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Note: These observations are about the show Doctor Who which is a British science-fiction
TV show. It follows the adventures of the Doctor who travels in the TARDIS, time and relative
dimension in space, all over the universe.
I. Observation
Background information: For the following observations listed they will take place in multiple
locations, for example, modern day London, inside the TARDIS (Relative Time and Dimension
in Space) , Amelia Ponds home and multiple places around the universe. In addition, the
Doctor Who series has been going on since 1963 where the Doctor regenerates to save himself
from dying. This leads to new adventures and new companions. These episodes are specifically
based on the time when the Doctor meets Amy Pond and takes her in as the newest companion
on his spaceship. Moreover, the episodes draw you into new discoveries that will leave you
intrigued in the series.
ACTORS: The Doctor, Amy Pond, Rory Williams, Vincent van Gogh, Craig Owens, Sophie
The Doctor: The Doctor is the protagonist of the series who displays a variety of skills and
intelligence about the universe. He is hundreds of years old and has traveled far throughout the
the universe and gained knowledge that many will never learn. The Doctor descends from a race
called the Timelords on a planet, Gallifrey; he is the last of his kind. The Doctor spends his time
going on great adventures and saves the Earth and many other planets he encounters. He time
travels in the TARDIS through space and time experiencing new adventures with his
companions. Although the Doctor can be cheerful, childish and energetic he is actually lonely
and loves to pick of good friends along his journeys.
Amy Pond: The Doctors Scottish companion who goes on adventures with him in the TARDIS.
She is known as the girl who waited, throughout the series. She met the Doctor when she was a
little girl but because of some complications with the TARDIS he did not return until 12 years
later. Amy had become an independent young woman who left to go on explorations of the
universe with the Doctor.
ARTIFACTS: These are objects or devices that carry a significant or meaningful value to
the main players of this figured world.
Sonic Screwdriver: A device that aids the Doctor by scanning, picking locks, hacking
computers and there are many more uses. It is modified throughout the series and new functions
are created with it. The sonic screwdriver helps the Doctor investigate or understand new things
that he encounters on his adventures.
TARDIS: The TARDIS stands for Time and Relative Dimension in Space. It is the spaceship
that helps the Doctor and his companions to travel through space and time. Without this object
the Doctor would have never met any of his companions or been able to save the world.

BBCs Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 1: The Eleventh Hour

Observation One:
3:00mins: A flying blue police box from the 1950s London era, the TARDIS, came falling from
the sky just missing Big Ben. The Doctor is trying to fix the time machine that was damaged in
the last journey that he partook in. The TARDIS flew in every direction before it finally crashed
into a little Scottish girls back yard. This took Amelia by surprise and went outside in a rush to
check all of the commotion. That is her first meeting with the raggedy Doctor who fell from
the sky. Amelia took the Doctor inside to find him something to eat like fishsticks and custard.
He asked her about the crack in her wall that she said she was scared of and heard voices from.
The Doctor was about to go investigate until all of the sudden that was a loud noise coming from
the back yard and the Doctor was off to fix his time machine and as soon as he can, he left. The
Doctor told Amelia that he would be back in five minutes but his promise was never kept.
7:00mins: Next, the story followed a nurse named Rory who saw his coma patients walking
around outside and took pictures as evidence to show the doctor in charge. The doctor did not get
the chance to look at the pictures and didnt believe Rory when he told her. All of the sudden all
of the comma patients called out doctor, doctor!. The scenes switched to the Doctor pulled out
his sonic screwdriver and scanned the wall. They heard, Prisoner Zero has escaped!
22:00mins: The next scene was the Doctor reappearing and searching for Amelia. He runs into
the house with his ragged clothes yelling Amelia, Amelia!, however, he was only faced with a
policewoman (Amy) that knocked him out for trespassing. After he awakens they argue over
where Amelia is but the policewoman tells him that she had moved out six months ago. This
makes the Doctor panic, not believing that Amelia had moved. They hear a noise and the Doctor
looks around for his sonic screwdriver but its nowhere to be found. He notices something strange
about the house thats when The Doctor asks her how many rooms are on the 2nd floor of her
house. She says five but he says there are six rooms. This confuses Amy greatly because she has
lived there for a long time. The Doctor tells her look exactly where she doesnt want to, in the
corner of her eye. They discovered a door that was hidden in Amelias house. Shouting out to
Amy, the Doctor tries to tell her not to go into the room it can be dangerous and she could get
hurt. Amy doesnt listen and walks into the room that is filled with danger.
25:00mins: Inside was an alien from outer space that had gone missing from a prison many years
ago. The prison has been searching for Prisoner Zero to take him back and will do anything even
if they have to incinerate everything. Also, the Doctor discovered that the policewoman, Amy, is
Amelia 12 years in the future. Trying to overcome his surprise the Doctor met another
companion, Rory, to help save the earth that was going to be destroyed by the prison.
BBCs Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 10 : Vincent and the Doctor
Observation Two:

3:00mins: The scene starts out in a wheat field with the crows being spooked by something.
Flashing to the present the Doctor takes Amy on a trip to the Muse DOrsay in Paris to look at
some of Vincent van Goghs masterpieces. Amy and the Doctor notice an alien like figure in one
of Vincents paintings of a church and decides to travel back to June of 1890 before the painting
was created to investigate the mysterious creature in the window of The Church of Auvers. After
arriving in the town that Vincent van Gogh lives in, they went to a tavern only to find the painter
begging for another alcoholic drink. The owner refused to give him any because he had no
money to pay for it. Amy interrupted the owner and Vincent arguing and decided to buy a bottle
of wine for them to sit and talk. The Doctor asked if he was interested in painting any churches
any time soon, trying to see where the alien might be hiding.
7:00mins: Screams were heard from down the street of a woman who found a murdered teenage
girl. A crowd started to form and the Doctor pushed his way through yelling, Im a doctor, Im a
doctor! The mother of the girl cried and blamed Vincent for what happened calling him a
madman. The villagers threw stones at them as they ran away Vincent offered his home for the
Doctor and Amy to stay only one night. Amy and the Doctor marveled at all of the paintings that
Vincent had painted. There were some of the most famous artworks drying out in the front yard
of his little home. Amy went to go look at the artworks when all of the sudden she screamed.
The Doctor and Vincent ran from his home to find Amy on the floor because she had been
attacked by something from behind.
12:00mins: Vincent starts freaking out and yelling at something no one else can see. The Doctor
and Amy try to calm him down believing that he might be crazy then the Doctor was hit by
something invisible and flung into the air. Now believing that he is right to be afraid, the Doctor
tries to help fight a monster that he cannot see. Vincent fights off the monster sending it running
back into the woods. Afterwards Vincent draws what he saw and the Doctor takes it back to the
TARDIS to be examined by a machine that he has so they can find out what type of alien is after
him.
15:00mins: Unfortunately, he runs into the monster and now is running away so that it wont kill
him. After losing the creature the Doctor runs into Amy in the road and the devise a plan to find
the creature and end its reign of terror. After, the Doctor finds Vincent crying in his room
depressed and angry. However, he gets up and goes with them to the church to fight against the
alien monster.
23:00mins: On their way to the church they come across the funeral being held for the girl who
was murdered. When they got to the church Vincent started to paint then after some time had
passed the Doctor started to feel nervous. The monster appeared in the church window just like
what Vincent had painted in the painting before the Doctor and Amy had arrived. There was a
crash from inside of the church where the Doctor went to investigate. They hid in the closet
trying to hide from the alien when it crashes through it and Vincent comes to save them. The
alien was impaled and killed by the painter. Afterward the Doctor and Amy left in the time
machine to go revisit the museum with Vincent to show him how great his artwork made an
impact on world.

BBCs Doctor Who: The Lodger

Observation Three:
3:00mins: The Doctor was thrown out of the TARDIS by a gust of wind and Amy got stuck
inside traveling through time and space. Amy pointed the Doctor into the right direction where
the strongest alien energy was coming from so he could investigate. The next scene flashed
forward one day to present day London where a man, Craig, put up a flyer for a new flat mate.
Craig gained the confidence to confess his love to Sophie, a friend. However, instead of meeting
her at the door he came face to face with the Doctor. The Doctor wanted to be roommates with
Craig because there are some supernatural vibes coming from the apartment complex. Then
Craig let the Doctor into his apartment to show him his new room. People are being lured into
the flat upstairs and disappearing for good but unknown to everyone.
7:00mins: As they walk through the door they hear loud noises coming from the upstairs
apartment room. The Doctor complements Craigs flat and ask what was the black spot on the
ceiling in the living room. Furthermore, Amy is still stuck in the TARDIS trying to figure out
why it wont land. Craig gives the Doctor the keys to the apartment and leaves him be where the
Doctor talks to Amy through an earpiece that he made. They try to devise a plan to get the
TARDIS to land by figuring out what is in the apartment above them. In addition, the Doctor
cannot use any alien or advanced technology while he stays there so it doesnt arise any
suspicions.
12:00mins: There is a localized time loop around the town and it makes the clocks spin whenever
there is a shift in the time dimension. Later, the Doctor takes a long shower; while Craig was
waiting on him he heard loud noises once again from the top floor and went to check it out. The
Doctor rushed out of the shower slipping onto the floor and grabbing the electric toothbrush
instead of his sonic screwdriver. Meanwhile, Craig knocked on his neighbors door. An old man
told him he didnt need any help and that he can leave and shut the door just s the Doctor ran out
of the room.
15:00mins: The first meeting between the Doctor and Sophie was strange because he was only
wearing a blue towel. Suddenly Craig got a phone call from a friend saying that they needed an
extra player for a game of football. The Doctor agreed that he would help but never played
football before. Once they got on the field the Doctor was a natural and played the game like a
pro leaving Craig to look bad in front of Sophie. Back at the flat someone kept luring people into
the flat upstairs and doing something to them.
23:00mins: Sophie and Craig are going to have some nice alone time without anyone interrupting
them but the Doctor pops in. Wanting to not exclude the Doctor she invites him to stay and chat
for a while about what she wants to do with her life. The Doctor gives her an inspirational push
by asking how much she wants to go overseas to study orangutans and achieve her dreams which
then motivates her to go and research on job opportunities. Afterwards, he creates a machine out
of old things that he could round up to detect what was happening upstairs. Craig doesnt listen
to the Doctors advice about not touching the black spot on the ceiling, which poisons him. The
Doctor discovers him the next morning almost dead and takes care of him by healing him. Then

the Doctor goes into work for Craig so he can rest for the day, however, Craig doesnt take it in a
good way and is upset that the Doctor can do everything better than him.
II. Interview Questions
1. What is the most likeable trait of the Doctor?
He is adventurous always wanting to explore new and unique places while saving his friends and
the human race. The Doctor fun and caring but always knows how to have an adventure.
2. What are some highlights of the 11th Doctors journey?
Some of the craziest adventures that they went on were when the Doctor fell from the sky in the
TARDIS and met Amy Pond, when they met Hitler or when they went back in time and found
dinosaurs on a spaceship.
3. What makes this show more appealing than other Si-Fi shows?
This show has been going on since 1963 which a lot longer than most TV series. The Doctor is
always entertaining with how he goes about his life and how he wants to save everyone.
4. Why do Amy and Rory stick with the Doctor?
I think they do that because the want to see new worlds and travel through time with the raggedy
doctor like Amy always wanted too. They want to explore and have an adventure.
5. Why does the Doctor feel the need to save everyone?
He couldnt save his home planet so he tries to save everyone he can. Also, he has a very caring
nature and cant turn down people when he see that they are in trouble.
III. Analyze
There are multiple different rules and convictions that the 11th Doctor carries with him
throughout his lifetime. For example, in the series Doctor Who, the Doctor will say the same
catchphrase Geronimo! when he is about to do something exciting or dangerous. Another rule
or convection would be that he keeps secrets of the past and future so he does not change history.
For instance, in the episode Vincent and the Doctor, if the Doctor told Vincent that in just a few
months he was going to commit suicide it might have changed the future of history and created
an alternate world. In addition, it is interesting how the Doctor has such a strong impact on his
companions who he travels around with in the TARDIS. They are all impacted in different ways
whether its good or bad they are all grateful for meeting the Doctor and going on exciting
adventures with him. One of the most surprising aspects of the Doctor is his infinite knowledge
of everything in the universe. He has lived a long time and knows almost everything their needs
to know about everything except common scene of everyday life. In the episode, The Lodger, the
Doctor doesnt know how to play football or what it is but its a sport that everyone has heard of.
The most intriguing part about the doctor is how he loves adventures and no matter how horrible
or dangerous it is he still will jump right into one with his companions if he gets the chance.

IV. Chart
Search Terms
The Doctors Infinite knowledge

The Doctors secrets

The Doctors catchphrases

The Doctors impact on his companions

Sources
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Who, 2013, Netflix
Mcalpine, F. (2012). Doctor Who': Ten of the
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V. Propose
In the series, Doctor Who, I have found many unique themes that peak my interest for a
research topic. For example, how the Doctor impacts his companions, his infinite knowledge or
even keeping his most grim times secret. I am the interested in researching how the Doctor helps
those who need it and how he can he can still be the happy-go-lucky Doctor that his companions
know. Although the aliens that he encounters can be dangerous and harmful he will still try to
help them in anyway that he can. I find it interesting that after seeing all of what he has scene for
the 900 years, he still is wholeheartedly loves every creature. The only people who can keep him
sane are his human companions. I am interested in how the Doctor interacts with his companions
and how he impacts their daily lives.