but his son saw Eddie's face turn from jovial to angry), or if they just don't care.

The Doctor sports some marvelous aviator sunglasses and a quiff with unequalled resilience to motorcycle helmets, but even that can't keep Rose from getting her face eaten. The Doctor and an abused kid called Tommy storm the TV store and meet the Wire. Mr Magpie puts the Wire into a portable TV and runs off to put her in the broadcasting tower. The Doctor climbs up after Magpie (masquerading as the King of Belgium to get past the guards) and sort of electrocutes everything. Magpie is dissolved by the Wire, the Wire is trapped in a Betamax tape and everybody gets their faces back. Tommy's bastard of a dad is kicked out of the house by his wife as everyone learns an important lesson about speaking out when things are bad. The Doctor and Rose, however, encourage Tommy to chase after his dad and see if he can't TakeAThirdOption -- because even abusive 1950s fathers are still fathers.

The Doctor and Rose visit the 1950s, intending on seeing Elvis perform on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. The TARDIS takes them to Muswell Hill in North London instead, a day before the Queen's coronation in 1953.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Magpie going "I'm sorry . . . so sorry . . ." when the Wire gets Rose.

* ChewingTheScenery: The Wire could stand beside the Captain from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E2ThePiratePlanet "The Pirate Planet"]] and Creator/BrianBlessed in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Mindwarp"]]. Some might even argue she carries the whole episode. You start wondering how she can get so "HUNGRY!!!" when she's eaten a decent chunk of the scenery . . .

* StayInTheKitchen: Appropriate to the times, mind, but Eddie Connelly believes this to its logical extreme, that women are ''only'' good for housework and staying at home, while the "real man" fights wars, and protects them. He rules his household like he were a king, at least until the Doctor arrives . . .

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Poor Mr. Magpie . . . zapped when the Wire no longer needs him.

The one with the coronation of UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen.

* RantInducingSlight: Minor example, while mixed in with the verbal beat-down that the Doctor is giving Eddie Connelly, Rose berates him for hanging the Union Jack upside down (it is not reflectively symmetrical, due to how the arms of the crosses are off-set slightly)

The one where a man hangs the Union Jack upside-down.

* RantInducingSlight: Minor example, while mixed in with the verbal beat-down that the Doctor is giving Eddie Connelly, Rose berates him for hanging the Union Jack upside down (it is not reflectively symmetrical, due to how the arms of the crosses are off-set slightly.)
--> "The Union Flag. It's only the Union Jack when flown at sea." (Her mum dated a sailor.)

* StayInTheKitchen: Appropriate to the times, mind, but Eddie Connelly believes this to its logical extreme, that women are ''only'' good for housework and staying at home, while the 'real man' fights wars, and protects them. He rules his household like he were a king, at least until the Doctor arrives . . .

-->'''The Doctor:''' Hold on a minute. There are three important, brilliant and complicated reasons why you should listen to me. One-- (''punched out by TheMenInBlack'')

The Doctor sports some marvelous aviator sunglasses and a quiff with unequalled resilience to motorcycle helmets, but even that can't keep Rose from getting her face eaten. The Doctor and an abused kid called Tommy storm the TV store and meet the Wire. Mr Magpie puts the Wire into a portable TV and runs off to put her in the broadcasting tower. The Doctor climbs up after Magpie (masquerading as the King of Belgium to get past the guards) and sort of electrocutes everything. Magpie is dissolved by the Wire, the Wire is trapped in a Betamax tape and everybody gets their faces back. Tommy's bastard of a dad is kicked out of the house by his wife as everyone learns an important lesson about speaking out when things are bad. The Doctor and Rose, however, encourage Tommy to chase after his dad and see if he can't TakeAThirdOption -- because even abusive 1950s' fathers are still fathers.

'''The Doctor:''' And I'm '''NOT LISTENING!!''' [[CallingTheOldManOut Now, you, Mr. Connolly,]] [[TranquilFury you are staring into a deep, dark pit of trouble if you don't let me help.]] So I'm ordering you, sir, [[SuddenlyShouting tell me what's going on!]]

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Since it's the 50s, no one in the house reacts when Eddie mentions he's going to beat his son later, just for wanting to see his grandmother. It's hard to tell if everyone else just thought he was joking (nobody but his son saw Eddie's face turn from jovial to angry), or if they just don't care.

* {{Expy}}: Mr. Connolly is similar to [[Literature/HarryPotter Uncle Vernon]] in appearance (stocky, brown mustache), abusive behavior, and obsession with appearances.

--> You don’t get it, do you? You fought against fascism, remember? People telling you how to live. Who you could be friends with. Who you could fall in love with. Who could live and who had to die. Don’t you get it? You were fighting so that little twerps like me could do what we want, say what we want. Now you’ve become just like them. You’ve been informing on everyone, haven’t you? Even Gran. All to protect your precious reputation.

-->'''Mr. Connolly:''' I AM TALKING!!\\

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Magpie going "I'm sorry... so sorry..." when the Wire gets Rose.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Eddie Connolly gets the full front of this from his son. This his wife joins in.

* ChewingTheScenery: The Wire could stand beside the Captain from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E2ThePiratePlanet "The Pirate Planet"]] and Creator/BrianBlessed in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Mindwarp"]]. Some might even argue she carries the whole episode. You start wondering how she can get so "HUNGRY!!!" when she's eaten a decent chunk of the scenery....
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Since it's the 50s, no-one in the house reacts when Eddie mentions he's going to beat his son later, just for wanting to see his grandmother. It's hard to tell if everyone else just thought he was joking (nobody but his son saw Eddie's face turn from jovial to angry), or if they just don't care.

* ForgotAboutThePhlebotinum: The Doctor puts his psychic paper on a couple of occasions, but doesn't use it when the police show up to take the faceless Gran away.

* MadwomanInTheAttic: [[TheBlank A Faceless]] woman in the attic who won't stop tapping the floor.

** "The Union Flag. It's only the Union Jack when flown at sea." (Her mum dated a sailor.)

* StayInTheKitchen: Appropriate to the times, mind, but Eddie Connelly believes this to its logical extreme, that women are ''only'' good for housework and staying at home, while the 'real man' fights wars, and protects them. He rules his household like he were a king, at least until the Doctor arrives...

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Poor Mr. Magpie... zapped when the Wire no longer needs him.

* TheMenInBlack: They arrive at houses without announcement and take people away under blankets.

** The Doctor manages to beat them to the proverbial punch when he out-shouts him, in his own living room earlier in the episode.

* ForgotAboutThePhlebotinum: The Doctor puts his psychic paper on a couple of occasions but doesn't use it when the police show up to take the faceless Gran away.

'''The Doctor:''' Because NOW, Detective Inspector Bishop, there is no power on this EARTH that can STOP ME.

The Doctor sports some marvelous aviator sunglasses and a quiff with unequaled resilience to motorcycle helmets, but even that can't keep Rose from getting her face eaten. The Doctor and an abused kid called Tommy storm the TV store and meet the Wire. Mr Magpie puts the Wire into a portable TV and runs off to put her in the broadcasting tower. The Doctor climbs up after Magpie (masquerading as the King of Belgium to get past the guards) and sort of electrocutes everything. Magpie is dissolved by the Wire, the Wire is trapped in a Betamax tape and everybody gets their faces back. Tommy's bastard of a dad is kicked out of the house by his wife as everyone learns an important lesson about speaking out when things are bad. The Doctor and Rose, however, encourage Tommy to chase after his dad and see if he can't TakeAThirdOption -- because even abusive 1950s' fathers are still fathers.

* BerserkButton: "They left her in the street?" (see PapaWolf)

* IronicEcho: "Tell me everything you know." First from Inspector Bishop to the Doctor and then the Doctor to Inspector Bishop. They even reverse positions.

* PopCulturedBadass: Although the Doctor owns up to it he says that the wise person he was quoting was Music/{{Kylie|Minogue}}.

** The Union Flag. It's only the Union Jack when flown at sea. (Her mum dated a sailor.)

* RedHerring: In one of the first scenes, the camera angle places a license plate in the center of the shot. Given the show's propensity for CallBack and ContinuityNod, this has to mean something, right? Nope.

'''The Doctor:''' And I'm '''NOT LISTENING!!'''

* MadwomanInTheAttic: [[TheBlank Faceless]] woman in the attic who won't stop tapping the floor.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Since it's the 50s, no-one in the house reacts when Eddie mentions he's going to beat his son later, just for wanting to see his grandmother.

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

** "[[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors FEED ME!]]"
** "[[ThePrisoner Goodnight children... everywhere.]] It seems an appropriate show to reference, given the nature of the face-stealing.