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The '''Eye of Orion''', also known as the '''Orion Retreat''' or simply '''Orion''', was a [[planet]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'') known to be one of the most tranquil places in the [[universe]]. [[Tegan Jovanka]] likened it to "[[Earth]] after a thunderstorm." According to the [[Fifth Doctor]], it achieved its calming effects from the "high bombardment of positive [[ion]]s." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor]] insisted that its beautiful moonset was the "ideal tonic for the weary time traveller," ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arrangements for War (audio story)|Arrangements for War]]'') and the [[Tenth Doctor]] listed it as his third favourite planet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ordeal of Peladon (audio story)|The Ordeal of Peladon]]'')


The '''Eye of Orion''' was known to be one of the most tranquil places in the [[universe]]. [[Tegan]] likened it to "[[Earth]] after a thunderstorm." According to the [[Fifth Doctor]]. it achieved its calming effects from the "high bombardment of positive ions." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'')
The Eye was originally a thriving [[holiday]] [[Resort planet|resort]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Martha Jones' MySpace blog]]'')


It may have been an entire [[planet]] — based largely on the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s insistence that its beautiful moonset was the "ideal tonic for the weary time traveller" — but was at least a specific spot on a planet. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Arrangements for War]]'')
The [[Fourth Doctor]] once considered taking [[Leela]] to the Eye of Orion but quickly dismissed the idea, claiming that it was not in season. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Colophon (audio story)|Last of the Colophon]]'')


[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] deliberately took [[Turlough]] and [[Tegan]] to the Eye immediately following their encounter with [[the Master]] and [[Kamelion]] in the time of [[King John]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The King's Demons]]''). While there, the Doctor updated the look of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS console]]. Soon after stepping out of the newly-refurbished TARDIS, the Doctor began to experience what he called "cosmic angst", before discovering that his past selves were being separated from him.
The [[Fifth Doctor]] deliberately took Tegan and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] to the Eye immediately after their encounter with {{Ainley}} and [[Kamelion]] in [[March]] [[1215]]. Turlough had been there before on his own. ([[TV]]: ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'') While there, the Doctor updated the look of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS console]]. Soon after stepping out of the newly-refurbished [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], the Doctor experienced "cosmic angst", before discovering that his past selves were being separated from him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')


[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] seemed to delight in bombarding his companions with tales of the Eye, but had difficulty in actually going there. It would have been the first destination to which the post-regenerative Sixth Doctor would have taken [[Peri]], but he had difficulty remembering the co-ordinates ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'').
The trio returned to the Eye and were about to play [[cricket]] when a [[Raston Warrior Robot]], delivered by [[Ryoth]]'s use of a [[Time Scoop]], attacked them. They hid behind rubble until they were joined by the [[Eighth Doctor]]. Using the principle of [[Buridan's ass]], they approached the [[robot]] with an equal distance between them and the robot. Confused as to whom to target and their similarity, the robot deactivated. Ryoth later sent a a squad of [[Sontaran]]s to try and stop the Eighth Doctor from continuing on his travels along his timeline. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'')


Later in their travels, Peri was so fatigued by his hype that she preemptively blocked the suggestion of the Eye as a suitable holiday spot, saying, "I've heard all about that elusive place once too often." She further suggested that the Eye had no native life-forms and that even tourists were scarce. When the Doctor described [[Andromeda]] as having "some of the most magical sights in the entire universe: astral starbursts creating a myriad celestial bodies against a timeless royal blue backdrop", Peri said that he always described the Eye of Orion in precisely the same way.
The Fifth Doctor took the [[Helliax]], [[Annabel Morden]] and [[Adam (The Helliax Rift)|Adam]] to the Eye of Orion as the atmosphere would cause Adam no harm. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Helliax Rift (audio story)|The Helliax Rift]]'')
([[DW]]: ''[[Timelash]]'')


Likewise the Sixth Doctor made several promises to take [[Evelyn Smythe]] to the Eye, but never managed to succeed. In one of the two accounts of [[Melanie Bush]] meeting Evelyn, the then-former companion Evelyn specifically asked that he take her home by way of the Eye. Mel, for her part, was the only companion of the Doctor ever described as having actually visited the Eye. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness]]'')
The [[Sixth Doctor]] delighted in bombarding his companions with tales of the Eye, but had difficulty actually going there. It would have been the first destination to which the post-regenerative Sixth Doctor would have taken [[Peri Brown]], but he had trouble remembering the co-ordinates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'')


[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Ace]] sat and meditated on the Eye of Orion during their search for the [[Timewyrm]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
Later in their travels, Peri was so tired of his hype she preemptively blocked the suggestion of the Eye as a suitable holiday spot: "I've heard all about that elusive place once too often." She suggested that the Eye had no native life-forms and that even [[tourist]]s were scarce. When the Doctor described [[Andromeda]] — by which he might have meant either the [[Andromeda (constellation)|constellation]] or the [[Andromeda (galaxy)|galaxy]] — as having "some of the most magical sights in the entire universe: astral starbursts creating a myriad celestial bodies against a timeless royal blue backdrop", Peri said he always described the Eye of Orion in precisely the same way. ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'')


[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] once met his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth self]] at the Eye, where they defeated a [[Raston Warrior Robot]] sent to kill them by [[Ryoth]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'')
Likewise the Sixth Doctor made several promises to take [[Evelyn Smythe]] to the Eye, but never managed to do so. While Evelyn was feeling depressed due to the recent events with the Doctor, he asked to take her there, stating it was similar to the [[England|English]] [[South Downs]], though with less [[sheep]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arrangements for War (audio story)|Arrangements for War]]'') In one of the two accounts of [[Melanie Bush]] meeting Evelyn, the then-former companion Evelyn specifically asked that he take her home by way of the Eye. Mel, for her part, was the only companion of the Doctor ever described as having actually visited the Eye. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'')


[[Martha Jones]] may have visited the Eye, as well. She wrote that it used to be a thriving holiday resort, but after the [[Last Great Time War]], it was converted into a shrine of the War, with only small memorial, nameless due to the many who died in the war. At this point, the only other structures were scattered ruins. During its time as a shrine to the War, the Eye of Orion was still and quiet, covered in ruins, grass and mist. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] apparently imparted details about the Time War to Martha whilst there. (''[[Martha Jones's Myspace blog]]'')
The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] sat and meditated on the Eye of Orion during their search for the [[Timewyrm]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
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The [[Eighth Doctor]] once suggested taking [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] to the Eye of Orion. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (audio story)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]'')
 
In an [[alternate timeline (Master of the Daleks)|alternate timeline]], the [[Dalek Time Controller]] told [[Liv Chenka]] and [[Molly O'Sullivan]] that there was a Dalek facility at the Eye of Orion. It posed as a retreat from wars. The facility took in refugees of war, the Daleks using them for experimentation. [[Markus Schriver]] had a lab in the facility where he created [[the Eminence]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'')
 
After the [[Last Great Time War]], the Eye of Orion was converted into a shrine of the war, with only a small memorial, nameless due to the many who died in the war. At this point, the only other structures were scattered ruins. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Martha Jones' MySpace blog]]'')
 
When the [[Ninth Doctor]] was showing the Eye of Orion to [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Jack Harkness]], they found the planet geohacked by [[Brian Carrios|Taggani]]. Although the Doctor called in the [[Shadow Proclamation]] to clear up the mess, the face of Jack Harkness remained on the side of a moon of the Eye of Orion for some time. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hacked (comic story)|Hacked]]'')
 
The [[Tenth Doctor]] visited the shrine for the Last Great Time War on the Eye with [[Martha Jones]] and imparted details about the War to Martha whilst there. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Martha Jones' MySpace blog]]'')
 
The Tenth Doctor intended to take [[Gabby Gonzalez|Gabby]] to the Eye, but went to [[Wupatki]] instead. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Singer Not the Song (comic story)|The Singer Not the Song]]'')
 
After defeating [[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] suggested to [[Rory Williams|Rory]] that they go to "somewhere restful" like the Eye of Orion, but admitted that he wasn't terribly "good at restful". He left it up to the TARDIS to choose whether the Eye was where he needed to go. The TARDIS set a course and dematerialised, but it was unclear whether they made it to the Eye on this occasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')
 
While trying to plan a family holiday, the Eleventh Doctor suggested the Eye of Orion as it was "coming into season." ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Summer Wholiday (comic story)|Summer Wholiday]]'')
 
[[River Song]] once visited the Eye of Orion. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Friend of the Family (audio story)|Friend of the Family]]'')
 
At the [[end of the universe]], the Eye of Orion was a secluded, mostly forgotten planet towards the end of its life. [[The Curator]] paid tribute to it by painting the view on the planet, to the distress of a [[Retro-regeneration|degenerated]] Fifth Doctor who was aware of the worlds that had died following his artworks' creations, and didn't want to see one of his favorite planets lost. Despite this intervention, the painting was finished, and the [[Final Gallery]] destroyed the planet as it collected the artwork.  ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]'')  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 13 March 2024

Eye of Orion
Appearances

The Eye of Orion, also known as the Orion Retreat or simply Orion, was a planet (AUDIO: Eye of Darkness) known to be one of the most tranquil places in the universe. Tegan Jovanka likened it to "Earth after a thunderstorm." According to the Fifth Doctor, it achieved its calming effects from the "high bombardment of positive ions." (TV: The Five Doctors) The Sixth Doctor insisted that its beautiful moonset was the "ideal tonic for the weary time traveller," (AUDIO: Arrangements for War) and the Tenth Doctor listed it as his third favourite planet. (AUDIO: The Ordeal of Peladon)

The Eye was originally a thriving holiday resort. (PROSE: Martha Jones' MySpace blog)

The Fourth Doctor once considered taking Leela to the Eye of Orion but quickly dismissed the idea, claiming that it was not in season. (AUDIO: Last of the Colophon)

The Fifth Doctor deliberately took Tegan and Turlough to the Eye immediately after their encounter with the Tremas Master and Kamelion in March 1215. Turlough had been there before on his own. (TV: The King's Demons) While there, the Doctor updated the look of the TARDIS console. Soon after stepping out of the newly-refurbished TARDIS, the Doctor experienced "cosmic angst", before discovering that his past selves were being separated from him. (TV: The Five Doctors)

The trio returned to the Eye and were about to play cricket when a Raston Warrior Robot, delivered by Ryoth's use of a Time Scoop, attacked them. They hid behind rubble until they were joined by the Eighth Doctor. Using the principle of Buridan's ass, they approached the robot with an equal distance between them and the robot. Confused as to whom to target and their similarity, the robot deactivated. Ryoth later sent a a squad of Sontarans to try and stop the Eighth Doctor from continuing on his travels along his timeline. (PROSE: The Eight Doctors)

The Fifth Doctor took the Helliax, Annabel Morden and Adam to the Eye of Orion as the atmosphere would cause Adam no harm. (AUDIO: The Helliax Rift)

The Sixth Doctor delighted in bombarding his companions with tales of the Eye, but had difficulty actually going there. It would have been the first destination to which the post-regenerative Sixth Doctor would have taken Peri Brown, but he had trouble remembering the co-ordinates. (TV: The Twin Dilemma)

Later in their travels, Peri was so tired of his hype she preemptively blocked the suggestion of the Eye as a suitable holiday spot: "I've heard all about that elusive place once too often." She suggested that the Eye had no native life-forms and that even tourists were scarce. When the Doctor described Andromeda — by which he might have meant either the constellation or the galaxy — as having "some of the most magical sights in the entire universe: astral starbursts creating a myriad celestial bodies against a timeless royal blue backdrop", Peri said he always described the Eye of Orion in precisely the same way. (TV: Timelash)

Likewise the Sixth Doctor made several promises to take Evelyn Smythe to the Eye, but never managed to do so. While Evelyn was feeling depressed due to the recent events with the Doctor, he asked to take her there, stating it was similar to the English South Downs, though with less sheep. (AUDIO: Arrangements for War) In one of the two accounts of Melanie Bush meeting Evelyn, the then-former companion Evelyn specifically asked that he take her home by way of the Eye. Mel, for her part, was the only companion of the Doctor ever described as having actually visited the Eye. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness)

The Seventh Doctor and Ace sat and meditated on the Eye of Orion during their search for the Timewyrm. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)

The Eighth Doctor once suggested taking Charley Pollard to the Eye of Orion. (AUDIO: The Man Who Wasn't There)

In an alternate timeline, the Dalek Time Controller told Liv Chenka and Molly O'Sullivan that there was a Dalek facility at the Eye of Orion. It posed as a retreat from wars. The facility took in refugees of war, the Daleks using them for experimentation. Markus Schriver had a lab in the facility where he created the Eminence. (AUDIO: Eye of Darkness)

After the Last Great Time War, the Eye of Orion was converted into a shrine of the war, with only a small memorial, nameless due to the many who died in the war. At this point, the only other structures were scattered ruins. (PROSE: Martha Jones' MySpace blog)

When the Ninth Doctor was showing the Eye of Orion to Rose Tyler and Jack Harkness, they found the planet geohacked by Taggani. Although the Doctor called in the Shadow Proclamation to clear up the mess, the face of Jack Harkness remained on the side of a moon of the Eye of Orion for some time. (COMIC: Hacked)

The Tenth Doctor visited the shrine for the Last Great Time War on the Eye with Martha Jones and imparted details about the War to Martha whilst there. (PROSE: Martha Jones' MySpace blog)

The Tenth Doctor intended to take Gabby to the Eye, but went to Wupatki instead. (COMIC: The Singer Not the Song)

After defeating House, the Eleventh Doctor suggested to Rory that they go to "somewhere restful" like the Eye of Orion, but admitted that he wasn't terribly "good at restful". He left it up to the TARDIS to choose whether the Eye was where he needed to go. The TARDIS set a course and dematerialised, but it was unclear whether they made it to the Eye on this occasion. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)

While trying to plan a family holiday, the Eleventh Doctor suggested the Eye of Orion as it was "coming into season." (COMIC: Summer Wholiday)

River Song once visited the Eye of Orion. (AUDIO: Friend of the Family)

At the end of the universe, the Eye of Orion was a secluded, mostly forgotten planet towards the end of its life. The Curator paid tribute to it by painting the view on the planet, to the distress of a degenerated Fifth Doctor who was aware of the worlds that had died following his artworks' creations, and didn't want to see one of his favorite planets lost. Despite this intervention, the painting was finished, and the Final Gallery destroyed the planet as it collected the artwork. (AUDIO: The Artist at the End of Time)

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