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** A much bigger one after a scathing [[What the Hell, Hero?]] from {{spoiler|River}}: the Doctor realizes that the rest of the universe sees him as a dangerous and potentially insane warrior because of his actions. We haven't yet seen the full extent of this one, however.

* [[Hidden Agenda Villain]]: Arguably, Madame Kovarian. She's clearly a mysterious one, and outside of getting rid of the Doctor, she doesn't seem to have revealed any major ambitions... as of yet. It's not even clear exactly why she wants the Doctor gone. But what ''is'' clear, if she can play the Doctor like a fiddle, she's gotta be one [[Magnificent Bastard]], and she must have things in store for the universe, and specifically {{spoiler|Melody/Little!River}}.

* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]] and [[Hot Chick in a Badass Suit]]: Jenny. And Madame Vastra, if you like [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|that sort of thing]].

* [[Hypocritical Humour]]: Vastra. She frequently shows disdain for mammals and implies she devours ones who annoy her, though she is also involved in a lesbian relationship with a human woman. She does seem to try to catch herself when she's being rude at least, commenting "how do you put up with me?".

** As for the Doctor himself, this is not one of those episodes where he scares off his enemies by saying [[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E09 Forest of the Dead|"You're in a library, look me up."]] No, this is one of the times when he shows exactly ''why'' everyone's so scared of him.

* [[Lovely Angels]]: Vastra and Jenny, though with no [[Les Yay|subtext]], it's right upfront.

* [[Luke, You Are My Father]]: {{spoiler|River reveals she's Amy and Rory's daughter}}.

* [[Manly Tears]]: {{spoiler|Rory, upon returning Melody to Amy. Even more heartwarming is that he does it while saying he was trying to be "cool" and not cry}}.

** The 'Run away' speech the Doctor gives to Colonel Manton comes across as a sort of "The Reason You ''Will'' Suck Speech".

* [[Red Baron]]: Rory, the Lone/Last Centurion. Post Big Bang 2, his standing guard over the Pandorica has become part of the Earth's official mythology, and will never be forgotten.

** Since the cot is the Doctor's, and River seems to point at its engraved Gallifreyan text when the Doctor asks her who she is, there are also hints that River could be a future incarnation of him. This was already hinted at in "The Doctor's Wife" when it was revealed that Time Lords can change sex when regenerating. It was [[David Tennant]]'s personal pet theory while filming River's first appearance, and when he revealed that to [[Steven Moffat]] during the audio commentary, Moffat was amused enough to tease the fans with it a little in this episode.

** The giant "door lock override" button. The guard dramatically inches his way toward it, almost making you think he'll succeed... and then Vastra tongue-whips him unconscious as if it's nothing.

 

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