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Ace is with two other girls, [[Wendy (Evening's Empire)|Wendy]] and [[Shaz (Evening's Empire)|Shaz]], both being treated as slaves, watching a bloody fight being fought between two warriors. Wendy hopes that the warriors don't do "{{w|scalping|that thing with the head}}", an act performed only on Fridays. Unfortunately for them, it is a Friday; one of the warriors uses his sword to slice the top of the head off the other warrior, and Wendy shields her eyes. In Middlesbrough, the Doctor follows Alex home, to his shed. Inside, Alex is letting himself slip away, which he plans to do all night and all of tomorrow, a [[Saturday]]. He believes he is alone. He is not. | Ace is with two other girls, [[Wendy (Evening's Empire)|Wendy]] and [[Shaz (Evening's Empire)|Shaz]], both being treated as slaves, watching a bloody fight being fought between two warriors. Wendy hopes that the warriors don't do "{{w|scalping|that thing with the head}}", an act performed only on Fridays. Unfortunately for them, it is a Friday; one of the warriors uses his sword to slice the top of the head off the other warrior, and Wendy shields her eyes. In Middlesbrough, the Doctor follows Alex home, to his shed. Inside, Alex is letting himself slip away, which he plans to do all night and all of tomorrow, a [[Saturday]]. He believes he is alone. He is not. | ||
Ace is told about what day it is, and Uncle Totwald, approaching Ace, tells her that today is the day that the lord returns. Ace looks up, looking past the sights of the beautiful world, to see Alex Evening, laughing. | Ace is told about what day it is, and Uncle Totwald, approaching Ace, tells her that today is the day that the lord returns. Ace looks up, looking past the sights of the beautiful world, to see Alex Evening, laughing. | ||
[[File:Muriel Aiming at Nick.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Muriel Aiming at Nick.jpg|thumb|left|Muriel aims her gun at [[Nick (Evening's Empire)|Nick]], wanting to pull the trigger.]] | ||
Ives sits in the UNIT Staff Car, parked outside [[Muriel Frost's flat|Frost's flat]]. Ives looks in through the window of the home, whilst sat in the warmth of the car; it is [[rain]]ing outside. Ives imagines how Frost grew up, recalling own her childhood, with the constant [[bullying]] from a trio of girls. She recalls the memories of being bullied about her [[weight]], her appearance, and being pushed face-first into [[tarmac]]. She distracts herself, imagining Frost and Nick together. However, for Frost, things aren't quite as idyllic between her and Nick as Ives imagines. He jibes her, and after she tries to get him to talk about not fighting, he tells her that even though she thinks the [[sex|physical side]] is still good, he visualises someone else doing it. She gets angry, the emotion fuelling her "like [[magic]]", and she holds a [[gun]] to his head. He goads her to pull the trigger, and even though a dark part of her inner psyche wants to it, she interrupted by ringing [[telephone]], distracting her from her anger. Ives is on the other end. She tells Frost that the Doctor has found the UFO. | Ives sits in the UNIT Staff Car, parked outside [[Muriel Frost's flat|Frost's flat]]. Ives looks in through the window of the home, whilst sat in the warmth of the car; it is [[rain]]ing outside. Ives imagines how Frost grew up, recalling own her childhood, with the constant [[bullying]] from a trio of girls. She recalls the memories of being bullied about her [[weight]], her appearance, and being pushed face-first into [[tarmac]]. She distracts herself, imagining Frost and Nick together. However, for Frost, things aren't quite as idyllic between her and Nick as Ives imagines. He jibes her, and after she tries to get him to talk about not fighting, he tells her that even though she thinks the [[sex|physical side]] is still good, he visualises someone else doing it. She gets angry, the emotion fuelling her "like [[magic]]", and she holds a [[gun]] to his head. He goads her to pull the trigger, and even though a dark part of her inner psyche wants to it, she interrupted by ringing [[telephone]], distracting her from her anger. Ives is on the other end. She tells Frost that the Doctor has found the UFO. | ||
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* [[Muriel Frost's mother]] | * [[Muriel Frost's mother]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Hammond compares the world created by Alex to the [[Wild West]]. | * Hammond compares the world created by Alex to the [[Wild West]]. | ||
* Frost tells the Doctor that if she doesn't return from her dive within a [[hour]], [[Muriel Frost's mother|her mum]] could have the [[Datsun]]. | * Frost tells the Doctor that if she doesn't return from her dive within a [[hour]], [[Muriel Frost's mother|her mum]] could have the [[Datsun]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Originally intended as a multiple-chapter story for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', only the first chapter was ever published in DWM, in November 1991. The remainder was abandoned due to production issues. In September 1993, the complete strip, colourised and altered, was published as the ''[[DWCC Autumn Holiday Special]]''. Although published in magazine format, some sources such as the reference work ''[[Howe's Transcendental Toybox]]'' treat it as a graphic novel. The original black-and-white version of Part One is reprinted in ''DWCC Autumn Holiday Special''. | * Originally intended as a multiple-chapter story for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', only the first chapter was ever published in DWM, in November 1991. The remainder was abandoned due to production issues. In September 1993, the complete strip, colourised and altered, was published as the ''[[DWCC Autumn Holiday Special]]''. Although published in magazine format, some sources such as the reference work ''[[Howe's Transcendental Toybox]]'' treat it as a graphic novel. The original black-and-white version of Part One is reprinted in ''DWCC Autumn Holiday Special''. | ||
* An exact year is never specified in the story. The Doctor and Frost had previously met during [[1999]] in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'', and it is mentioned that fifty years have passed since World War II, definitively setting this story during the [[1990s]]. | * An exact year is never specified in the story. The Doctor and Frost had previously met during [[1999]] in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'', and it is mentioned that fifty years have passed since World War II, definitively setting this story during the [[1990s]]. | ||
* Part One as published in DWM was remade into pages 7-13 of the full story. Speech bubbles are redrawn and re-lettered with revisions to the text: | * Part One as published in DWM was remade into pages 7-13 of the full story. Speech bubbles are redrawn and re-lettered with revisions to the text: | ||
** The title of the story is removed and the opening narration is changed. | ** The title of the story is removed and the opening narration is changed. | ||
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** Dialogue from Alex as he locks up the shed is added. | ** Dialogue from Alex as he locks up the shed is added. | ||
** Additional narration is added as Ace wakes up in the dream world. "Next: [[Down in the dark (comic story)|Down in the dark]]" is removed. | ** Additional narration is added as Ace wakes up in the dream world. "Next: [[Down in the dark (comic story)|Down in the dark]]" is removed. | ||
* The twins suns orbiting the world Alex created are likely inspired by ''[[A New Hope]]'', the first ''[[Star Wars]]'' film. Alex's "slaves" having to wear bikinis is reminiscent of [[Princess Leia]]'s slave attire in ''[[Jedi (film)|Return of the Jedi]]''. There also seems to be inspiration drawn from | * The twins suns orbiting the world Alex created are likely inspired by ''[[A New Hope]]'', the first ''[[Star Wars]]'' film. Alex's "slaves" having to wear bikinis is reminiscent of [[Princess Leia]]'s slave attire in ''[[Jedi (film)|Return of the Jedi]]''. There also seems to be inspiration drawn from ''[[Judge Dredd (series)|Judge Dredd]]'', and other male fantasy inducing fiction. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == |
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