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[[Funworld]] was set to be the happiest [[planet]] in the [[galaxy]]. A planet of joy, of euphoria, of laughter and delight. Except construction was marred by reports of a predator and then, a few days before opening, all communication ceased. | [[Funworld]] was set to be the [[happines|happiest]] [[planet]] in the [[galaxy]]. A planet of joy, of [[euphoria]], of [[laughter]] and [[delight]]. Except construction was marred by reports of [[Vashta Nerada|a predator]] and then, a few days before opening, all communication ceased. | ||
Owner [[Georgia Donnelly]] is desperate to open the resort and has hired [[Amanda Steele]]'s crew to find out what happened on the planet. They're the best. But even they might not be up to the task. | Owner [[Georgia Donnelly]] is desperate to open the [[resort]] and has hired [[Amanda Steele]]'s crew to find out what happened on the planet. They're the best. But even they might not be up to the task. | ||
Joined by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and being picked off one by one, they slowly start to realise that something terrifying lurks in the | Joined by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and being picked off one by one, they slowly start to realise that something terrifying lurks in the [[shadow]]s. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Phelan is a psychic. | * The Doctor says that his previous companion has just departed. | ||
* Georgia Donnelly is the owner of Funworld. | * Phelan is a [[psychic]]. | ||
* The Doctor describes [[human]]s as intelligent | * [[Georgia Donnelly]] is the owner of [[Funworld]]. | ||
* Steele once killed an entire [[Sontaran]] assassination squad. | * The Doctor describes [[human]]s as intelligent [[predator]]s. | ||
* [[Amanda Steele|Steele]] once killed an entire [[Sontaran]] assassination squad. | |||
* Steele describes the Doctor as "a right wuss". | * Steele describes the Doctor as "a right wuss". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The Doctor describes Donnelly as a "{{w|Bandersnatch|frumious Bandersnatch}}", a reference to a creature from the 1872 novel {{wi|Through the Looking-Glass}} by {{w|Lewis Carroll}}. | * The Doctor describes Donnelly as a "{{w|Bandersnatch|frumious Bandersnatch}}", a reference to a creature from the 1872 novel {{wi|Through the Looking-Glass}} by {{w|Lewis Carroll}}. | ||
* Phelan is offered a chance to travel in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] but dies before she has the opportunity to do so. The same fate also befell several characters in the revived series including [[Lynda Moss]], [[Madame de Pompadour]], [[Astrid Peth]], [[Rita (The God Complex)|Rita]] and [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]]. | * Phelan is offered a chance to travel in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] but dies before she has the opportunity to do so. The same fate also befell several characters in the revived series including [[Lynda Moss]], [[Madame de Pompadour]], [[Astrid Peth]], [[Rita (The God Complex)|Rita]] and [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]]. | ||
