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** Asshole though he is, it's pretty apparent that his only friend is his dog. And even the dog didn't care that he disappeared. |
** Asshole though he is, it's pretty apparent that his only friend is his dog. And even the dog didn't care that he disappeared. |
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* [[Badass Boast]]: The Doctor has a couple of these. |
* [[Badass Boast]]: The Doctor has a couple of these. |
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* [[Bigger on the Inside]]: The dollhouse. Even accounting for the shrinking, it's much larger and more intricate than it should be in scale. |
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{{quote| '''The Doctor''': "It's more common than you think."}} |
{{quote| '''The Doctor''': "It's more common than you think."}} |
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: When Amy, Rory and the Doctor are knocking on doors they claim rather ridiculous things. |
* [[Blatant Lies]]: When Amy, Rory and the Doctor are knocking on doors they claim rather ridiculous things. |
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*** Not to mention that Alex's speech to George at the end was a lot like {{spoiler|Nancy's to her son}} at the end of [[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S1 E10 The Doctor Dances|The Doctor Dances]]. |
*** Not to mention that Alex's speech to George at the end was a lot like {{spoiler|Nancy's to her son}} at the end of [[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S1 E10 The Doctor Dances|The Doctor Dances]]. |
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** {{spoiler|The kid victim being the source of all the power and not being fully human? [[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E11 Fear Her|Fear Her]]?}} |
** {{spoiler|The kid victim being the source of all the power and not being fully human? [[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E11 Fear Her|Fear Her]]?}} |
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** The Doctor makes [[Doctor Who/Recap/S31 E06 Vampires of Venice|vampire teeth in a mirror]]. |
** The Doctor makes [[Doctor Who/Recap/S31 E06 The Vampires of Venice|vampire teeth in a mirror]]. |
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** The Doctor still thinks [[Doctor Who/Recap/S31 E11 The Lodger|kissing people on the cheeks is an acceptable greeting in 21st-century England.]] |
** The Doctor still thinks [[Doctor Who/Recap/S31 E11 The Lodger|kissing people on the cheeks is an acceptable greeting in 21st-century England.]] |
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** What do we do with things [[Adolf Hitler|we don't like?]] We [[Doctor Who/Recap/S32 E8 Let's Kill Hitler|put them in the cupboard.]] |
** What do we do with things [[Adolf Hitler|we don't like?]] We [[Doctor Who/Recap/S32 E8 Let's Kill Hitler|put them in the cupboard.]] |
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* [[Enfant Terrible]] |
* [[Enfant Terrible]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Everybody Lives]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Everybody Lives]]}} |
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* [[Everything's Deader |
* [[Everything's Deader with Zombies]]: The dolls. Be very glad they're stuck in one location, since that would be the most terrifying [[Zombie Apocalypse]] ever. |
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* [[Evil Elevator]] |
* [[Evil Elevator]] |
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* [[Evil Laugh]]: The [[Creepy Doll|CreepyDolls]] ''[[Hell Is That Noise|never stop laughing]]''. |
* [[Evil Laugh]]: The [[Creepy Doll|CreepyDolls]] ''[[Hell Is That Noise|never stop laughing]]''. |
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Who knew [[Ashes to Ashes|Jim Keats]] could have such a soft and cuddly side? |
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Who knew [[Ashes to Ashes|Jim Keats]] could have such a soft and cuddly side? |
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** [[How Not to Live Your Life|Mrs. Treacher's lightened up a bit]]. |
** [[How Not to Live Your Life|Mrs. Treacher's lightened up a bit]]. |
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** When did [[ |
** When did [[300|Ephialtes]] become a landlord? |
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* [[Happily Adopted]]: {{spoiler|In a way. George's parents love him, and he loves them, but no one was aware he was adopted}}. |
* [[Happily Adopted]]: {{spoiler|In a way. George's parents love him, and he loves them, but no one was aware he was adopted}}. |
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* [[Hollywood Darkness]]: Averted. |
* [[Hollywood Darkness]]: Averted. |
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Tick tock goes the clock<br /> |
Tick tock goes the clock<br /> |
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Even for {{spoiler|the Doctor…}} }} |
Even for {{spoiler|the Doctor…}} }} |
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* [[Kick the Son of |
* [[Kick the Son of a Bitch]]: {{spoiler|The landlord who threatens Alex with a dog is the first one to get turned into a [[Creepy Doll]]. He gets better. Unfortunately}}. |
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* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]: George's parents were desperate for a baby and tried for everything, but just couldn't succeed. Fortunately, a space-faring psychic cuckoo saw that they wanted a baby. |
* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]: George's parents were desperate for a baby and tried for everything, but just couldn't succeed. Fortunately, a space-faring psychic cuckoo saw that they wanted a baby. |
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* [[Leaning |
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Alex initially blamed George's terrors on too much scary television, so he stopped letting him watch it. The Doctor emphatically [[Aside Glance|replies]] that you don't want to do ''that...'' |
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* [[Like You Would Really Do It]]: Admit it, you were relieved when Amy {{spoiler|turned into a doll.}} Nothing to do with how you feel about Amy. It's just that once Amy {{spoiler|turned into a doll, you knew she and all the other dolls would turn back to normal by episode's end and this would be an episode where [[Everybody Lives]].}} |
* [[Like You Would Really Do It]]: Admit it, you were relieved when Amy {{spoiler|turned into a doll.}} Nothing to do with how you feel about Amy. It's just that once Amy {{spoiler|turned into a doll, you knew she and all the other dolls would turn back to normal by episode's end and this would be an episode where [[Everybody Lives]].}} |
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* [[Madness Mantra]]: "Please save me from the monsters. Please save me from the monsters. Please save me from the monsters..." |
* [[Madness Mantra]]: "Please save me from the monsters. Please save me from the monsters. Please save me from the monsters..." |
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* [[Spot of Tea]] |
* [[Spot of Tea]] |
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* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: Rory is surprisingly unsympathetic to George's fear, first teasing Amy about letting the monsters gobble him up and secondly thinking it's just junk mail. Amy even gives him a small [[Death Glare]] for the first one. |
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: Rory is surprisingly unsympathetic to George's fear, first teasing Amy about letting the monsters gobble him up and secondly thinking it's just junk mail. Amy even gives him a small [[Death Glare]] for the first one. |
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* [[Things That Go Bump in |
* [[Things That Go Bump in the Night]]: George's world is littered with nightmares. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Good thing his parents taught him to focus all his fears on his closet...]] |
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* [[Tomato in |
* [[Tomato in the Mirror]]: {{spoiler|When the Doctor tries to confront George about his alien nature, George freaks out and traps him and his father in the dollhouse}}. |
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* [[Wham! Line]]: Boy howdy: |
* [[Wham! Line]]: Boy howdy: |
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{{quote| '''Alex:''' {{spoiler|''Claire can't have kids''!}}}} |
{{quote| '''Alex:''' {{spoiler|''Claire can't have kids''!}}}} |