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|number= 3
|number= 3
|doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]  
|doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]  
|companions= [[Matthew Finnegan]]<br>[[Emily Winter]]
|companions= [[Matthew Finnegan]]<br>[[Emily Winter]]<br>[[Martha Jones]] (cameo; returns)
|enemy= [[Acari]], [[Tef'Aree]], the Advocate
|enemy= [[Acari]], [[Tef'Aree]], the Advocate
|year= [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], unnamed [[Acari]] vessel, Fifth Dimensional Space
|year= [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], unnamed [[Acari]] vessel, Fifth Dimensional Space
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|previous story= [[Fugitive]]
|previous story= [[Fugitive]]
|next story= [[Don't Step on the Grass]]
|next story= [[Don't Step on the Grass]]
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}}'''''Tesseract''''' is the third part of the story arc begun in ''[[Doctor Who Ongoing]]'' #1. It is divided into two chapters: "Time Smash" and "Implosion".


'''''Tesseract''''' is the third story arc in the ''[[Doctor Who Ongoing]]'' series. It is divided into two chapters: ''Time Smash'' and ''Implosion''.
==Summary==


==Summary==
While the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]] gives his new companions, [[Emily Winter]] and [[Matthew Finnegan]], a tour of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], the vessel is invaded by a number of dimension-hopping aliens.  [[The Advocate]] places doubt into [[Matthew Finnegan]]'s mind about the Doctor's morality, while the  [[Tef'Aree]] have much the same effect upon [[Emily Winter]].  Meanwhile, the proximate cause of the invasion — the breech of the TARDIS by the [[Acari]] spaceship — forces the TARDIS interior to rearrange itself.  Because the Doctor is psychically linked to the TARDIS, this trauma causes the Doctor to undergo temporary mental instability and his past selves begin to bleed through.  Only by disengaging from the Acari ship and quickly restoring the proper console room will the Doctor's [[Tenth Doctor|tenth persona]] fully reassert itself.


While the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]] gives his new companions, [[Emily Winter]] and [[Matthew Finnegan]], a tour of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], the vessel is invaded by a number of dimension-hopping aliens.
When Emily finds the right console, order is restored.  But the Doctor's [[superphone]] rings before they can enjoy their victory.  [[Martha Jones]] calls with an urgent appeal for the Doctor to return to [[Earth]] and help [[UNIT]] solve a mysterious new problem . . .  


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* The [[Shadow Proclamation]] is mentioned.
* The [[Shadow Proclamation]] is mentioned.
* 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.
* 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.
* The Doctor describes the TARDIS as "a box of cubes" with each cube shuffling around if the box is shaken.
* [[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]]''.     
* 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]]''.     
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* 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.
* 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.
* The [[tribophysical waveform macrokinetic extrapolator]] is used to disengage the TARDIS from the Acari ship, and the events of ''[[Boom Town]]'' are referenced.
* The [[tribophysical waveform macrokinetic extrapolator]] is used to disengage the TARDIS from the Acari ship, and the events of ''[[Boom Town]]'' are referenced.
* [[Malcolm Taylor (Planet of the Dead)|Malcolm Taylor]] and [[Erisa Magambo|Captain Magambo]] are namechecked by [[Martha Jones]].  Martha is described as being fresh from her wedding to [[Mickey Smith|an as-yet unspecified man]].  The Doctor got them a wedding gift which reacted badly with champagne, sending [[Francine Jones|her mother]] to the ceiling.  Martha gains yet another [[UNIT]] appointment by the time of this story, filling in as UNIT's scientific advisor while Malcolm was in [[Geneva]].
* [[Malcolm Taylor (Planet of the Dead)|Malcolm Taylor]] and [[Erisa Magambo|Captain Magambo]] are namechecked by [[Martha Jones]].  Martha is described as being fresh from her wedding to [[Mickey Smith|an as-yet unspecified man]].  The Doctor got them a wedding gift which reacted badly with champagne, sending [[Francine Jones|her mother]] to the ceiling.  Martha gains yet another [[UNIT]] appointment by the time of this story, filling in as UNIT's scientific advisor while Malcolm is in [[Geneva]].


==Notes==
==Notes==
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File:Drwho08-cvrb.jpg|[[Doctor Who Ongoing]]<br>Issue 8 (Cover B)
File:Drwho08-cvrb.jpg|[[Doctor Who Ongoing]]<br>Issue 8 (Cover B)
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==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 (TV story)|Logopolis]]''), industrial-looking corridors ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]''), and a cathedral-like room ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|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==
==Timeline==

Revision as of 03:51, 28 February 2010

Tesseract is the third part of the story arc begun in Doctor Who Ongoing #1. 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. The Advocate places doubt into Matthew Finnegan's mind about the Doctor's morality, while the Tef'Aree have much the same effect upon Emily Winter. Meanwhile, the proximate cause of the invasion — the breech of the TARDIS by the Acari spaceship — forces the TARDIS interior to rearrange itself. Because the Doctor is psychically linked to the TARDIS, this trauma causes the Doctor to undergo temporary mental instability and his past selves begin to bleed through. Only by disengaging from the Acari ship and quickly restoring the proper console room will the Doctor's tenth persona fully reassert itself.

When Emily finds the right console, order is restored. But the Doctor's superphone rings before they can enjoy their victory. Martha Jones calls with an urgent appeal for the Doctor to return to Earth and help UNIT solve a mysterious new problem . . .

Characters

References

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.

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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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