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Presenting at Jaggers circus, circus performer Thomasina Thumb with Jaggers announce Kybo to a crowd. He offers people in the crowd to push Kybo over a white line on the ground in exchange for a prize of a hat, if contestants pay to particpate. The Doctor shows up, and Jaggers makes fun of his multi-colored clothes, calling him a court jester. The Doctor says he can challenge Kybo, and outside of the crowd's hearing chastizes the humans around for harassing Kybo, and pretends to use mesmerism when talking to Kybo in Judoonese. Kybo agrees to move easily so the Doctor can win the challenge. Jaggers refuses to pay the Doctor the challenge prize, but the Doctor offers to take Kybo's freedom instead. They go to Jaggers' caravan, and he offers the Doctor a spot in his circus as Kybo's translator, but when the Doctor refuses, Jaggers has his circus perfomer Herculania knock the Doctor out. | Presenting at Jaggers circus, circus performer Thomasina Thumb with Jaggers announce Kybo to a crowd. He offers people in the crowd to push Kybo over a white line on the ground in exchange for a prize of a hat, if contestants pay to particpate. The Doctor shows up, and Jaggers makes fun of his multi-colored clothes, calling him a court jester. The Doctor says he can challenge Kybo, and outside of the crowd's hearing chastizes the humans around for harassing Kybo, and pretends to use mesmerism when talking to Kybo in Judoonese. Kybo agrees to move easily so the Doctor can win the challenge. Jaggers refuses to pay the Doctor the challenge prize, but the Doctor offers to take Kybo's freedom instead. They go to Jaggers' caravan, and he offers the Doctor a spot in his circus as Kybo's translator, but when the Doctor refuses, Jaggers has his circus perfomer Herculania knock the Doctor out. | ||
When he wakes up, the Doctor talks to performer Eliza, known as "Thomasina Thumb". Eliza tells the Doctor about how when Kybo was shackled with chains to be taken to the circus, he never fought back and that he seemed like a gentle giant. Eliza also says that Kybo will | When he wakes up, the Doctor talks to performer Eliza, known as "Thomasina Thumb". Eliza tells the Doctor about how when Kybo was shackled with chains to be taken to the circus, he never fought back and that he seemed like a gentle giant. Eliza also says that Kybo will return to the cage next to the Doctor's, where the Doctor has been locked in. When Kybo is put back in his cage, the Doctor tells Kybo about the cage next to him, and Kybo laughs. The Doctor is struck by how oddly Kybo behaves, being polite and clean- nothing like a Judoon. Eliza chats to Kybo, saying it was unfortunate he was born "stupid and ugly", but then Kybo starts speaking in English, saying "Help me". Eliza notes that the Doctor was whispering to his fob watch, and the Doctor grabs a hairpin from Eliza's hair without her noticing. She tells him about how Kybo began speaking English and asked for help. Horses outside start neighing worriedly, and the Doctor identifies floating blue lights as a Judoon probe. He uses the hairpin to undo the lock and leaves his cage. | ||
Eliza spots far-off Judoon ships in the sky, and the Doctor grabs the Judoon probe and disables it, to buy time to prevent Kybo from being hunted by the Judoon ships. The Doctor says he needs time to meditate, and later returns to circus cage. | Eliza spots far-off Judoon ships in the sky, and the Doctor grabs the Judoon probe and disables it, to buy time to prevent Kybo from being hunted by the Judoon ships. The Doctor says he needs time to meditate, and later returns to circus cage. Captain Kybo speaks to the Doctor and Eliza, as he tries to pick up English. The Doctor notes that this is happening much faster for Kybo than for other Judoon. Eliza gives Kybo a book to read and he appreciates the thoughtful gesture, spending his captive time reading books and poetry, which include Frankenstein, Moby Dick, and Great Expectations. Eliza feels guilty that she called Kybo stupid, and Kybo writes and reads some of his own original poetry. The three of them then hear circus horses neighing in distress, and the landing of Judoon scout ships. The Doctor tells Eliza to keep other people from interfering, as fighting the Judoon will only make things worse. Jaggers confronts the Judoon landing party, saying Kybo is his property and tells the Judoon ship to leave. The Judoon commander charges Jaggers with assault after hitting him, and kills him. The Judoon set out to search for Kybo on the circus grounds. | ||
The Doctor tells the Judoon squadron that they must enter the hall of mirrors, pretending it is the circus entrance. To uphold what they think is local law, the Judoon follow the signs through the circus. The Judoon stampede out of the Hall of Mirrors, terrified by something. The Judoon leave, but only in time to regroup. The Doctor and Eliza get Kybo out of his chains, and discuss the Judoon squadron's likely next move- moving the circus to a non-Earth location where they would have jurisdiction by default. The Doctor encourages Eliza and all the other circus performers in the freak show to shut down the circus and do new things with their lives. The Doctor takes Kybo to the Hall of Mirrors.. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == |
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