Category Archives: A Good Man Goes To War

“I met you once, in the Gamma Forests. You don’t remember me.”

In ‘A Good Man Goes To War’ we are introduced to Lorna Bucket. Having once met the Doctor she joined the Church so that she might meet him again. When she does she is dying and realises the Doctor doesn’t … Continue reading

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“Rory and Amy, I know where to find your daughter, and on my life, she will be safe. River, get them all home.”

At the end of ‘A Good Man Goes To War’ the Doctor sets off to find the stolen Melody Pond, leaving the rest of his friends on the space station, Demon’s Run. He leaves the responsibility of getting everyone home … Continue reading

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“Then he was dead, then he didn’t exist, then he was plastic.”

In ‘A Good Man Goes To War’ the Doctor is trying to work out whether Amy and Rory could have conceived their child while on the TARDIS. He explicitly states that while Rory joined them in ‘The Vampires of Venice’ … Continue reading

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“Perhaps you should have wondered why we call them Headless. It’s time you knew what these guys have sacrificed for faith.”

THE HEADLESS MONKS Attributes Awareness: 2, Coordination: 4, Ingenuity: 2, Presence: 1, Resolve: 6, Strength: 4 Traits Brave, Indomitable, By the Book, Code of Conduct, Distinctive(headless) , Obligation (To the Church) Special: Invisible to Life Scans (Headless Monks don’t register … Continue reading

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“The Doctor is a living, breathing man, and as I look around this room I know one thing… We’re sure as hell going to fix that.”

The Church were first seen in ‘The Time of Angels’, an order of faith that had become a military organisation. Members held ranks of Bishop, Cleric, Verger and Colonel, wearing uniforms and wielding weapons. Considering how well they worked with … Continue reading

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“Pack the cases, Jenny. And we’re going to need the swords.”

In my last post I discussed player characters recruiting established Doctor Who characters. This doesn’t mean that they can’t do what the Doctor does in ‘A Good Man Goes to War’ and have previously unseen characters come to their aide. … Continue reading

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“There are people all over this galaxy that owe that man a debt. By now, a few of them will have found a blue box waiting for them on their doorstep.”

In ‘A Good Man Goes To War’ the Doctor takes the unprecedented action of recruiting people in order to launch a campaign against his enemies. It is reflective of the danger that Amy is in. Here his opponents have demonstrated … Continue reading

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“When you began all those years ago, sailing off to see the Universe, did you ever think you’d become this?”

I’ve previously discussed how Adric changed drastically from his original concept and in ‘A Good Man Goes To War’ the Doctor is confronted with his own transformation. River Song asks him how his name, which once meant healer and wise … Continue reading

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“Demons run when a good man goes to war.”

‘A Good Man Goes To War’ by Steven Moffat begins with a fairy tale, told to Amy’s child to give her courage. There is a man who will never stop looking for her, a man who is hundreds of years … Continue reading

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