Doctor Who episodes "The Rings of Akhaten"
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"The Rings of Akhaten" is a 2013 Doctor Who episode from the Eleventh Doctor era, known for its visually rich alien marketplace, emotional focus on Clara Oswald, and a climactic scene where the Doctor confronts a parasitic god-like entity using the weight of his memories.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctor Who episodes "The Rings of Akhaten" canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Doctor Who television episode ⓘ |
| broadcastBlock | Series 7 Part 2 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
faith
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loss ⓘ memory ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| composer | Murray Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Farren Blackburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 7 ⓘ |
| era | Eleventh Doctor era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Caroline Skinner
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Steven Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActor |
Emilia Jones
NERFINISHED
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Jenna-Louise Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Clara Oswald
NERFINISHED
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Grandfather ⓘ Merry Gejelh NERFINISHED ⓘ Old God NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vigil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCompanion | Clara Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDoctor | Eleventh Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocationType | alien planet ⓘ |
| featuresMusic |
The Long Song
NERFINISHED
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Vocal choral performances ⓘ |
| featuresProp |
Clara's leaf
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The Doctor's sonic screwdriver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | various alien species ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
climactic speech by the Doctor about his memories
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emotional focus on Clara Oswald ⓘ visually rich alien marketplace ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 2013-04-06 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
A parasitic entity known as the Old God threatens to consume the Queen of Years and the system.
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Clara ultimately defeats the Old God by offering the infinite potential of a leaf from her past. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor confronts the Old God by offering the weight of his memories and experiences. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor takes Clara to the Rings of Akhaten, where they encounter a religious ceremony involving a young girl chosen as the Queen of Years. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Bells of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Denise Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 7.08 ⓘ |
| season | Series 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Doctor Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Akhaten system
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The Rings of Akhaten NERFINISHED ⓘ alien marketplace ⓘ |
| writer | Neil Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfBroadcast | 2013 ⓘ |
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