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|setting = {{csl|[[ | |setting = {{csl|[[The Matrix]], [[Gallifrey]]|[[Planet of the Boundary]], [[far future]]}} | ||
|writer = [[Chris Chibnall]] | |writer = [[Chris Chibnall]] | ||
|director = [[Jamie Magnus Stone]] | |director = [[Jamie Magnus Stone]] | ||
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'''''The Timeless Children''''' was the tenth and final episode of [[series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''The Timeless Children''''' was the tenth and final episode of [[series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
The episode brought to light an account of [[the Doctor]]'s origins in which, [[The Doctor's early life|prior]] to becoming the [[First Doctor]], they had lived many forgotten lives as the [[Timeless Child]]. This new thread in the ongoing tapestry | The episode brought to light an account of [[the Doctor]]'s origins in which, [[The Doctor's early life|prior]] to becoming the [[First Doctor]], they had lived many forgotten lives as the [[Timeless Child]]. This new thread in the ongoing tapestry brought the Doctor, [[The Other|once again]], to the forefront of [[Gallifreyan history|Time Lord history]]. | ||
In this new account, the Timeless Child was discovered near a [[boundary]] to another dimension or reality by the [[Shobogan (species)|Shobogan]] traveller [[Tecteun]], who took her in as her own. Their [[regeneration|regenerative]] abilities were attentively studied by Tecteun and eventually replicated. This | In this new account, the Timeless Child was discovered near a [[boundary]] to another dimension or reality by the [[Shobogan (species)|Shobogan]] traveller [[Tecteun]], who took her in as her own. Their [[regeneration|regenerative]] abilities were attentively studied by Tecteun and eventually replicated. This was put forward as the true origin of regeneration on [[Gallifrey]]. A radical result of this [[retroactive continuity]] is that the Doctor, in their earliest lives, was the biological template upon which [[Time Lord]] society was founded. | ||
It also | It also offered a new explanation for pre-[[William Hartnell]] incarnations, such as the so-called [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|"Morbius" Doctors]], and continued to push the mystery around the [[The Doctor (Fugitive of the Judoon)|"Fugitive" Doctor]] played by [[Jo Martin]]. | ||
''The Timeless Children'' also brought another redesign of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] not long after the | ''The Timeless Children'' also brought another redesign of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], not long after the [[Cyber-Warrior|Cyber-Warriors]] in ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]],'' in the form of the [[CyberMaster]]s - Cyber-Warriors [[Cyber-conversion|converted]] from dead Time Lords by {{Dhawan}}, with the ability to regenerate. | ||
The episode also brought about another shift in the current status quo, with the Doctor's companions, [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] being returned to the [[21st century]] without the Doctor, for their protection, with the group still being separated by the end of the episode. | The episode also brought about another shift in the current status quo, with the Doctor's companions, [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] being returned to the [[21st century]] without the Doctor, for their protection, with the group still being separated by the end of the episode. | ||
== Synopsis == | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[Gallifrey]] is dead, [[the Master]] is in control of an army of [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ready to [[Restoration of the Cyber-Empire|take over the universe]], and [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] are trapped, being hunted down with the last remnants of humanity. But for [[Thirteenth Doctor|the Doctor]], one question remains... Who is the [[Timeless Child]]? | [[Gallifrey]] is dead, [[the Master]] is in control of an army of [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ready to [[Restoration of the Cyber-Empire|take over the universe]], and [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] are trapped, being hunted down with the last remnants of humanity. But for [[Thirteenth Doctor|the Doctor]], one question remains... Who is the [[Timeless Child]]? | ||
== Plot == | ==Plot== | ||
Immediately following the [[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|previous episode]], {{Dhawan}} forces [[Thirteenth Doctor|the Doctor]] to join him on [[Gallifrey]] through [[the Boundary]] or else he will use his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] on [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Ethan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Ethan]], and [[Ko Sharmus]]. Pulling her through, the others intend to follow, but [[Cybercarrier (Ascension of the Cybermen)|a]] [[Cybercarrier]] appears overhead. | Immediately following the [[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|previous episode]], {{Dhawan}} forces [[Thirteenth Doctor|the Doctor]] to join him on [[Gallifrey]] through [[the Boundary]] or else he will use his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] on [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Ethan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Ethan]], and [[Ko Sharmus]]. Pulling her through, the others intend to follow, but [[Cybercarrier (Ascension of the Cybermen)|a]] [[Cybercarrier]] appears overhead. | ||
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In the Matrix room, the Doctor meets the Master, with his CyberMasters still in tow. He tells her that he will let her live to witness his victories and that the Cyberium lives in him now, believing to have broken the Doctor. However, she tells him she feels the opposite: that she is so much more than she previously imagined. Instead, she pulls out the miniaturised body of Ashad attached to the explosive. Despite being goaded by the Master to detonate it and become like him, she is unable to. However, Ko Sharmus appears having left the TARDIS, explaining how he sent the Cyberium back through time and space and offers to take the death particle as penance for failing to suitably hide it. As the Doctor sprints away, she escapes in another TARDIS as Ko Sharmus triggers the death particle, the explosion consuming Gallifrey and everything on it. | In the Matrix room, the Doctor meets the Master, with his CyberMasters still in tow. He tells her that he will let her live to witness his victories and that the Cyberium lives in him now, believing to have broken the Doctor. However, she tells him she feels the opposite: that she is so much more than she previously imagined. Instead, she pulls out the miniaturised body of Ashad attached to the explosive. Despite being goaded by the Master to detonate it and become like him, she is unable to. However, Ko Sharmus appears having left the TARDIS, explaining how he sent the Cyberium back through time and space and offers to take the death particle as penance for failing to suitably hide it. As the Doctor sprints away, she escapes in another TARDIS as Ko Sharmus triggers the death particle, the explosion consuming Gallifrey and everything on it. | ||
The Doctor's allies arrive on contemporary Earth in their TARDIS, which materialises as a detached house to blend in with the housing estate where it has landed, with them unaware of the Doctor's fate. The Doctor lands the other TARDIS, in the shape of a tree, in a quarry on the refugees' planet near [[The Doctor's TARDIS|her own]] and she fondly greets it. She takes a moment to herself, extremely shaken by the events, before going to pick up her friends. However, as she prepares to take off, a siren sounds and three [[Judoon]] beam in. | The Doctor's allies arrive on contemporary Earth in their TARDIS, which materialises as a detached house to blend in with the housing estate where it has landed, with them unaware of the Doctor's fate. The Doctor lands the other TARDIS, in the shape of a tree, in a quarry on the refugees' planet near [[The Doctor's TARDIS|her own]] and she fondly greets it. She takes a moment to herself, extremely shaken by the events, before going to pick up her friends. However, as she prepares to take off, a siren sounds and three [[Judoon]] beam in. A [[Judoon Captain]] introduces the trio as a cold case unit, who have tracked down the long-lost escaped fugitive, the Doctor, who is arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in a maximum-security facility. Being teleported to [[Prison (The Timeless Children)|a solitary prison]] located inside an asteroid in deep space, she can only stammer "what?!" as she looks out on her surroundings, completely isolated, with no way out, and very far from home. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast== | ||
* [[Thirteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]] | |||
* [[Graham O'Brien]] - [[Bradley Walsh]] | *[[Thirteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]] | ||
*[[Graham O'Brien]] - [[Bradley Walsh]] | |||
* [[Yasmin Khan]] - [[Mandip Gill]] | * [[Yasmin Khan]] - [[Mandip Gill]] | ||
* [[Ryan Sinclair]] - [[Tosin Cole]] | *[[Ryan Sinclair]] - [[Tosin Cole]] | ||
* {{Dhawan|c}} - [[Sacha Dhawan]] | *{{Dhawan|c}} - [[Sacha Dhawan]] | ||
* [[Ashad]] - [[Patrick O'Kane]] | *[[Ashad]] - [[Patrick O'Kane]] | ||
* [[Ko Sharmus]] - [[Ian McElhinney]] | *[[Ko Sharmus]] - [[Ian McElhinney]] | ||
* [[Ravio]] - [[Julie Graham]] | * [[Ravio]] - [[Julie Graham]] | ||
* [[Yedlarmi]] - [[Alex Austin]] | * [[Yedlarmi]] - [[Alex Austin]] | ||
* [[Ethan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Ethan]] - [[Matt Carver]] | *[[Ethan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Ethan]] - [[Matt Carver]] | ||
* [[Bescot]] - [[Rhiannon Clements]] | *[[Bescot]] - [[Rhiannon Clements]] | ||
* [[Tecteun]] - [[Seylan Baxter]] | *[[Tecteun]] - [[Seylan Baxter]] | ||
* [[Solpado]] - [[Kirsty Besterman]] | *[[Solpado]] - [[Kirsty Besterman]] | ||
* [[Judoon Captain]] - [[Paul Kasey]] | * [[Judoon Captain]] - [[Paul Kasey]] | ||
* Voice of [[Cybermen]] & [[Judoon captain|Judoon Captain]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | *Voice of [[Cybermen]] & [[Judoon captain|Judoon Captain]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* Cybermen - [[Matthew Rohman]], [[Simon Carew]], [[Jon Davey]], [[Richard Highgate]], [[Richard Price]], [[Mickey Lewis]], [[Matthew Doman]], [[Paul Bailey]] | *Cybermen - [[Matthew Rohman]], [[Simon Carew]], [[Jon Davey]], [[Richard Highgate]], [[Richard Price]], [[Mickey Lewis]], [[Matthew Doman]], [[Paul Bailey]] | ||
: Special guest appearance by | |||
* [[The Doctor (Fugitive of the Judoon)|The Doctor]] - [[Jo Martin]] | :Special guest appearance by | ||
*[[The Doctor (Fugitive of the Judoon)|The Doctor]] - [[Jo Martin]] | |||
=== Uncredited cast === | ===Uncredited cast=== | ||
* The [[Timeless Child]] - TBA, TBA, [[Grace Nettle]]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/B9OhfHkhGHu</ref>, [[Leo Tang]]<ref>https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/16/M193512.html</ref>, [[Jac Jones (actor)|Jac Jones]]<ref>https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=17760</ref>, TBA, [[Jesse Deyi]]<ref>https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=JesseDeyi</ref> | |||
* [[Omega]] - [[Mark Corden]]<ref name="Omega">[https://twitter.com/boristhedalek/status/1330960792716521480 Mark Corden on Twitter]</ref> | *The [[Timeless Child]] - TBA, TBA, [[Grace Nettle]]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/B9OhfHkhGHu</ref>, [[Leo Tang]]<ref>https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/16/M193512.html</ref>, [[Jac Jones (actor)|Jac Jones]]<ref>https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=17760</ref>, TBA, [[Jesse Deyi]]<ref>https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=JesseDeyi</ref> | ||
*[[Omega]] - [[Mark Corden]]<ref name="Omega">[https://twitter.com/boristhedalek/status/1330960792716521480 Mark Corden on Twitter]</ref> | |||
* [[Rassilon]] - TBA ([[Don Warrington]]-lookalike)<ref name="Omega" /> | * [[Rassilon]] - TBA ([[Don Warrington]]-lookalike)<ref name="Omega" /> | ||
* [[Tecteun]] - [[Jake Nwogu]]<ref>https://twitter.com/Jakenwogu/status/1234829181118287874</ref> | *[[Tecteun]] - [[Jake Nwogu]]<ref>https://twitter.com/Jakenwogu/status/1234829181118287874</ref> | ||
== Crew == | ==Crew== | ||
''More to be added''{{Wales crew|Writer = Chris Chibnall|AssistantAccountant = Rose Wasdell|1stAD = Christopher J Thomas|2ndAD = Mark Corden|3rdAD = Lauren Pate|AD2 = Christian Jeffcoat|AD = Jennifer Day|CameraOperator = Mark McQuoid|FocusPuller2 = Steve Rees|FocusPuller = Jonathan Vidgen|KeyGrip = John Robinson|Grip = Ash Whitfield|GripAssistant = Steffan Allen|Gaffer = Mark Hutchings|Electrician = Gawain Nash|Electrician2 = Andrew Williams|Electrician3 = Gareth Sheldon|Electrician4 = Stuart Gale|Electrician5 = Anthony Prendergast|Electrician6 = Matthew Hutchings|ArtDirector = Rebecca Brown|ProductionBuyer = Rosy Pearce|AssistantBuyer = Billie Blue Williams|PettyCashBuyer = Hannah Miller|SetDecorator = Chris House|SetDresser2 = John Thomas|SetDresser = Dewi Thomas|SetDresser3 = Anwen Haf|SetDresser4 = Tom Major|SetDesigner2 = Lauren Harper|SetDesigner = Daniel Kennedy|ExecutiveProd = Matt Strevens|ExecutiveProd2 = Chris Chibnall|Producer = Alex Mercer|Director = Jamie Stone|DOP = Sam Heasman|ProductionDesigner = Dafydd Shurmer|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Composer = Segun Akinola}} | ''More to be added''{{Wales crew|Writer = Chris Chibnall|AssistantAccountant = Rose Wasdell|1stAD = Christopher J Thomas|2ndAD = Mark Corden|3rdAD = Lauren Pate|AD2 = Christian Jeffcoat|AD = Jennifer Day|CameraOperator = Mark McQuoid|FocusPuller2 = Steve Rees|FocusPuller = Jonathan Vidgen|KeyGrip = John Robinson|Grip = Ash Whitfield|GripAssistant = Steffan Allen|Gaffer = Mark Hutchings|Electrician = Gawain Nash|Electrician2 = Andrew Williams|Electrician3 = Gareth Sheldon|Electrician4 = Stuart Gale|Electrician5 = Anthony Prendergast|Electrician6 = Matthew Hutchings|ArtDirector = Rebecca Brown|ProductionBuyer = Rosy Pearce|AssistantBuyer = Billie Blue Williams|PettyCashBuyer = Hannah Miller|SetDecorator = Chris House|SetDresser2 = John Thomas|SetDresser = Dewi Thomas|SetDresser3 = Anwen Haf|SetDresser4 = Tom Major|SetDesigner2 = Lauren Harper|SetDesigner = Daniel Kennedy|ExecutiveProd = Matt Strevens|ExecutiveProd2 = Chris Chibnall|Producer = Alex Mercer|Director = Jamie Stone|DOP = Sam Heasman|ProductionDesigner = Dafydd Shurmer|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Composer = Segun Akinola}} | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
=== Species === | ===Species=== | ||
* [[Shobogan (species)|Shobogans]] were the original indigenous species of [[Gallifrey]], some of whom genetically altered themselves into the [[Time Lord]]s through [[Tecteun]]'s research on the Timeless Child. | |||
*[[Shobogan (species)|Shobogans]] were the original indigenous species of [[Gallifrey]], some of whom genetically altered themselves into the [[Time Lord]]s through [[Tecteun]]'s research on the Timeless Child. | |||
* The [[Timeless Child's species]] are a species from another reality or dimension that have the ability to [[Regeneration|regenerate]] infinitely and continuously change their appearance. Tecteun was able to splice elements of their [[DNA]] into herself and other Shobogans, creating the Time Lords. | * The [[Timeless Child's species]] are a species from another reality or dimension that have the ability to [[Regeneration|regenerate]] infinitely and continuously change their appearance. Tecteun was able to splice elements of their [[DNA]] into herself and other Shobogans, creating the Time Lords. | ||
=== Biology === | ===Biology=== | ||
* [[Time Lord]]s had red [[blood]]; {{Dhawan}} mentioned that a "[[red carpet]]" was such because it was "drenched in the blood of [his] people". | |||
*[[Time Lord]]s had red [[blood]]; {{Dhawan}} mentioned that a "[[red carpet]]" was such because it was "drenched in the blood of [his] people". | |||
===Organisations=== | |||
* An early incarnation of the Doctor was recruited by [[the Division]], an organisation which officially did not exist nor had operatives and acted against the [[non-interference policy]] of the Time Lords. | |||
*The Judoon possess a "[[cold case]]" unit. | |||
=== Culture=== | |||
*When showing the destroyed Citadel to the Doctor, the Master references "[[Ozymandias]]", a sonnet by [[Percy Shelley]]. | |||
*When the Master requests an alliance with the Cyberium, he references the TV show ''[[The Apprentice]]'', claiming he "deserves to be its business partner, because he has performed well in all the tasks", which was a common excuse used to become [[Alan Sugar|Lord Sugar]]'s business partner. | |||
=== | ===Weapons=== | ||
*The [[death particle]] is able to wipe out all organic life on a planet. | |||
* | *[[Ko Sharmus]] possesses sentry guns capable of killing [[Cyber-Warrior]]s, as well as [[Ko Sharmus' large bomb|a large bomb]] capable of destroying a large group of them, and [[Ko Sharmus' explosives|hand-held explosives]] that can destroy a [[Cybercarrier]]. | ||
=== | ==Story notes== | ||
*This episode used the same kind of "[[cold opening]]" used in ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall: Part Two]]''; a recap of the preceding episode. | |||
* This episode used the same kind of "[[cold opening]]" used in ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall: Part Two]]''; a recap of the preceding episode. | *This episode had the most extensive use of archive footage in any of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes or any other media, and indeed any of the spin-offs as of 2020. | ||
* This episode had the most extensive use of archive footage in any of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes or any other media, and indeed any of the spin-offs as of 2020. | *Tecteun's and the Timeless Child's regenerations mark the first time female to male regeneration has been seen onscreen. However, the first depiction of a female regenerating into a male in any media was in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]''. In the case of the Timeless Child, multiple regenerations were shown, both female to male and male to female. | ||
* Tecteun's and the Timeless Child's regenerations mark the first time female to male regeneration has been seen onscreen. However, the first depiction of a female regenerating into a male in any media was in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]''. In the case of the Timeless Child, multiple regenerations were shown, both female to male and male to female. | *The episode's cliffhanger ending calls back to the cliffhanger endings of both ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' and ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', in which the dumbfounded Doctor repeatedly utters the word "what?" in response to the events suddenly and rapidly unfolding around them. | ||
* The episode's cliffhanger ending calls back to the cliffhanger endings of both ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' and ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', in which the dumbfounded Doctor repeatedly utters the word "what?" in response to the events suddenly and rapidly unfolding around them. | *This episode is the first time in the show's history, discounting full red and full blue from various previous stories, that clips from the [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] eras have been shown in colour. | ||
* This episode is the first time in the show's history, discounting full red and full blue from various previous stories, that clips from the [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] eras have been shown in colour. | |||
* This marks the second time the [[Doctor Who theme|theme music]] has been used during a TV story, playing across the Doctor's [[The Matrix|Matrix]] mind-blow-up sequence. The first time was in ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]''. | * This marks the second time the [[Doctor Who theme|theme music]] has been used during a TV story, playing across the Doctor's [[The Matrix|Matrix]] mind-blow-up sequence. The first time was in ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]''. | ||
* This story | *This story strongly implies that [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|the faces in the mind battle]] with [[Morbius]] in ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' are incarnations of the Doctor, something long debated amongst fans, because these eight faces did not appear since, with following stories seemingly debunking them. | ||
* ''The Timeless Children'' made such a huge impact on the fandom as a whole that the episode made it into the satirical website ''News Thump''.<ref>https://newsthump.com/2020/03/02/tardis-changes-from-police-box-to-dumpster-on-fire/</ref> | * ''The Timeless Children'' made such a huge impact on the fandom as a whole that the episode made it into the satirical website ''News Thump''.<ref>https://newsthump.com/2020/03/02/tardis-changes-from-police-box-to-dumpster-on-fire/</ref> | ||
* The episode used an anagram for actor [[Sacha Dhawan]] on the ''Doctor Who'' website; "Barack Stemis" which, if re-arranged, means "Master is Back" and playing a false character called "Fakout".<ref name="Fakout">https://twitter.com/0_MattWhelan_0/status/1230222077300482050</ref><ref name="Stemis">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000g09m</ref> This tactic, discounting in-universe examples from [[2007]]'s ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''/''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', has not been seen on television since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' in [[1983]]. Back then it was used in the credits of the episode. Another more recent example is [[Mark Gatiss]] being credited, in the old tradition, as [[Sam Kisgart]], for his role as a [[The Master (Sympathy for the Devil)|parallel universe Master]], though this was more of a tongue-in-cheek reference to the classic trope than a genuine attempt at audience subterfuge. | *The episode used an anagram for actor [[Sacha Dhawan]] on the ''Doctor Who'' website; "Barack Stemis" which, if re-arranged, means "Master is Back" and playing a false character called "Fakout".<ref name="Fakout">https://twitter.com/0_MattWhelan_0/status/1230222077300482050</ref><ref name="Stemis">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000g09m</ref> This tactic, discounting in-universe examples from [[2007]]'s ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''/''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', has not been seen on television since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' in [[1983]]. Back then it was used in the credits of the episode. Another more recent example is [[Mark Gatiss]] being credited, in the old tradition, as [[Sam Kisgart]], for his role as a [[The Master (Sympathy for the Devil)|parallel universe Master]], though this was more of a tongue-in-cheek reference to the classic trope than a genuine attempt at audience subterfuge. | ||
* This story is the third consecutive finale for an even-numbered season to feature both the Master and the Cybermen, following ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'' and ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]].'' | *This story is the third consecutive finale for an even-numbered season to feature both the Master and the Cybermen, following ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'' and ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]].'' | ||
* In the scene corresponding to the point where [[Tecteun]]'s male incarnation stands alongside two other Time Lords in full high-collared regalia, the episode's script release mentions that "we can assume [the other two] might be [[Rassilon]] and [[Omega]]".<ref>[http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/doctor-who-s12-ep10-the-timeless-children.pdf ''The Timeless Children'' script]</ref> [[2nd assistant director]] [[Mark Corden]] cast himself as the Omega stand-in and hired a [[Don Warrington]] lookalike to play Rassilon, in homage to Warrington's portrayal of Rassilon in [[Big Finish]].<ref name="Omega" /> | *In the scene corresponding to the point where [[Tecteun]]'s male incarnation stands alongside two other Time Lords in full high-collared regalia, the episode's script release mentions that "we can assume [the other two] might be [[Rassilon]] and [[Omega]]".<ref>[http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/doctor-who-s12-ep10-the-timeless-children.pdf ''The Timeless Children'' script]</ref> [[2nd assistant director]] [[Mark Corden]] cast himself as the Omega stand-in and hired a [[Don Warrington]] lookalike to play Rassilon, in homage to Warrington's portrayal of Rassilon in [[Big Finish]].<ref name="Omega" /> | ||
*Similar to ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'', this story takes place primarily on Gallifrey and is the second season finale for its respective Doctor. | *Similar to ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'', this story takes place primarily on Gallifrey and is the second season finale for its respective Doctor. | ||
=== Ratings === | ===Ratings=== | ||
=== Filming locations === | *3.78 million (BBC overnight)<ref>[http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2020/03/doctor-who-timeless-children-was.html The Timeless Children - Overnight Viewing Figures]</ref> | ||
*4.69 million (BBC final)<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&start=0&type=date&order= The Timeless Child - consolidated ratings]</ref> | |||
=== Filming locations=== | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== Myths === | ===Myths=== | ||
=== Production errors === | *The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] would come full circle, with the pedestal holding the [[TARDIS key]] from the ''[[Meet the Thirteenth Doctor]]'' promotional teaser on 14 July 2017 appearing and the location playing a central part.{{source}} (''this was proven false, and the locations proving to be completely different'') | ||
===Production errors=== | |||
{{discontinuity}} | {{discontinuity}} | ||
* The extreme close-up shot of the bomb activating the [[death particle]] is in the wrong format, which causes a horizontal stretch of the image. This is due to a wrong de-squeeze of the footage filmed with an anamorphic lens. | |||
* When the | *The extreme close-up shot of the bomb activating the [[death particle]] is in the wrong format, which causes a horizontal stretch of the image. This is due to a wrong de-squeeze of the footage filmed with an anamorphic lens. | ||
* When the [[CyberMaster]] who was shot and regenerates stands up to resume its position, it can briefly be seen that its [[Cyber-helmet]] is not on correctly and the actor underneath is visible. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Master and his army of CyberMasters mimic the rallying speech of Rassilon at the end of the Last Great Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
* The Master and his army of CyberMasters mimic the rallying speech of [[Rassilon]] at the end of the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
* The Master reminisces about assassinating [[Lord President|presidents]] with the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Renegade (short story)|Birth of a Renegade]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | * The Master reminisces about assassinating [[Lord President|presidents]] with the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birth of a Renegade (short story)|Birth of a Renegade]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
* The Master reveals the truth of the [[Timeless Child]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'', ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | *The Master reveals the truth of the [[Timeless Child]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'', ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and the Master see [[Brendan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Brendan]] and the [[Garda]] in "[[Ireland]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'') | *The Doctor and the Master see [[Brendan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Brendan]] and the [[Garda]] in "[[Ireland]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
* Graham and Yaz wear [[Cyber- | *Graham and Yaz wear [[Cyber-body|Cyber-bodies]] to disguise themselves as Cyber-Warriors, similar to the gambit [[Bates (Attack of the Cybermen)|Bates]] and [[Stratton]] attempted on [[Telos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
* The Doctor sees the " | *The Doctor sees the "Fugitive" Doctor within the Matrix. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'') | ||
* The Master reveals that the original inhabitants of [[Gallifrey]] were the [[Shobogan (species)|Shobogans]]. This is a term which, by their time, had come to be used by [[Shobogan|a group]] that lived outside traditional Time Lord society. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'', ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') The Shobogans themselves were a sub-group of the [[Outsider]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choice]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') | *The Master reveals that the original inhabitants of [[Gallifrey]] were the [[Shobogan (species)|Shobogans]]. This is a term which, by their time, had come to be used by [[Shobogan|a group]] that lived outside traditional Time Lord society. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'', ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') The Shobogans themselves were a sub-group of the [[Outsider]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choice]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') | ||
* The Master refers to the [[Great Cyber War]], which he claims to have lived through. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Cybermen (audio story)|Last of the Cybermen]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | *The Master refers to the [[Great Cyber War]], which he claims to have lived through. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Cybermen (audio story)|Last of the Cybermen]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
* The Master recalls fleeing from [[Borusa]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') when they were young. | *The Master recalls fleeing from [[Borusa]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') when they were young. | ||
* Long before [[Gallifrey]]'s native species developed [[time travel]], they worked on the development of interstellar travel. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') | * Long before [[Gallifrey]]'s native species developed [[time travel]], they worked on the development of interstellar travel. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') | ||
* The Master double-crosses Ashad and kills him as he had done to a [[Cyber-Leader]] on the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | *The Master double-crosses Ashad and kills him as he had done to a [[Cyber-Leader]] on the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* The Master names his Time Lord-converted Cybermen under his command the "[[CyberMaster]]s". Previously, {{Simm|n=he}} transformed humanity into what he dubbed the "[[Master Race]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') Before that, {{Jacobi|n=he}} named himself "[[Cyber-Master]]" while posing as a converted Cybermen. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master of Worlds (audio story)|Master of Worlds]]'') | * The Master names his Time Lord-converted Cybermen under his command the "[[CyberMaster]]s". Previously, {{Simm|n=he}} transformed humanity into what he dubbed the "[[Master Race]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') Before that, {{Jacobi|n=he}} named himself "[[Cyber-Master]]" while posing as a converted Cybermen. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master of Worlds (audio story)|Master of Worlds]]'') | ||
** Incidentally, [[Karl (Silver Nemesis)|Karl]] believed the Cybermen to be "the [[master race]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | **Incidentally, [[Karl (Silver Nemesis)|Karl]] believed the Cybermen to be "the [[master race]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | ||
* The Master wishes he had thought of making a pun before using the [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] on Ashad. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') | *The Master wishes he had thought of making a pun before using the [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] on Ashad. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') | ||
* The Doctor's memories used to overwhelm the Matrix are of: | *The Doctor's memories used to overwhelm the Matrix are of: | ||
** {{Dhawan|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | **{{Dhawan|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
** [[Ashad]] and his [[Cyberguard]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'') | **[[Ashad]] and his [[Cyberguard]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
** Herself absorbing the Cyberium and [[Team TARDIS]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | **Herself absorbing the Cyberium and [[Team TARDIS]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | ||
** [[Rakaya]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | **[[Rakaya]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | ||
** [[Gat]], the "Fugitive" Doctor and [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'') | **[[Gat]], the "Fugitive" Doctor and [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'') | ||
** Herself running from Praxeus infected birds ([[TV]]: ''[[Praxeus (TV story)|Praxeus]]'') | **Herself running from Praxeus infected birds ([[TV]]: ''[[Praxeus (TV story)|Praxeus]]'') | ||
** [[Nikola Tesla]] and the [[Queen of the Skithra]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (TV story)|Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror]]'') | **[[Nikola Tesla]] and the [[Queen of the Skithra]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (TV story)|Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror]]'') | ||
** A [[Dreg]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Orphan 55 (TV story)|Orphan 55]]'') | **A [[Dreg]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Orphan 55 (TV story)|Orphan 55]]'') | ||
** The TARDIS beside the ruined Capitol ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ** The TARDIS beside the ruined Capitol ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
** A [[Kasaavin]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | **A [[Kasaavin]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
** The [[reconnaissance scout]] [[Dalek (Resolution)|Dalek]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') | **The [[reconnaissance scout]] [[Dalek (Resolution)|Dalek]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'') | ||
** The [[Ux]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'') | **The [[Ux]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'') | ||
** The [[Solitract]] as [[Grace O'Brien]] and [[Team TARDIS]] in the fjord ([[TV]]: ''[[It Takes You Away (TV story)|It Takes You Away]]'') | **The [[Solitract]] as [[Grace O'Brien]] and [[Team TARDIS]] in the fjord ([[TV]]: ''[[It Takes You Away (TV story)|It Takes You Away]]'') | ||
** A [[Morax (species)|Morax]] and herself chained down ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'') | **A [[Morax (species)|Morax]] and herself chained down ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'') | ||
** [[Umbreen and Prem's wedding]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'') | **[[Umbreen and Prem's wedding]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'') | ||
** A [[Kerb!am Man]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'') | **A [[Kerb!am Man]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'') | ||
** The [[Pting (The Tsuranga Conundrum)|Pting]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'') | ** The [[Pting (The Tsuranga Conundrum)|Pting]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'') | ||
** [[Giant spider (Arachnids in the UK)|Giant spider]]'s [[web]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | **[[Giant spider (Arachnids in the UK)|Giant spider]]'s [[web]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') | ||
** [[Rosa Parks]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'') | **[[Rosa Parks]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'') | ||
** The TARDIS and [[remnant]]s on [[Desolation]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'') | ** The TARDIS and [[remnant]]s on [[Desolation]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'') | ||
** [[Tim Shaw]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | **[[Tim Shaw]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | ||
** Herself choosing an outfit ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | **Herself choosing an outfit ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | ||
** [[Davros]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | **[[Davros]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
** [[Rose Tyler]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | **[[Rose Tyler]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
** The [[Sycorax leader]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ** The [[Sycorax leader]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
** [[Donna Noble]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | **[[Donna Noble]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | ||
** A [[Slitheen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') | **A [[Slitheen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') | ||
** [[Amy Pond]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | **[[Amy Pond]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
** The [[Abzorbaloff]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') | **The [[Abzorbaloff]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') | ||
** [[River Song]] ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | **[[River Song]] ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | ||
** An [[Animated scarecrow (Human Nature)|animated scarecrow]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'') | **An [[Animated scarecrow (Human Nature)|animated scarecrow]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'') | ||
** [[Wilfred Mott]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | **[[Wilfred Mott]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | ||
** [[Clara Oswald]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'') | **[[Clara Oswald]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'') | ||
** [[General]] [[Staal]] of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | **[[General]] [[Staal]] of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | ||
** [[Bill Potts]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | **[[Bill Potts]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | ||
** An [[Ood]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'') | **An [[Ood]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'') | ||
** [[Martha Jones]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | **[[Martha Jones]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | ||
** [[Mickey Smith]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') | **[[Mickey Smith]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') | ||
** The [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|Empress]] of the [[Racnoss]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | **The [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|Empress]] of the [[Racnoss]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
** [[Rory Williams]] ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | **[[Rory Williams]] ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | ||
** [[Jatt]] of the [[Sisters of Plenitude]] ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') | **[[Jatt]] of the [[Sisters of Plenitude]] ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') | ||
** [[Sarah Jane Smith]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | **[[Sarah Jane Smith]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
** The [[Twelfth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | ** The [[Twelfth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | ||
** The [[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'', ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'', ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'') | **The [[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'', ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'', ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'') | ||
** The [[Tenth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | **The [[Tenth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
** The [[Ninth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | **The [[Ninth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | ||
** The [[War Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | **The [[War Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
** The [[Eighth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | **The [[Eighth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
** The [[Seventh Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | **The [[Seventh Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
** The [[Sixth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'', ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | **The [[Sixth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'', ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | ||
** The [[Fifth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'', ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | **The [[Fifth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'', ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | ||
** The [[Fourth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'', ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') | **The [[Fourth Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'', ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') | ||
** The [[Third Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'') | **The [[Third Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'') | ||
** The [[Second Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | **The [[Second Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
** The [[First Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | **The [[First Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | ||
** A [[Sea Devil]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ** A [[Sea Devil]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
** {{Simm|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') | **{{Simm|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') | ||
** A [[Zygon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') | **A [[Zygon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') | ||
** [[Sil]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | ** [[Sil]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | ||
** {{Gomez}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'') | **{{Gomez}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'') | ||
** [[Sharaz Jek]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | **[[Sharaz Jek]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | ||
** An [[Auton]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | **An [[Auton]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | ||
** {{Jacobi|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | **{{Jacobi|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
** A [[Voc]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') | **A [[Voc]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') | ||
** {{Roberts|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | **{{Roberts|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
** [[Sutekh]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') | **[[Sutekh]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') | ||
** An [[Ogron]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | **An [[Ogron]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
** {{Ainley|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | **{{Ainley|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | ||
** The [[Ancient One]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ** The [[Ancient One]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
** {{Pratt|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | **{{Pratt|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
** {{Delgado|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | **{{Delgado|c}} ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
** [[Scaroth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | **[[Scaroth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | ||
** Various incarnations of the [[Timeless Child]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | **Various incarnations of the [[Timeless Child]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | ||
** [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|Seven of the faces]] seen during the [[mindbending]] battle against [[Morbius]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | **[[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|Seven of the faces]] seen during the [[mindbending]] battle against [[Morbius]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
** [[Brendan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Brendan]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'') | **[[Brendan (Ascension of the Cybermen)|Brendan]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
** The [[The Doctor (Fugitive of the Judoon)|"Fugitive" Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'') | **The [[The Doctor (Fugitive of the Judoon)|"Fugitive" Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'') | ||
* The Doctor seeks to uphold the rule "No humans on Gallifrey", echoing her reason for leaving behind [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'') | * The Doctor seeks to uphold the rule "No humans on Gallifrey", echoing her reason for leaving behind [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Percy Shelley]] when she takes responsibility for the [[Cyberium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | *The Doctor mentions [[Percy Shelley]] when she takes responsibility for the [[Cyberium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | ||
* The Doctor returns her companions home in a TARDIS while she prepares to sacrifice herself to destroy some of her oldest enemies. Similarly, the [[Ninth Doctor]] sent [[Rose Tyler]] home in the TARDIS as he confronted the [[Dalek Emperor (The Parting of the Ways)|Dalek Emperor]] and his [[Dalek of human origin|human-converted Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | *The Doctor returns her companions home in a TARDIS while she prepares to sacrifice herself to destroy some of her oldest enemies. Similarly, the [[Ninth Doctor]] sent [[Rose Tyler]] home in the TARDIS as he confronted the [[Dalek Emperor (The Parting of the Ways)|Dalek Emperor]] and his [[Dalek of human origin|human-converted Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | ||
* The Doctor is prepared to sacrifice herself using a weapon that cannot be remotely detonated, only for Ko Sharmus to take her place. Previously, the [[Tenth Doctor]] planned to sacrifice himself to destroy the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]] with an [[atmospheric converter]], but [[Luke Rattigan]] used a [[Sontaran]] teleporter to switch places with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') Before this, the [[Ninth Doctor]] offered to light the [[match]] which would stop the [[Gelth]] for the sake of [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]], who silently refused. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'') Earlier still, [[Orcini]], despite the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s protests, chose to hand detonate a bomb to destroy [[Davros]]' [[Imperial Dalek|Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | *The Doctor is prepared to sacrifice herself using a weapon that cannot be remotely detonated, only for Ko Sharmus to take her place. Previously, the [[Tenth Doctor]] planned to sacrifice himself to destroy the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]] with an [[atmospheric converter]], but [[Luke Rattigan]] used a [[Sontaran]] teleporter to switch places with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') Before this, the [[Ninth Doctor]] offered to light the [[match]] which would stop the [[Gelth]] for the sake of [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]], who silently refused. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'') Earlier still, [[Orcini]], despite the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s protests, chose to hand detonate a bomb to destroy [[Davros]]' [[Imperial Dalek|Daleks]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* Ko Sharmus was part of [[The Alliance (Fugitive of the Judoon)|the resistance unit]] who sent the Cyberium through time and space. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'', ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | *Ko Sharmus was part of [[The Alliance (Fugitive of the Judoon)|the resistance unit]] who sent the Cyberium through time and space. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'', ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | ||
* The Doctor once again steals [[TARDIS 2 (The Timeless Children)|a TARDIS]] in order to run away from Gallifrey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | *The Doctor once again steals [[TARDIS 2 (The Timeless Children)|a TARDIS]] in order to run away from Gallifrey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | ||
* The Doctor responds to being ambushed by the [[Judoon]] aboard her TARDIS by repeatedly exclaiming "what?", as the [[Tenth Doctor]] had previously done when caught by surprise aboard his TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | * The Doctor responds to being ambushed by the [[Judoon]] aboard her TARDIS by repeatedly exclaiming "what?", as the [[Tenth Doctor]] had previously done when caught by surprise aboard his TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
* The Doctor talks to herself at length. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Things She Thought While Falling (short story)|Things She Thought While Falling]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Orphan 55 (TV story)|Orphan 55]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | *The Doctor talks to herself at length. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Things She Thought While Falling (short story)|Things She Thought While Falling]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Orphan 55 (TV story)|Orphan 55]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'') | ||
* The Cybermen use [[transmat]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') | *The Cybermen use [[transmat]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') | ||
* The Master once again works with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and is once again instrumental in creating a new race of them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''/ ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') | *The Master once again works with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and is once again instrumental in creating a new race of them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''/ ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') | ||
* The Cybermen again show their ability to convert the bodies of the deceased. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''/ ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'') | * The Cybermen again show their ability to convert the bodies of the deceased. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''/ ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'') | ||
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] previously uncovered another secret hushed up by the [[Founders of Gallifrey]]: the role [[Rassilon]] had played in the true [[genesis of the Ravenous|origin]] of the [[Ravenous]]. The Doctor hypothesised that Rassilon had invented the [[myth]] of their creation precisely to hide his involvement in the events on [[Kolstan]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'') | *The [[Eighth Doctor]] previously uncovered another secret hushed up by the [[Founders of Gallifrey]]: the role [[Rassilon]] had played in the true [[genesis of the Ravenous|origin]] of the [[Ravenous]]. The Doctor hypothesised that Rassilon had invented the [[myth]] of their creation precisely to hide his involvement in the events on [[Kolstan]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'') | ||
* The Doctor states that she had fought the Matrix before and denied its reality. The [[Fourth Doctor]] previously entered the Matrix to locate [[the Master]] after the [[President (The Deadly Assassin)|Time Lord President]] was assassinated, and was forced to fight against the Matrix, which was manipulated by [[Goth|Chancellor Goth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor]] had also entered the Matrix after following the [[Valeyard]] and had to deal with the Matrix and its reality. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | *The Doctor states that she had fought the Matrix before and denied its reality. The [[Fourth Doctor]] previously entered the Matrix to locate [[the Master]] after the [[President (The Deadly Assassin)|Time Lord President]] was assassinated, and was forced to fight against the Matrix, which was manipulated by [[Goth|Chancellor Goth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') The [[Sixth Doctor]] had also entered the Matrix after following the [[Valeyard]] and had to deal with the Matrix and its reality. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | ||
* The Master had twice before secretly infiltrated and manipulated the Matrix for his ends. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | *The Master had twice before secretly infiltrated and manipulated the Matrix for his ends. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | ||
* [[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]] once threatened to reveal the Doctor's secrets concerning his role on Gallifrey during the [[Dark Time]]. She believed this secret would prove the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s downfall. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | *[[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]] once threatened to reveal the Doctor's secrets concerning his role on Gallifrey during the [[Dark Time]]. She believed this secret would prove the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s downfall. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | ||
== Home video releases == | ==Home video releases== | ||
* This story was released on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the Series 12 boxset. | *This story was released on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the Series 12 boxset. | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
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== Footnotes == | ==Footnotes== | ||
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