History Recap / DoctorWhoS35E5TheGirlWhoDied

Written by Jamie Matheson and Creator/StevenMoffat. An official summary can be found [[http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-09-14/steven-moffats-exclusive-doctor-who-series-nine-episode-guide here]].

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* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome:

* ProudWarriorRace: The Mire have a reputation as the most dangerous warrior race in the galaxy. This probably explains why they choose to harvest testosterone only from the warriors of the village.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

JustForFun/{{The one w|ith}}here Twelve has an epiphany and realises where he got his face from, [[Creator/MaisieWilliams a cast member from]] ''Literature/GameOfThrones'' [[ActorAllusion guest stars in a role that isn't too far removed from her element]] and the baddies are pantomimed offstage to [[Series/TheBennyHillShow Yakety Sax]].

JustForFun/{{The one w|ith}}here Twelve has an epiphany and realises where he got his face from, [[Creator/MaisieWilliams a cast member from]] ''Literature/GameOfThrones'' guest stars in a role that isn't too far removed from her element and the baddies are pantomimed offstage to [[Series/TheBennyHillShow Yakety Sax]].

The one where Twelve has an epiphany and realises where he got his face from, [[Creator/MaisieWilliams a cast member from]] ''Literature/GameOfThrones'' guest stars in a role that isn't too far removed from her element and the baddies are pantomimed offstage to [[Series/TheBennyHillShow Yakety Sax.]]

* MundaneSolution: The Doctor tries to threaten the vikings with his sonic shades. One viking casually removes them and snap them in half followed by an unimpressed shrug.

The one where Twelve has an epiphany and realises where he got his template from, [[Creator/MaisieWilliams a cast member from]] ''Literature/GameOfThrones'' guest stars in a role that isn't too far removed from her element and the baddies are pantomimed offstage to [[Series/TheBennyHillShow Yakety Sax.]]

** [[HornyVikings As pointed out on this very wiki]], Viking raiders never actually wore horned helmets. WordOfGod is that it was easier to go with the misconception than to be historically accurate and add a scene explaining why they weren't wearing horns.

* [[ArtisticLicenseBiology Artistic Licence - Biology]]:

* [[ArtisticLicenseHistory Artistic Licence - History]]:

* HornyVikings: As noted in ArtisticLicenseHistory, the writers knew full well that Viking helmets didn't have horns in RealLife, but they put them in anyway because it was simpler than putting in dialogue explaining why there weren't horns.

** The TimePassesMontage shows Ashildr losing her smile as the years pass by. Her next appearance in the following season has her grown hardened and distant from humanity as a result of her immortality.

The one where Twelve realises where he got his template from, [[Creator/MaisieWilliams a cast member from]] ''Literature/GameOfThrones'' guest stars in a role that isn't too far removed from her element and the baddies are pantomimed offstage to [[Series/TheBennyHillShow Yakety Sax.]]

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: The Doctor has one in the denouement, complete with a ThemeMusicPowerUp, as he decides to save Ashildr.
-->'''The Doctor:''' I know where I got this face, and I know what it's for.\\
'''Clara:''' Okay, what's it for?\\
'''The Doctor:''' To remind me. To hold me to the mark. [[IAmWhatIAm I'm the Doctor, and I save people]]. And if anyone happens to be listening, and you've got any kind of a problem with that, to HELL with you!

** It wouldn't make any difference whom the adrenaline and testosterone were harvested from, mightiest warriors or not, they'd still be the same compounds. Nor would they necessarily have the same, or any, effect on the Mire as on humans. (Fridge Brilliance - the Mire are a ProudWarriorRace coming very close to a personification of macho stupidity, so it makes sense that ''they'd'' make that mistake.)

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When the Doctor discovers that Lofty is the blacksmith as well as being the father of a baby, he says that Lofty "has been at it hammer and tongs".

* HornyVikings: As noted in ArtisticLicenceHistory, the writers knew full well that Viking helmets didn't have horns in RealLife, but they put them in anyway because it was simpler than putting in dialogue explaining why there weren't horns.

** Electric eels are native to South America, not Europe, and they don't make electric sparks.

** [[invoked]] The above is emphasized by the fact the death of Ashildr is discovered immediately after a CrowningMomentOfFunny in which "Odin" is humiliated by Clara overdubbing the Benny Hill Theme over the video of his defeat.

* CharacterTitle: [[spoiler Ashildr]] is ‘The Girl Who Died’

** The TimePassesMontage shows Ashildr losing her smile as the years pass by. [[spoiler: Her next appearance in the following season has her grown hardened and distant from humanity as a result of her immortality.]]