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REVIEW: Doctor Who: ‘The Zygon Inversion’

By leah tedesco | nov 9, 2015.

Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), the Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Osgood (Ingrid Oliver), and Clara (Jenna Coleman) in ‘The Zygon Inversion.’ (Credit: BBC)

As I am compiling this slideshow and writing my own bits, I feel disoriented… as if I were being kept in stasis in a virtual reality pod somewhere. I am quite haggard, but the show must go on, so to speak.

Anyway, hello, dear readers, and welcome to this week’s staff opinion slideshow. In this installment, we will be discussing Episode 8 of Series 9 of Doctor Who , ‘The Zygon Inversion.’ Let us start with an excerpt from the instantly iconic speech given by the Doctor at the climax of the episode:

"You’re not superior to people who were cruel to you, you’re just a whole bunch of new cruel people. A whole bunch of new cruel people being cruel to some other people, who’ll end up being cruel to you. The only way anyone can live in peace is if they’re prepared to forgive. Why don’t you break the cycle?"

This entire speech is an example of diplomacy at its finest. And who better to give such a speech than the Doctor?

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By the end of this two-parter, we have come to know the following:  Jac is dead, Kate is not dead, Clara is not dead, yet, and one of the Osgoods is dead, but there are two again. Not entirely a happy ending, but better than complete annihilation. Will we see the Osgoods again? Probably. And, as most fans would say (myself included), hopefully.

Now that we have come to the end of the prologue, we present to you our main attraction. Also, don’t forget to take our reader poll at the end.

Next: The One Who Got Away

Osgood (Ingrid Oliver) checks the mirror, while the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) checks his messages. (Credit: BBC)

David Hill – Co-Editor

Well, there it was, the moment that Whovians had waited for. The Doctor had offered to take Osgood aboard the TARDIS, and when she accepted, the torch would be ready to be passed from Clara to a true fan favorite. It was to be the perfect moment.

Except, that didn’t happen. Osgood declined the invitation to journey with the Doctor, despite that being everything she ever wanted. Her sense of duty overrode her desire to travel with her idol, citing her need to keep the Osgood Box safe as the reason why she declined. It was certainly not what anyone would have expected in that moment.

In fact, this appears to be a wasted opportunity. Even though Osgood had a good reason to remain behind, she would have been the perfect companion. Her bravery is unquestioned, and she has the intellect to be able to match wits with the Doctor. Osgood would have been a departure from the eye candy companion, and instead would have been someone who could have pushed the Doctor to another level.

Instead, she has, for now at least, remained behind on Earth. Perhaps, at another time, she will take the Doctor up on his offer, and we can finally get another companion that can challenge him. At this point, however, this is just another missed opportunity on Doctor Who .

Next: Top-Notch Storytelling

Clara’s Zygon duplicate (Jenna Coleman) has the Osgood Box. (Credit: BBC)

James Aggas – Staff Writer

I am really, really loving Series 9 of Doctor Who . With ‘The Zygon Inversion,’ I very much enjoyed watching how something that seemed hardly resolved in ‘The Day of the Doctor’ (which to be honest is still a favourite of mine) was more fully explored, and we find out exactly what the Doctor is prepared to do to ensure peace.

Usually, Doctor Who stories focus on the Doctor and his companion working out the plans of the alien threat, so it was actually refreshing in a way to see almost the exact opposite with this story. We see a lot of things from the Zygon Bonnie’s point of view while she works out the mystery of the Osgood Box, not just where it is, but what it really does, as well. It’s even more refreshing to see Clara being a major part of the secret. There have been times when the Doctor has had major plans and schemes, although in a lot of those instances, he’d keep everything secret even from his companion (looking at you, Seven), so it’s really good to see the companion in the loop as much as the Doctor is.

I also appreciated that, whereas last week’s episode was told on a massive scale, things are now once again scaled back to focus on the more emotional and philosophical aspects of the story. The way it all paid off was incredible, with Capaldi giving an amazing performance in his efforts to talk Bonnie out of her plan.

Last week’s episode showed what kind of grand-scale storytelling Doctor Who can tell; this week’s was a perfect example of how something as simple and low budget as a scene with only a few actors and two boxes can still feel epic and emotional.

(Also, how many classic fans like me cheered when Kate said, “Five rounds, rapid”?)

Next: Twelve's Defining Moment

Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, with what appears to be a suit of armor from the Mire in the background. (Credit: BBC)

Joel Getter – Staff Writer

Every Doctor has his defining moment. It’s that scene that we watch over and over again on the DVR, that we can quote verbatim, and that makes us excited to be Doctor Who fans. Although ‘The Zygon Inversion’ was a great episode in its own right, the truth is that Capaldi’s impassioned speech to end the cycle of violence was that shining moment for his Doctor. Capaldi was able to showcase his extraordinary acting chops, putting this scene right up there with Eccleston’s everybody lives scene in ‘The Doctor Dances’ and Smith’s speech in ‘The Pandorica Opens.’

I feel like Capaldi continues to grow and become more comfortable as the Doctor. In some ways, the changes seem very drastic as he is often a very different Time Lord than the one we experienced last series. However, I welcome the changes as to me I see Capaldi putting more of his own personality into the role. There are really funny moments with his Doctor, but they don’t detract from the weight of the universe that sits on the Doctor’s shoulders.

Rather than finding the simple solution that may have neutralized Zygella and her radical group, the Doctor saves the day by appealing to Zygella’s humanity. Many fans are saying Capaldi channeled a lot of Tom Baker in his performance, but he definitely brought some Sylvester McCoy in there too with his reliance on trickery and mind games to achieve his goals. The Doctor’s speech brings the episode full circle to flashing back to the Time War and the impact that Ms. Clara Oswald has had on his lives.

As the dark cloud of Clara’s fate comes closer, I’m excited to see what Capaldi will bring to the table next. Long live Doctor Basil Funkenstein!

Next: Spy vs Spy

Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), Clara (Jenna Coleman), and Osgood (Ingrid Oliver) — or more likely, their Zygon duplicates. (Credit: BBC)

Leah Tedesco – Assistant Editor/Staff Writer

Just as I had anticipated, Series 9 Episode 8 of Doctor Who , ‘The Zygon Inversion’ was a smashing second half to this story. The suspense was palpable as we witnessed the characters navigate some intensely dire scenarios. I could carry on about things such as how fantastic the Doctor’s speech was (it was) and how disappointed I was that Osgood chose to not travel with the Doctor (I was). Instead, however, I would like to take this opportunity to discuss other aspects of the story — that it was one of name reveals and secret agents.

In ‘The Zygon Invasion,’ we were introduced to two new  aliases  for the Doctor: Doctor Disco and Doctor Funkenstein. (He also referred to himself as Doctor Pun-Tastic, but we won’t count that one as an actual alias.) In ‘The Zygon Inversion,’ he introduced himself as John Disco (a derivation from his former long-running alias, John Smith) and also lied to Osgood that his real first name is Basil. It would be quite humorous if he eventually pieced together the name Doctor Basil Funkenstein.

The Doctor refers to Bonnie as Zygella, presumably her given Zygon name. Also,  Osgood  finally revealed that her first name is Petronella. I wonder if, now that Bonnie is no longer in the form of Clara, she will keep the first name to be Bonnie Osgood, or if she will also be Petronella. We never learned which first name was used by the deceased sister. What I find peculiar is that, despite being adamantly opposed to the Zygons living as humans, Bonnie did not want to go by her Zygon name.

And then there’s this gem for the TARDIS: Totally and Radically Driving in Space.

If it is true that a live human is still required to make a Zygon copy, and Bonnie switched to Osgood’s form at the end of ‘The Zygon Inversion’ because the other Osgood was killed, then the one wearing the Seventh-Doctor-inspired clothing is logically the human.

While Bonnie was a double agent, Kate was a triple one. The terrorist Zygon faction thought that the human Kate had been killed and that a Zygon copy was acting as a double spy for them. We were all lead to believe this until she turned on the Zygon guards and explained that she was, in fact, her original self.

Next: What Does Doge Think?

Very Story, Much Identities, So Zygons, Such Complex, Wow – credit: imgflip.com/i/tun6h

Thank you for that, Doge. (Why, yes, I did make a meme just for this slideshow.) Anyway, here is another excerpt from the Doctor’s speech from this episode, because it is just that damn good:

"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who’s going to die! You don’t know whose children are going to scream and burn! How many hearts will be broken! How many lives shattered! How much blood will spill until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning — sit down and talk!"

Speaking of sitting down and talking, our virtual roundtable for the ‘The Zygon Inversion’ has come to a close. Join us to continue the discussion, won’t you? Scroll down for the user poll below the next post box. Also, if you would like, you can give us more detailed feedback in the comments section.

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"I don't understand? Are you kidding? Me? Of course I understand. I mean, do you call this a war, this funny little thing? This is not a war! I fought in a bigger war than you will ever know! I did worse things than you could ever imagine! And when I close my eyes... I hear more screams than anyone could ever be able to count! And you know what you do with all that pain? Shall I tell you where you put it? You hold it tight , till it burns your hand! And you say this: No one else will ever have to live like this! No one else will ever have to feel this pain! Not on my watch! " — The Doctor , explaining what makes him tick since the Time War.

The one where we learn the Doctor's true name is... Basil!

Sigh... Shall we quote Rule #1 ? note  Don't talk about Fight Club ?

Also the one where Kate Stewart shows she is definitely her father's child... by shooting stuff. With " Five Rounds Rapid ". Twice.

Clara has been replaced by the leader of the Zygon rebels, Bonnie, who's just fired a rocket at the Doctor's plane. Kate Lethbridge-Stewart was attacked by another Zygon in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico . Things look dire.

Clara wakes up in her flat. She goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth, but the toothpaste has turned into disgusting black goo. She goes to her living room and turns on the TV, and sees through Bonnie's eyes. She checks the doors and windows, only to discover they're missing. She checks the newspaper, and finds it reads absolute gibberish, the classic sign of a dream. She sees Bonnie preparing to launch a rocket at the Doctor's plane. Clara jolts the TV to one side, causing Bonnie to miss. Bonnie prepares to fire another rocket. This time Clara manages to delay her from firing. After the plane has been destroyed by the second rocket, Clara rewinds and pauses the "footage", and sees two parachutes among the debris. She smiles.

Bonnie is back in London , and she's after someone. She follows a terrified Zygon, who just wants to live in peace, into his apartment, and does something to him that prevents him from maintaining control over his form. He flees in terror, and is recorded on camera running into a shopping mall in his true form. Bonnie posts this video to the Internet. Clara, dreaming in her pod, manages to covertly text the Doctor a message without Bonnie's knowledge: DOCTOR, I'M AWAKE.

The Doctor and Osgood parachuted out of the plane to safety. The Doctor's parachute has a Union Jack printed on it, which he justifies as camouflage because "We're in Britain!" Osgood broke her glasses on landing, so the Doctor lends her his sonic sunglasses while he jury-rigs a repair. They walk into town. The Doctor checks his messages, and discovers Clara's text. He's somewhat mystified as to why Bonnie would send him something like this, as he believes Clara to be dead. Osgood guesses the truth — that Clara sent it, and Bonnie is unaware. The Doctor and Osgood wind up stealing a van and taking off for London after a run-in with some suspicious police officers.

Bonnie goes to the UNIT safehouse where she knows information on the Osgood Box can be found. She finds a laptop, with the message from the Osgoods seen at the beginning of the last episode, in a safe behind a portrait of the First Doctor. She does not find the box itself, and destroys the laptop in a rage.

So, what is the Osgood Box? What is its role in the peace between humans and Zygons? And what will happen when Bonnie finds it?

• The Zygon who Bonnie turns back is not named in the episode, but in the credits is named as Etoine.
• And Then What? : Asked by the Doctor to Bonnie about her plans for war and the Zygon society she plans to build afterwards. It turns out she hasn't thought that far ahead. The Doctor: And when this war is over, when you have a homeland free from humans, what do you think it's gonna to be like? Do you know? Have you thought about it? Have you given any consideration because you're very close to getting what you want. What's it gonna be like? Paint me a picture. Are you gonna be living in houses? Do you want people to go to work? Will there be holidays? Oh, will there be music? Do you think people will be allowed to play violins? Who's going to make the violins? Well? Oh, you don't actually know, do you? Because like every other tantruming child in history, Bonnie, you don't know what you want. So let me ask you a question about this brave new world of yours: When you've killed all the bad guys, and it's all perfect, and just, and fair, when you have finally got it exactly the way you want it, what are you going to do with the people like you? The troublemakers. How are you going to protect your glorious revolution from the next one?
• "Truth or Consequences" for this two-parter. "Win" also turns up again (last brought up in " The Girl Who Died ") when the Doctor asks what Bonnie and her allies will do if those they subjugate rise up against them: "We'll win." He warns her that "nobody wins for long".
• Although not actually uttered, the series arc word "hybrid" is reflected in the nature of the Zygons and how Clara and Bonnie were able to interact.
• The Doctor as well. As he lays out, the whole Zygon-Human clash is a friendly snowball fight compared to some of the things he's seen and done. "And you know what you do with all that pain? Shall I tell you where you put it? You hold it tight , till it burns your hand! And you say this: No one else will ever have to live like this! No one else will ever have to feel this pain! Not on my watch!"
• Awesome, but Impractical : The Doctor claims he once invented an invisible watch.
• Battle in the Center of the Mind : Bonnie and Clara go through one, with Clara causing Bonnie to miss shooting the Doctor's plane and then briefly turn back into a Zygon.
• Big Bad : Bonnie. Unusually, she gets redeemed .
• Big Red Button : The Osgood boxes have two buttons each and could wipe out either the humans or the Zygons with just one push.
• Blasphemous Boast : "I'm old enough to be your Messiah !" — The Doctor
• Blatant Lies : When the Doctor asks her her forename, Osgood throws the question back at him; he claims his first name is "Basil". (Of course, there are those who think that it's so blatant it just might be true …)
• Breaking Speech : The Doctor delivers his most impassioned and desperate plea to stop a Zygon-human war, and it is incredible, and likely the hardest and most powerful speech this incarnation gives onscreen.
• Brief Accent Imitation : The Doctor takes on an American Game Show Host 's accent while explaining the actions of the Osgood Boxes as a game rather than war, also taking on the Large Ham qualities of one to make a mockery of the Zygons wanting to use the Osgood Boxes.
• The events that led to saving Gallifrey in " The Day of the Doctor " inspired the creation of the Osgood Box.
• And where are the Osgood Boxes kept? Fittingly, in the Black Archive.
• Can't Kill You, Still Need You : Invoked by Clara, who notes that Bonnie won't kill her as long as she wants information. Bonnie points out that Clara won't be of any use if she says nothing at all, so Clara has to play along.
• Kate uses her father's famous " Five Rounds Rapid " line (from " The Dæmons ") to describe how she stopped the Zygon disguised as a sheriff.
• The Doctor invites Osgood to join him, just like he did the other one just before Missy killed her in " Death in Heaven ".
• There's a damaged Mire helmet in a display case near the Osgood Box.
• When Clara finds herself in her flat but the doors and windows are missing, she immediately grabs a newspaper to check if she's in a dream, referencing " Last Christmas ". Then she responds to Bonnie's threat to trigger her death within her pod with "Go on then."
• The anti-Zygon Z-67 gas that's inside the Osgood Box was created by a man named " Sullivan ". Evidently, creating the gas still hasn't improved the Doctor's attitude towards him, as he indirectly calls Harry an " imbecile " in this story.
• The invisible watch the Doctor mentions might have been the one he used in " The Caretaker ".
• Kate isn't the first member of her family to lose a chunk of memory .
• This is the second time the Twelfth Doctor's had his plane blown up.
• A subtle one: Back in " The Beast Below ," Amy talked about how the Doctor took all of his pain and and misery and loneliness, and it made him kind.
• Cross-Referenced Titles : With its first part, " The Zygon Invasion ".
• Culture Police : Alluded to by the Doctor, when he asks if Bonnie's Zygon Utopia will allow things such as holidays, music, and violins.
• Cycle of Revenge : Discussed by the Doctor, who points out that conflict is cyclical unless someone chooses to break the cycle. Revolutionaries, when they are finished, are revolted against in their turn.
• Deliberately Monochrome : The Osgoods' videos regarding the Osgood Box. It's deliberate so that viewers (in- and out- of universe) don't learn what colour the Osgood Box is.
• Pointed out when the Doctor says he once invented an invisible watch.
• The Doctor convinces Bonnie to stand down, in part, by pointing out that she has no plan beyond "break the ceasefire".
• In retrospect, it could also be applied to the entire ceasefire scenario, as transplanting 20 million aliens amongst the human population was never going to go completely according to plan.
• The Dividual : Bonnie becomes an Osgood at the end of the episode, making there two again. We still can't tell which is which. note  Although Ingrid Oliver claims there is a way to tell them apart in that scene.
• Do Not Adjust Your Set : Played with. Bonnie shows up on the television in Clara's Mental World . Clara attempts to change the channel, but Bonnie's on every one.
• Dressing as the Enemy : Kate pretends to be a Zygon to infiltrate Bonnie's ranks and learn her plan.
• Driven to Suicide : The Zygon civilian whom Bonnie robs of his mimicry power kills himself rather than risk trusting the Doctor or being found by either the rebels or a human lynch mob.
• Driving Question : What's in that Osgood Box, and how can it help save the Earth once the Godzilla Threshold has been crossed? Does it contain the nerve gas UNIT developed to kill off Zygons, mentioned as having been stolen by "someone with a TARDIS" in the previous episode? Or something else?
• Easily Forgiven : Invoked by Bonnie herself when she asks who would forgive her... the Doctor is the answer! "I forgive you!" Just like that. And clearly Petronella has forgiven Bonnie, as she allows her to become the second Osgood.
• Embarrassing Browser History : When the Doctor hands Osgood his sonic sunglasses, he warns her not to check his browser history. She does just that, and is quite surprised by what she finds ("Whoa!").
• Embarrassing First Name : Petronella Osgood. She insists on Last-Name Basis .
• It's revealed that Kate survived the cliffhanger because the Zygon that was about to kill her stopped to indulge in a bit of gloating laughter, giving her time to shoot it.
• Bonnie gets in a few licks at Clara's expense when she reveals that Clara's major ability in this situation — the ability to lie — won't work this time.
• Exact Words : Unable to lie to Bonnie, Clara instead attempts this. Bonnie catches on, though, so she asks questions to get around it. Still, she can't kill Clara as long as Clara has something to tell, so it keeps Clara alive.
• Expo Label : In Clara's mental world, the toothpaste has a label on saying "This is Toothpaste".
• Fighting from the Inside : Clara uses the psychic link with Bonnie to control her actions to an extent such as sending the Doctor a message to confirm that she's still alive. She also, rather unexpectedly, is able to force Bonnie to momentarily revert to her Zygon form.
• Five Rounds Rapid : How Kate killed the Zygon who was impersonating the sheriff. She even mentions the trope by name — like father , like daughter.
• Five-Second Foreshadowing : Osgood, who is a fan of the Doctor, asks him what TARDIS stands for. A few moments later it turns out that there are two Osgoods, and one of them is brand new. (It may also be a Mythology Gag referring to the fact that the D has stood for both Dimension and Dimensions at various points.)
• Fluffy the Terrible : Bonnie the Zygon. Even the Doctor can't take that seriously and bestows upon her the more appropriate appellation of Zygella, though she refuses to answer to it. (Hilariously, Clara has a more sinister-sounding name than her impostor, while Osgood's first name likewise would have been better suited for the villain.)
• Forgiveness : A major theme. Etoine fears he won't be forgiven and be able to return to his life, so kills himself. Bonnie thinks she's come too far to be forgiven, but the Doctor forgives her. He says, "The only way anyone can live in peace is if they're prepared to forgive."
• The earliest hint that Clara is in a dream is when the time on the digital clock changes each time she looks at it. Checking a clock repeatedly is a common way for lucid dreamers to train themselves to realise they're dreaming, as writing changes every time it is looked at in a dream, a fact referenced in the earlier episode " Last Christmas ".
• The Doctor's nickname for Bonnie actually foreshadows her eventual fate: "Zyg ella " becomes the new second Petron ella Osgood.
• Clara's apparent death, and the Doctor's reaction, foreshadow events coming later in the season.
• Full-Circle Revolution : The Doctor asks Bonnie, even if the Zygons succeed, what will they do against another revolution ? When Bonnie replies that they'll win, the Doctor counters that they might, but nobody wins for very long.
• Heel–Face Turn : After learning about the Time War, Bonnie gives up trying to start another war and instead works to maintain the ceasefire, ultimately saying goodbye to the Doctor on good terms.
• He Who Fights Monsters : The Doctor claims that if the Zygons are cruel to the people who they think have oppressed them, then this will lead to more people being cruel to them because they themselves were cruel.
• Heroic Vow Of Defiance : Used by The Doctor in the quote on the top of the page; it's easily the most memorable line in the entire episode. "No one else will ever have to feel this pain. Not on my watch. "
• Hypocrite : Bonnie tries to blame the Doctor for the impending human-Zygon war while simultaneously hand-waving her own responsibility for events by claiming that I Did What I Had to Do . The Doctor throws it back in her face by pointing out that, well, he did what he had to do at the time as well; she doesn't get to weasel out of her own responsibility so easily.
• I Did What I Had to Do : Bonnie claims this for her actions while spitefully trying to blame the Doctor for the human-Zygon war. The Doctor just points out that he did what he had to do at the time as well.
• The message from Osgood about the location of the Osgood Box. It's a decoy for anyone trying to break the ceasefire.
• Averted with Clara, who is forced to rein in her lying abilities with Bonnie and only tell truths.
• I've Come Too Far : Bonnie believes this and it is part of why she won't stand down. If she does, she will be punished severely but the Doctor says he is willing to forgive her.
• Karma Houdini : Despite Bonnie being directly responsible for many deaths (including of Jac, an individual with authority within UNIT), she suffers no punishment other than a verbal dressing down from the Doctor, after which he forgives her. UNIT even lets her become the second Osgood. (However, it should be noted that at the end of the speech Kate Stewart's memories of the discussion are erased; we don't know that, as far as she's concerned, the new Osgood could be a different Zygon entirely and Bonnie escaped or was killed.) This, it should also be noted, is also part of the theme of the episode: while karma/retribution may be viscerally satisfying it ultimately just makes things worse and perpetuates misery. Forgiveness may be less immediately satisfying and simple, but it's the healthier option, and breaking the chain of resentment and violence has to start somewhere.
• Kirk Summation : The Doctor spends the climax telling Bonnie that her Evil Plan doesn't make sense and she should stand down. She hasn't thought it through, she'll eventually be in Kate's shoes facing new revolutionaries, and despite all she's done, she isn't unforgivable. He eventually brings her around to his way of thinking.
• Laser-Guided Amnesia : The Black Archive and its memory-wiping technology are featured again. The Doctor uses it to erase the memories of Kate and Bonnie's Zygon guards, but not Bonnie herself. Clara and Osgood are also spared.
• Legacy Character : There are once again two Osgoods. It's entirely possible that neither of them is the original Osgood. "It doesn't matter which is which. All that matters is that Osgood lives."
• Life Isn't Fair : Bonnie justifies that she did what she had to do on the grounds that what's happened to the Zygons isn't fair. The Doctor points out that just because it isn't fair doesn't make them any better than humans; they just want the chance to be cruel to the ones who've been cruel to them.
• Living Lie Detector : Bonnie is able to tell when Clara's lying because their heartbeats are in sync.
• Lotus-Eater Machine : Clara's consciousness, while she is impersonated by Bonnie, inhabits a nearly accurate replica of her apartment, except for odd details such as gibberish printed in newspapers and generic (and gross) toothpaste. Nonetheless, she is able to communicate with the outside world and, somehow, can even replay some of Bonnie's memories on her head!TV, PVR-style.
• MacGuffin : The Osgood Box is deliberately created as a lure for people (human or Zygon) who want to end the peace treaty. It's what drives the search of this episode and forms the climax.
• Malicious Misnaming : The Doctor keeps calling Bonnie "Zygella", just to annoy her.
• Mental World : Clara's mindscape is represented as her apartment with all the doors and windows sealed. The TV serves as a link to Bonnie's eyes (and, apparently, memories, as Clara is able to play back Bonnie's view of the explosion, PVR-style).
• The Mirror Shows Your True Self : The first time Bonnie passes a mirror, the reflection is of the real Clara, who is just beginning to become aware of her situation. She notices this but when she looks back it is a normal reflection.
• Multitasked Conversation : At one point, the Doctor is speaking to Bonnie, but he knows that thanks to their mental link, Clara can hear him. He warns Clara not to reveal the location of the Osgood Box, knowing that this will actually spur Bonnie to attempt to mind-probe Clara for the information. His plan actually hinged on Bonnie finding it.
• Never My Fault : Bonnie, the rebel Zygon commander, whose Evil Plan has driven this two-parter, blames the Doctor for the Osgood Box situation. The Doctor throws it back in her face; if she's going to throw blame at him while simultaneously claiming that I Did What I Had to Do for herself, well then he can do the same. Bonnie: You are responsible for all of the violence. All of the suffering. The Doctor: No, I'm not. Bonnie: Yes! The Doctor: No. Bonnie: Yes! You engineered this situation, Doctor; this is your fault! The Doctor: No, it's not; it's your fault. Bonnie: I had to do what I've done. The Doctor: [shrugs] So did I.
• New Powers as the Plot Demands : As a further sign of Clara becoming the Doctor's Distaff Counterpart , Clara exhibits extraordinary mental abilities, being able to physically manipulate Bonnie remotely (remember, Bonnie is not using Clara's body), at one point even forcing Bonnie to revert to Zygon form. She's also able to shield some of her memories from Bonnie. No character has ever been shown before having this level of control over a Zygon.
• "No More Holding Back" Speech : The War Is Hell speech the Doctor gives Bonnie perfectly sums up everything that's driven him since the Time War.
• No-Sell : Having been exposed as a Zygon by Bonnie, the Zygon civilian refuses to trust the Doctor when the Time Lord attempts to approach him, and promptly uses his Disintegrator Ray on the Doctor. The Doctor is slightly phased, but otherwise suffers no ill effects.
• Noodle Incident : The final situation has happened fifteen times before. At least, Kate has learned the secret of the Osgood Box that many times. The episode leaves it ambiguous as to whether this means the Doctor was forced to make his speech 16 times in a row or if there have been 15 separate prior incidents of this nature (or a combination of both).
• Not a Game : How the Doctor describes war, emphatically ; he even compares the Osgood Boxes to a game show, all to demonstrate to the Zygons how ridiculous they're being. He has seen war and never wants to see it again.
• Nothing Is the Same Anymore : We now know that every modern-day episode set on Earth since " The Day of the Doctor " takes place with tens of millions of Zygons pretending to be human. Statistically speaking, this means any number of human characters seen in contemporary episodes could be Zygons.
• Noted by Osgood when the Doctor, after determining that not only is Clara still alive, but she's effectively engaging Bonnie from within, can't stop grinning.
• The Doctor comes close to breaking down in tears several times during his speech. So does Bonnie.
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome : Clara, in her "mental world", fighting to make Bonnie wink a message to the Doctor.
• Pragmatic Hero : When a Zygon was about to attack her, Kate simply shot it.
• Real Fake Door : When Clara is in her "dream" flat, the door opens to a wall, and the windows are just missing, so that the curtains cover up more of the wall.
• Refusal of the Call : At the end, the Doctor asks Osgood if she wants to come with him in the TARDIS; she replies that she does, more than anything, but that her duty lies on Earth. It's not so much refusing the call as acknowledging that she's already answered a different one.
• Reverse Psychology : The Doctor tells Clara not to let Bonnie into her memories, and not to tell her where or what the Osgood Box is. Bonnie uses this to find out where the Osgood Box is, though she is unable to find out what it is till she gets there. This enables the Doctor to stop Bonnie.
• Sadistic Choice : Invoked by the Doctor concerning the Osgood box. There are two of them, with one of them acting in favor of the humans, and one for the Zygons. However, opening either box reveals there are two additional choices: "Truth" or "Consequences" . On the human side, the box will either kill every Zygon on the planet via toxic nerve gas released into the atmosphere, or kill everyone in London (including all the commanders present) via the nuke placed under the Black Archive. On the Zygon side, one option reveals the identity of every Zygon on the planet, inducing mass panic in the population and igniting war, while the other locks the Zygons into one form — their natural form or their human form (whichever they happen to be in at the moment), and they can never change it. Then Bonnie figures out that the whole thing is a bluff — the boxes are empty — but the choice they represent is still real.
• Shapeshifter Mode Lock : The Doctor warns Bonnie that the Osgood box can either reveal every Zygon on Earth, or lock them in their human forms.
• The Doctor's brief imitation of a game show host is a subtle nod to an old American game show titled, aptly enough, Truth or Consequences . (Which the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, deliberately renamed itself after; its previous moniker was the decidedly less melodramatic Hot Springs.)
• The Doctor's part-mocking, part-affectionate nickname for Bonnie, "Zygella", seems to be a nod at Nigella Lawson .
• The Doctor tells Bonnie "That would be telling."
• Talking the Monster to Death : The Doctor "defeats" Bonnie by talking her into to a Heel–Face Turn , via a combination of And Then What? and War Is Hell .
• Tantrum Throwing : Bonnie smashes the laptop on hearing from the two Osgoods recording it that the Osgood Box isn't there.
• Time Dissonance : The Doctor claims that when he thought Clara was dead it was the longest month of his life. When Clara says it could only have been five minutes, he says "I'll be the judge of time."
• Tom the Dark Lord : Nope, your ears weren't deceiving you in Part 1. The supposedly evil and cruel commander of the rebel Zygon faction does, indeed, choose to call herself Bonnie. Even the Doctor is having none of that by bestowing upon her the nickname Zygella instead. It's possibly a meta in-joke, as in the Classic Era a character like this would most certainly have had a name like Zygella. It's also possible that she calls herself "Bonnie" because all the Earth-hatched Zygons were given human names only. It also illustrates how little she actually knows about Zygons' native culture, for all her professed commitment to racial identity. Finally, it's possible the name was chosen by the writers to illustrate the point made in the Doctor's war speech that the Zygons are no different than the humans in most respects. Possibly lampshaded by the fact Osgood's first name is the exotic-sounding Petronella — again, a name that might have been more appropriate than Bonnie.
• Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth : Bonnie proves incapable of probing Clara's memories, and their link allows Clara to momentarily revert Bonnie to Zygon form once she gets the hang of it — she is even able to physically manipulate Bonnie into missing with the RPG, texting the Doctor and winking. The only advantage Bonnie has is that she's the one who's conscious, so she could kill Clara if she wanted. It's invoked by the Doctor when he effectively tells Bonnie that Clara's mind contains the intel she seeks. The Doctor: The mind of Clara Oswald... she'll never find her way back out.
• The Unmasqued World : Bonnie and her fellow rebel Zygons intend to create this by forcing every Zygon in the world to revert back to their Zygon form. This will freak out the humans and drive the Zygons into the radicals camp.
• The Un-Reveal : Osgood is Osgood. Whether there are now two Zygons sharing the original Osgood's body print or one new Zygon replacing a Zygon Osgood that Missy killed , the nature of the surviving Osgood is up for grabs. (However, at one point, the non-Bonnie Osgood tells the Doctor she never really met Clara... yet Clara and Osgood did meet in " The Day of the Doctor ", hinting that the Osgood who died in "Death in Heaven" may well have been the original human Osgood after all, or it could be another red herring like "Zygons don't need to keep the original body alive anymore". Also, both Osgoods met Clara in "The Day of the Doctor", so the comment clearly refers to the fact that they only met in passing and never really spoke.)
• Unusually Uninteresting Sight : The teenagers at the mall don't react to the Zygon civilian's gradual demorphing, because they're Zygon rebels.
• Villainous Breakdown : Bonnie has two; first when she discovers that Osgood lied about the Osgood Box location, and again after she learns that there are two Osgood Boxes.

• The Doctor's response when he's confronted by Kate and Bonnie regarding the Osgood boxes. The Doctor: Because it's not a game, Kate! This is a scale model of war! Every war ever fought right there in front of you! Because it's always the same! When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know whose children are going to scream and burn! How many hearts will be broken! How many lives shattered! How much blood will spill until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!
• We Will Not Use Photoshop in the Future : Apparently, the Zygon rebels think that no one is going to question a grainy cell-phone video of a guy looking like he's wearing a rubber suit uploaded on YouTube . Too bad they didn't show the comments section of the video post. Probably would've been filled with replies like "Lame!" and "Obviously fake!"
• Wham Line : The revelation that this isn't the first time Kate's found her way to the Osgood Box. Kate: This is all very well, but we know the boxes are empty now. We can't forget that. The Doctor: No, well, er, you've said that the last fifteen times.
• What Happened to the Mouse? : We never learn what ultimately became of little Sandeep from Part 1.
• When He Smiles : When he realizes that Clara is not only still alive but fighting back against Bonnie, the Doctor can't stop himself from grinning, which makes Osgood remark that she'd never seen him smile like that before.
• You Are a Credit to Your Race : The Doctor says this to Osgood. Both Osgoods reply that they are credits to both species.
• Doctor Who S35 E7 "The Zygon Invasion"
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• Doctor Who S35 E9 "Sleep No More"

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Bonnie : You don't understand. You will never understand.

The Doctor : I don't understand? Are you kidding? Me? Of course I understand. I mean, do you call this a war? This funny little thing? This is not a war! I fought in a bigger war than you will ever know. I did worse things than you could ever imagine. And when I close my eyes I hear more screams than anyone could ever be able to count! And do you know what you do with all that pain? Shall I tell you where you put it? You hold it tight till it burns your hand, and you say this: No one else will ever have to live like this. No one else will have to feel this pain. Not on my watch!

The Doctor : Because it's always the same. When you fire the first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die. You don't know whose children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered! How much blood will spill... before everybody does what they were ALWAYS going to have to do from the very beginning! SIT. DOWN. AND. TALK.

The Doctor : You just want cruelty to beget cruelty. You're not superior to people who were cruel to you. You're just a whole bunch of new cruel people. A whole bunch of new cruel people, being cruel to some other people, who'll end up being cruel to you. The only way anyone can live in peace is if they're prepared to forgive. Why don't you break the cycle?

The Doctor : Do you know what thinking is? It's just a fancy word for changing your mind.

Bonnie : I will not change my mind.

The Doctor : Then you will die stupid.

Clara : So, you must have thought I was dead for a while?

The Doctor : Yeah.

Clara : How was that?

The Doctor : Longest month of my life.

Clara : It could only have been five minutes.

The Doctor : [the Doctor pauses and looks up at Clara]  I'll be the judge of time.

The Doctor : You know I'm over two thousand years old? I'm old enough to be your Messiah.

The Doctor : So, let me ask you a question about this brave new world of yours. When you've killed all the bad guys; and when it's all perfect and just and fair; and when you have finally got it exactly the way you want it, what are you going to do with the people like you?

The Doctor : London! What a dump.

Osgood : London's okay.

The Doctor : Not it's not. It's a dump.

Osgood : You spend an awful lot of time here, considering it's a dump.

The Doctor : I spend an awful lot of time being kidnapped, tortured, shot at, exterminated - doesn't mean I like it.

Osgood : Why do you have a Union Jack parachute?

The Doctor : Um, camouflage.

Osgood : Camouflage?

The Doctor : Yes, we're in Britain.

The Doctor : Why does peacekeeping always involve killing?

Osgood : The Tardis.

The Doctor : The Tardis.

Osgood : What does it stand for?

The Doctor : What? You're kidding me? Surely you know that?

Osgood : Well, I've heard a couple of different versions.

The Doctor : I made it up from the initials. It stands for Totally And Radically Driving In Space.

The Doctor : What's your plan, Zygella?

Bonnie : I don't have a plan.

The Doctor : Come on, you don't invade planets without having a plan, that's why they're called planets; to remind you to plan-it. He-hey, that's good! Puntastic! Doctor Puntastic.

The Doctor : There was another box. I was going to press another button. I was going to wipe out all of my own kind - man, woman, and child. I was so sure I was right.

Bonnie : What happened?

The Doctor : Same thing that happened to you. I let Clara Oswald get inside my head. Trust me, she doesn't leave.

The Doctor : Doctor John Disco. It was my plane. I had a big plane for purposes of er, poncing about.

The Doctor : What's your name?

Osgood : Osgood.

The Doctor : No, no, no, your first name.

Osgood : What's your first name?

The Doctor : Basil.

Osgood : Petronella.

The Doctor : Let's just, uh, stick with what we had.

Osgood : The first thing I'd do if I was to invade the world would be to kill you.

The Doctor : Thanks.

Osgood : I wouldn't even let you get talking, like you always do. Bullet between the eyes, first thing.

The Doctor : Again, thank you.

Osgood : Twelve times if necessary.

The Doctor : Ah, yes, well why limit yourself? You've really thought this through, haven't you?

Osgood : I'm a big fan.

Osgood : Why didn't that Zygon blow us up with her big bazooka?

The Doctor : She did blow us up with her big bazooka. This is us being blown up with a big bazooka.

The Doctor : Hello! Hi, hello.

[holding psychic paper] 

The Doctor : Uh, Doctor John Disco.

[first lines] 

The Doctor : Clara! Clara!

Bonnie : You're breaking up!

The Doctor : The invasion has happened; you're probably surrounded by Zygons. Get to the Tardis. Get yourself safe. Apparently my plane is never going to land. Let's see what we can do about that!

Bonnie : I'm sorry. But Clara's dead.

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Doctor Who Series 9

The zygon inversion.

2015.11.07    S09E08

Ingrid Oliver   Jemma Redgrave   Jenna Coleman   Nicholas Asbury   Peter Capaldi

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Bonnie : I know what you are. Etoine (Nicholas Asbury): Please. Please. Bonnie : I’m going to set you free. Humans cannot accept the way we really are. If we cannot hide we must fight. You are going to be the first. The first to make the humans see.

Bonnie : Commander here. The first one has been changed. I’m going to UNIT to retrieve the Osgood Box.

The Doctor : Any questions? Osgood (Ingrid Oliver): Why do you have a Union jack parachute? The Doctor : Um, camouflage. Osgood : Camouflage? The Doctor : Yes, we’re in Britain.

Osgood : Sonic specs? Isn’t that a bit pointless? Like a visual hearing aid? The Doctor : What’s wrong with pointless? I once invented an invisible watch. Spot the design flaw.

The Doctor : Don’t look at my browser history. Osgood looking:  Woah. The Doctor : Yeah, I said, “Don’t”.

Osgood : Why didn’t that Zygon blow us up with her big bazooka? The Doctor : She did blow us up with her big bazooka. This is us being blown up with a big bazooka. Osgood : But I mean she seems to know what she’s doing. The first thing I’d do if I wanted to invade the world would be to kill you. The Doctor : Thanks. Osgood : I wouldn’t even let you get talking, like you always do. Bullet between the eyes, first thing. The Doctor : Again, thank you. Osgood : Oh, twelve times if necessary. The Doctor : Ah, yes. Well why limit yourself. You’ve really thought this through, haven’t you? Osgood : I’m a big fan.

Osgood : Are you okay? The Doctor : I don’t know. I’m still in the “hope” phase. Osgood : How’s that going? The Doctor : Hell. Please talk about something else.

Osgood : It says, “I’m awake.” The Doctor : What does that mean? A political awakening?  Why would she be sending me propaganda when she just blew me up with a big bazooka? Osgood : Never really met Clara. Pretty strong, yeah? The Doctor : She was amazing. Osgood : No. Not was. Is. It’s not from the Zygon, it’s from Clara. The Doctor : How? Osgood : She’s not dead. She’s in a pod somewhere.

Osgood : The Zygon probably doesn’t even know it sent this. Or why it fired that bazooka. The Doctor : You don’t know. It’s just a theory. Osgood : Yes it’s just a theory. But how’s that hope phase now? The Doctor : Worse than ever. Osgood : Then we’ve got a game.

Osgood : Hello. If you’re watching this, I have been captured and interrogated. Osgood : During the interrogation, I have revealed to you the existence of the Osgood Box. Osgood : I have revealed its location and the combination to open this safe. And guess what? Both : I lied. Osgood : The Osgood Box exists, but it’s not here. So stop looking. Really, stop. Osgood : The Osgood Box can end the ceasefire. Osgood : The Osgood Box can start the war. Osgood : The Osgood Box can wipe out all humankind. But there’s a reason it’s called the Osgood Box. Osgood : Haven’t you guessed?

Bonnie : You’re dead. The Doctor : Yes well, I’m dead now. And I think I might be more dead in a minute.

The Doctor : What’s your plan, Zygella? Bonnie : I don’t have a plan. The Doctor : Come on, you don’t invade planets without having a plan. That’s why they’re called planets, to remind you to plan it. Hey hey! That’s good! Puntastic. Dr. Puntastic.

The Doctor : You know I’m over 2,000 years old. I’m old enough to be your messiah.

The Doctor : The mind of Clara Oswald. She may never find her way out. Osgood : I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile before. The Doctor : Dazzling, isn’t it?

Bonnie : I could erase your mind. Clara : Then why haven’t you?

Bonnie : I can kill you. Clara : Go on then. Bonnie : You think you’re calling my bluff. Clara : I am calling your bluff. You need me alive. Bonnie : Only as a source of information. Clara : Then you better start asking questions. Bonnie : You better not lie. Clara : You see, that’s the problem. I am a brilliant liar. How are you ever going to know? Bonnie : Oh Clara. For a moment I thought you were clever. Our hearts are linked. Beat for beat. The one thing you and I can never do is lie to each other.

The Doctor : London. What a dump. Osgood : London’s okay. The Doctor : No it’s not, it’s a dump. Osgood : You spend an awful lot of time here, considering it’s a dump. The Doctor : I spent an awful lot of time being kidnapped, tortured, shot at, exterminated. Doesn’t mean I like it.

Clara : The box ends the ceasefire. Bonnie : So I’m told. How? Clara : There’s a button inside the box. Press it. It will transmit a signal that will unmask every Zygon on the planet for up to an hour. What’s there to smile about? Bonnie : Ah, mass panic. Followed by war. Every Zygon on our side at a stroke. Clara : Twenty million Zygons against seven billion humans. That’s not a war you can win! Bonnie : Then we will die in the fire. instead of living in chains. Clara : Most of your own kind don’t want that. Bonnie : Then it’s time we stopped giving them a choice. Clara : It’s time you asked the most important question. Bonnie : Which is? Clara : I’m waiting. Bonnie : Why is it called an Osgood Box? Clara : I’m not telling you. Bonnie : Good. I’ve been looking forward to hearing you scream. Clara : I’m not telling you because when you get to the Black Archive, you’ll find out for yourself. And when you do, you’re gonna want to speak to me again.

The Doctor : What’s your name? Osgood : Osgood. The Doctor : No no no. Your first name. Osgood : And what’s your first name? The Doctor : Basil. Osgood : Petronella. The Doctor : Let’s just, ah, stick with what we had.

The Doctor : I need to ask you… because it’s important, because it might matter. Osgood : What’s important? The Doctor : Which one are you, human or Zygon?

Osgood : Let us help you. Etoine : No. Not truth or consequences. Osgood : We’re not. We’re really not. Etoine : I’m not part of your fight. I never wanted to fight anyone. I just wanted to live here. Why can’t I just live? The Doctor : We are on your side. Etoine : I’m not on anyone’s side. This is my home.

Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave): Doctor, we know where the Zygon Command Center is. We know where Clara’s pod is. We can take you there. The Doctor : Well how very convenient because that’s just exactly what we’re looking for.

Kate : The Doctor is here. Bonnie : Don’t kill him, we need him alive. Kate : What for? Bonnie : Because I just found out why it’s called an Osgood Box. There’s two of them. The Doctor : Two Osgoods, two boxes. Operation Double. What did you expect?

Bonnie : What’s in them, Doctor? Tell me. Now. The Doctor : One box normalizes all the Zygons. Bonnie : And the other? The Doctor : Destroys them. Bonnie : Which is which? The Doctor : Ha ha ha. That would be telling. Bonnie : Which box normalizes the Zygons, Doctor? Tell me or she dies. The Doctor : No. This is war. You pull the trigger, you pay the price. Bonnie : Kill her. The Doctor : The blue one! The blue one! The blue one normalizes all your people.

Kate : Sorry, Doctor. Self defense. The Doctor : Who are you? Kate : I’m me. The Doctor : How did you survive? Kate : Five rounds, rapid. I’m sorry, Doctor. I know you don’t approve.

The Doctor : Let me negotiate peace. You can’t commit mass murder. Kate : Then why did you leave the gas with us? The Doctor : The boxes are safeguards for both species. You agreed to that. Kate : I never agreed to that. The Doctor : Yes you did! Then I wiped your memory and you agreed to that too. But that’s why there were two Osgoods to police the ceasefire. One human and one Zygon. To keep the secrets, keep the peace. Kate : I’m sorry, Doctor, truly. But the peace is failing already.

The Doctor : Let me take both of these boxes away. We’ll forgive, we’ll forget. And the ceasefire will stand. Bonnie : No. Kate : Doctor, which of these buttons do I press? Doctor, which one? Truth or Consequences. Bonnie : Truth or Consequences. The Doctor : This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Make-your-mind-up time! One of those buttons will destroy the Zygons, release the imbecile’s gas. The other one detonates the nuclear warhead under the Black Archive. It’ll destroy everyone in London. Bonnie! Bonnie, sweetheart, one of those buttons will unmask every Zygon in the world. The other one cancels their ability to change form. It’ll make them human beings forever. There are safeguards beyond safeguards. I did this on a very important day for me . And this ceasefire will stand.

The Doctor : You just want cruelty to beget cruelty. You’re not superior to people who were cruel to you. You’re just a whole bunch of new cruel people. A whole bunch of new cruel people being cruel to some other people who’ll end up being cruel to you. The only way anyone can live in peace is if they’re prepared to forgive. Why don’t you break the cycle? Bonnie : Why should we?

The Doctor : And when this war is over, when you have a homeland free from humans, what do you think it’s going to be like? Do you know? have you thought about it? have you given it any consideration? Because you’re very close to getting what you want. What’s it gonna be like? Paint me a picture. Are you gonna live in houses? Do you want people to go to work? Will there be holidays? Oh! Will there be music? Do you think people will be allowed to play violins? Who’s gonna make the violins? Well? Oh, you don’t actually know, do you? Because, like every other tantruming child in history, Bonnie, you don’t actually know what you want. So let me ask you a question about this brave new world of yours. When you’ve killed all the bad guys, and when it’s all perfect and just and fair. When you have finally got it exactly the way you want it, what are you gonna do with the people like you? The troublemakers. How’re you going to protect your glorious revolution from the next one? Bonnie : We’ll win. The Doctor : Oh, will you? Well maybe, maybe you will win. But nobody wins for long. The wheel just keeps turning. So come on. Break the cycle. Bonnie : Why are you still talking? The Doctor : Because I want to get you to see, and I’m almost there. Bonnie : Do you know what I see, Doctor? A box. A box with everything I need. A fifty percent chance. Kate : For us too. The Doctor : And we’re off! Fingers on buzzers! Are you feeling lucky? Are you ready to play the game! Who’s gonna be quickest? Who’s gonna be luckiest? Kate : This is not a game! The Doctor : No, it’s not a game, sweetheart. And I mean that most sincerely.

Kate : You set this up, why? The Doctor : Because it’s not a game, Kate! This is a scale model of war. Every war ever fought, right there in front of you. Because it’s always the same. When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who’s going to die! You don’t know who’s children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill until everybody does what they were always going to have do from the very beginning. Sit down and talk!

The Doctor : Do you know what thinking is? It’s just a fancy word for changing your mind. Bonnie : I will not change my mind. The Doctor : Then you will die stupid.

Bonnie : You don’t understand. You will never understand. The Doctor : I don’t understand? Are you kidding? Me? Of course I understand. I mean do you call this a war? This funny little thing. This is not a war. I fought in a bigger war than you will ever know. I did worse things than you can ever imagine. And when I close my eyes… I hear more screams than anyone would ever be able to count!

Bonnie : It’s empty, isn’t it? Both boxes, there’s nothing in them. Just buttons. The Doctor : Of course. And do you know how you know that? Because you’ve started to think like me. It’s hell, isn’t it? No one should have to think like that.

The Doctor : Gotcha. Bonnie : How can you be so sure? The Doctor : Because you have a disadvantage, Zygella. I know that face.

Kate : This is all very well, but we know the boxes are empty now. We can’t forget that. The Doctor : No. Well, ah… you’ve said that the last 15 times.

Bonnie : I don’t understand how you can just forgive me. The Doctor : Because I’ve been where you have. There was another box. I was gonna press another button. I was gonna wipe out all of my own kind. Man, woman and child, I was so sure I was right. Bonnie : What happened? The Doctor : Same thing that happened to you. I let Clara Oswald get inside my head. Trust me, she doesn’t leave.

Bonnie : Zygon High Command, the ceasefire is back in place. The rebels are standing down. You are all… safe.

Osgood : The TARDIS. The Doctor : The TARDIS. Osgood : What does it stand for? The Doctor : What? You’re kidding me. Surely you know that. Osgood : Well I’ve heard a couple of different versions. The Doctor : I made it up from the initials. It stands for Totally And Radically Driving In Space. Do you want to come? All of the future, all of history, and all of the universe. Osgood : More than anything. But I think I have to stay. I’ve got a couple of boxes to keep an eye on. And a world to keep safe. The Doctor : Fair enough.

The Doctor : I need to know. Which one are you? Osgood : I’m Osgood. The Doctor : Human or Zygon? Osgood : I’ll answer that question one day. And do you know when that day will be? Osgood : The day nobody cares about the answer. Gotcha.

Osgood : Think it through, Doctor. Why it wouldn’t be right to carry on using Clara’s face. Not when there’s a vacancy. The Doctor : Zygella? Osgood : Osgood.

Clara : So you must have thought I was dead for awhile. The Doctor : Yeah. Clara : How was that? The Doctor : Longest month of my life. Clara : It can only have been five minutes. The Doctor : I’ll be the judge of time.

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