And thanks! Carrionites use words instead. Come one! LILITH: The portal opens! Learn it. Now will they find Love's Labour's Won?! SHAKESPEARE'S ROOM
THE DOCTOR: The Carrionites disappeared way back at the dawn of the universe. SHAKESPEARE: Is that a promise, Doctor? SHAKESPEARE: Peter Streete spoke of witches. SHAKESPEARE: That's him. Speed the words to writer's hand. THE DOCTOR: Exactly, the lost play. THE DOCTOR: Stop the play! THE GLOBE THEATRE
The Doctor and Martha leave the theatre with the rest of the crowd. The power of a name. The wraith-like carrionites get sucked up into the cloud, tornado fashion, as do all copies of the play. Their design! They are consumed! When are we? Where in the city? Who are you exactly? Words of power!
Plan: A: 1599; Q: When did the Doctor and Martha land in Southwark? A: William Shakespeare; Q: Who is under the spell of Carrionites? A: witch-like aliens; Q: What are the Carrionites? A: Carrionites; Q: What are the aliens that are forcing Shakespeare to finish his play called? A: Love's Labour's Won; Q: What play is Shakespeare being forced to finish by Carrionites? A: a poppet; Q: What is Shakespeare using to finish Love's Labour's Won? A: their imprisoned species; Q: What are the Carrionites trying to bring back? A: instructions; Q: What are the words spoken by the actors in Shakespeare's play? A: a portal; Q: What do the words spoken by the actors open? A: the play's performance; Q: What does the Doctor try to stop at the Globe Theatre? A: the Doctor; Q: Who convinces Shakespeare to use his own gift of words to close the portal? Summary: The Doctor and Martha land around Southwark in 1599, where they discover that William Shakespeare is under the spell of witch-like aliens known as Carrionites who are forcing him to finish Love's Labour's Won using a poppet . The Doctor learns that they are using the powerful words of the play to bring back their imprisoned species; the words spoken by the actors are instructions which open a portal. The Doctor tries and fails to get Shakespeare to stop the play's performance at the Globe Theatre . When the Carrionites start coming through the portal, the Doctor convinces Shakespeare to use his own powerful gift of words to close the portal. The closing of the portal brings all of the copies of Shakespeare's lost play with the Carrionites.