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'''The Doctor:''' Ah! An existentialist! }}
'''The Doctor:''' Ah! An existentialist! }}


The Doctor and Mel visit Iceworld, a waystation for space travellers on the inhospitable ice planet Svartos, where they run into old <s>friend</s> acquaintance [[Doctor Who/Recap/S23 E4 The Ultimate Foe|Sabalom Glitz]], who has come in search of a dragon that is rumoured to guard a treasure in the tunnels below Iceworld. They are joined on the quest by Ace, a young woman working as a waitress in one of Iceworld's eating establishments after being stranded on Svartos by a [[Negative Space Wedgie]].
The Doctor and Mel visit Iceworld, a waystation for space travellers on the inhospitable ice planet Svartos, where they run into old <s>friend</s> acquaintance [[Doctor Who/Recap/S23/E04 The Ultimate Foe|Sabalom Glitz]], who has come in search of a dragon that is rumoured to guard a treasure in the tunnels below Iceworld. They are joined on the quest by Ace, a young woman working as a waitress in one of Iceworld's eating establishments after being stranded on Svartos by a [[Negative Space Wedgie]].


Along the way, they cross paths with one of Iceworld's long-term inhabitants, a [[Humanoid Alien]] named Kane who must live in sub-zero temperatures to survive, and who is also seeking the dragon's treasure for his own purposes.
Along the way, they cross paths with one of Iceworld's long-term inhabitants, a [[Humanoid Alien]] named Kane who must live in sub-zero temperatures to survive, and who is also seeking the dragon's treasure for his own purposes.


The first episode ends with an infamous [[Literal Cliff Hanger]], as the Doctor climbs past a safety railing and dangles himself over a precipice for no apparent reason. (The intention was that he'd found his way blocked by a rockfall -- which isn't shown in the episode as aired -- and was trying to reach a path that crossed the cliff face -- which also isn't shown until Glitz helps him down onto it at the beginning of the following episode.)
The first episode ends with an infamous [[Literal Cliff Hanger]], as the Doctor climbs past a safety railing and dangles himself over a precipice for no apparent reason. (The intention was that he'd found his way blocked by a rockfall—which isn't shown in the episode as aired—and was trying to reach a path that crossed the cliff face—which also isn't shown until Glitz helps him down onto it at the beginning of the following episode.)


At the end of the adventure, Mel -- in a front-runner for the hotly-contested title of Most Arbitrary ''Doctor Who'' Companion Departure Ever -- decides to leave the TARDIS and travel with Glitz, and the Doctor offers Ace a lift home (via the "scenic route").
At the end of the adventure, Mel—in a front-runner for the hotly-contested title of Most Arbitrary ''Doctor Who'' Companion Departure Ever—decides to leave the TARDIS and travel with Glitz, and the Doctor offers Ace a lift home (via the "scenic route").
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=== Tropes ===
== Tropes ==


* [[BFG]]: Kane's men gear up with some in preparation for the "ANT hunt"
* [[BFG]]: Kane's men gear up with some in preparation for the "ANT hunt"
* [[Call Back]]: There's a brief cameo by an Argolin from ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S18 E1 The Leisure Hive|The Leisure Hive]]'', in the restaurant where Ace worked.
* [[Call Back]]: There's a brief cameo by an Argolin from ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S18/E01 The Leisure Hive|The Leisure Hive]]'', in the restaurant where Ace worked.
* [[Children Are Innocent]]: The writer Ian Briggs intended the little girl to represent innocence but was dismayed by the choice to put her in a Mini Pops-esque dress which caused controversy in both fan and media reviews.
* [[Children Are Innocent]]: The writer Ian Briggs intended the little girl to represent innocence but was dismayed by the choice to put her in a Mini Pops-esque dress which caused controversy in both fan and media reviews.
* [[Crying Little Kid]]: Whose getting lost saves both her life and her mother's.
* [[Crying Little Kid]]: Whose getting lost saves both her life and her mother's.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The Doctor scoffs at the idea that the dragon is a myth like the [[Loch Ness Monster]]. Of course, The Doctor has [[Doctor Who/Recap/S13 E1 Terror of the Zygons|already encountered]] [[Doctor Who/Recap/S22 E5 Timelash|two different Nessies]].
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The Doctor scoffs at the idea that the dragon is a myth like the [[Loch Ness Monster]]. Of course, The Doctor has [[Doctor Who/Recap/S13/E01 Terror of the Zygons|already encountered]] [[Doctor Who/Recap/S22/E05 Timelash|two different Nessies]].
* [[Deal with the Devil]]: Kane with Belasz, and unsuccessfully Ace.
* [[Deal with the Devil]]: Kane with Belasz, and unsuccessfully Ace.
* [[Evil Is Deathly Cold]]
* [[Evil Is Deathly Cold]]

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Belasz: What are you doing here?
The Doctor: That’s a very difficult question. Why is everyone around here so preoccupied with metaphysics?
Glitz: I think she’s going to kill us, Doctor!
The Doctor: Ah! An existentialist!

The Doctor and Mel visit Iceworld, a waystation for space travellers on the inhospitable ice planet Svartos, where they run into old friend acquaintance Sabalom Glitz, who has come in search of a dragon that is rumoured to guard a treasure in the tunnels below Iceworld. They are joined on the quest by Ace, a young woman working as a waitress in one of Iceworld's eating establishments after being stranded on Svartos by a Negative Space Wedgie.

Along the way, they cross paths with one of Iceworld's long-term inhabitants, a Humanoid Alien named Kane who must live in sub-zero temperatures to survive, and who is also seeking the dragon's treasure for his own purposes.

The first episode ends with an infamous Literal Cliff Hanger, as the Doctor climbs past a safety railing and dangles himself over a precipice for no apparent reason. (The intention was that he'd found his way blocked by a rockfall—which isn't shown in the episode as aired—and was trying to reach a path that crossed the cliff face—which also isn't shown until Glitz helps him down onto it at the beginning of the following episode.)

At the end of the adventure, Mel—in a front-runner for the hotly-contested title of Most Arbitrary Doctor Who Companion Departure Ever—decides to leave the TARDIS and travel with Glitz, and the Doctor offers Ace a lift home (via the "scenic route").

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