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|image = The Final Script.jpg | |image = The Final Script.jpg | ||
|doctor = Sixth Doctor (Earth-33⅓){{!}}Sixth Doctor | |||
|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |companions = [[Melanie Bush (Earth-33⅓)|Mel]] | ||
|companions = Melanie Bush | |||
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|setting = [[TARDIS control room]] | |setting = [[TARDIS control room]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Tim Quinn, Dicky Howett | ||
|artist = [[Tim Quinn]] | |artist = [[Tim Quinn]], [[Dicky Howett]] | ||
|publication = ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' | |publication = ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' | ||
|release date = | |release date = 21 May 1987 | ||
|reprint = It's Even Bigger on the Inside | |||
|publisher = Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|series = ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' stories | |series = ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' stories | ||
|prev = Rush Hour (comic story) | |prev = Rush Hour (comic story) | ||
|next = Outta Space (comic story) | |next = Outta Space (comic story) | ||
}}'''''The Final Script''''' was a three-page comic story in the style of their ''[[Doctor Who?]]'' strips, printed in [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]]'s ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''. It posited the end of [[the Doctor]]'s adventures at a point during the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s tenure. | }} | ||
'''''The Final Script''''' was a three-page comic story in the style of their ''[[Doctor Who? (comic series)|Doctor Who?]]'' strips, printed in [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]]'s ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''. It posited the end of [[the Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|the Doctor]]'s adventures at a point during the [[Sixth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Sixth Doctor]]'s tenure. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] boasts to [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] that he has finally defeated all the monsters in the universe. This is a curse in disguise, as it soon becomes apparent that the Doctor has not the faintest idea what to do with his life now. | The [[Sixth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Sixth Doctor]] boasts to [[Melanie Bush (Earth-33⅓)|Mel]] that he has finally defeated all the monsters in the universe. This is a curse in disguise, as it soon becomes apparent that the Doctor has not the faintest idea what to do with his life now. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Sixth Doctor]] | * [[Sixth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Sixth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Melanie Bush]] | * [[Melanie Bush (Earth-33⅓)|Melanie Bush]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor keeps a [[score card]] of all the monsters he has successfully and conclusively defeated, which include the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], the [[Ice Warrior]]s, the [[Yeti]], the [[Ogron]]s, [[Davros]], the [[Silurian]]s, the [[Snipe]]s, the [[Sontaran]]s, the [[Axos| | * The Doctor keeps a [[score card]] of all the monsters he has successfully and conclusively defeated, which include the [[Dalek (Earth-33⅓)|Dalek]]s, the [[Cyberman (Earth-33⅓)|Cybermen]], the [[Ice Warrior (Earth-33⅓)|Ice Warrior]]s, the [[Yeti (Earth-33⅓)|Yeti]], the [[Ogron (Earth-33⅓)|Ogron]]s, [[Davros (Earth-33⅓)|Davros]], the [[Silurian (Earth-33⅓)|Silurian]]s, the [[Snipe]]s, the [[Sontaran (Earth-33⅓)|Sontaran]]s, the [[Axos (Earth-33⅓)|Axons]], [[Azal (Earth-33⅓)|Azal]], [[Bok (Earth-33⅓)|Bok]], [[Omega (Earth-33⅓)|Omega]], the [[giant maggot (Earth-33⅓)|giant maggot]]s, [[Roberta Tovey (Earth-33⅓)|Roberta Tovey]], the [[Wirrn (Earth-33⅓)|Wirrn]], the [[Zygon (Earth-33⅓)|Zygon]]s and [[Sil (Earth-33⅓)|Sil]]. | ||
* The Doctor ends up asking for a [[playing card|pack of cards]] to alleviate the boredom. | * The Doctor ends up asking for a [[playing card|pack of cards]] to alleviate the boredom. | ||
* [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] is reading ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book ( | * [[Melanie Bush (Earth-33⅓)|Mel]] is reading ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book (in-universe)|The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Among the classic ''Doctor Who'' monsters, two unlikely entries are worked in: [[Roberta Tovey]] (who played [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]] in | * Among the classic ''Doctor Who'' monsters, two unlikely entries are worked in: [[Roberta Tovey]] (who played [[Susan (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Susan]] in {{cs|Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)}} and {{cs|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)}}, two films whose infamy in the trad ''Doctor Who'' fandom explains her status as a nemesis of the televised Doctor in this parody) and the [[Snipe]]s, a species featured in ''[[The Universe Marathon]]'', a game included earlier in ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''. | ||
* [[The Doctor]] growing almost instantly restless when forced to sit still and not defeat any monsters in particular is a gag which would later be featured in the TV series proper in the [[Eleventh Doctor]] episode | * [[The Doctor]] growing almost instantly restless when forced to sit still and not defeat any monsters in particular is a gag which would later be featured in the TV series proper in the [[Eleventh Doctor]] episode {{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}. | ||
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