The Satan Pit
- Episode aired Dec 1, 2006
- TV-PG
- 45m
The Doctor risks his life to investigate the pit and is forced to make a terrible decision, while Rose and the crew fend for their lives against the Legion of the Beast.The Doctor risks his life to investigate the pit and is forced to make a terrible decision, while Rose and the crew fend for their lives against the Legion of the Beast.The Doctor risks his life to investigate the pit and is forced to make a terrible decision, while Rose and the crew fend for their lives against the Legion of the Beast.
- The Beast
- (voice)
- The Ood
- (voice)
- Ood
- (uncredited)
- Ood
- (uncredited)
- Ood
- (uncredited)
- Ood
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Matt Jones
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe crew only had about 15 minutes left to get the scene where the Doctor gives his big speech to the Devil in the pit done. David Tennant nailed it in one take.
- GoofsDespite the comments of the Doctor and others, it is quite possible to establish a stable orbit around a black hole (or any other large mass in space), given appropriate velocity and distance. (Our own Sun is, in fact, in orbit around a super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.)
- Quotes
The Doctor: [the Doctor has realized that, if he releases the Beast and destroys it, both he and Rose will die] So that's the trap, the great test, the final judgement, I dunno. But if I kill you, I kill her.
The Doctor: [the Beast laughs evilly] But that implies, in this big grand scheme of gods and devils, that she's just a victim. Well, I've seen a lot of this universe. I've seen fake gods and bad gods and demi-gods and would-be gods. I've had the whole pantheon. But if I believe in one thing... just one thing... I believe in her!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Doctor Who Confidential: Myths and Legends (2006)
- SoundtracksDoctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales
With the Odd now firmly under control of The Beast (Gabriel Woolf) the crew must fight for their lives to try and either regain control or escape the mining platform. The Doctor (David Tennant) and Ida Scott (Claire Rushbrook) are now trapped in the mine, with no way to return to the surface, so with no other option available to them, decide to head further into the pit and see what lurks beneath.
The most striking visual, probably of the whole run so far, is the Doctor coming face to . . . well, torso, with the giant CGI horned beast that is imprisoned at the bottom of the pit. It's not entirely successful, perhaps lacking a little weight to truly convince - but it's certainly a sight to behold. The rest of the episode is solid pay offs to the aspects that were set up last week. There's a real theme of sacrifice, as Jefferson sacrifices himself for his comrades and The Doctor and Rose are both willing to sacrifice themselves (and each other) to keep the Beast contained.
Even though a couple of the moments did ring true logic wise (why does the beast laugh when he understands that The Doctor will have to sacrifice Rose to contain him, either he's just a body driven by rage, or he's not) this was a really good second part of the story. It was good to see Rose take control, and use her training to get the crew back working, and this episode has the most explicit suggestion so far that her time on team Tardis might soon be coming to an end.
- southdavid
- Oct 26, 2020
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- Filming locations
- Wenvoe Quarry, Wenvoe, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK(Cavern scenes)
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- Runtime45 minutes
- Color