Doctor Who (TV Series)

Vincent and the Doctor (2010)

Tony Curran: Vincent

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• Vincent Van Gogh : [Explaining how he sees the world]  Look at the sky. It's not dark and black and without character. The black is, in fact deep blue. And over there: lighter blue and blowing through the blues and blackness the winds swirling through the air and then shining, burning, bursting through: the stars!

  [the sky gradually transforms into van Gogh's painting Starry Night] 

  Vincent Van Gogh : And you see how they roar their light. Everywhere we look, the complex magic of nature blazes before our eyes.

• Vincent Van Gogh : It seems to me there's so much more to the world than the average eye is allowed to see. I believe, if you look hard, there are more wonders in this universe than you could ever have dreamt of.

  The Doctor : You don't have to tell me

• Vincent Van Gogh : [after seeing the TARDIS interior]  How come I'm the crazy one, and you two have stayed both sane?

• The Doctor : I'm going in!

  Vincent Van Gogh : I'm coming too.

  The Doctor : No! You're Vincent Van Gogh. No.

  Vincent Van Gogh : But you're not armed!

  The Doctor : I am.

  Vincent Van Gogh : What with?

  The Doctor : Overconfidence, this

  [pats bag] 

  The Doctor : and a small screwdriver. I'm absolutely sorted. I just have to find the right prozactic setting and stun him with it. Sonic never fails.

• The Doctor : Amy, only one thought, one simple instruction: don't follow me under any circumstances.

  [Runs off] 

  Amy Pond : I won't.

  Vincent Van Gogh : Will you follow him?

  Amy Pond : Of course.

  Vincent Van Gogh : I love you.

• The Doctor : Come on, we'd better get you home.

  Vincent Van Gogh : Where are you staying tonight?

  The Doctor : Oh! You're very kind.

• [Amy, Vincent, and the Doctor walk to the church where Vincent will have had painted the Krafayis. Amy and Vincent talk while the Doctor listens, following behind] 

  Amy Pond : I'm sorry you're so sad.

  Vincent Van Gogh : But I'm not. Sometimes these moods torture me for weeks, for months, but I'm good now. If Amy Pond can soldier on then so can Vincent Van Gogh.

  Amy Pond : I'm not soldiering on, I'm fine.

  [Amy giggles] 

  Vincent Van Gogh : Oh, Amy, I hear the song of your sadness. You've lost someone, I think.

  [the Doctor silently notes this insight from behind] 

  Amy Pond : I'm not sad.

  Vincent Van Gogh : [looking away]  Then why are you crying?

  [Amy reaches up to her right cheek and is surprised to find a tear there] 

  Vincent Van Gogh : It's all right, I understand.

  Amy Pond : I'm not sure I do.

  [the Doctor does and steals away their conversation] 

  The Doctor : Okay. Okay! So, now, we must have a plan. When the creature returns...

  Vincent Van Gogh : [slowly turns as the Doctor speaks and interrupts, firmly]  Then we shall fight him again!

• Vincent Van Gogh : [of the TARDIS console]  What do these things all do?

  The Doctor : Oh, a huge variety of things. Uh, this one here, for instance, plays soothing music.

  [music plays and the Doctor and Amy dance] 

  The Doctor : Uh, while this one makes a huge amount of noise?

  Amy Pond : [nods, whispers]  Yeah.

  [pulls the control and a noise is produced] 

  The Doctor : And this one makes everything go absolutely tonto.

  [the console room shakes as the TARDIS takes off, throwing Vincent off balance, and they laugh] 

  Vincent Van Gogh : [reaching for a control]  And this one?

  The Doctor : [alarmed]  That's the friction contrafibulator!

  Vincent Van Gogh : [gesturing to another]  And, this?

  The Doctor : [pointing out red light]  That's ketchup, and that one's mustard.

  [Amy does presentator-hands gesture at a tall mustard-yellow button]