Stories TV Doctor Who (2005-2022) Doctor Who S9 Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Before the Flood 1 image Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 1 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 3 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, October 10, 2015 Written by Toby Whithouse Directed by Daniel O'Hara Runtime 45 minutes Story Type Two-Parter Time Travel Past, Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Bootstrap Paradox, Time Travel Pivotal, Base Under Siege, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Mind Control, Sign Language Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Am I a Good Man? Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, Scotland UK Viewers 6.05 million Appreciation Index 83 Synopsis A twisted and vile survival plan is pieced together by an alien warlord called the Fisher King. The universe will feel the consequence. Can these events be stopped? Can the Doctor ensure the future's coming and do the impossible? Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Twelfth Doctor Clara Oswald The Fisher King The Fisher King's Ghosts Tivolian Show All Characters (5) How to watch Before the Flood: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Complete Ninth Series DVD The Complete Ninth Series Blu-Ray Series 9: Part 1 DVD Series 9: Part 1 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 30 April 2024 · 140 words Review by TrakeniteAdventuress Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! In my opinion, this story might just be the peak of Doctor Who. Likeable side characters are always a good thing, and this story might have the most well rounded one-off characters of NuWho (Big Finish box set when?), but that's merely an aside to the true meat of this story. A time travel story that isn't overly complex, whilst still using a well-known paradox. And the explanation of that paradox, 12 breaking the fourth wall and playing guitar, might just be the most Doctor Who scene ever. Meanwhile, in the future, we have a fantastic Base Under Siege, with a classic example of Who taking the supernatural and making it scientific. The Fisher King has a fantastic design, and his ghosts look wonderfully spooky. I love this story, and it has been my comfort watch since first airing. 10/10 No notes Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating545 members 3.82 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating1,842 votes 3.91 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating164 votes 4.00 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1179 Favourited 87 Reviewed 1 Saved 3 Skipped 0 Owned 8 Related Stories Doctor Who S9 • Episode 3 Under the Lake Rating: 3.85 Story Skipped TV More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Twelfth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite Tags: TwelveClara DOCTOR: I can't change what's already happened. There are rules. CLARA: So break them. And anyway, you owe me. You've made yourself essential to me. You've given me something else to, to be. And you can't do that and then die. It's not fair. DOCTOR: Clara. CLARA: No. Doctor, I don't care about your rules or your bloody survivor's guilt. If you love me in any way, you'll come back. Doctor, are you? — Before the Flood Show All Quotes (3) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking [TARDIS] (The Doctor is giving us, the viewers, a lecture.) DOCTOR: So there's this man. He has a time machine. Up and down history he goes, zip zip zip zip zip, getting into scrapes. (He goes up to the gallery.) DOCTOR: Another thing he has is a passion for the works of Ludwig van Beethoven. Show Full Transcript Open in new window
