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== Speculation == | == Speculation == | ||
As the "Behind the scenes" section notes, the Doctor's dialogue in the episode is ambiguous as to whether "Mordee" refers to the people or the | As the "Behind the scenes" section notes, the Doctor's dialogue in the episode is ambiguous as to whether "Mordee" refers to the people or the expedition, and in the novelisation it's completely unclear whether he's just naming the colonists by {{w|synecdoche}}. For reference, here are all the uses of the word "Mordee" in the episode: | ||
{{quote|'Now I remember,' breathed the Doctor. 'The [[Mordee expedition]]. And I thought I was helping them!' ... 'When I was here before, the Mordee were having trouble with their new computer. I repaired and re-programmed it for them.'|''[[Doctor Who and the Face of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Face of Evil]]''}} | {{quote|'Now I remember,' breathed the Doctor. 'The [[Mordee expedition]]. And I thought I was helping them!' ... 'When I was here before, the Mordee were having trouble with their new computer. I repaired and re-programmed it for them.'|''[[Doctor Who and the Face of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Face of Evil]]''}} | ||
Now, given that later sources ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Disassembled (audio story)|Disassembled]]'') are quite clear that "Mordee" is the name of the [[planet (The Face of Evil)|planet]], I don't think there's any reason for this page to exist independent of [[Mordee expedition]]. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 02:00, 24 February 2021 (UTC) | Now, given that later sources ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Disassembled (audio story)|Disassembled]]'') are quite clear that "Mordee" is the name of the [[planet (The Face of Evil)|planet]], I don't think there's any reason for this page to exist independent of [[Mordee expedition]]. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 02:00, 24 February 2021 (UTC) | ||
