Cold Blood (TV story)

Cold Blood is the ninth episode of Series Five. It is the second part of a two-part story. It marks the re-appearance of the Silurians for the first time in 26 years.

Synopsis
It is the most important day in the history of Earth: the dawn of a new age of harmony... or the start of its final war.

The Doctor must face his most difficult challenge yet and he tries desperately to ensure Alaya's prediction of a massacre does not come true. Meanwhile, what fate will befall the captured Amy and can Tony and his friends be trusted?

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
 * Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
 * Dr. Nasreen Chaudhry - Meera Syal
 * Alaya/Restac - Neve McIntosh
 * Tony Mack - Robert Pugh
 * Elliot - Samuel Davies
 * Mo - Alun Raglan
 * Ambrose - Nia Roberts
 * Eldane - Stephen Moore
 * Malokeh - Richard Hope

Production crew
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Story notes

 * Rory Williams is killed and consumed by a crack effectively erasing himself from the timeline.
 * It is revealed the Doctor's TARDIS is at least at the center of the explosion that started the cracks, as the Doctor fishes a piece of TARDIS out of the crack, which is burnt and destroyed.
 * This is the first episode since The End of Time Part One to have narration. Other stories with narration include DW: The Deadly Assassin, Army of Ghosts and Human Nature. The TV movie, Doctor Who, also contained opening narration by the Eighth Doctor.
 * The warrior class of Silurians use heat ray weapons, similar to those utilised by the Sea Devils.

Ratings
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Rumours

 * It was rumoured that the Silurians were stealing bodies to splice with Silurian DNA to make half-human/half-Silurians. It was revealed in part 1 and 2 that they were dissecting humans to learn more about them.
 * According to on-set fan reports, from filming, it seems that Rory Williams will die by saving the Doctor and then be swallowed by the Time Field crack near the end of the episode. This was proven true.
 * The Doctor will look into a crack and see the TARDIS door sign on fire. This was mostly true, as the Doctor recovers a door sign on the TARDIS exterior with burn marks, but no TARDIS is seen physically.
 * There will be conflict among the Silurians. This was true, there was a military-science conflict between them.

Filming locations

 * The Silurian Council Chamber is a redress of the Platform One meeting room set from DW: The End of the World and the Mona Lisa chamber at the art gallery from SJA: Mona Lisa's Revenge.

Production errors

 * When running from the Silurians in the tunnels, the Doctor holds his sonic screwdriver. In the shots of the Doctor, the screwdriver is vertical, but in the shots of the Silurians, the screwdriver is more horizontal.
 * When Amy is trying to remember and not forget Rory, the memory of him getting shot doesn't show the laser blast striking him.

Continuity

 * The Doctor mentions the Silurians going into hibernation when the Moon first aligned with the Earth.
 * The Doctor directly references the events of Doctor Who and the Silurians.
 * Clips from The Eleventh Hour, The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone, and The Vampires of Venice were shown.
 * The Doctor said how Prisoner Zero knew of the Cracks in Time. (DW: The Eleventh Hour)
 * The Doctor said how the Weeping Angels laughed at him. (DW: Flesh and Stone)
 * Amy pickpockets Malokeh so she can escape, similar to how Darius Pike did with Thorne.(K9TV: Liberation)
 * Rory pushes the Doctor out of the line of fire only to be mortally wounded himself, just as what happens to Jenny in DW: The Doctor's Daughter.

DVD / Bluray releases
BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume Three will feature Amy's Choice, The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood and Vincent and the Doctor. It will be released on Monday 2nd August 2010 (UK Only) on DVD and Blu-Ray.