The Pyramid at the End of the World
- Episode aired May 27, 2017
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.6K
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A 5,000-year-old pyramid appears overnight, baffling everyone including the Doctor.A 5,000-year-old pyramid appears overnight, baffling everyone including the Doctor.A 5,000-year-old pyramid appears overnight, baffling everyone including the Doctor.
Ronke Adekoluejo
- Penny
- (uncredited)
Matthew Rohman
- Monk
- (uncredited)
Raven Shanelle
- Mind Controlled Civilian
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe episode had the working title of First Contact (Number 122). This was a reference to the number of occasions on which UNIT had encountered alien lifeforms, ostensibly, always for the first time.
- GoofsThere are a multitude of ways to accomplish sterilization, but the ones mentioned by Erica are among the least effective. A scientist would suggest chemical, autoclave (high heat steam), pressure, or irradiation before suggesting dropping something into boiling water.
- Quotes
Erica: [surprised when the Tardis appears] Oh my god!
The Doctor: No, I'm the Doctor, but it's an easy mistake to make.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Doctor Who Reviews: Defending Doctor Who's Fake News Flop (2019)
Featured review
The Claws Of Pyramids
A Pyramid appears from nowhere and Earth's military forces are powerless to stop a countdown to the end of the world
This reminded me in some ways of the 1971 story The Claws of Axos where an alien race offer a solution to Mankind's problem but you know there's going to be a catch. Axos isn't considered an especially good story from the period but the reason I liked it was because Michael Ferguson directed the script with directorial flourish and imagination. Here with this 2017 episode director Daniel Nettheim just brings a journeyman style to the proceedings. To be fair to all the directors who have worked on the show DOCTOR WHO isn't really something to bring in auteur aspects but even so I do wish directors would try and bring an element of risk and their own hallmark to the stories
Narrative wise Pyramids is no great shakes and if you're an old school fan like me you'll be irritated how NuWho works . The UN call on "President Doctor" who turns up spouts innumerable lines giving away plot mechanics and exposition and more often than not the problem is easily resolved , too easily in fact . There's also the gut instinct that the Monks feature in a three episode story that will almost certainly have been better told as one 45 minute episode . Time will tell but there's a feeling here that the season is deteriorating slightly after a fairly good low key start
This reminded me in some ways of the 1971 story The Claws of Axos where an alien race offer a solution to Mankind's problem but you know there's going to be a catch. Axos isn't considered an especially good story from the period but the reason I liked it was because Michael Ferguson directed the script with directorial flourish and imagination. Here with this 2017 episode director Daniel Nettheim just brings a journeyman style to the proceedings. To be fair to all the directors who have worked on the show DOCTOR WHO isn't really something to bring in auteur aspects but even so I do wish directors would try and bring an element of risk and their own hallmark to the stories
Narrative wise Pyramids is no great shakes and if you're an old school fan like me you'll be irritated how NuWho works . The UN call on "President Doctor" who turns up spouts innumerable lines giving away plot mechanics and exposition and more often than not the problem is easily resolved , too easily in fact . There's also the gut instinct that the Monks feature in a three episode story that will almost certainly have been better told as one 45 minute episode . Time will tell but there's a feeling here that the season is deteriorating slightly after a fairly good low key start
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- Theo Robertson
- May 26, 2017
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- The old leper colony, Abades, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain(Turmezistan exteriors)
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- Runtime46 minutes
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