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{{quote|''In a reminiscent mood are you, Doctor? Poor Miss Grant, you have my deepest sympathies.''|'''The Master'''}}
{{quote|''In a reminiscent mood are you, Doctor? Poor Miss Grant, you have my deepest sympathies.''|'''The Master'''}}


The TARDIS arrives in the year 2540 on board an Earth freighter which comes under attack. The crew seem to think that the Doctor and Jo, along with the other attackers, are Draconians - a reptilian race who are the major rivals to Earth's empire. The Doctor and Jo, however, can see that the attackers are really Ogrons - the ape-like heavies employed by the Daleks in "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S9 E1 Day of the Daleks|Day of the Daleks]]".
The TARDIS arrives in the year 2540 on board an Earth freighter which comes under attack. The crew seem to think that the Doctor and Jo, along with the other attackers, are Draconians - a reptilian race who are the major rivals to Earth's empire. The Doctor and Jo, however, can see that the attackers are really Ogrons - the ape-like heavies employed by the Daleks in "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S9/E01 Day of the Daleks|Day of the Daleks]]".


The Ogrons overwhelm the shop and steal the cargo, including the TARDIS. The Doctor and Jo are accused of being Draconian spies. The Doctor is sent to a penal colony, while Jo is placed in the care of "the Commissioner from Sirius 4" - actually the Master. The Master rescues the Doctor from the penal colony and imprisons him and Jo aboard his stolen spacecraft, revealing he plans to spark a war between Earth and Draconia using Ogron mercenaries and a hypnotic device that makes the spaceship crews perceive them as whatever they most fear.
The Ogrons overwhelm the shop and steal the cargo, including the TARDIS. The Doctor and Jo are accused of being Draconian spies. The Doctor is sent to a penal colony, while Jo is placed in the care of "the Commissioner from Sirius 4" - actually the Master. The Master rescues the Doctor from the penal colony and imprisons him and Jo aboard his stolen spacecraft, revealing he plans to spark a war between Earth and Draconia using Ogron mercenaries and a hypnotic device that makes the spaceship crews perceive them as whatever they most fear.
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The Doctor escapes and manages to get the two ambassadors away before being injured in the confusion. Jo helps him to the TARDIS as he sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords.
The Doctor escapes and manages to get the two ambassadors away before being injured in the confusion. Jo helps him to the TARDIS as he sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords.


=== Tropes ===
== Tropes ==


* [[Character Outlives Actor]]: Roger Delgado was to make one last appearance after this serial as The Master in a story where he ultimately [[Heroic Sacrifice|gives his life]] [[Redemption Equals Death|to save the Doctor and the universe]]. However, after completing this serial, Delgado was killed in a car crash in Turkey. The last we see of the Master is his dastardly escape after shooting the Doctor. The character would not be seen again until "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S14 E3 The Deadly Assassin|The Deadly Assassin]]", when he would be a dessicated, nearly-unrecognizable husk some six years later.
* [[Character Outlives Actor]]: Roger Delgado was to make one last appearance after this serial as The Master in a story where he ultimately [[Heroic Sacrifice|gives his life]] [[Redemption Equals Death|to save the Doctor and the universe]]. However, after completing this serial, Delgado was killed in a car crash in Turkey. The last we see of the Master is his dastardly escape after shooting the Doctor. The character would not be seen again until "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S14/E03 The Deadly Assassin|The Deadly Assassin]]", when he would be a dessicated, nearly-unrecognizable husk some six years later.
* [[Continuity Cavalcade]]: When the Master subjects Jo to the fear inducing machine, she sees him as [[Doctor Who/Recap/S10 E2 Carnival of Monsters|a Drashig]], [[Doctor Who/Recap/S9 E4 The Mutants|a Solonian]] and [[Doctor Who/Recap/S9 E3 The Sea Devils|a Sea Devil.]]
* [[Continuity Cavalcade]]: When the Master subjects Jo to the fear inducing machine, she sees him as [[Doctor Who/Recap/S10/E02 Carnival of Monsters|a Drashig]], [[Doctor Who/Recap/S9/E04 The Mutants|a Solonian]] and [[Doctor Who/Recap/S9/E03 The Sea Devils|a Sea Devil.]]
* [[Could Say It, But...]]: The Draconians get around ordering anything illegal like this.
* [[Could Say It, But...]]: The Draconians get around ordering anything illegal like this.
{{quote| '''Aide:''' Prisoners have been known to escape, your Highness.<br />
{{quote|'''Aide:''' Prisoners have been known to escape, your Highness.
'''Prince:''' Not without help. And that would be a grave act of hostility. I could not possibly countenance such a plan.<br />
'''Prince:''' Not without help. And that would be a grave act of hostility. I could not possibly countenance such a plan.
'''Aide:''' But should two escaping prisoners seek sanctuary in this Embassy, it would be uncivilised to turn them away.<br />
'''Aide:''' But should two escaping prisoners seek sanctuary in this Embassy, it would be uncivilised to turn them away.
'''Prince:''' (pause) I must not detain you longer. No doubt you have duties demanding your attention? }}
'''Prince:''' (pause) I must not detain you longer. No doubt you have duties demanding your attention? }}
* [[False-Flag Operation]]
* [[False-Flag Operation]]
* [[Feudal Future]]: The Draconians feature an emperor and nobles.
* [[Feudal Future]]: The Draconians feature an emperor and nobles.
* [[General Ripper]]: The crazy and paranoid General Williams is one of these, as contrasted to the more reasonable Earth President. Subverted later on in the story however, as it turns out that the incident that led to his hatred of the Draconians actually came about from a misunderstanding, and from then on he acts far more reasonably towards them.
* [[General Ripper]]: The crazy and paranoid General Williams is one of these, as contrasted to the more reasonable Earth President. Subverted later on in the story however, as it turns out that the incident that led to his hatred of the Draconians actually came about from a misunderstanding, and from then on he acts far more reasonably towards them.
* [[Hijacked By Ganon]]: {{spoiler|The final episode reveals the Master was working for the Daleks all along.}}
* [[Hijacked by Ganon]]: {{spoiler|The final episode reveals the Master was working for the Daleks all along.}}
* [[Hypnotic Eyes]]: Unfortunately for the Master, Jo has learnt how to resist this, by filling her mind with [[Nursery Rhyme|nursery rhymes]] -- the Master gives up out of sheer annoyance.
* [[Hypnotic Eyes]]: Unfortunately for the Master, Jo has learnt how to resist this, by filling her mind with [[Nursery Rhyme|nursery rhymes]]—the Master gives up out of sheer annoyance.
* [[Letting the Air Out of The Band]]: What happens to the Master's [[Background Music|BGM]], in conjuncture with the above trope.
* [[Letting the Air Out of the Band]]: What happens to the Master's [[Background Music|BGM]], in conjuncture with the above trope.
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: The Master is revealed as the Ogrons' employer.
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: The Master is revealed as the Ogrons' employer.
** [[The Man Behind the Man|The Man Behind The Man Behind The Man]]: He is, in turn, working for {{spoiler|the Daleks.}}
** [[The Man Behind the Man|The Man Behind The Man Behind The Man]]: He is, in turn, working for {{spoiler|the Daleks.}}
* [[The Master]]
* [[The Master (trope)|The Master]]
* [[Mind Probe]]
* [[Mind Probe]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Both the president and the emperor.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Both the president and the emperor.
* [[Right Makes Might]]: The Master claims that he's not afraid at one point due to this trope. Since he's very much in the wrong, it's really the tracking signal on him that his minions are following that reassures him.
* [[Right Makes Might]]: The Master claims that he's not afraid at one point due to this trope. Since he's very much in the wrong, it's really the tracking signal on him that his minions are following that reassures him.
* [[Space Cold War]]
* [[Space Cold War]]
* [[War for Fun And Profit]]: A classic example of the trope, as the Master uses a whole bunch of [[False-Flag Operation|False Flag Operations]] to try to provoke war between Earth and Draconia.
* [[War for Fun and Profit]]: A classic example of the trope, as the Master uses a whole bunch of [[False-Flag Operation|False Flag Operations]] to try to provoke war between Earth and Draconia.
* [[Whip It Good]]: The Doctor chasing the Master around a spaceship with a belt. Yes.
* [[Whip It Good]]: The Doctor chasing the Master around a spaceship with a belt. Yes.
* [[Wutai]]: Draconia is basically feudal Japan in space with reptile people.
* [[Wutai]]: Draconia is basically feudal Japan in space with reptile people.


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Latest revision as of 09:51, 11 April 2017
In a reminiscent mood are you, Doctor? Poor Miss Grant, you have my deepest sympathies.
—The Master

The TARDIS arrives in the year 2540 on board an Earth freighter which comes under attack. The crew seem to think that the Doctor and Jo, along with the other attackers, are Draconians - a reptilian race who are the major rivals to Earth's empire. The Doctor and Jo, however, can see that the attackers are really Ogrons - the ape-like heavies employed by the Daleks in "Day of the Daleks".

The Ogrons overwhelm the shop and steal the cargo, including the TARDIS. The Doctor and Jo are accused of being Draconian spies. The Doctor is sent to a penal colony, while Jo is placed in the care of "the Commissioner from Sirius 4" - actually the Master. The Master rescues the Doctor from the penal colony and imprisons him and Jo aboard his stolen spacecraft, revealing he plans to spark a war between Earth and Draconia using Ogron mercenaries and a hypnotic device that makes the spaceship crews perceive them as whatever they most fear.

However, the ship is intercepted by Draconians and the Doctor is able to convince the Draconian Emperor of the Master's plans before being recaptured by the renegade Time Lord and taken off to the Ogron planet, where the TARDIS is waiting for them. An Earth ambassador and a Draconian prince arrive for peace talks, and it is revealed that the real force behind the plot is not the Master, but the Daleks, who wish to conquer Earth in the aftermath of the planned war.

The Doctor escapes and manages to get the two ambassadors away before being injured in the confusion. Jo helps him to the TARDIS as he sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords.

Tropes

Aide: Prisoners have been known to escape, your Highness.
Prince: Not without help. And that would be a grave act of hostility. I could not possibly countenance such a plan.
Aide: But should two escaping prisoners seek sanctuary in this Embassy, it would be uncivilised to turn them away.
Prince: (pause) I must not detain you longer. No doubt you have duties demanding your attention?

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