Doctor Who/Recap/S10/E05 The Green Death: Difference between revisions

A Welsh miner is found dead, his skin glowing bright green. UNIT is naturally called in to the village of Llanfairfach to investigate. A local environmental group, led by Professor Clifford Jones, has been investigating the work of nearby Global Chemicals and, with the Doctor and Jo's help, they discover that the mine workings are full of giant maggots and green goo, both by-products of Global Chemicals' plant.

 

 

The Doctor uses a large blue crystal he picked up on holiday on Metebelis 3 to break BOSS' hold on Stevens, and Stevens programs BOSS to self-destruct. Meanwhile, the maggots, which are beginning to pupate into giant flies, are destroyed with a fungus.

In the midst of all this, Jo has fallen in love with Clifford Jones, and decides to leave the Doctor to stay with him. The Doctor gives her the blue crystal as an early wedding gift, and leaves, sadly.

 

 

** BOSS was programmed with the objectives of maintaining productive order and ensuring profit for Global Chemicals. It just interpreted those objectives in an extremely broad and amoral manner.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: There are two: the sapphire from Metebelis 3, and the hybrid fungus that Clifford Jones was raising {{spoiler|as a meat substitute}}.

* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Stevens.

* [[Disguised in Drag]]: Third Doctor actually does this... as a cleaning lady.

'''Mike Yates''': I like your handbag. }}

** Well, The Doctor had to think on his feet and outsmart the security guards, who was tipped off by BOSS.

* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: ''Don't'' name your intelligent supercomputer "BOSS"; it'll give it ''ideas''.

* [[Not Himself]]: Those under the control of the BOSS.

* [[Not That Kind of Doctor]]: Professor Jones.

* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Stevens.}}

 

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