S04E09: 'Forest Of The Dead'

Undoubtedly a work of genius, 'Forest Of The Dead' takes both the audience and the characters well out of their comfort zones and delivers quite possibly the most engrossing and stunning 45 minutes since the series was revived in 2005. It also contains enough ammo to blow any Catherine Tate doubters out of the water and into the stratosphere. The distinctive anti-spoiler stance of Steven Moffat's script continues, so we'll honour the future Who boss by being particularly cryptic with our clues this week. There are also two red herrings lurking in the spoiler shadows this week. Good luck finding them!

River Song sometimes shows The Doctor a little respect and asks him about erasure.

The Shadows have a proper vocalist that's not Cliff Richard.

Doctor Moon challenges someone to a game of chess on which millions of lives depend.

The Shadows take hold of River Song's diary and coerce The Doctor into using a gun because of what they discover.

A Gareth Gates-style affliction prevents Cupid from firing his arrow.

River Song tells The Doctor that he is not The Doctor.

The little girl destroys every idiot's lantern to prevent the shadows seeping into present day Earth.

A familiar female face from the past returns to give Donna some advice.

Donna ties a very important knot.

The Doctor is stunned by something River Song whispers in his ear.

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