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Ben is affected by the Macra mind-control and starts to turn against the others, but the Doctor succeeds in breaking their hold and Ben destroys the gas-mining equipment, killing the Macra and freeing the colonists. |
Ben is affected by the Macra mind-control and starts to turn against the others, but the Doctor succeeds in breaking their hold and Ben destroys the gas-mining equipment, killing the Macra and freeing the colonists. |
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The Macra had a slightly surprising cameo four decades later in the Tenth Doctor episode "[[Doctor Who |
The Macra had a slightly surprising cameo four decades later in the Tenth Doctor episode "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S29/E03 Gridlock|Gridlock]]". |
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== Tropes == |
== Tropes == |
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* [[Deadly Gas]] |
* [[Deadly Gas]] |
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* [[Extra-Strength Masquerade]]: The Macra so brainwashed the human colonists that an [[Extra-Strength Masquerade]] was relatively easy—until the Doctor turned up. |
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* [[Giant Enemy Crab]]: The Macra |
* [[Giant Enemy Crab]]: The Macra |
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* [[Muck Monster]] |
* [[Muck Monster]] |
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* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: The quote above. |
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: The quote above. |
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* [[Take That]]: |
* [[Take That]]: |
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{{quote|'''Ben''': They got that bloke all over the place like a blinking politician. |
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'''Pete''': He is our controller. We are always pleased to see him. He brings us encouragement. |
'''Pete''': He is our controller. We are always pleased to see him. He brings us encouragement. |
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'''Ben''': Oh, he's not a politician then! }} |
'''Ben''': Oh, he's not a politician then! }} |
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* [[Title Sequence Replacement]]: The first one in the series debuts here. It's also the first to use the Doctor's face. |
* [[Title Sequence Replacement]]: The first one in the series debuts here. It's also the first to use the Doctor's face. |
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 29 June 2016
This is an emergency! Control must be believed and obeyed! No-one in the colony believes in Macra! There is no such thing as Macra! Macra do not exist! There are no Macra!
—Control protests too much.
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The TARDIS arrives at a human colony that seems happy enough but, as it turns out, the colonists are being mind-controlled by a race of giant crabs called the Macra. The Macra are using the humans to mine the toxic gases they need to survive.
Ben is affected by the Macra mind-control and starts to turn against the others, but the Doctor succeeds in breaking their hold and Ben destroys the gas-mining equipment, killing the Macra and freeing the colonists.
The Macra had a slightly surprising cameo four decades later in the Tenth Doctor episode "Gridlock".
Tropes
- Deadly Gas
- Extra-Strength Masquerade: The Macra so brainwashed the human colonists that an Extra-Strength Masquerade was relatively easy—until the Doctor turned up.
- Giant Enemy Crab: The Macra
- Muck Monster
- Puppeteer Parasite
- Security Cling: See the page picture.
- Suspiciously Specific Denial: The quote above.
- Take That:
Ben: They got that bloke all over the place like a blinking politician. |
- Title Sequence Replacement: The first one in the series debuts here. It's also the first to use the Doctor's face.