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{{quote|''[[Sparing the Aces|You can't kill me... I'm a genius!]]''|'''The Doctor'''}}
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The TARDIS lands on 21st century Earth, and discovers that the T-Mat matter transportation system upon which the entire planet's economy now relies, is broken. The Doctor and companions agree to take an elderly rocket to the Moon (which houses the relay station) and investigate.
The TARDIS lands on 21st century Earth, and discovers that the T-Mat matter transportation system upon which the entire planet's economy now relies, is broken. The Doctor and companions agree to take an elderly rocket to the Moon (which houses the relay station) and investigate.


When they arrive, they discover that Ice Warriors have taken over the station and are preparing to invade Earth. They have seed pods which will be T-Matted to selected points on the Earth's surface before emitting fungus that will remove oxygen from the atmosphere, killing all humans and rendering the planet habitable for the Ice Warriors.
When they arrive, they discover that Ice Warriors have taken over the station and are preparing to invade Earth. They have seed pods which will be T-Matted to selected points on the Earth's surface before emitting fungus that will remove oxygen from the atmosphere, killing all humans and rendering the planet habitable for the Ice Warriors.


The Doctor manages to get the T-Mat working and transports back to Earth, where he discovers that the seed pods are destroyed by contact with water (quite a big hole in the Ice Warriors' plan there). He uses the weather station on Earth to trigger a downpour, destroying all the seeds, then T-Mats back up to the moon to misdirect the approaching Martian fleet into orbiting the Sun, where they will be destroyed.
The Doctor manages to get the T-Mat working and transports back to Earth, where he discovers that the seed pods are destroyed by contact with water (quite a big hole in the Ice Warriors' plan there). He uses the weather station on Earth to trigger a downpour, destroying all the seeds, then T-Mats back up to the moon to misdirect the approaching Martian fleet into orbiting the Sun, where they will be destroyed.


Not to be confused with ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S13 E6 The Seeds of Doom|The Seeds of Doom]]''
Not to be confused with ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S13/E06 The Seeds of Doom|The Seeds of Doom]]''


[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1ywkh_matrixarchive_the-seeds-of-death Watch it here.]
[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1ywkh_matrixarchive_the-seeds-of-death Watch it here.]


=== Tropes ===
== Tropes ==
* [[Alien Kudzu]]
* [[Alien Kudzu]]
* [[Break Out the Museum Piece]]: The rocket. Later, a motor car, though we don't get to see that.
* [[Break Out the Museum Piece]]: The rocket. Later, a motor car, though we don't get to see that.
* [[Corpsing]]: The sight of Patrick Troughton being swept off his feet by a wave of foam is too much for Wendy Padbury. She apologises profusely for it in the DVD commentary.
* [[Corpsing]]: The sight of Patrick Troughton being swept off his feet by a wave of foam is too much for Wendy Padbury. She apologises profusely for it in the DVD commentary.
* [[Cukoloris]]: The launch countdown is projected onto Gia's face.
* [[Cukoloris]]: The launch countdown is projected onto Gia's face.
* [[Custom Uniform of Sexy]]: All the male technicians wear hideous, baggy jumpsuits. Miss Kelly gets figure-hugging [[Future Spandex]].
* [[Custom Uniform of Sexy]]: All the male technicians wear hideous, baggy jumpsuits. Miss Kelly gets figure-hugging [[Future Spandex]].
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Fewsham
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Fewsham
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: Even a [[Dirty Coward]] can be pushed too far.
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: Even a [[Dirty Coward]] can be pushed too far.
* [[Doomed New Clothes]]: A behind-the-scenes example. Wendy Padbury liked her second costume (the leather trouser suit) so much that she bought it -- and BBC bureaucracy required her to pay before the start of filming. Then, in the scene where Zoe has to crawl through a tunnel, the paint on the set turned out to be still wet.
* [[Doomed New Clothes]]: A behind-the-scenes example. Wendy Padbury liked her second costume (the leather trouser suit) so much that she bought it—and BBC bureaucracy required her to pay before the start of filming. Then, in the scene where Zoe has to crawl through a tunnel, the paint on the set turned out to be still wet.
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Gia Kelly.
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Gia Kelly.
* [[Engaging Chevrons]]: The rocket launch, with a full one-minute countdown.
* [[Padding]]: The rocket launch, with a full one-minute countdown.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Gia seems to think she's cuter with something that looks like a [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/File:GiaKelly.jpg coffee cup] attached to her hair.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Gia seems to think she's cuter with something that looks like a [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/File:GiaKelly.jpg coffee cup] attached to her hair.
* [[Mishmash Museum]]: Displays about [[Leonardo Da Vinci]], [[Yuri Gagarin]], and [[Teleporters and Transporters]].
* [[Mishmash Museum]]: Displays about [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Yuri Gagarin]], and [[Teleporters and Transporters]].
* [[Plant Aliens]]
* [[Plant Aliens]]
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Fewsham}}
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Fewsham}}
* [[Right Under Their Noses]]: An Ice Warrior misses Jamie hiding in a corner, behind nothing at all.
* [[Right Under Their Noses]]: An Ice Warrior misses Jamie hiding in a corner, behind nothing at all.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: The Doctor, having spent most of the serial clowning and panicking, is frighteningly calm and restrained as he explains to the [[Big Bad]] what he has done, and why.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: The Doctor, having spent most of the serial clowning and panicking, is frighteningly calm and restrained as he explains to the [[Big Bad]] what he has done, and why.
{{quote| '''Doctor''': We sent up a satellite. That signal has sent your fleet into a false orbit.<br />
{{quote|'''Doctor''': We sent up a satellite. That signal has sent your fleet into a false orbit.
'''Slaar''': The heat of the sun will kill them! You have destroyed our entire fleet!<br />
'''Slaar''': The heat of the sun will kill them! You have destroyed our entire fleet!
'''Doctor''': You tried to destroy an entire world. }}
'''Doctor''': You tried to destroy an entire world. }}
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 29 September 2018

You can't kill me... I'm a genius!

—The Doctor

The TARDIS lands on 21st century Earth, and discovers that the T-Mat matter transportation system upon which the entire planet's economy now relies, is broken. The Doctor and companions agree to take an elderly rocket to the Moon (which houses the relay station) and investigate.

When they arrive, they discover that Ice Warriors have taken over the station and are preparing to invade Earth. They have seed pods which will be T-Matted to selected points on the Earth's surface before emitting fungus that will remove oxygen from the atmosphere, killing all humans and rendering the planet habitable for the Ice Warriors.

The Doctor manages to get the T-Mat working and transports back to Earth, where he discovers that the seed pods are destroyed by contact with water (quite a big hole in the Ice Warriors' plan there). He uses the weather station on Earth to trigger a downpour, destroying all the seeds, then T-Mats back up to the moon to misdirect the approaching Martian fleet into orbiting the Sun, where they will be destroyed.

Not to be confused with The Seeds of Doom

Watch it here.

Tropes

Doctor: We sent up a satellite. That signal has sent your fleet into a false orbit.
Slaar: The heat of the sun will kill them! You have destroyed our entire fleet!
Doctor: You tried to destroy an entire world.

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