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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* Many of the story's scenes have been truncated together, | * Many of the story's scenes have been truncated together. Including, but not limited to, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan's final pursuit of Omega through the streets of Amsterdam. | ||
* The Ergon is described as a "giant walking lizard". | * The Ergon is described as a "giant walking lizard". | ||
* The Matrix Crown on Gallifrey is explained | * The function of the Matrix Crown on Gallifrey is elaborated upon. It's explained that the link is only used in strict emergencies to directly consult with the "strange combination of group-mind and race memory" that is the Matrix. It's both extremely dangerous and stressful to the wearer. | ||
* The High Council's intention to execute the Doctor are made clear far earlier than in the televised story. | * The High Council's intention to execute the Doctor are made clear far earlier than in the televised story. | ||
* On the Doctor's first encounter with Maxil, he remains unconscious after shot until he's returned to the TARDIS for recuperation. | * On the Doctor's first encounter with Maxil, he remains unconscious after shot until he's returned to the TARDIS for recuperation and incarceration. | ||
* It's clarified that Nyssa uses her staser to stun the guards outside the Place of Termination. However, she resets the weapon to kill before challenging the High Council. Later, she again uses non-lethal force against an attacking guard en route to the Presidential Chambers. | * It's clarified that Nyssa uses her staser to stun the guards outside the Place of Termination. However, she resets the weapon to kill before challenging the High Council. Something left ambiguous in the televised version of the story. Later, she again uses non-lethal force against an attacking guard en route to the Presidential Chambers. | ||
* When attacked by the Ergon, rather than dodging on his own, as per the televised story, Nyssa shoves the Doctor out of the way. Omega's convulsive cry is clarified to be the result of his servant's disintegration, rather than a side-effect of the ongoing transformation. | * When attacked by the Ergon, rather than dodging on his own, as per the televised story, Nyssa shoves the Doctor out of the way. Subsequently, Omega's convulsive cry is clarified to be the result of his servant's disintegration, rather than a side-effect of the ongoing transformation. | ||
* During the Doctor's escape from Gallifrey, he and Borusa communicate via the TARDIS scanner. | * During the Doctor's escape from Gallifrey, he and Borusa communicate via the TARDIS scanner. | ||