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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': |
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** In ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S18 |
** In ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S18/E01 The Leisure Hive|The Leisure Hive]]'', a Foamasi detective is presented as a villain until we find that he just lacks a speech synthesizer. |
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** ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S17/E03 The Creature From the Pit|The Creature from the Pit]]'': Same thing. (Same scriptwriter, too.) |
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* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', "Loud as a Whisper": The only diplomat who can broker a peace is rendered mute when his telepathic translators are killed. Turns out good in the long run when he decides to {{spoiler|force the warring parties to spend weeks learning to communicate with him, and thus cool their tempers and learn to cooperate.}} |
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', "Loud as a Whisper": The only diplomat who can broker a peace is rendered mute when his telepathic translators are killed. Turns out good in the long run when he decides to {{spoiler|force the warring parties to spend weeks learning to communicate with him, and thus cool their tempers and learn to cooperate.}} |
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* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', "Babel": The station's occupants are exposed to a disease that disrupts their speech centers, causing the victims to develop aphasia. |
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', "Babel": The station's occupants are exposed to a disease that disrupts their speech centers, causing the victims to develop aphasia. |