Meanwhile in the TARDIS - Scene One

Meanwhile in the TARDIS is a set of two minisodes commissioned for release along with the Complete Series Five boxset which fill in two 'gaps' between episodes of the series with the first taking place just after The Eleventh Hour and leading into The Beast Below.

In this first scene, Amy is questioning the Doctor about various things that are odd about the TARDIS such as "Where does all the air go?", "Why is it made of wood?" and "Why is it a Police Box?". The Doctor answers the last one stating "the chameleon circuit analyses it's surroundings to find a suitable object to bend in, then it disguises itself as a 1963 police box". This scene was produced to further the relationship with the Doctor and Amy with Amy still initially wary of the Doctor and who he is.

After answering a barge worth of questions, the Doctor assures Amy that he "is definitely a madman with a box". The Doctor's theme kicks in as he leads Amy to the door and it opens onto space. Amy questions him again saying "Is that special effects?" and the Doctor says "Find out" and pushes her out the door. This leads directly into the beginning of The Beast Below.

While this is a short episode, I thought I would discuss my thoughts on the new TARDIS interior. The new interior console room incorporates many more Earth objects than it has ever before stuff like ordinary taps to bicycle pumps. Also, the new TARDIS has a much more fantastical feel to it like its a playground for children (maybe because the first human it saw was young Amelia). The new interior doesn't both me that much cause it's what a child would imagine the TARDIS to be with warm inviting colours and an M. C Esher inspired staircase design that catches the audience's eye.

The interior of the console room is always changing usually with a different doctor and this new console room seems to sum up at least some of the Eleventh Doctor's characteristics within his time on the show. It seems to be a mix and match of various cultures and ideas leading to a fantasy element within the room and it also creates a safe haven for our companions by including familiar objects within the room  to try to make it more appealing and somewhat homely to them.

While I won't judge these minisodes out of ten, I will still post my thoughts about them if they provide a deeper depth to the characters and are necessary in understanding maybe a fraction of what goes on inside the TARDIS between, during or after episodes.

NEXT TIME: THE BEAST BELOW