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| | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
|doctor=First Doctor | |series in range = Short Trips: Farewells | ||
| | |series number in range = 16 | ||
|number in series = 14 | |||
|writer= | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|anthology='' | |featuring = [[The Hermit]] | ||
|prev=The Wickerwork Man (short story) | |setting = [[Mount Lung]], [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|writer = Ian Potter | |||
'''''The Three Paths''''' was the fourteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Farewells]]''. It was written by [[Ian Potter]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]]. | |anthology = Short Trips: Farewells | ||
|release date = 29 April 2006 | |||
|series = [[Short Trips (series)#In print|''Short Trips'' short stories]] | |||
|prev = The Wickerwork Man (short story) | |||
|next = Prologue (ST short story) | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Three Paths''''' was the fourteenth and final short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Farewells]]''. It was written by [[Ian Potter]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[First Doctor]] | * [[First Doctor]] | ||
* [[ | * [[The Hermit]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] didn't take [[HiFi]] when he left the Doctor. | * [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] didn't take [[HiFi]] when he left the Doctor. | ||
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]'s [[fault locator]] has broken down. | * [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]'s [[fault locator]] has broken down. | ||
* [[The Doctor's ring]] had a part in his escape from [[Gallifrey]]. | * [[The Doctor's signet ring]] had a part in his escape from [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
* [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] is mentioned, and she is said to take after her mother. | * [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] is mentioned, and she is said to take after [[Susan Foreman's mother|her mother]]. | ||
* | * The Hermit gave the Doctor back his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]]. | ||
* The Doctor's [[House of Lungbarrow|family house]] is located halfway down the mountain, and below that is the [[Time Lord Academy]]. At the base of the mountain is the [[Capitol]]. | |||
* Lady [[Nine Teeth]] told the young Doctor that the mountain is call Plutarch. She also told him tales of the [[Dark Times]]. | |||
* The Doctor expects the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] to be waiting for him when he arrives on Gallifrey. | |||
* Plants on Gallifrey include [[weanskrike]] and [[tristort]]. Animals include [[tafelshrew]]s and a [[cobblemouse|cobblemice]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story contains a short flashback to a previous meeting of the Doctor with his mentor at the age of thirty. | * This story contains a short flashback to a previous meeting of the Doctor with his mentor at the age of thirty. | ||
* At the end of ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' | * At the end of ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'', the Doctor states that the TARDIS has landed in "the coldest place in the [[world]]." In 1966, this was intended to be [[Antarctica]] to lead into ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''. ''The Three Paths'' effectively retcons this by having the TARDIS land in several [[snow]]y locations after the events of ''The Smugglers'', this time arriving in the [[mountain]]s on [[Gallifrey]]. As such, it creates more narrative breathing space for stories featuring [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]] as [[companion]]s of the First Doctor before [[First Doctor's regeneration|his regeneration]]. Before ''The Three Paths'' was published, ''[[Food for Thought (comic story)|Food for Thought]]'', ''[[Ten Little Aliens (novel)|Ten Little Aliens]]'' and ''[[Five Card Draw (short story)|Five Card Draw]]'' had already depicted further adventures of the First Doctor, Ben and Polly than the [[Doctor Who|TV series]] had originally accommodated for. | ||
* Ben and Polly do not accompany the Doctor in this story; they remain in the TARDIS, [[sleep]]ing. | * Ben and Polly do not accompany the Doctor in this story; they remain in the TARDIS, [[sleep]]ing. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Robert Zierath|Bobby Zierath]] is remembered by the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Schoolboy's Story]]'') | * [[Robert Zierath|Bobby Zierath]] is remembered by the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Schoolboy's Story (short story)|The Schoolboy's Story]]'') | ||
* The Doctor wears his [[finger]]less gloves | * The Hermit mentions "[[Chronotis|a chap I know in Cambridge]]". | ||
* The Doctor is referred to by his | * The Doctor wears his [[finger]]less gloves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Roses (short story)|Roses]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* The Doctor is initially afraid of regeneration, similar to his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth | * The Doctor is referred to by his nicknames Theta ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') and snail. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') | ||
* The Doctor is given back his diary. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' et al) He drew pictures of [[Torvic]] in his diary. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') | * The Doctor is initially afraid of [[regeneration]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''), similar to his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') and [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth]] incarnations. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'', [[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
* In his story of the [[Penultimate Evil]], the Hermit mentions the [[Quark]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'') | |||
* The Doctor is given back his diary. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' et al) He wrote about riding [[skimmer]]s with a [[Drax|friend]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'') and drew pictures of [[Torvic]] in his diary. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip19.htm#14 Doctor Who Reference Guide - synopsis for '''The Three Paths'''] | * [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whotrip19.htm#14 Doctor Who Reference Guide - synopsis for '''The Three Paths'''] | ||
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