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|series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | |||
|image = Country of the BlindDWY93.jpg | |||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |||
|companions = [[The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]] | |||
|setting = [[England]], [[1970s]] | |||
|writer = Paul Cornell | |||
|illustrator = [[Paul Vyse]] | |||
publication=[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]| | |publication = ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]'' | ||
|prev = Dream a Little Dream for Me (short story) | |||
next story=[[ | |next = Farewells (short story) | ||
|}} | |series2 = ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook]]'' | ||
'''''{{ | |prev2 = Dream a Little Dream for Me (short story) | ||
== | |next2 = Farewells (short story) | ||
|release date = September 1992 | |||
}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook 1993]]''. It provided an explanation of [[Liz Shaw]]'s departure from [[UNIT]]. | |||
Her departure has also been shown and/or explained in the stories ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'', ''[[Reconnaissance (short story)|Reconnaissance]]'' and ''[[Prisoners of the Sun (short story)|Prisoners of the Sun]]''. ''Country of the Blind'' was the only one of these stories that stated that Liz did not leave UNIT to work at the [[University of Cambridge]]. | |||
It was also notable for showing [[the Other]]'s influence on the Doctor. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | |||
Companion [[Liz Shaw]], exasperated by his attitudes, has decided to say goodbye to the [[Third Doctor]]. A new story by [[Paul Cornell]], author of ''[[Virgin New Adventures|Doctor Who: The New Adventures]]'' novel ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Revelation]]''. Illustration by [[Paul Vyse]]. | |||
== Plot == | |||
To boost morale, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] has decided that the Doctor's laboratory should be repainted. He has assigned this task to the newly recruited Captain [[Mike Yates|Michael Yates]]. Unfortunately, this annoys the [[Third Doctor]], as he is using his lab for a "very important thought experiment". The aforementioned experiment concerns the fact that since regenerating the Doctor has become an expert in [[Venusian aikido|martial arts]]. The Doctor theorises that his body isn't gaining new skills, but [[The Other|remembering them]]. | |||
As the Doctor stubbornly accepts that his lab will be redecorated, [[Liz Shaw]] walks into the room with a nervous look on her face. The Doctor greets her by asking if she believes in [[reincarnation]]. Liz quietly responds that she doesn't, and begins to tell the Doctor that she has received an offer from the [[Queen Mary University of London]] to work at [[CERN]]. Liz clarifies that accepting the offer would mean leaving UNIT. The Doctor condescendingly replies, "Well, you don't want to do that, do you?", angering Liz. She tells the Doctor:{{Quote|"I was considering leaving, but now you've convinced me. I have a brilliant career in front of me, Doctor. I have to put that first.| - [[Liz Shaw]]|}} | |||
The soldiers doing the redecorating accidentally bump into some of the Doctor's equipment, leading to him being temporarily distracted. He turns around to ask Liz to share a final glass of [[wine]], but she has already left. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[Liz Shaw]] | * [[Liz Shaw]] | ||
* | * [[Mike Yates]] | ||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor mentions that [[Mary I|Queen Mary]] once asked him to be her [[court physician]]. | |||
* The Doctor has never been taught [[Venusian aikido]], he theorises that he learned it in [[The Other|a previous life]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The events of this story conflict with those of the novel ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'', which has Liz return to [[Cambridge]] after an adventure with the Doctor involving the [[Glasshouse]] and [[Silurian]]s. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor has been considering his new incarnation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') and his newfound prowess at martial arts. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | ||
* The Brigadier notes that some of his past encounters with the Doctor have been aggressive. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back (short story)|The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back]]'') | |||
== | == External links == | ||
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