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Later, Lupton's followers, who often treated Tommy poorly, taunted him over how he couldn't read the ''DO NOT DISTURB'' sign on their door. After hearing this, Tommy returned to his cupboard to refer to a children's book, reading the simple text aloud. He looked into the crystal, which looked into his mind, causing him to faint. Waking up, Tommy realised that something had happened to him and he could read much better. He then went to get more books from the meditation centre's library, and was changed once more by the crystal. | Later, Lupton's followers, who often treated Tommy poorly, taunted him over how he couldn't read the ''DO NOT DISTURB'' sign on their door. After hearing this, Tommy returned to his cupboard to refer to a children's book, reading the simple text aloud. He looked into the crystal, which looked into his mind, causing him to faint. Waking up, Tommy realised that something had happened to him and he could read much better. He then went to get more books from the meditation centre's library, and was changed once more by the crystal. | ||
Later, when the [[Third Doctor]] and Sarah Jane returned, he helped them foil the plans of Lupton's [[Eight Legs|spider]]-possessed followers, realising that he could resist their power blast attacks. It was his innocence that protected Tommy from the spiders' blasts of power, and he faithfully stood guard outside [[K'anpo Rimpoche]]'s private room, keeping Lupton's henchmen from getting to the crystal until the Doctor was able to defeat the spiders. He presumably remained a changed man afterwards. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'') | Later, when the [[Third Doctor]] and Sarah Jane returned, he helped them foil the plans of Lupton's [[Eight Legs|spider]]-possessed followers, realising that he could resist their power blast attacks. It was his innocence that protected Tommy from the spiders' blasts of power, and he faithfully stood guard outside [[K'anpo Rimpoche]]'s private room, keeping Lupton's henchmen from getting to the crystal until the Doctor was able to defeat the spiders. He presumably remained a changed man afterwards. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | ||
When [[Mike Yates]] attended [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s wedding, he told the [[Seventh Doctor]] that "Tom [sent] his regards". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') | When [[Mike Yates]] attended [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s wedding, he told the [[Seventh Doctor]] that "Tom [sent] his regards". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
Before he looked into the crystal, Tommy had the mind of a child and was slow to pick up on things, but also had a kind heart and great innocence; it was this innocence that protected him from harm. He also had a fondness for beautiful things, which he called "pretties", and collected them whenever he could. After the change, he retained his kindness with a renewed nobility of spirit to help others. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'') | Before he looked into the crystal, Tommy had the mind of a child and was slow to pick up on things, but also had a kind heart and great innocence; it was this innocence that protected him from harm. He also had a fondness for beautiful things, which he called "pretties", and collected them whenever he could. After the change, he retained his kindness with a renewed nobility of spirit to help others. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* According to [[Terrance Dicks]]'s [[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders|novelisation]] of the story, following the events at the meditation centre, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] planned to use his influence to get Tommy a place at university. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version. | * According to [[Terrance Dicks]]'s [[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders (novelisation)|novelisation]] of the story, following the events at the meditation centre, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] planned to use his influence to get Tommy a place at university. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version. | ||
* The children's book from which Tommy reads aloud in his cupboard under the stairs in part four is ''Going to School'', first published by Ladybird Books in [[1959]]. | * The children's book from which Tommy reads aloud in his cupboard under the stairs in part four is ''Going to School'', first published by Ladybird Books in [[1959]]. | ||
* During the scene in part four where Tommy reads aloud from a book of poetry in the meditation centre's library, he recites the opening verse of "[[The Tyger]]" by [[William Blake]] — which he calls "pretty", before correcting himself to "beautiful". | * During the scene in part four where Tommy reads aloud from a book of poetry in the meditation centre's library, he recites the opening verse of "[[The Tyger]]" by [[William Blake]] — which he calls "pretty", before correcting himself to "beautiful". | ||
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