Day of the Moon

Episode aired Apr 30, 2011
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47min

8.8/10

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Marnix Van Den Broeke and Karen Gillan in Doctor Who (2005)

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The Doctor and his allies mount a rebellion against invaders who have been controlling humanity from the very beginning.The Doctor and his allies mount a rebellion against invaders who have been controlling humanity from the very beginning.The Doctor and his allies mount a rebellion against invaders who have been controlling humanity from the very beginning.

8.8/10

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Directors
- Toby Haynes
- Julian Simpson(uncredited)
Writers
- Steven Moffat(showrunner)
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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Alex Kingston, Mark Sheppard, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill in Doctor Who (2005)

Marnix Van Den Broeke in Doctor Who (2005)

Directors
- Toby Haynes
- Julian Simpson(uncredited)
Writers
- Steven Moffat(showrunner)
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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Still in 1969, the Doctor has come to the conclusion that the alien creatures are only seen when they directly look at them. As soon as you look away, any memory of their presence is wiped clean. The aliens are also able to leave suggestions in people's minds, and aren't invaders per se, but have been on Earth for a very long time. While the Doctor works to ensure the success of Apollo 11, the others try to solve the mystery of the little girl in the space suit. —garykmcd, zabet

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Trivia
The Silence masks caused vision difficulties for the performers, who had to be guided by two people when they had to walk.

Goofs
When Nixon is telling the NASA security men to let the Doctor go he tells them, "I am your Commander-in-Chief." The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces, but not any civilian organizations. NASA does some work for the military but is completely civilian and separate from the military.

Quotes
River Song: [the Doctor and River meet back to back whilst fending off the Silence] What the hell are you doing?
The Doctor: Helping!
River Song: You've got a screwdriver! Go build a cabinet!
The Doctor: That is really rude!

Connections
Featured in Top 5 Best/Worst: Top 5 Best Matt Smith Doctor Who Episodes (2018)

Soundtracks
Hail to the Chief
(uncredited)
Music by James Sanderson

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3/10

A last sigh for Steven Moffat

It seems in the Moffat era of Doctor Who that every two prayer will have a great first part and a disappointing second part. This happened a lot twice in season 5 and it has happened here again. So much is left unexplained and the teasing of future episodes with the pregnancy stuff just left me feeling sour. It's clear as day that Moffat can write a compelling story but his need to tie everything into the main arc of the series as a showrunner really annoys me. All of the stuff involving Richard Nixon is great and the visual appeal is nice as well but the story is where the whole thing falls apart. Rory regresses in character and too much time is crammed into a 45 minute episode, making the whole thing feel so rushed. Despite me not really looking forward to watching the next episode (the next time trailer looked iffy), i'm hoping it will at least be self contained and won't try and bait me into watching more with teases and mysteries (almost as if the format of the show isn't enough of a reason to keep watching). The episode starts out needlessly complicated and ends in an insultingly simplistic way. I could pray all day that future episodes will make up for episodes like these and maybe i'll like this episode more looking back but i'm extremely doubtful of that happening. Well done Steven.

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