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Dastari introduces Chessene. The Doctor is sceptical that augmentation can change her Androgum nature. He considers such tampering dangerous. | Dastari introduces Chessene. The Doctor is sceptical that augmentation can change her Androgum nature. He considers such tampering dangerous. | ||
Meanwhile, three [[Sontaran]] battlecruisers appear near the station on an intercept course. Before the station's defences are activated, Chessene incapacitates the technician on post and opens the docking bays. Back in the office, the Doctor warns that the distortions from the Kartz-Reimer experiments threaten the fabric of time. Dastari refuses to order them ended. He accuses the Time Lords of not wanting another race to discover the secrets of [[time travel]]. The argument grows more heated. Dastari grows faint and falls into a drugged stupor. Energy weapons begins to sound in the corridors and the Doctor orders Jamie to run as a Sontaran levels a gun at the Doctor. | Meanwhile, three [[Sontaran]] battlecruisers appear near the station on an intercept course. Before the station's defences are activated, Chessene incapacitates the technician on post and opens the docking bays. Back in the office, the Doctor warns that the distortions from the Kartz-Reimer experiments threaten the fabric of time. Dastari refuses to order them ended. He accuses the Time Lords of not wanting another race to discover the secrets of [[time travel]]. The argument grows more heated. Dastari grows faint and falls into a drugged stupor. Energy weapons begins to sound in the corridors and the Doctor orders Jamie to run, as a Sontaran levels a gun at the Doctor. | ||
Somewhere and somewhen else, the [[Sixth Doctor]] is [[fishing]] while [[Peri Brown|Peri]] finishes dressing herself after trying to get a tan. He tries explaining that the lake should be full of [[Gumblejack]]s, a fish that tastes heavenly when cooked just right. The Doctor packs up his fishing pole, chair and umbrella. He tells her it's time to leave. After returning to the TARDIS, Peri is startled as the Sixth Doctor sways and collapses — just as, back on the station, Jamie spies the Second Doctor in a glass chamber, writhing in agony while a Sontaran manipulates controls. | Somewhere and somewhen else, the [[Sixth Doctor]] is [[fishing]] while [[Peri Brown|Peri]] finishes dressing herself after trying to get a tan. He tries explaining that the lake should be full of [[Gumblejack]]s, a fish that tastes heavenly when cooked just right. The Doctor packs up his fishing pole, chair and umbrella. He tells her it's time to leave. After returning to the TARDIS, Peri is startled as the Sixth Doctor sways and collapses — just as, back on the station, Jamie spies the Second Doctor in a glass chamber, writhing in agony while a Sontaran manipulates controls. | ||
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* James Saxon (Oscar) is credited as 'Oscar Botcherby' in ''Radio Times''. | * James Saxon (Oscar) is credited as 'Oscar Botcherby' in ''Radio Times''. | ||
* James Saxon (Oscar) would go on to appear as Darcey de Farcey, Roland Rat's dodgy manager, in the first season of ''Roland Rat - The Series'' (1986-87). | * James Saxon (Oscar) would go on to appear as Darcey de Farcey, Roland Rat's dodgy manager, in the first season of ''Roland Rat - The Series'' (1986-87). | ||
* This is the last serial of the 1963-89 series to be filmed on the European continent, ending | * This is the last serial of the 1963-89 series to be filmed on the European continent, ending an occasional tradition that had begun with ''[[City of Death]]'' and continued in ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' and ''[[Planet of Fire]]''. | ||
* This is one of the most violent stories in the series' history, featuring multiple stabbings and knife wounds, blood spillage (human, Time Lord and Sontaran), the attempted cooking and eating of humans and the killing of Shockeye by the Doctor by cyanide poisoning. This is reflected in the serial's mortality rate: Anita is the sole non-Doctor/non-companion character to survive its conclusion. | * This is one of the most violent stories in the series' history, featuring multiple stabbings and knife wounds, blood spillage (human, Time Lord and Sontaran), the attempted cooking and eating of humans and the killing of Shockeye by the Doctor by cyanide poisoning. This is reflected in the serial's mortality rate: Anita is the sole non-Doctor/non-companion character to survive its conclusion. | ||
* The idea of the Second Doctor being operated on with the intent of removing a unique Time Lord genetic trait was part of Holmes' aborted script for ''The Six Doctors''. In the script, the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] planned to extract a unique organic mechanism from the Doctor and place it in themselves, becoming "Cyberlords". | * The idea of the Second Doctor being operated on with the intent of removing a unique Time Lord genetic trait was part of Holmes' aborted script for ''The Six Doctors''. In the script, the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] planned to extract a unique organic mechanism from the Doctor and place it in themselves, becoming "Cyberlords". | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Sontarans previously appeared in ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'' and ''[[The Invasion of Time]]''. This was to be their final appearance for twenty-three years, until ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''. | * The Sontarans previously appeared in ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'' and ''[[The Invasion of Time]]''. This was to be their final appearance for twenty-three years, until ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''. | ||
* This is chronologically the earliest point in the Doctor's personal timestream that he has been seen to encounter the Sontarans. The Third Doctor demonstrated knowledge of the Sontarans when he encountered [[ | * This is chronologically the earliest point in the Doctor's personal timestream that he has been seen to encounter the Sontarans. The Third Doctor demonstrated knowledge of the Sontarans when he encountered [[Linx]] in ''[[The Time Warrior]]''. | ||
* The Second Doctor is working for the [[Time Lord]]s in seeming contrast to his being on the run from them during his second incarnation. This suggests that he was taken out of time by the Time Lords at some | * The Second Doctor is working for the [[Time Lord]]s, in seeming contrast to his being on the run from them during his second incarnation. This suggests that he was taken out of time by the Time Lords at some point, which may or may not have been connected to the [[Season 6B]] hypothesis. | ||
* [[Victoria Waterfield]] is mentioned as off studying [[graphology]], but the Doctor and Jamie will return for her after their mission is complete - though the novel ''[[World Game]]'' posits that Jamie's memories of Victoria have in fact been doctored by the [[Time Lord]]s at the Doctor's behest. | * [[Victoria Waterfield]] is mentioned as off studying [[graphology]], but the Doctor and Jamie will return for her after their mission is complete - though the novel ''[[World Game]]'' posits that Jamie's memories of Victoria have in fact been doctored by the [[Time Lord]]s at the Doctor's behest. | ||
* In the opening sequence, the Doctor and Jamie are standing in the 'old' console room, not seen since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''. | * In the opening sequence, the Doctor and Jamie are standing in the 'old' console room, not seen since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''. | ||
