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{{quote|'''The Doctor:''' ''This is a situation that requires tact and finesse. Fortunately, I am blessed with both.''|The Doctor neatly sums up how awesome he totally is and not fluffing his own ego. Or not. Or both.}} |
{{quote|'''The Doctor:''' ''This is a situation that requires tact and finesse. Fortunately, I am blessed with both.''|The Doctor neatly sums up how awesome he totally is and not fluffing his own ego. Or not. Or both.}} |
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Picking up from [[Doctor Who/Recap/S23 |
Picking up from [[Doctor Who/Recap/S23/E02 Mindwarp|where we left off last time]], the Doctor has been given some time to recover from [[Heroic BSOD|his reaction]] to Peri's unfortunate demise. Still, it's nowhere near time to wrap up the trial. Instead, it's finally the Doctor's turn to present evidence in his "trial." With the reason that he will improve, The Doctor decides to present an adventure that hasn't happened yet ''(described as his "near future")''. We resume watching the Doctor watch... the Doctor. |
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The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This results ''(will result?)'' in [[Colin Baker]] messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the Hyperion III. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help, so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the Hyperion III, though, the Doctor will declare he "[[My Significance Sense Is Tingling|senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel decides to randomly exercise. |
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This results ''(will result?)'' in [[Colin Baker]] messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the Hyperion III. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help, so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the Hyperion III, though, the Doctor will declare he "[[My Significance Sense Is Tingling|senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel decides to randomly exercise. |
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* [[Freud Was Right]]: Many people, on seeing a Vervoid for the first time, have remarked that it reminds them of something... |
* [[Freud Was Right]]: Many people, on seeing a Vervoid for the first time, have remarked that it reminds them of something... |
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** WH Smith refused to stock a copy of [[Doctor Who Magazine]] with a Vervoid on the cover as they felt it contained an "inappropriate adult image". |
** WH Smith refused to stock a copy of [[Doctor Who Magazine]] with a Vervoid on the cover as they felt it contained an "inappropriate adult image". |
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* [[Gambit Pileup]]: Doland wants to get the Vervoids to Earth and sell them for a huge profit. Bruchner wants to destroy the Vervoids and all the team's research. The Vervoids themselves are playing the humans off each other and killing them when the opportunity presents itself. Rudge and the Mogarians intend to hijack the Hyperion III. Hallett/Grenville is trying to expose Lasky and her team. The Commodore is covertly using the Doctor to solve the mystery of what's happening on the ship. And near the end, the Doctor tricks Doland into revealing that he has been responsible for a lot of the chaos on the ship. The only ones without some ulterior motive are Mel and, ironically enough, Lasky, who is presented as the [[Big Bad]] for the majority of the story. |
* [[Gambit Pileup]]: Doland wants to get the Vervoids to Earth and sell them for a huge profit. Bruchner wants to destroy the Vervoids and all the team's research. The Vervoids themselves are playing the humans off each other and killing them when the opportunity presents itself. Rudge and the Mogarians intend to hijack the Hyperion III. Hallett/Grenville is trying to expose Lasky and her team. The Commodore is covertly using the Doctor to solve the mystery of what's happening on the ship. And near the end, the Doctor tricks Doland into revealing that he has been responsible for a lot of the chaos on the ship. The only ones without some ulterior motive are Mel and, ironically enough, Lasky, who is presented as the [[Big Bad]] for the majority of the story. |
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* [[Genocide Dilemma]] |
* [[Genocide Dilemma]] |
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* [[Gone Horribly Wrong]] |
* [[Gone Horribly Wrong]] |
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