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|featuring= [[Magnus Greel]] | |featuring= [[Magnus Greel]] | ||
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|writer=[[Warren Ellis]]<br>with thanks to [[Matt Ginn]] | |writer=[[Warren Ellis]]<br />with thanks to [[Matt Ginn]] | ||
|illustrator=[[Paul Vyse]] | |illustrator=[[Paul Vyse]] | ||
|publication=[[DWM 174]] | |publication=[[DWM 174]] | ||
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'''''Under Reykjavik''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story printed in [[DWM 174]]. | '''''Under Reykjavik''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story printed in [[DWM 174]]. | ||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
Romana tries to add a new piece of equipment to the TARDIS. It shorts out, landing the TARDIS in Magnus Greel's bunker. They have a brief conversation, which covers time travel. As she departs he begins to seriously consider it as a method of escape. | Romana tries to add a new piece of equipment to the TARDIS. It shorts out, landing the TARDIS in Magnus Greel's bunker. They have a brief conversation, which covers time travel. As she departs he begins to seriously consider it as a method of escape. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Romana II]] | * [[Romana II]] | ||
:*Jacked into the TARDIS a G129AT ordnance unit, which shorted out some old wire in the TARDIS, landing her in Greel's bunker. | :* Jacked into the TARDIS a G129AT ordnance unit, which shorted out some old wire in the TARDIS, landing her in Greel's bunker. | ||
* [[Magnus Greel]] | * [[Magnus Greel]] | ||
:*It is early in Greel's dictatorship. | :* It is early in Greel's dictatorship. | ||
:*Someone of the [[20th century]] might describe Greel as a 'psychotic deviant'. | :* Someone of the [[20th century]] might describe Greel as a 'psychotic deviant'. | ||
:*Most likely has cannibalistic tendencies (he contemplates slaughtering, cooking and eating Romana). | :* Most likely has cannibalistic tendencies (he contemplates slaughtering, cooking and eating Romana). | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*Magnus Greel's bunker is below the [[Supreme Alliance]] in [[Iceland]]. | * Magnus Greel's bunker is below the [[Supreme Alliance]] in [[Iceland]]. | ||
*The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] [[Cloister bell]] is ringing because it thinks it's under attack by the [[Pus Creatures of Rakos]]. | * The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] [[Cloister bell]] is ringing because it thinks it's under attack by the [[Pus Creatures of Rakos]]. | ||
*The [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] is asleep. | * The [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] is asleep. | ||
*Dr. [[Findecker]] is doing research into [[time travel]] involving the [[double nexus particle]]. | * Dr. [[Findecker]] is doing research into [[time travel]] involving the [[double nexus particle]]. | ||
*Romana gives Greel a card for a plastic surgeon in [[1998]], which sets him thinking about the [[1890s]]. | * Romana gives Greel a card for a plastic surgeon in [[1998]], which sets him thinking about the [[1890s]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Magnus Greel first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. | * Magnus Greel first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
===For Romana=== | === For Romana === | ||
*''Under Reykjavik'' occurs after [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/ST ST]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lying_Old_Witch_in_the_Wardrobe The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]'' | * ''Under Reykjavik'' occurs after [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/ST ST]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lying_Old_Witch_in_the_Wardrobe The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]'' | ||
*''Under Reykjavik'' occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[Victims]]'' | * ''Under Reykjavik'' occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[Victims]]'' | ||
===For Magnus Greel=== | === For Magnus Greel === | ||
*''Under Reykjavik'' occurs before [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' | * ''Under Reykjavik'' occurs before [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
{{prose stub}} | {{prose stub}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:BE stories]] | [[Category:BE stories]] | ||
[[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | [[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 5 November 2011
Under Reykjavik was a Brief Encounter short story printed in DWM 174.
Summary
Romana tries to add a new piece of equipment to the TARDIS. It shorts out, landing the TARDIS in Magnus Greel's bunker. They have a brief conversation, which covers time travel. As she departs he begins to seriously consider it as a method of escape.
Characters
- Jacked into the TARDIS a G129AT ordnance unit, which shorted out some old wire in the TARDIS, landing her in Greel's bunker.
- It is early in Greel's dictatorship.
- Someone of the 20th century might describe Greel as a 'psychotic deviant'.
- Most likely has cannibalistic tendencies (he contemplates slaughtering, cooking and eating Romana).
References
- Magnus Greel's bunker is below the Supreme Alliance in Iceland.
- The TARDIS Cloister bell is ringing because it thinks it's under attack by the Pus Creatures of Rakos.
- The Doctor is asleep.
- Dr. Findecker is doing research into time travel involving the double nexus particle.
- Romana gives Greel a card for a plastic surgeon in 1998, which sets him thinking about the 1890s.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Magnus Greel first appeared in DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
Timeline
For Romana
- Under Reykjavik occurs after ST: The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe
- Under Reykjavik occurs before DWM: Victims
For Magnus Greel
- Under Reykjavik occurs before DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
External links
to be added
