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* The [[Shadow Proclamation]] is mentioned. | * The [[Shadow Proclamation]] is mentioned. | ||
* The Doctor is shown wearing | * The Doctor is shown simultaneously wearing elements of the [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]'s outfits, as well as the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s scarf (which is used to save his life later), the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s hat and the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s cravat. | ||
* [[Adric]] is mentioned several times, including a reference to his death, which is recalled in detail. ([[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'') | * [[Adric]] is mentioned several times, including a reference to his death, which is recalled in detail. ([[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'') | ||
* The notion of the TARDIS existing in a state of "[[temporal grace]]" is mentioned, and a sly aside is given to the fact that [[script editor]] [[Eric Saward]] sometimes forgot about the concept, introduced in [[DW]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear]]''. | |||
* [[Donna Noble]] is mentioned. | * [[Donna Noble]] is mentioned. | ||
* The events of [[IDW]]: ''[[Silver Scream]]'' are referenced. | * The events of [[IDW]]: ''[[Silver Scream]]'' are referenced. | ||
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* The [[Cloister Bell]] sounds. | * The [[Cloister Bell]] sounds. | ||
* One of the two watches the Doctor offers his companions is a [[wikipedia:Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse]] watch (Emily takes this one). | * One of the two watches the Doctor offers his companions is a [[wikipedia:Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse]] watch (Emily takes this one). | ||
* Emily arms herself with the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s cricket bat. | * Emily arms herself with the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s cricket bat in the cricket club seen in ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''. | ||
* The Doctor's wind-up mouse ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'') is used and is mistaken for [[K-9]] by the Acari. | * The Doctor's wind-up mouse ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'') is used and is mistaken for [[K-9]] by the Acari. | ||
* [[Vislor Turlough]] is mentioned. | * [[Vislor Turlough]] is mentioned. | ||
* [[Martha Jones]] and [[UNIT]] appear at the end of Part 2. | * [[Martha Jones]] and [[UNIT]] appear at the end of Part 2. | ||
* When the Doctor answers his [[superphone]] he initially wonders if [[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina]] might be phoning him. | * When the Doctor answers his [[superphone]] he initially wonders if [[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina]] might be phoning him. | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor says the TARDIS is "full of old console rooms", evoking ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'', where the secondary console room was introduced. It perhaps also implies that all the old console rooms seen throughout the years still exist within the TARDIS. Indeed, at one point the Doctor goes to a part of the TARDIS that strongly resembles the [[JNT]]-era interior. At another, he goes into the [[Cloister Room]], as seen in [[Doctor Who (1996)|the TV movie]]. | ||
* An oblique reference to the [[Zero Room]] is made when the Doctor notes that the sudden rearrangement of the TARDIS interior is causing him "temporal disarray". | |||
* At one point the Doctor spews quotes from various past televised episodes. Whilst in the pool from ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', he recalls precise lines from ''[[State of Decay]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'', and ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''. At the same time, he is loitering in the TARDIS pool area seen in ''[[The Invasion of Time]]''; and remarks that he thought the area had been jettisoned. The scene is strongly reminiscent of the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s first moments of consciousness in ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]', wherein snatches of his former selves bleed through. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 03:11, 28 February 2010
Tesseract is the third story arc in the Doctor Who Ongoing series. It is divided into two chapters: Time Smash and Implosion.
Summary
While the Doctor gives his new companions, Emily Winter and Matthew Finnegan, a tour of the TARDIS, the vessel is invaded by a number of dimension-hopping aliens.
Characters
- The Doctor
- Matthew Finnegan
- Emily Winter
- Acari soldiers
- The Advocate
- Gizou posing as Acari soldier
- Tef'Aree
- Martha Jones (cameo)
References
- The Shadow Proclamation is mentioned.
- The Doctor is shown simultaneously wearing elements of the Sixth and Fifth Doctor's outfits, as well as the Fourth Doctor's scarf (which is used to save his life later), the Seventh Doctor's hat and the Eighth Doctor's cravat.
- Adric is mentioned several times, including a reference to his death, which is recalled in detail. (DW: Earthshock)
- The notion of the TARDIS existing in a state of "temporal grace" is mentioned, and a sly aside is given to the fact that script editor Eric Saward sometimes forgot about the concept, introduced in DW: The Hand of Fear.
- Donna Noble is mentioned.
- The events of IDW: Silver Scream are referenced.
- The Doctor refuses to allow Emily to take possession of Jack Harkness' sonic blaster as he says it is reserved for "someone else" (River Song; DW: Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead).
- The Cloister Bell sounds.
- One of the two watches the Doctor offers his companions is a Mickey Mouse watch (Emily takes this one).
- Emily arms herself with the Fifth Doctor's cricket bat in the cricket club seen in Castrovalva.
- The Doctor's wind-up mouse (DW: The Doctor's Daughter) is used and is mistaken for K-9 by the Acari.
- Vislor Turlough is mentioned.
- Martha Jones and UNIT appear at the end of Part 2.
- When the Doctor answers his superphone he initially wonders if Lady Christina might be phoning him.
- The Doctor says the TARDIS is "full of old console rooms", evoking The Masque of Mandragora, where the secondary console room was introduced. It perhaps also implies that all the old console rooms seen throughout the years still exist within the TARDIS. Indeed, at one point the Doctor goes to a part of the TARDIS that strongly resembles the JNT-era interior. At another, he goes into the Cloister Room, as seen in the TV movie.
- An oblique reference to the Zero Room is made when the Doctor notes that the sudden rearrangement of the TARDIS interior is causing him "temporal disarray".
- At one point the Doctor spews quotes from various past televised episodes. Whilst in the pool from The Invasion of Time, he recalls precise lines from State of Decay, The Ultimate Foe, and An Unearthly Child. At the same time, he is loitering in the TARDIS pool area seen in The Invasion of Time; and remarks that he thought the area had been jettisoned. The scene is strongly reminiscent of the Fifth Doctor's first moments of consciousness in Castrovalva', wherein snatches of his former selves bleed through.
Notes
- The story takes place almost entirely within the bowels of the TARDIS. Only a handful of stories have explored the interior of the TARDIS, including DW: The Invasion of Time, DW: Castrovalva, and DWM: Changes. Invasion of Time is referenced in Part 2 when the Doctor revisits the swimming pool area last seen in that story.
Cover Gallery
Doctor Who Ongoing
Issue 7 (Cover A)
Doctor Who Ongoing
Issue 7 (Cover B)
Doctor Who Ongoing
Issue 8 (Cover A)
Doctor Who Ongoing
Issue 8 (Cover B)
Continuity
The TARDIS
- The Doctor describes the TARDIS as "a box of cubes" with each cube shuffling around if the box is shaken.
- There are apparently many console rooms in the TARDIS. (Possibly contradicting the "desktop theme" comment in DW: Time Crash, or perhaps a simple reference to there being auxiliary control rooms such as the one introduced in DW: The Masque of Mandragora.)
- Some aspects of the interior remain as it looked in the classic series, including white rooms with roundels, a garden (DW: Logopolis), industrial-looking corridors (DW: The Invasion of Time), and a cathedral-like room (DW: Doctor Who TV movie). Of this last, the Doctor acknowledges that he hasn't been in that room for awhile.
- In addition, Adric's room still exists within the TARDIS.
Other
- Martha has recently married and is still with UNIT.
Timeline
- Tesseract occurs soon after: IDW: Fugitive (possibly immediately after as Emily changes out of her 1920s dress in part 1), and at some point after the events of DW: Planet of the Dead as the Doctor references Lady Christina.
- The reference to Jack's sonic blaster and the veiled reference to River Song indicates that the Doctor hasn't yet met her (at the time this story was published it was unknown when the Doctor first met River (from River's perspective).
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