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As he frantically works the controls, the person in the tube changes from Peri to Dastari to the Second Doctor and even to himself. When Jamie and Peri return to the office, the Sixth Doctor explains that what Jamie saw was an illusion designed to make people believe the Doctor was dead and not investigate further; the animator had been left on and captured Peri's image. | As he frantically works the controls, the person in the tube changes from Peri to Dastari to the Second Doctor and even to himself. When Jamie and Peri return to the office, the Sixth Doctor explains that what Jamie saw was an illusion designed to make people believe the Doctor was dead and not investigate further; the animator had been left on and captured Peri's image. | ||
This means the Second Doctor is a prisoner. The Sixth Doctor deduces the Sontarans kidnapped Dastari as well. Dastari is the only biogeneticist in the galaxy who can isolate the [[symbiotic nuclei]] of a Time Lord which gives them the molecular stability to travel through time. Given time travel, the Sontarans will be unstoppable. The Sixth Doctor puts himself into a telepathic trance to find his past incarnation. He wakes, having heard the sound of the Santa Maria, the largest of the twenty-five bells at the Great Cathedral of Seville. | This means the Second Doctor is a prisoner. The Sixth Doctor deduces the Sontarans kidnapped Dastari as well. Dastari is the only biogeneticist in the galaxy who can isolate the [[symbiotic nuclei]] of a Time Lord, which gives them the molecular stability to travel through time. Given time travel, the Sontarans will be unstoppable. The Sixth Doctor puts himself into a telepathic trance to find his past incarnation. He wakes, having heard the sound of the Santa Maria, the largest of the twenty-five bells at the Great Cathedral of Seville. | ||
[[File:Androgumisation.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dastari]] begins his work on the Doctor.]] | [[File:Androgumisation.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dastari]] begins his work on the Doctor.]] | ||
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* [[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]]''. | ||
* The scene where the Sixth Doctor poisons Shockeye is one of the few times that the Doctor has deliberately taken a life face-to-face. Other examples have included the killing of [[Mehendri Solon]] (also using cyanide) in [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'', shooting an [[Ogron]] in ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'', extinguishing the [[Primords]] of [[Bromley]] and [[Stahlman]] in ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', shooting several Sontarans with the [[De-mat Gun]] in ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' and the shooting of the [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] in ''[[Earthshock]]''. In all cases, these were in self-defence (he also swaps a bomb over blowing up the [[Graff Vynda-K]] in ''[[The Ribos Operation]]''); the First Doctor once mentioned that he only took life when his own was sufficiently threatened. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | * The scene where the Sixth Doctor poisons Shockeye is one of the few times that the Doctor has deliberately taken a life face-to-face. Other examples have included the killing of [[Mehendri Solon]] (also using cyanide) in [[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'', shooting an [[Ogron]] in ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'', extinguishing the [[Primord|Primords]] of [[Bromley]] and [[Stahlman]] in ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', shooting several Sontarans with the [[De-mat Gun]] in ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' and the shooting of the [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] in ''[[Earthshock]]'' and ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' as well as the [[Cyber-Controller]] in the latter serial. In all cases, these were in self-defence (he also swaps a bomb over blowing up the [[Graff Vynda-K]] in ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' and sabotages a machine, killing [[Jaeger (The Mutants)|Jaeger]] in ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' along with debate as to whether or not he delibrately kills two guards by pushing them into an acid bath in ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengance on Varos]]''); the First Doctor once mentioned that he only took life when his own was sufficiently threatened. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has previously mentioned going fishing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | * The Doctor has previously mentioned going fishing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* When the Second and Sixth Doctors come face-to-face, they both say "Snap!", referring to the {{w|Snap (card game)|children's card game}} in which players must say "Snap!" when two of the same card are played. Later, the [[Tenth Doctor]] says "Snap!" to the [[Fifth Doctor]] when he puts on his "brainy specs" and [[River Song]] says "Snap!" to the Tenth Doctor when she shows him her [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') | * When the Second and Sixth Doctors come face-to-face, they both say "Snap!", referring to the {{w|Snap (card game)|children's card game}} in which players must say "Snap!" when two of the same card are played. Later, the [[Tenth Doctor]] says "Snap!" to the [[Fifth Doctor]] when he puts on his "brainy specs" and [[River Song]] says "Snap!" to the Tenth Doctor when she shows him her [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') | ||
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=== DVD release === | === DVD release === | ||
This story was released as ''Doctor Who: The Two Doctors'' in a two disc set. | This story was released as ''Doctor Who: The Two Doctors'' in a two-disc set. | ||
It was released: | It was released: | ||
* Region 2 [[8 September]] [[2003]] | * Region 2 [[8 September]] [[2003]] | ||
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** Photo Gallery | ** Photo Gallery | ||
** Production Subtitles | ** Production Subtitles | ||
** Easter Egg- On Disc One, move down to the | ** Easter Egg- On Disc One, move down to the episode selection option and hit the left arrow, a hidden ''Doctor Who'' logo lights up. Press select and you'll see a clean version of the 6th Doctor's opening titles and closing credit sequences. | ||
** Commentary: [[Colin Baker]], [[Nicola Bryant]], [[Frazer Hines]], [[Jacqueline Pearce]], and [[Peter Moffatt]] | ** Commentary: [[Colin Baker]], [[Nicola Bryant]], [[Frazer Hines]], [[Jacqueline Pearce]], and [[Peter Moffatt]] | ||
