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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:seeds_of_doom_1621.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\| '''Harrison Chase''': "What do you do for an encore, Doctor?"~~<br />~~ '''The Doctor''': "I win." }} Line 8: The TARDIS arrives in England as two large alien seed-pods are found in the Antarctic permafrost. Helicoptered out to the Antarctic base to see for himself, the Doctor identifies them as Krynoids - a particularly rapacious plant that will, if allowed to germinate, consume all life on Earth. One of the scientists, Winlett, is infected by the pod and begins to turn into a Krynoid himself, but is destroyed by a bomb set by two mercenaries called Scorby and Keeler, who steal the other pod on behalf of their employer, plant collector Harrison Chase. Chase takes Sarah hostage and plans to open the pod in her presence, which will infect her. The Doctor rescues Sarah and it is Keeler who is infected. This doesn't bother Chase much, and he begins to feed Keeler raw meat to accelerate the transformation. The Keelernoid grows bigger and bigger, eventually beginning to take over Chase's mansion, while the mad collector decides to turn the Doctor into compost to feed it - but ends up falling into the crusher himself, while the Krynoid is bombed by [[Ultimate Defence of the Realm\|the RAF]]. Not to be confused with "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S6 E5/E05 The Seedsof Death\|The Seeds of Death]]". === Tropes === * [[BBC Quarry]]: As Antarctica with a white paint job. A different part of the same quarry was then used as an actual quarry for the fight scene between the Doctor and Chase's chauffeur. Line 21: * [[Conveyor Belt O' Doom]]: Leading into Chase's compost machine. * [[Doomy Dooms of Doom]] * [[Dressing Asas the Enemy]]: The Doctor gains entry to Chase's mansion by stealing the hat and coat of the limo driver who tried to kill him and just driving through the front gate. Once he actually gets ''out'' of the car and the guards realize he's not the regular driver, the disguise fails. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. * [[Evil Is Not a Toy]] * [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: "It's more serious than death, Mr. Stevenson. He's [[Body Horror\|changing form]]." Line 32: * [[Little Old Lady Investigates]]: Amelia Ducat. * [[Man-Eating Plant]] * [[Minion ~~With~~with an F In Evil]]: Keeler is only a botanist, sure, but you'd think Chase would've sent someone more ruthless to assist Scorby in Antarctica. Keeler objects to everything Scorby does and even initially refuses to use a gun. When he finally accepts a gun the poor guy is such a nervous wreck it's amazing he doesn't accidentally shoot himself. * [[Moral Guardians]]: one of a number of Who stories from the era to be specifically attacked by Mary Whitehouse. In this case, she complained about "strangulation by obscene vegetable matter" and the possibility of children imitating the scene where Scorby makes a petrol bomb. * [[Mysterious Antarctica]] * [[Not My Driver]] * [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]: The Doctor demonstrates how to get their co-operation. {{quote\| "If that Krynoid spawns it will mean the end of everything, even your pension!"}} * [[Plant Aliens]] * [[Put Onon a Bus]]: This serial marked the last appearance of UNIT in the series for a long time. Except for a minor appearance in ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/20th AS the Five Doctors~~/Recap~~\|The Five Doctors]]'', there wouldn't be another UNIT story until ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S26 E1/E01 Battlefield\|Battlefield]]'' 13 years later. * [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: When Amelia, who Chase tried to welsh on earlier, comes around demanding her money for the painting she did, Chase not only pays what he owes but ''doubles it'' in order to get her out of his house as quickly as possible. See also [[Rewarded Asas a Traitor Deserves]] below. * [[Private Military Contractors]]: Scorby. Chase's house is also guarded by his private security force armed with Uzis. * [[Recycled Script]]: Noticeably recycled from a episode of ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' (not by the same writer). Also strong similarities to ''[[Quatermass\|The Quatermass Experiment]]''. * [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler\|Dunbar}}. * [[Rewarded Asas a Traitor Deserves]]: Completely averted. Chase actually pays Dunbar, his spy in the World Ecology Bureau, the briefcase full of money he promised him rather than killing him. * [[Save the Villain]]: The Doctor tries to save Chase, {{spoiler\|who responds by trying to pull him into the compost machine with him. Big mistake, as it's difficult to hold onto someone while your legs are being crushed.}} * [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]] * [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Most of Chase's guards wisely bail offscreen when things start getting rough, except for one who apparently wasn't fast enough and gets killed by some vines. * [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]] * [[~~Self Disposing Villain\|~~Self-Disposing Villain]]: See the Save The Villain example above. * [[Sissy Villain]]: Chase: "I could play all day in my green cathedral!" * [[Stylistic Suck]]: Chase's music. * [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Two this time: Sergeant Henderson for Benton and Major Beresford for [[The Brigadier]]. * [[Tap Onon the Head]]: Chase knocks Henderson out by bopping him lightly with a big wrench. * [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: The Krynoid seems to have this as an instinct. Chase likewise feels this way when it comes to plants. * [[Was Once a Man]]: Winlett, then Keeler. 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