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Evil Is Sexy TRS; this has become an objective, in-universe trope.
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* EvilIsSexy: The Zygon impersonating Clara, aka Bonnie. The red lipstick and the {{BFG}} help.
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Moving to Trivia
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** As well-received as "The Day of the Doctor" was, plenty of fans were upset that the Zygon subplot was rather abruptly abandoned midway and never revisited. Here we see exactly what UNIT did with the Zygons. Creator/StevenMoffat has stated that he had planned this larger Zygon story for years, and 'borrowed' a bit of the 50th anniversary story to set things up for it.
** It's revealed that there's a spare Osgood after her horrendously received death the previous season. There's some debate over exactly how much Moffat had planned ahead here, especially with his statement right after it happened that she needed to be killed off to prove how dangerous Missy was.
** As well-received as "The Day of the Doctor" was, plenty of fans were upset that the Zygon subplot was rather abruptly abandoned midway and never revisited. Here we see exactly what UNIT did with the Zygons. Creator/StevenMoffat has stated that he had planned this larger Zygon story for years, and 'borrowed' a bit of the 50th anniversary story to set things up for it.
** It's revealed that there's a spare Osgood after her horrendously received death the previous season. There's some debate over exactly how much Moffat had planned ahead here, especially with his statement right after it happened that she needed to be killed off to prove how dangerous Missy was.
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** The episode aired just after a plane was brought down with the primary cause suspected to be terrorists.
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** The episode aired just after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrojet_Flight_9268 a plane was brought down down]] with the primary cause suspected to be terrorists.
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** The soldiers who not only refuse to fire on obvious Zygons (who pointedly fail to answer any questions put to them), but are stupid enough to follow them into an obvious trap are this, despite it being played off as a tragedy.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that it was presented in a very blatant manner.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for criticized, not just the analogy itself, but rather also that it was presented in a very blatant manner.
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Examples Are Not Arguable. It follows that they are not debatable either.
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** Peter Harness has a chance here to win back that section of the fandom who wrote him off after panning "Kill the Moon". It is quite debatable how successful the attempt was though, as the fan reaction to the episode has been somewhat polarized to say the least.
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* EvilIsSexy: Zygon!Clara, aka Bonnie. The red lipstick and the {{BFG}} help.
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* EvilIsSexy: Zygon!Clara, The Zygon impersonating Clara, aka Bonnie. The red lipstick and the {{BFG}} help.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that was presented in a very blatant manner.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that it was presented in a very blatant manner.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that was presented in a blatant mannter.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that was presented in a very blatant mannter.manner.
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Removing content for the next episode\'s YMMV. F Ocus on this episode and NO ARGUING! Tjis is not a forum.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that was presented in an extremely unsubtle way.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that was presented in an extremely unsubtle way.a blatant mannter.
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** The episode also aired just after a plane was brought down with the primary cause suspected to be terrorists.
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** The episode also aired just after a plane was brought down with the primary cause suspected to be terrorists.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The episode could have used one Zygon that really did just want to live on Earth in peace and quiet, it would have made the Zygons more sympathetic. Instead they all are smug murderous dicks, which ruins the political analogy and make the Doctor's speeches come off as naive, sanctimonious idealism. They do include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea there are problems, and the Doctor and UNIT's help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is halfway over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygons still comes across as quite negative.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The episode could have used one Zygon Despite the insistence by both the Osgoods and the Doctor that really did just want to live on Earth in peace and quiet, it would have made the Zygons more sympathetic. Instead they all are smug mostly peaceful and the "radicalized" ones believe themselves right, none of the Zygons score sympathy points. Most of the Zygons shown are murderous dicks, which ruins dicks and the political analogy and make the Doctor's speeches come off as naive, sanctimonious idealism. They do include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the only two in the first part come across as simply exceptions are smug and useless (they reject the idea that there are problems, and the Doctor and UNIT's help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is halfway over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygons still comes across as quite negative.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Two weeks after this episode aired, there were a bunch of terrorist attacks in Paris, making it kind of hard to watch.
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** Two weeks after this episode aired, there were a bunch of terrorist attacks in Paris, making it kind of hard towatch.watch.
** The episode also aired just after a plane was brought down with the primary cause suspected to be terrorists.
** Two weeks after this episode aired, there were a bunch of terrorist attacks in Paris, making it kind of hard to
** The episode also aired just after a plane was brought down with the primary cause suspected to be terrorists.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Fans were ''really'' excited, shortly before the season started, by the teaser shot of Jenna Coleman packing a rocket launcher. Turns out their enthusiasm for "Clara gets badass!" was unwittingly directed at a Zygon that almost ''killed'' Clara.
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* ParanoiaFuel: The Zygon's shapeshifting abilities get milked for all the paranoia that they are worth, especially the reveal that Zygons no longer need to keep human alive to sustain the cloning process. The key example being the reveal that for most of the episode it was an evil Zygon double of Clara running about.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The episode could have used one Zygon that really did just want to live on Earth in peace and quiet, it would have made the Zygons more sympathetic. Instead they all are smug murderous dicks, which ruins the political analogy and make the Doctor's speeches come off as naive, sanctimonious idealism. They do include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea their are problems, and the doctor and Units help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is half way over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygon's still comes across as quite negative.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The episode could have used one Zygon that really did just want to live on Earth in peace and quiet, it would have made the Zygons more sympathetic. Instead they all are smug murderous dicks, which ruins the political analogy and make the Doctor's speeches come off as naive, sanctimonious idealism. They do include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea their are problems, and the doctor and Units help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is half way over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygon's still comes across as quite negative.
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* ParanoiaFuel: The Zygon's Zygons' shapeshifting abilities get milked for all the paranoia that they are worth, especially the reveal that Zygons no longer need to keep human alive to sustain the cloning process. The key example being the reveal that for most of the episode it was an evil Zygon double of Clara running about.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The episode could have used one Zygon that really did just want to live on Earth in peace and quiet, it would have made the Zygons more sympathetic. Instead they all are smug murderous dicks, which ruins the political analogy and make the Doctor's speeches come off as naive, sanctimonious idealism. They do include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the ideatheir there are problems, and the doctor Doctor and Units UNIT's help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is half way halfway over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygon's Zygons still comes across as quite negative.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The episode could have used one Zygon that really did just want to live on Earth in peace and quiet, it would have made the Zygons more sympathetic. Instead they all are smug murderous dicks, which ruins the political analogy and make the Doctor's speeches come off as naive, sanctimonious idealism. They do include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea
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** It's revealed that there's a spare Osgood after her horrendously received death the previous season. There's some debate over exactly how much Moffat had planned ahead here, especially with his condescending statement right after it happened that she needed to be killed off to prove how dangerous ''one of the Doctor's all-time greatest enemies'' was.
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** It's revealed that there's a spare Osgood after her horrendously received death the previous season. There's some debate over exactly how much Moffat had planned ahead here, especially with his condescending statement right after it happened that she needed to be killed off to prove how dangerous ''one of the Doctor's all-time greatest enemies'' Missy was.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Two weeks after this episode aired, there were a bunch of terrorist attacks in Paris, making it kind of hard to watch.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The episode could have used one Zygon that really did just want to live on Earth in peace and quiet, it would have made the Zygons more sympathetic. Instead they all are smug murderous dicks, which ruins the political analogy and make the Doctor's speeches come off as naive, sanctimonious idealism.
** In fairness they did include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea their are problems, and the doctor and Units help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is half way over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygon's still comes across as quite negative.
** In fairness they did include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea their are problems, and the doctor and Units help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is half way over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygon's still comes across as quite negative.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The episode could have used one Zygon that really did just want to live on Earth in peace and quiet, it would have made the Zygons more sympathetic. Instead they all are smug murderous dicks, which ruins the political analogy and make the Doctor's speeches come off as naive, sanctimonious idealism.
** In fairness they dididealism. They do include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea their are problems, and the doctor and Units help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is half way over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygon's still comes across as quite negative.
** In fairness they did
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** In fairness they did include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea their are problems, and the doctor and Units help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, and is dead before the story is half way over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse.
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** In fairness they did include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea their are problems, and the doctor and Units help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, is virtually filler and is dead before the story is half way over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse.worse. None of them get enough screen time to play any serious part in the story, or develop their characters. Meaning the overall opinion of Zygon's still comes across as quite negative.
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** They did include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts.
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** They In fairness they did include peaceful Zygons in both the first and second parts.parts (two in the first, one in the second). Trouble is, the two in the first part come across as simply smug and useless (they reject the idea their are problems, and the doctor and Units help. Then are easily captured and executed). The one in the second part, likewise while sympathetic comes across as to little to late, and is dead before the story is half way over, doing little more than making the other Zygons look worse.
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** As well-received as "The Day of the Doctor" was, plenty of fans were upset that the Zygon subplot was rather abruptly abandoned midway and never revisited. Here we see exactly what UNIT did with the Zygons.
*** Creator/StevenMoffat has stated that he had planned this larger Zygon story for years, and 'borrowed' a bit of the 50th anniversary story to set things up for it.
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** As well-received as "The Day of the Doctor" was, plenty of fans were upset that the Zygon subplot was rather abruptly abandoned midway and never revisited. Here we see exactly what UNIT did with the Zygons.
***Zygons. Creator/StevenMoffat has stated that he had planned this larger Zygon story for years, and 'borrowed' a bit of the 50th anniversary story to set things up for it.
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*** Steven Moffat has stated that he had planned this larger Zygon story for years, and 'borrowed' a bit of the 50th anniversary story to set things up for it.
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*** Steven Moffat Creator/StevenMoffat has stated that he had planned this larger Zygon story for years, and 'borrowed' a bit of the 50th anniversary story to set things up for it.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The relationship between the rebel Zygons and UNIT can easily be seen as an analogy for Islamic extremists and the West's response to it.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The relationship between the rebel Zygons and UNIT can easily be seen as an analogy for Islamic extremists and the West's response to it.it.
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Someone forgot to link to the trope, lol!
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* Anvilicious: {{Anvilicious}}: The rebel Zygons being an analogy for radicalised Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that was presented in an extremely unsubtle way.
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* Anvilicious: The episode has been criticized for having the rebel Zygons being an extremely unsubtle analogy for radicalised Islamists.
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* Anvilicious: The episode has been criticized for having the rebel Zygons being an extremely unsubtle analogy for radicalised Islamists.Islamists has been getting some criticism. Not so much for the analogy itself, but rather that was presented in an extremely unsubtle way.
