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{{quote|'''The Destroyer:''' Pitiful. Can this world do no better than you as their champion? |
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'''Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart:''' Probably. I just do the best I can. |
'''Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart:''' Probably. I just do the best I can.<ref>Was supposed to be his [[Famous Last Words]], but the writer wimped out.</ref> }} |
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Two great British institutions meet at last, as ''[[ |
Two great British institutions meet at last, as ''[[Doctor Who]]'' delves into the [[King Arthur]] stories. |
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The Doctor and Ace follow a signal of some sort to land [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], near an archaeological dig somewhere in England. They try to hitch a ride to the dig (the source of the signal) from a UNIT convoy passing through with a nuke |
The Doctor and Ace follow a signal of some sort to land [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], near an archaeological dig somewhere in England. They try to hitch a ride to the dig (the source of the signal) from a UNIT convoy passing through with a nuke,<ref>[[Doctor Who/Recap/S8/E02 The Mind of Evil|Not ones to learn from experience, are they?]]</ref> but are left in the dust. Fortunately, archaeologist Peter Warmsly, the guy in charge of the dig, is nicer and ''does'' give them a lift—though he's just as baffled as they are about the whole UNIT nuke thing. UNIT is equally weirded out by the people claiming to be "the Doctor" and "Liz Shaw" (the only other UNIT pass the Doctor could find), and decides to recall Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart to active duty. |
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The three of them repair to a [[My Local|watering hole]] / hotel, where Warmsly bitches about the UNIT hardasses and Ace spends £10 on a lemonade. Meanwhile, someone is performing a magic ritual of some sort that |
The three of them repair to a [[My Local|watering hole]] / hotel, where Warmsly bitches about the UNIT hardasses and Ace spends £10 on a lemonade. Meanwhile, someone is performing a magic ritual of some sort that |
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The next day, the Doctor and Ace dragoon Warmsly into taking them down to the dig. There, the Doctor quickly translates a mysterious inscription as "Dig hole here"; which, he says, he knows, because it's in his own handwriting. Then he tells Warmsly to stand guard while he and Ace investigate the hole, which leads to a tunnel, which leads to a spaceship under the lake. |
The next day, the Doctor and Ace dragoon Warmsly into taking them down to the dig. There, the Doctor quickly translates a mysterious inscription as "Dig hole here"; which, he says, he knows, because it's in his own handwriting. Then he tells Warmsly to stand guard while he and Ace investigate the hole, which leads to a tunnel, which leads to a spaceship under the lake. |
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== Tropes == |
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: Jean Marsh's character tells Nicholas Courtney's character that the next time they meet, she will kill him, and the story takes place in 1989. Back in ''The Dalek's Master Plan'', which took place in 4000, Jean Marsh's character kills Nicholas Courtney's character. |
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Jean Marsh's character tells Nicholas Courtney's character that the next time they meet, she will kill him, and the story takes place in 1989. Back in ''The Dalek's Master Plan'', which took place in 4000, Jean Marsh's character kills Nicholas Courtney's character. |
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* [[Affirmative Action Legacy]]: Brigadier Bambera |
* [[Affirmative Action Legacy]]: Brigadier Bambera |
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* [[Bellum Interruptum]]: The Doctor halts a battle by simply shouting "STOP!". |
* [[Bellum Interruptum]]: The Doctor halts a battle by simply shouting "STOP!". |
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* [[Casual Kink]]: Ancelyn asking Bambera if she's single the day after their first meeting involved her beating him up and manacling him. |
* [[Casual Kink]]: Ancelyn asking Bambera if she's single the day after their first meeting involved her beating him up and manacling him. |
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* [[Call Back]]: Mordred uses the Doctor's own words from [[Doctor Who |
* [[Call Back]]: Mordred uses the Doctor's own words from [[Doctor Who/Recap/S25/E02 The Happiness Patrol|The Happiness Patrol]] against him. ''"Look me in the eye, end my life."'' |
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** When UNIT doesn't recognize the Doctor, he says "[[Doctor Who |
** When UNIT doesn't recognize the Doctor, he says "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S5/E05 The Web of Fear|Yeti]], [[Doctor Who/Recap/S7/E01 Spearhead From Space|Autons]], [[Doctor Who/Recap/S9/E01 Day of the Daleks|Daleks]]! [[Doctor Who/Recap/S6/E03 The Invasion|Cybermen]] and [[Doctor Who/Recap/S7/E02 Doctor Who and the Silurians|Silurians]]! |
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* [[Character Filibuster]]: Averted. The Doctor's anti-nuke speech originally ran for ''much'' longer and was wisely cut down. |
* [[Character Filibuster]]: Averted. The Doctor's anti-nuke speech originally ran for ''much'' longer and was wisely cut down. |
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: The discovery of a war memorial causes Morgaine to halt her army, apparently to pay respect to the dead. |
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: The discovery of a war memorial causes Morgaine to halt her army, apparently to pay respect to the dead. |
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* [[Flashed Badge Hijack]]: the Brig. |
* [[Flashed Badge Hijack]]: the Brig. |
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] / [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Brigadier Bambera's habit of saying "Oh, sh...ame" could arguably count as this. See also the [[Casual Kink]] example above. |
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] / [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Brigadier Bambera's habit of saying "Oh, sh...ame" could arguably count as this. See also the [[Casual Kink]] example above. |
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* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: Queen Morgaine, naturally. |
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: Queen Morgaine, naturally. |
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* [[Have We Met Yet]]: Morgaine has met the Doctor before, but this is the first time the Doctor has met Morgaine. That goes double for Ancelyn. |
* [[Have We Met Yet?]]: Morgaine has met the Doctor before, but this is the first time the Doctor has met Morgaine. That goes double for Ancelyn. |
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* [[Large Ham]]: Pretty much everybody from the Arthurian universe. |
* [[Large Ham]]: Pretty much everybody from the Arthurian universe. |
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Winifred -> Guinevere. Ancelyn -> Lancelot. |
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Winifred -> Guinevere. Ancelyn -> Lancelot. |
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* [[One Word Title]] |
* [[One Word Title]] |
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* [[Open Says Me]]: An unusually literal example. |
* [[Open Says Me]]: An unusually literal example. |
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* [[Pet the Dog]]: Morgaine cures Elizabeth's blindness. Admittedly it was because Mordred had drunk a whole of alcohol and she probably felt obligated to pay them somehow, but restoring someone's sight is a damn sight better than ''some'' of the ways you could repay them when you're an evil witch. |
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Morgaine cures Elizabeth's blindness. Admittedly it was because Mordred had drunk a whole of alcohol and she probably felt obligated to pay them somehow, but restoring someone's sight is a damn sight better than ''some'' of the ways you could repay them when you're an evil witch. |
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** On the other hand, it comes right after a [[Kick the Dog]] moment where Morgaine kills and disintegrates Lt. Laval (who was already badly hurt in the helicopter crash), just so that she can absorb Laval's mind and find out more about the situation. |
** On the other hand, it comes right after a [[Kick the Dog]] moment where Morgaine kills and disintegrates Lt. Laval (who was already badly hurt in the helicopter crash), just so that she can absorb Laval's mind and find out more about the situation. |
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* [[Pin-Pulling Teeth]]: One of Morgaine's knights. |
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* [[Ridiculous Future Inflation]]: Lemonade ''still'' does not cost £10, thankfully. |
* [[Ridiculous Future Inflation]]: Lemonade ''still'' does not cost £10, thankfully. |
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* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Ancelyn and Brigadier Bambera's relationship. |
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Ancelyn and Brigadier Bambera's relationship. |
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* [[This Is No Time to Panic]]: The Doctor, at the end of Episode 2. A few seconds later, he adds: "''Now'' we panic!" |
* [[This Is No Time to Panic]]: The Doctor, at the end of Episode 2. A few seconds later, he adds: "''Now'' we panic!" |
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* [[This Is Sparta]]: "THERE. WILL. BE. NO BATTLE HERE!!!" |
* [[This Is Sparta]]: "THERE. WILL. BE. NO BATTLE HERE!!!" |
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* [[A Truce While We Gawk]]: There's a moment in Mordred and Ancelyn's final duel where they break apart for a |
* [[A Truce While We Gawk]]: There's a moment in Mordred and Ancelyn's final duel where they break apart for a moment—and the Doctor walks right between them, casually tipping his hat as he passes, on his way to his own final confrontation with Morgaine. Mordred and Ancelyn stare after him for a moment before remembering that they were in the middle of fighting to the death. |
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* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]: The [[Doctor Who Novelisations |
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]: The [[Doctor Who Novelisations|novelisation]] established the date as mid-1997. |
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* [[Volleying Insults]]: Ancelyn and Mordred: |
* [[Volleying Insults]]: Ancelyn and Mordred: |
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{{quote|'''Ancelyn:''' Is your ''army'' not enough to give you ''courage''? |
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'''Mordred:''' Courage? To face you, Ancelyn, who fled the field at Camlann? Ancelyn the ''Craven'' I call you! |
'''Mordred:''' Courage? To face you, Ancelyn, who fled the field at Camlann? Ancelyn the ''Craven'' I call you! |
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'''Ancelyn:''' What care I for the words of a ''half-man'', who ''cowers'' at a woman's wrath? }} |
'''Ancelyn:''' What care I for the words of a ''half-man'', who ''cowers'' at a woman's wrath? }} |
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* [[Weird Currency]]: When the Doctor tips out a handful of change, there's a [[Zoids|Zoid]] in among it, which he describes as "a very valuable piece of coinage". |
* [[Weird Currency]]: When the Doctor tips out a handful of change, there's a [[Zoids|Zoid]] in among it, which he describes as "a very valuable piece of coinage". |
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* [[Write Back to the Future]]: the Doctor's notes |
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* [[World of Ham]] |
* [[World of Ham]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:06, 29 June 2016
The Destroyer: Pitiful. Can this world do no better than you as their champion? |
Two great British institutions meet at last, as Doctor Who delves into the King Arthur stories.
The Doctor and Ace follow a signal of some sort to land Twenty Minutes Into the Future, near an archaeological dig somewhere in England. They try to hitch a ride to the dig (the source of the signal) from a UNIT convoy passing through with a nuke,[2] but are left in the dust. Fortunately, archaeologist Peter Warmsly, the guy in charge of the dig, is nicer and does give them a lift—though he's just as baffled as they are about the whole UNIT nuke thing. UNIT is equally weirded out by the people claiming to be "the Doctor" and "Liz Shaw" (the only other UNIT pass the Doctor could find), and decides to recall Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart to active duty.
The three of them repair to a watering hole / hotel, where Warmsly bitches about the UNIT hardasses and Ace spends £10 on a lemonade. Meanwhile, someone is performing a magic ritual of some sort that
- causes a sword to fly across the room and embed itself into the wall mere inches from Warmsly's alarmed face, and
- lets evil witch Morgaine enter our universe.
Then Pat the innkeeper hears his microbrewery go boom, and the crew rushes to investigate, where they find... a knight in armor. Who looks up at the Doctor and goes "Merlin!"
The next day, the Doctor and Ace dragoon Warmsly into taking them down to the dig. There, the Doctor quickly translates a mysterious inscription as "Dig hole here"; which, he says, he knows, because it's in his own handwriting. Then he tells Warmsly to stand guard while he and Ace investigate the hole, which leads to a tunnel, which leads to a spaceship under the lake.
Tropes
- Actor Allusion: Jean Marsh's character tells Nicholas Courtney's character that the next time they meet, she will kill him, and the story takes place in 1989. Back in The Dalek's Master Plan, which took place in 4000, Jean Marsh's character kills Nicholas Courtney's character.
- Affirmative Action Legacy: Brigadier Bambera
- Alternate Universe
- Battle Couple: Ancelyn and Brigadier Bambera develop into this pretty quickly.
- Bellum Interruptum: The Doctor halts a battle by simply shouting "STOP!".
- Casual Kink: Ancelyn asking Bambera if she's single the day after their first meeting involved her beating him up and manacling him.
- Call Back: Mordred uses the Doctor's own words from The Happiness Patrol against him. "Look me in the eye, end my life."
- Character Filibuster: Averted. The Doctor's anti-nuke speech originally ran for much longer and was wisely cut down.
- Even Evil Has Standards: The discovery of a war memorial causes Morgaine to halt her army, apparently to pay respect to the dead.
- Flashed Badge Hijack: the Brig.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar / Gosh Dang It to Heck: Brigadier Bambera's habit of saying "Oh, sh...ame" could arguably count as this. See also the Casual Kink example above.
- God Save Us From the Queen: Queen Morgaine, naturally.
- Have We Met Yet?: Morgaine has met the Doctor before, but this is the first time the Doctor has met Morgaine. That goes double for Ancelyn.
- Large Ham: Pretty much everybody from the Arthurian universe.
- Meaningful Name: Winifred -> Guinevere. Ancelyn -> Lancelot.
- More Expendable Than You: The Brigadier says this word for word when he takes the Doctor's weapon by force and goes to face the Big Bad.
- Not Herself: Under Morgaine's Hate Plague spell, Ace actually spews a racial slur. That is how she realizes she and her friend are being played against each other.
- One Word Title
- Open Says Me: An unusually literal example.
- Pet the Dog: Morgaine cures Elizabeth's blindness. Admittedly it was because Mordred had drunk a whole of alcohol and she probably felt obligated to pay them somehow, but restoring someone's sight is a damn sight better than some of the ways you could repay them when you're an evil witch.
- On the other hand, it comes right after a Kick the Dog moment where Morgaine kills and disintegrates Lt. Laval (who was already badly hurt in the helicopter crash), just so that she can absorb Laval's mind and find out more about the situation.
- Pin-Pulling Teeth: One of Morgaine's knights.
- Ridiculous Future Inflation: Lemonade still does not cost £10, thankfully.
- Slap Slap Kiss: Ancelyn and Brigadier Bambera's relationship.
- Sleep Cute: Ancelyn and Bambera
- Spikes of Villainy: The evil knights have spiky decorations on their armor; the heroic Ancelyn doesn't. (This does help in keeping track of who's who when they're fighting with their visors down.)
- Sword Over Head
- Take the Wheel: With the added detail that the passenger is from an alternate universe where they don't have cars, and the driver takes the time to confirm that this is the case before telling him to take the wheel anyway.
- This Is No Time to Panic: The Doctor, at the end of Episode 2. A few seconds later, he adds: "Now we panic!"
- This Is Sparta: "THERE. WILL. BE. NO BATTLE HERE!!!"
- A Truce While We Gawk: There's a moment in Mordred and Ancelyn's final duel where they break apart for a moment—and the Doctor walks right between them, casually tipping his hat as he passes, on his way to his own final confrontation with Morgaine. Mordred and Ancelyn stare after him for a moment before remembering that they were in the middle of fighting to the death.
- Twenty Minutes Into the Future: The novelisation established the date as mid-1997.
- Volleying Insults: Ancelyn and Mordred:
Ancelyn: Is your army not enough to give you courage? |
- Weird Currency: When the Doctor tips out a handful of change, there's a Zoid in among it, which he describes as "a very valuable piece of coinage".
- Write Back to the Future: the Doctor's notes
- World of Ham
- ↑ Was supposed to be his Famous Last Words, but the writer wimped out.
- ↑ Not ones to learn from experience, are they?