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|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions = Tegan Jovanka | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] | ||
|setting = [[Memory TARDIS]] | |setting = [[Memory TARDIS]] | ||
|writer = Russell T Davies | |writer = Russell T Davies | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] meet again and remember their terrifying adventure against the [[CyberNeomorph|Cybermen]] to save the [[Earth]] | [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] meet again and remember their terrifying adventure against the [[CyberNeomorph|Cybermen]] to save the [[Earth]]... and [[Adric|the friend they lost]] along the way. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] is exploring [[Memory TARDIS|a strange TARDIS]], comprised of a mishmash of old elements when [[Tegan Jovanka | The [[Fifth Doctor]] is exploring [[Memory TARDIS|a strange TARDIS]], comprised of a mishmash of old elements, when [[Tegan Jovanka]] appears behind him. They see each other and hug, with the Doctor commenting on how they never really used to. | ||
The Doctor remarks that he thinks the TARDIS they are in is a memory and figures out that it wants them to tell stories | The Doctor remarks that he thinks the TARDIS they are in is a memory and figures out that it wants them to tell stories, just as the lights in the TARDIS begin to swirl. Two chairs appear in the middle of the room, on either side of a miniature version of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[TARDIS control console|TARDIS console]], its appearance mimicking a [[campfire]]. | ||
The Doctor says they need to tell the strongest story of all, the day they met the [[CyberNeomorph | The Doctor says they need to tell the strongest story of all, the day they met the [[CyberNeomorph]]s, which Tegan agrees to and the two start reminiscing about the story. A television in the back of the TARDIS, with the aspect ratio 4:3, turns on and the memories start to fade in. | ||
As they stop reminiscing about the past and return to their senses | As they stop reminiscing about the past, and return to their senses, the Doctor and Tegan talk about [[Adric]] and about how they never stopped to talk about him. The Doctor asks Tegan to tell him stories about her life. Tegan starts telling her about her campaign for the environment, and the stories go on... | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:TOTT Earthshock.jpg|thumb|Official [[BBC iPlayer]] thumbnail for the story.]] | [[File:TOTT Earthshock.jpg|thumb|Official [[BBC iPlayer]] thumbnail for the story.]] | ||
''to be | * This story seemingly takes place after ''[[The Passenger (webcast)|The Passenger]]'' for Tegan, as she says she "was fast asleep, in bed, [and had just] said goodbye to Nyssa." Alternatively, the dialogue may be a reference to Tegan and Nyssa being in a relationship, as suggested in ''[[Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)|Farewell, Sarah Jane Smith]]''. | ||
* The Doctor mentions that rarely he hugged Tegan during their travels, in a sly reference to [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s "no hanky-panky in the TARDIS" rule to prevent rumours of the Doctor and his companions having relations, especially with the casting of [[Peter Davison]], whom was the youngest Doctor at the time. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
{{Section cleanup|Needs to be written from an out of universe perspective.}} | {{Section cleanup|Needs to be written from an out of universe perspective.}} | ||
* | * Whilst looking for a kettle, the Doctor remembers once eating a [[pineapple]] in his TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Tegan agree to tell the story of how [[Adric]] died in their fight against the [[Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') | |||
* | * Tegan mentions how Adric was originally a stowaway from [[Alzarius]] when he boarded the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') | ||
* Tegan mentions | |||
* The Doctor and Tegan previously faced their memory of Adric's death after [[Marcipor|Marc]]'s cyber-conversion at the [[Welkin Sanatorium and Centre for Wellness]] on [[Soresia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lost Resort (audio story)|The Lost Resort]]'') | * The Doctor and Tegan previously faced their memory of Adric's death after [[Marcipor|Marc]]'s cyber-conversion at the [[Welkin Sanatorium and Centre for Wellness]] on [[Soresia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lost Resort (audio story)|The Lost Resort]]'') | ||
* Tegan mentions leaving the Doctor on the bank of the [[River Thames]] with a load of dead Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') | |||
*Tegan mentions leaving the Doctor on the bank of the [[River Thames]] with a load of dead Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') | * Tegan became an activist after partying ways with the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* Tegan became an activist. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'') | |||
[[Category:Tales of the TARDIS sources]] | [[Category:Tales of the TARDIS sources]] | ||
[[Category:Fifth Doctor television stories]] | [[Category:Fifth Doctor television stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set entirely in the TARDIS]] | [[Category:Stories set entirely in the TARDIS]] | ||