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* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: Rory is skeptical of the living dolls, to which Amy points out that he's a time-travelling nurse.
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: Rory is skeptical of the living dolls, to which Amy points out that he's a time-travelling nurse.
** Who was even ''[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S31 E12 The Pandorica Opens|once plastic himself]]''.
** Who was even ''[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S31 E12 The Pandorica Opens|once plastic himself]]''.
* [[Asshole Victim]] : The Landlord. {{spoiler|Sadly subverted, as he gets changed back to a human}}. That said, if they had let the Landlord die or {{spoiler|remain as a doll}} it would cause a serious [[What the Hell Hero]] moment if only Amy and the old lady were changed back.
* [[Asshole Victim]] : The Landlord. {{spoiler|Sadly subverted, as he gets changed back to a human}}. That said, if they had let the Landlord die or {{spoiler|remain as a doll}} it would cause a serious [[What the Hell, Hero?]] moment if only Amy and the old lady were changed back.
** 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.
* [[Badass Boast]]: The Doctor has a couple of these.
* [[Badass Boast]]: The Doctor has a couple of these.
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{{quote| '''Rory''': "I'm from Community Services. Here to check up on...community...based...things...."}}
{{quote| '''Rory''': "I'm from Community Services. Here to check up on...community...based...things...."}}
* [[Body Horror]]: {{spoiler|Being turned into a doll. Creepy.}}
* [[Body Horror]]: {{spoiler|Being turned into a doll. Creepy.}}
* [[Buffy Speak]]: Rory's almost Doctor Lite at this point, he Buffies so much. "The TARDIS has gone funny again. It's some time... slippy... thing."
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: Rory's almost Doctor Lite at this point, he Buffies so much. "The TARDIS has gone funny again. It's some time... slippy... thing."
* [[Call Back]]:
* [[Call Back]]:
** [[Doctor Who (TV)/NS/Recap/S4 E8 Silence in The Library|The Sonic Screwdriver still doesn't work on wood.]] [[Lampshade Hanging|The Doctor insists that he needs to install a function for that]].
** [[Doctor Who (TV)/NS/Recap/S4 E8 Silence in The Library|The Sonic Screwdriver still doesn't work on wood.]] [[Lampshade Hanging|The Doctor insists that he needs to install a function for that]].
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* [[Enfant Terrible]]
* [[Enfant Terrible]]
* {{spoiler|[[Everybody Lives]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Everybody Lives]]}}
* [[Everythings Deader With Zombies]]: The dolls. Be very glad they're stuck in one location, since that would be the most terrifying [[Zombie Apocalypse]] ever.
* [[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.
* [[Evil Elevator]]
* [[Evil Elevator]]
* [[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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* [[Genre Savvy]] / [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Rory theorises that he and Amy have either {{spoiler|been killed}} or {{spoiler|been time-shifted to the 1700s}}. He's wrong on both counts, but neither are unreasonable ideas, given the way his life usually plays out.
* [[Genre Savvy]] / [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Rory theorises that he and Amy have either {{spoiler|been killed}} or {{spoiler|been time-shifted to the 1700s}}. He's wrong on both counts, but neither are unreasonable ideas, given the way his life usually plays out.
* [[Giggling Villain]]: The dolls, being [[Psychopathic Manchild|children at heart.]]
* [[Giggling Villain]]: The dolls, being [[Psychopathic Manchild|children at heart.]]
* [[Good Hair Evil Hair]]: Getting turned into a [[Creepy Doll]] gives you stringy doll's hair.
* [[Good Hair, Evil Hair]]: Getting turned into a [[Creepy Doll]] gives you stringy doll's hair.
* [[Haunted House]]: The [[Creepy Doll]] house. It's a giant doll house, unlit and spooky, with giant [[Creepy Doll]] zombies and doors with no knobs and...
* [[Haunted House]]: The [[Creepy Doll]] house. It's a giant doll house, unlit and spooky, with giant [[Creepy Doll]] zombies and doors with no knobs and...
* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: The dolls' [[Evil Laugh]]. And George is scared stiff of the sound of the lift.
* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: The dolls' [[Evil Laugh]]. And George is scared stiff of the sound of the lift.
* Hellevator: Because George thinks it is.
* Hellevator: Because George thinks it is.
* [[Hey Its 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?
** [[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]].
** When did [[Three Hundred|Ephialtes]] become a landlord?
** When did [[Three Hundred|Ephialtes]] become a landlord?
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* [[Spot of Tea]]
* [[Spot of Tea]]
* [[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.
* [[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...]]
* [[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...]]
* [[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}}.
* [[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}}.
* [[Wham Line]]: Boy howdy:
* [[Wham Line]]: Boy howdy:
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