One day, billions of small black cubes appear across the globe. Critical reception to the episode was generally positive, highlighting the emotion and humour, although many critics derided the solution to the plot.Īmy and Rory adjust to normal life without travelling with the Eleventh Doctor. The episode was watched by 7.67 million viewers in the UK. Despite being the penultimate episode in the first block of the series, 'The Power of Three' was the last to be filmed, and was thus the last episode for Gillan and Darvill.

The episode featured brief cameo appearances by Lord Sugar and professor Brian Cox. The episode also saw the return of UNIT and introduced their new scientific advisor, Kate Stewart ( Jemma Redgrave), daughter of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. The story was inspired by The Man Who Came to Dinner and the story of the MSC Napoli. 'The Power of Three' focused on Amy and Rory's point of view and the impact of the Doctor's influence on their lives, as they would be leaving in the next episode. In the episode, alien time traveller the Doctor ( Matt Smith) spends time on Earth with his travelling companions Amy Pond ( Karen Gillan) and her husband Rory ( Arthur Darvill) while he awaits activity from millions of small cubes that appeared overnight. It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Douglas Mackinnon. ' The Power of Three' is the fourth episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who that aired on BBC One and BBC One HD on 22 September 2012. List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)

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