Toby Whithouse’s Before The Flood tips its top hat to several references from Doctor Who and elsewhere.
Here are our spots…
This article contains lots and lots of spoilers forBefore The Flood.
So here are our geeky viewing notes for this weeks episode…
The Doctor seemingly opens the episode by addressing the audience.
Were treated to a special rock version of the opening credits music.
Fans in the 90s would have seen this version appear on the respective VHS releases.
Fortunately, they turn out to be a red herring here.
The Doctor wets his index finger and uses it to detect the year.
The Doctor describes the ripple-like effect even a small change can have on history.
After a day of deliberation, he decides to drain the oceans.
The Doctors response is a nonplussed What for?.
The Doctor has his guitar out again, as seen inThe Magicians Apprentice.
She also mentions the Minister of War almost certainly a foreshadowing of things to come.
Its become something of a catchphrase since 2005, having been used at least 25 times.
Its subverted by the Victorian Clara inThe Snowmen, who notes that its smaller on the outside.
Theres a montage of bigger on the inside moments,here.
Were once again teased with the notion of the Doctors final and permanent death.
And of course, the Doctor also believed he was headed to his death three whole episodes ago.
The Doctor cannot change history… Apart from when he can.
In 1964sThe Aztecs, he tells companion Barbara You cant change history.
And before the Fisher King is killed by the flood, he states The Time Lord lied!.
He did the same thing with Roses phone to defeat the Cybermen inThe Age Of Steel.
The Doctor gave the Fisher King in this story a choice; he chose…poorly.
