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|image                = Sontarans troops (WOTS).jpg
|image                = Sontarans troops (WOTS).jpg
|season number        = Series 13 (Doctor Who)
|season number        = Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)
|series episode number = 2
|series episode number = 2
|story number          = 297b
|story number          = 297b
|doctor                = Thirteenth Doctor
|doctor                = Thirteenth Doctor
|companions            = [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Dan Lewis|Dan]]
|companions            = [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Dan Lewis|Dan]]
|featuring            = Mary Seacole
|featuring            = Mary Seacole{{!}}Mary
|featuring2            = Inston-Vee Vinder
|featuring2            = Inston-Vee Vinder
|featuring3            = Karvanista
|featuring3            = Karvanista
|featuring4            = Joseph Williamson{{!}}Williamson
|featuring4            = Joseph Williamson
|enemy                = [[Commander]] [[Skaak]], {{Spruell}}, [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]]
|enemy                = [[Commander]] [[Skaak]], {{Spruell}}, [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]]
|setting              = [[Sevastopol|Sebastopol]], [[Alternate timeline (War of the Sontarans)|alternate]] [[1855]]<br>[[Liverpool]], [[2 November]] [[2021]]<br>[[Temple of Atropos]], [[Time (planet)|Time]]
|setting              = [[Sevastopol|Sebastopol]], [[Alternate timeline (War of the Sontarans)|alternate]] [[1855]]<br>[[Liverpool]], [[2 November]] [[2021]]<br>[[Temple of Atropos]], [[Time (planet)|Time]]
|writer                = [[Chris Chibnall]]
|writer                = Chris Chibnall
|director              = [[Jamie Magnus Stone]]
|director              = [[Jamie Magnus Stone]]
|producer              = [[Nikki Wilson]]
|producer              = [[Nikki Wilson]]
|broadcast date        = [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|broadcast date        = 7 November 2021
|network              = [[BBC One]]<ref>This episode was also simulcast on [[BBC America]], as well as other networks.</ref>
|network              = BBC One, BBC America
|format                = 1x59 minute episode;<br/>Part 2 of 6
|format                = 1x59 minute episode;<br/>Part 2 of 6
|trailer              = Chapter Two Trailer - War of the Sontarans - Doctor Who- Flux
|trailer              = Chapter Two Trailer - War of the Sontarans - Doctor Who- Flux
|clip                  = CLIFFHANGER- Swarm Captures Yaz! - War of the Sontarans - Doctor Who- Flux
|clip                  = CLIFFHANGER- Swarm Captures Yaz! - War of the Sontarans - Doctor Who- Flux
|clip2                = The Doctor vs the Sontarans - War of the Sontarans - Doctor Who- Flux
|bts                  = Who is Mary Seacole? - Behind the Scenes - Doctor Who- Flux
|bts                  = Who is Mary Seacole? - Behind the Scenes - Doctor Who- Flux
|series                = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|series                = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|prev                  = The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)
|prev                  = The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)
|next                  = Once, Upon Time (TV story)
|next                  = Once, Upon Time (TV story)
|made prev=The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|made next=Village of the Angels (TV story)}}
|made prev             = The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)
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|made next             = Village of the Angels (TV story)
'''''War of the Sontarans''''', prefixed in the [[title sequence]] with '''''Chapter Two''''', and in other sources with '''''Flux''''', was the second episode of [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|series 13]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It formed the second chapter of the six-part serial ''Doctor Who: Flux''.
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'''''War of the Sontarans''''', prefixed with '''''Chapter Two''''' in the [[title sequence]], was the second episode of [[Series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 13]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It formed the second chapter of the six-part serial ''Doctor Who: Flux''.


This chapter introduced the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]]. The end of the episode saw [[Dan Lewis]] be officially invited into the TARDIS by the Doctor, following his introduction in the preceding episode, marking an end to Yaz's largely unwritten solo travels with the Thirteenth Doctor.
This chapter introduced the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]]. The end of the episode saw [[Dan Lewis]] officially invited into [[the TARDIS]] by the Doctor, following his introduction in the preceding episode. This marked an end to [[Yasmin Khan]]'s largely unwritten solo travels with the [[Thirteenth Doctor]].


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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Yaz awakens inside the same temple that Vinder appeared in and quickly meets up with [[Joseph Williamson]], who is equally confused on how he could have appeared there from [[1820]]. He explains that the building keeps shifting and leaves to retrace his steps. Suddenly, another Priest Triangle appears before Yaz, also asking if she can repair. Glancing down at the letters "WWTDD" on her hand, she agrees to help.
Yaz awakens inside the same temple that Vinder appeared in and quickly meets up with [[Joseph Williamson]], who is equally confused on how he could have appeared there from [[1820]]. He explains that the building keeps shifting and leaves to retrace his steps. Suddenly, another Priest Triangle appears before Yaz, also asking if she can repair. Glancing down at the letters "WWTDD" on her hand, she agrees to help.


The Doctor enters the British Hotel and is welcomed by Seacole again, alongside a [[Great Britain|British]] solider, [[Lieutenant General]] [[Logan (War of the Sontarans)|Logan]] of the [[Light Division]], who is busy planning his advance against the Sontarans. He ignores her cries to avoid conflict at all costs and insists that the Sontarans have always been on Earth; the Doctor reconfirms this by finding [[Sontar (nation)|Sontar]] on a nearby map in the place of [[Russia]] and [[China]]. However, Seacole and Logan vaguely recognise the name 'Russia' and the Doctor concludes that the changes to time must have been relatively recent. However, Logan continues to dismiss her help and Seacole leads her away on her nursing rounds.
The Doctor enters the British Hotel and is welcomed by Seacole again, alongside a [[Great Britain|British]] soldier, [[Lieutenant General]] [[Logan (War of the Sontarans)|Logan]] of the [[Light Division]], who is busy planning his advance against the Sontarans. He ignores her cries to avoid conflict at all costs and insists that the Sontarans have always been on Earth; the Doctor reconfirms this by finding [[Sontar (nation)|Sontar]] on a nearby map in the place of [[Russia]] and [[China]]. However, Seacole and Logan vaguely recognise the name 'Russia' and the Doctor concludes that the changes to time must have been relatively recent. However, Logan continues to dismiss her help and Seacole leads her away on her nursing rounds.


As Seacole discusses her calling of tending to the victims of war, she leads the Doctor behind a curtain to see one of her patients - a Sontaran foot soldier named [[Svild]]. Despite his strong yells, he is captured after being hit by a cannonball, which the Doctor taunts him for. He asserts his right to silence under the [[Shadow Proclamation]] but changes his mind upon being told that the Doctor is nearby. She frees him under the promise that he will relay this information to his commander, allowing her to meet up with him on her signal, and he leaves under a shower of threats.
As Seacole discusses her calling of tending to the victims of war, she leads the Doctor behind a curtain to see one of her patients - a Sontaran foot soldier named [[Svild]]. Despite his strong yells, he is captured after being hit by a cannonball, which the Doctor taunts him for. He asserts his right to silence under the [[Shadow Proclamation]] but changes his mind upon being told that the Doctor is nearby. She frees him under the promise that he will relay this information to his commander, allowing her to meet up with him on her signal, and he leaves under a shower of threats.
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In Sebastopol the next morning, the Doctor uses [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|her sonic screwdriver]], to alert Skaak that it is time to parlay. The two meet on either side of a wide, empty battlefield, separated by the morning mist, and the Doctor reveals that she is who he has been searching for. Skaak admits that their Flux strategy did not foresee her, revealing that although they did not create the Flux, they did take advantage of the Lupari shield to slip onto Earth undetected. The Doctor gives Skaak the chance to leave alive if they do not fight the British, but Logan appears and points a gun at her head, telling a soldier to escort her away before the battle. As several hundred members of each army charge and fire at each other, the humans are massacred. The Doctor uses [[Venusian aikido]] on the soldier to knock him out for six hours and she makes her escape. Meanwhile, in Liverpool, Dan begins to film the situation on his phone as he climbs up a crane to find a way onto one of the ships.
In Sebastopol the next morning, the Doctor uses [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|her sonic screwdriver]], to alert Skaak that it is time to parlay. The two meet on either side of a wide, empty battlefield, separated by the morning mist, and the Doctor reveals that she is who he has been searching for. Skaak admits that their Flux strategy did not foresee her, revealing that although they did not create the Flux, they did take advantage of the Lupari shield to slip onto Earth undetected. The Doctor gives Skaak the chance to leave alive if they do not fight the British, but Logan appears and points a gun at her head, telling a soldier to escort her away before the battle. As several hundred members of each army charge and fire at each other, the humans are massacred. The Doctor uses [[Venusian aikido]] on the soldier to knock him out for six hours and she makes her escape. Meanwhile, in Liverpool, Dan begins to film the situation on his phone as he climbs up a crane to find a way onto one of the ships.


The Temple of Atropos gains more visitors in the form of [[New Swarm|Swarm]], [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]], and a tall and silent black-clad figure called [[Passenger (War of the Sontarans)|Passenger]]. They are met by another Priest Triangle, who Azure promptly destroys with a touch of her hand, calling her power stronger than before.
The Temple of Atropos gains more visitors in the form of [[New Swarm|Swarm]], [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]], and a tall and silent black-clad figure called a [[Passenger form]]. They are met by another Priest Triangle, who Azure promptly destroys with a touch of her hand, calling her power stronger than before.


With Logan continuing to advance his men despite the overwhelming odds, the Doctor meets up with Seacole, still watching the Sontaran camp. She explains that it is deserted, and the two decide to enter one of the ships. The Doctor quickly uses a pocketed catapult to knock out a guard in one hit and looks at a computer bank. As she does, she sees Dan, who is doing the exact same thing in 2021 Liverpool. The two share progress updates, allowing the Doctor to realise that the Sontarans are building in 2021 to plan an attack across time, starting with the Crimean War. As the Doctor tells Dan to do whatever he can to stop the timeship fleet from taking off, they are interrupted by Ritskaw and hang up, leaving Dan feeling lost. He quickly distracts and defeats a Sontaran but finds himself cornered by four more.
With Logan continuing to advance his men despite the overwhelming odds, the Doctor meets up with Seacole, still watching the Sontaran camp. She explains that it is deserted, and the two decide to enter one of the ships. The Doctor quickly uses a pocketed catapult to knock out a guard in one hit and looks at a computer bank. As she does, she sees Dan, who is doing the exact same thing in 2021 Liverpool. The two share progress updates, allowing the Doctor to realise that the Sontarans are building in 2021 to plan an attack across time, starting with the Crimean War. As the Doctor tells Dan to do whatever he can to stop the timeship fleet from taking off, they are interrupted by Ritskaw and hang up, leaving Dan feeling lost. He quickly distracts and defeats a Sontaran but finds himself cornered by four more.


Inside the temple, Yaz and Vinder are interrupted by Swarm, Azure, and Passenger, and Swarm taunts Yaz by his knowledge of her, including the letters on her hand, standing for "what would the Doctor do?", as well as Vinder. He tries shooting Swarm and Azure, but they simply teleport around the room before they can get hit. They force Yaz and Vinder to activate the proximity of the Mouri, and as the second Priest Triangle protests their presence, Azure destroys it as well. Swarm immediately kills a third Mouri, causing the rest to scream in pain. Elsewhere, as Dan prepares to face execution at the hands of Ritskaw and his troops, they are defeated by the sudden appearance of [[Karvanista]] who arrives to reluctantly rescue Dan.
Inside the temple, Yaz and Vinder are interrupted by Swarm, Azure, and the Passenger, and Swarm taunts Yaz by his knowledge of her, including the letters on her hand, standing for "what would the Doctor do?", as well as Vinder. He tries shooting Swarm and Azure, but they simply teleport around the room before they can get hit. They force Yaz and Vinder to activate the proximity of the Mouri, and as the second Priest Triangle protests their presence, Azure destroys it as well. Swarm immediately kills a third Mouri, causing the rest to scream in pain. Elsewhere, as Dan prepares to face execution at the hands of Ritskaw and his troops, they are defeated by the sudden appearance of [[Karvanista]] who arrives to reluctantly rescue Dan.


Back at the British Hotel, the Doctor and Seacole comment on the hundreds of dead soldiers before Logan arrives in distress, having played dead to avoid capture. That night, the Doctor details an action plan. Realising from Seacole that the Sontarans need to rest for 7.5 minutes every 27 hours so they can refill their suits' protective gases in their ships, and that the next refill will be happening in 38 minutes, the trio leaves with some surviving soldiers to help drain the ships' supplies. As they get to work, but Skaak in the Crimea and Ritskaw in Liverpool are furious.
Back at the British Hotel, the Doctor and Seacole comment on the hundreds of dead soldiers before Logan arrives in distress, having played dead to avoid capture. That night, the Doctor details an action plan. Realising from Seacole that the Sontarans need to rest for 7.5 minutes every 27 hours so they can refill their suits' protective gases in their ships, and that the next refill will be happening in 38 minutes, the trio leaves with some surviving soldiers to help drain the ships' supplies. As they get to work, but Skaak in the Crimea and Ritskaw in Liverpool are furious.
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* [[Skaak]]/[[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Ritskaw|Riskaw]]<ref>[[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Ritskaw]] was misspelt in the end credits of this episode, but episodic events confirm that this was the same character from ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]''.</ref> - [[Jonathan Watson]]
* [[Skaak]]/[[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Ritskaw|Riskaw]]<ref>[[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Ritskaw]] was misspelt in the end credits of this episode, but episodic events confirm that this was the same character from ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]''.</ref> - [[Jonathan Watson]]
* [[Mary Seacole]] - [[Sara Powell]]
* [[Mary Seacole]] - [[Sara Powell]]
* [[Vinder]] - [[Jacob Anderson]]
* [[Inston-Vee Vinder|Vinder]] - [[Jacob Anderson]]
* [[Eileen Lewis|Eileen]] - [[Sue Jenkins]]
* [[Eileen Lewis|Eileen]] - [[Sue Jenkins]]
* [[Neville Lewis|Neville]] - [[Paul Broughton]]
* [[Neville Lewis|Neville]] - [[Paul Broughton]]
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* [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] - [[Rochenda Sandall]]
* [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] - [[Rochenda Sandall]]
* [[Karvanista]] - [[Craige Els|Craig Els]]
* [[Karvanista]] - [[Craige Els|Craig Els]]
* [[Passenger (War of the Sontarans)|Passenger]] - [[Jonny Mathers]]
* [[Passenger form|Passenger]] - [[Jonny Mathers]]
* [[Priest Triangle]] - [[Nigel Lambert]]
* [[Priest Triangle]] - [[Nigel Lambert]]


=== Uncredited cast ===
=== Uncredited cast ===
* [[Horse (War of the Sontaran)|Horse]] - [[Zaleno]]<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-flux-the-amusing-story-of-how-a-sontaran-commander-got-his-horse</ref>
* [[Horse (War of the Sontarans)|Horse]] - [[Zaleno]]<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-flux-the-amusing-story-of-how-a-sontaran-commander-got-his-horse</ref>
* [[Mouri]] - [[Chloe Williams]]<ref name="OUP">https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-once-upon-time-behind-the-scenes-cast-and-crew</ref>, [[Antonia Shanice]]<ref name="OUP" />, TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA
* [[Mouri]] - [[Chloe Williams]]<ref name="OUP">https://cultbox.co.uk/general/doctor-who-once-upon-time-behind-the-scenes-cast-and-crew</ref>, [[Antonia Shanice]]<ref name="OUP" />, [[Annette Sandles]]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CXtzIVtItSN/?utm_medium=copy_link</ref>, [[Maty Carpenter]]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZI0qWqoKS/?utm_medium=copy_link</ref>, TBA, TBA


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
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== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor mumbles about [[the Flux]] being "the [[end of the universe]]".
* Dan and Yaz are thrown into [[time window]]s caused by [[the Flux]] and [[Vortex energy]] having collided.
* Svild invokes the [[Shadow Proclamation]].
* Svild invokes the [[Shadow Proclamation]].
* Dan and Karvanista escape from the Sontaran ship through a [[waste tube]].


=== History ===
=== History ===
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=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
* In her own mind, the Doctor finds herself in [[Forest|a forest]] having found a [[Floating house (War of the Sontarans)|floating house]].
* In her own mind, the Doctor finds herself in [[Forest|a forest]] having found a [[Illogical house|floating house]].
* [[Team TARDIS]] have landed in [[Sevastopol|Sebastopol]], [[Crimea]], [[1855]].
* [[Team TARDIS]] have landed in [[Sevastopol|Sebastopol]], [[Crimea]], [[1855]].
* [[Vinder]] remembers crashing in his [[escape pod]] towards a [[planet]], then wakes up in a [[hall|hallway]].
* [[Inston-Vee Vinder|Vinder]] remembers crashing in his [[escape pod]] towards a [[planet]], then wakes up in a [[hall]]way.
* [[Mary Seacole]] invites Team TARDIS inside her [[British Hotel]].
* [[Mary Seacole]] invites Team TARDIS inside her [[British Hotel]].
* Dan is thrown back to [[37 Granger Street|his now-lost house]] on [[Granger Street]] in [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]], [[Liverpool]], [[2 November]], [[2021]] via a [[time window]].
* Dan is thrown back to [[37 Granger Street|his now-lost house]] on [[Granger Street]] in [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]], [[Liverpool]], [[2 November]], [[2021]] via a [[time window]].
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* The [[Priest Triangle]] explains the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]].
* The [[Priest Triangle]] explains the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]].
* When caught, Dan feigns ignorance and says he's "looking for the [[Pier Head]]".
* When caught, Dan feigns ignorance and says he's "looking for the [[Pier Head]]".
* The Doctor says the [[spatial-temporal reading]]s are at [[0 (number)|zero]] on the planet.
* The Doctor says the [[spatial-temporal reading]]s are at [[0 (number)|zero]] on Time.


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* The Doctor mumbles about [[the Flux]] being "the [[end of the universe]]".
* [[Team TARDIS]] meets [[Mary Seacole]].
* [[Team TARDIS]] meets [[Mary Seacole]].
* Mary mistakes the Doctor, Yaz and Dan for "[[Vulture (term)|Vultures]]".
* Mary mistakes the Doctor, Yaz and Dan for "[[Vulture (term)|Vultures]]".
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* Mary mentions a "[[Florence Nightingale|Mrs Nightingale]]".
* Mary mentions a "[[Florence Nightingale|Mrs Nightingale]]".
* Dan thinks Mary Seacole is an [[army nurse]].
* Dan thinks Mary Seacole is an [[army nurse]].
* Dan and Yaz are thrown into [[time window]]s caused by [[the Flux]] and [[Vortex energy]] having collided.
* Dan attempts to talk to his neighbor, [[Jim (War of the Sontarans)|Jim]], then to [[Woman (War of the Sontarans)|his front door neighbor]].
* Dan attempts to talk to [[Jim (War of the Sontarans)|his neighbor Jim]], then to [[Woman (War of the Sontarans)|his front door neighbor]].
* Dan tries to [[Telephone|call]] [[Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Diane]].
* Dan tries to [[Telephone|call]] [[Diane (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Diane]].
* Dan, [[Neville Lewis|Neville]] and [[Eileen Lewis|Eileen]] use a [[wok]] to defend themselves.
** Dan mistakes it for a [[pan|frying pan]] at first.
* [[Joseph Williamson]] appears at the temple and believes it to be "the year of [[Jesus Christ|our Lord]], [[1820]]".
* [[Joseph Williamson]] appears at the temple and believes it to be "the year of [[Jesus Christ|our Lord]], [[1820]]".
* [[British Army|Her Majesty's Army]] is led by [[Lieutenant]] [[General]] [[Logan (War of the Sontarans)|Logan]] of the [[Light Division]].
* [[British Army|Her Majesty's Army]] is led by [[Lieutenant]] [[General]] [[Logan (War of the Sontarans)|Logan]] of the [[Light Division]].
* Logan says he has all the help he needs from "[[Victoria|Queen]] and [[Great Britain|Country]]".
* Logan says he has all the help he needs from "[[Victoria|Queen]] and [[Great Britain|Country]]".
* [[Svild]] was hit by a [[cannon|cannonball]] in the back.
* [[Svild]] was hit by a [[cannon]]ball in the back.
* The Doctor mentions having been [[President of Gallifrey|President]] of [[Gallifrey]].
* The Doctor mentions having been [[President of Gallifrey|President]] of [[Gallifrey]].
* All [[Sontaran]] [[Sontaran base construction troop|strategic base construction troops]] were ordered to report to [[Commander]] [[Strevs]] and [[Sontaran security patrol|security patrol]] was ordered to execute intruders.
* All [[Sontaran]] [[Sontaran base construction troop|strategic base construction troops]] were ordered to report to [[Commander]] [[Strevs]] and [[Sontaran security patrol|security patrol]] was ordered to execute intruders.
* Commander [[Skaak]] executes Svild for bringing shame to [[Sontar]].
* Commander [[Skaak]] executes Svild for bringing shame to [[Sontar]].
* Dan and Karvanista escape from the Sontaran ship through a [[waste tube]].
 
* A "[[Birkenhead man (War of the Sontarans)|fella in Birkenhead]]" figured out to hit [[Sontaran]]s on the [[probic vent]].
* A "[[Birkenhead man (War of the Sontarans)|fella in Birkenhead]]" figured out to hit [[Sontaran]]s on the [[probic vent]].
* Dan wants to save [[Liverpool Docks|the docks]].
* Neville says he used to be [[Wallasey|Wallasey's]] [[Wallasey's Junior Boxing Champion|Junior Boxing Champion]] in [[1966]].
* Neville says he used to be [[Wallasey|Wallasey's]] [[Wallasey's Junior Boxing Champion|Junior Boxing Champion]] in [[1966]].
* Vinder calls himself "Serving Commander Inston-Vee Vinder of [[Kasto-Winfer-Foxfell]]".
* Vinder calls himself "Serving Commander Inston-Vee Vinder of [[Kasto-Winfer-Foxfell]]".
* Yaz calls herself "Serving [[Police officer|Officer]] Khan, [[Hallamshire Police]], [[Earth Division]]".
* Yaz calls herself "Serving [[Police officer|Officer]] Khan, [[Hallamshire Police]], [[Earth Division]]".
* Skaak says that the [[Psychic Command]] foresaw the Flux and timed their attack before the [[Lupari Shield]] took effect.
* Skaak says that the Sontaran [[Psychic Command]] foresaw the Flux and timed their attack before the [[Lupari Shield]] took effect.
* Skaak reclaims [[Earth]] as an [[Sontaran outpost|outpost]] for the [[Sontaran Empire]] in the name of [[Jingo Linx|Commander Linx]].
* Skaak reclaims [[Earth]] as an [[Sontaran outpost|outpost]] for the [[Sontaran Empire]] in the name of [[Jingo Linx|Commander Linx]].
* The Doctor uses [[Venusian aikido]] on [[Soldier (War of the Sontarans)|a soldier]].
* The Doctor uses [[Venusian aikido]] on [[Soldier (War of the Sontarans)|a soldier]].
* [[New Swarm|Swarm]], [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] arrives with a third party they call [[Passenger (War of the Sontarans)|Passenger]], inside the Temple.
* {{Spruell}}, [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] arrives with a third party they call [[Passenger form|Passenger]], inside the Temple.
* The Doctor calls her plan against the Sontarans "[[Project Crimean Eviction]]".
* The Doctor calls her plan against the Sontarans "[[Project Crimean Eviction]]".
* The Doctor rewards Mary Seacole with a [[Gold star (score)|gold star]] and a [[Sticker (score)|sticker]] for being right.
* The Doctor rewards Mary Seacole with a [[Gold star (score)|gold star]] and a [[Sticker (score)|sticker]] for being right.
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* [[Svild]] invokes section [[Cyan K-Z Nine Slothback]] of the [[Shadow Proclamation]], his right to silence.
* [[Svild]] invokes section [[Cyan K-Z Nine Slothback]] of the [[Shadow Proclamation]], his right to silence.
* The Triangle says that [[Time]] is evil.
* The Triangle says that [[Time]] is evil.
* The Sontaran [[Temporal Command]] are planning a [[Temporal Offensive]].
* The [[Sontaran Temporal Command]] are planning a [[Temporal Offensive]].
* One of the reasons [[Skaak]] chose to invade the Crimea, was because he wanted to ride a [[horse]].
* One of the reasons [[Skaak]] chose to invade the Crimea, was because he wanted to ride a [[horse]].
* The Mouri are [[Proximity activation|proximity activated]]/[[Quantum-locking|quantum-locked]] against Swarm and Azure.
* The Mouri are [[Proximity activation|proximity activated]]/[[Quantum-locking|quantum-locked]] against Swarm and Azure.
* [[Karvanista]] reminds Dan they’re [[species-bond]]ed.
* [[Karvanista]] reminds Dan they are [[species-bond]]ed.


=== Food and beverages ===
=== Food and beverages ===
* General Logan has taken the [[rum]] for himself.
* General Logan has taken the [[rum]] for himself.
* Mary Seacole says that [[rice pudding]] and [[alcohol|hard liquor]] build morale. And pay for [[medicine]]s.
* Mary Seacole says that [[rice pudding]] and [[alcohol|hard liquor]] build morale., as well as pay for [[medicine]]s.
* Dan mistakes the Sontarans' plans for [[Japanese (food)|Japanese food]], specifically [[Tempura]].
* Dan mistakes the Sontarans' temporal plans for [[Japanese (food)|Japanese food]], specifically [[Tempura]].
* Dan, [[Neville Lewis|Neville]] and [[Eileen Lewis|Eileen]] use a [[wok]] to defend themselves. Dan mistakes it for a [[pan|frying pan]] at first.


=== TARDIS ===
=== TARDIS ===
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== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
=== The Charge of the Light Brigade ===
* When the Doctor tells [[Mary Seacole]] "half a league onward" as she's about to enter the [[Imperial Sontaran Time Carrier]], she is referencing "[[The Charge of the Light Brigade]]" by [[Alfred Tennyson|Lord Alfred Tennyson]]. This poem brought the [[Crimean War]] into the popular consciousness, dramatising an {{w|Charge of the Light Brigade|actual event}} in which the [[Light Brigade]] marched forward into certain death, surrounded by enemies. In the real world, this happened due to miscommunication, not recklessness. As in the real event, it's implied that they are being commanded by [[nobiliy|titled gentry]], a [[General]] with no prior military expertise ({{w|James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan|Lord Cardigan}} in the one case, and [[Logan (War of the Sontarans)|Logan]] here).
** The audio story ''[[The Charge of the Night Brigade (audio story)|The Charge of the Night Brigade]]'', which previously introduced [[Mary Seacole]] to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], was also heavily inspired by "The Charge of the Night Brigade".
** Though the connection has not been made in-universe, the works of [[Alfred Tennyson]], who wrote the piece, have been discussed by [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Ianto Jones]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lost Souls (audio story)|Lost Souls]]'', and by the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tartarus (audio story)|Tartarus]]''.
=== Production ===
[[File:MaskedRavagerGuard3.jpeg|thumb|right|"Masked Ravager Guards" from the original cut]]
* The original episode had creatures of the [[Ravager (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Ravager]] race known as "Masked Ravager Guards" appear in the [[Temple of Atropos]] scenes, but they were cut in the final edit.<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-flux-the-prosthetics-designer</ref>
* The opening sequence of the episode (inside the Doctor's mind) is in [[Monochrome|black and white]]. The last episode to have a black/white sequence was the "Previously" sequence of ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' with [[William Hartnell]] as the [[First Doctor]].
* The opening sequence of the episode (inside the Doctor's mind) is in [[Monochrome|black and white]]. The last episode to have a black/white sequence was the "Previously" sequence of ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' with [[William Hartnell]] as the [[First Doctor]].
=== Marketing ===
* Though the [[title sequence]] gives this episode as ''Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans'', other sources have differed on the prefix, naming this episode ''Flux: War of the Sontarans'' instead.
* For the endboard, the old [[BBC Studios]] logo was used instead of the new one which was used in the previous episode ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]].''
=== Connections ===
* As [[Sontar-ha]] is established by the [[Sontaran]]s as a war chant or when something is positive, this episode introduces a negative in the form of "[[Sontar-ho]]", as when [[Skaak]] executed [[Svild]] for dishonour to the name of their species.
* As [[Sontar-ha]] is established by the [[Sontaran]]s as a war chant or when something is positive, this episode introduces a negative in the form of "[[Sontar-ho]]", as when [[Skaak]] executed [[Svild]] for dishonour to the name of their species.
* When the Doctor tells [[Mary Seacole]] "''half a league onward''" as she's about to enter the [[Imperial Sontaran Time Carrier]], she referenced ''[https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45319/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade]'' by [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/alfred-tennyson Lord Alfred Tennyson].
* The [[Sontaran flag]] symbol resembles the yellow diamond symbol seen on the door of [[Styre]]'s ship in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''.
* The Sontaran flag symbol resembles the yellow diamond symbol seen on the door of [[Styre]]'s ship in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''.
* The cancelled graphic novel ''[[Doctor Who 2021 event (comic story)|Doctor Who 2021 event]]'', featuring [[Jack Harkness]], was originally supposed to tie into this episode. The story would see Jack transported back to [[19th century]] [[Cardiff]] to uncover hidden [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Torchwood]] activities.<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-13-captain-jack-novel-ties-in-with-episode-2</ref><ref>https://bleedingcool.com/comics/titan-comics-cancels-captain-jack-barrowman-doctor-who-comic/</ref><ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/plans-for-doctor-who-captain-jack-graphic-novel-suspended</ref>
* For the endboard, the old [[BBC Studios]] logo was used instead of the new one which was used in the previous episode ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]].''
* The cancelled graphic novel ''Doctor Who 2021 Event'' featuring [[Jack Harkness]] was originally supposed to tie into this episode. The story would see Jack transported back to [[19th century]] [[Cardiff]] to uncover hidden [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Torchwood]] activities.<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-13-captain-jack-novel-ties-in-with-episode-2</ref><ref>https://bleedingcool.com/comics/titan-comics-cancels-captain-jack-barrowman-doctor-who-comic/</ref><ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/plans-for-doctor-who-captain-jack-graphic-novel-suspended</ref>


=== Ratings ===
=== Ratings ===
*Overnights: 3.96 million<ref>[https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/11/war_of_the_sontarans_overnight_viewing_figures.html Doctor Who News - War of The Sontarans - Overnight Viewing Figures]</ref>
* Overnights: 3.96 million<ref>[https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/11/war_of_the_sontarans_overnight_viewing_figures.html Doctor Who News - War of The Sontarans - Overnight Viewing Figures]</ref>
*Consolidated: 5.10 million<ref>https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/11/ratings_update.html</ref>
* Consolidated: 5.10 million<ref>https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/11/ratings_update.html</ref>


=== Filming locations ===
=== Filming locations ===
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=== Production errors ===
=== Production errors ===
{{discontinuity}}
{{discontinuity}}
*The subtitles provided by [[BBC One]] and [[BBC America]] erroneously spell [[Linx]]'s name as "Lynx".
* The subtitles provided by [[BBC One]] and [[BBC America]] erroneously spell [[Linx]]'s name as "Lynx".
*The end credits, as well as the 52 minute mark of the subtitles, and the officially listed iPlayer website credits, misspell [[Ritskaw]]'s name as "Riskaw".
* The end credits, as well as the 52 minute mark of the subtitles, and the officially listed iPlayer website credits, misspell [[Ritskaw]]'s name as "Riskaw".


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The TARDIS has escaped [[the Flux]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
* The TARDIS has escaped [[the Flux]], picking up from the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}.
* The [[Second Doctor]] had once stated that he had been to the [[Crimean War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') Soldiers from the war were also kidnapped by the [[War Lord]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
* As borne out by the Doctor initially recognising her surroundings until the [[Sontaran]] presence throws her off, this is not the first time the Doctor has been depicted in the [[Crimean War]]:
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] landed during the siege of [[Sevastopol]], where the TARDIS was also damaged, this time by a British Cannonball separating the interior from the exterior. On this occasion, the Doctor and [[Ace]] became prisoners of the [[Russia]]n Empire, whilst [[Hex]] met his childhood hero, [[Florence Nightingale]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'')
** The [[Second Doctor]] had previously stated that he had been to the Crimean War before, in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}. Soldiers from the war were also among those abducted for the titular [[War Games]] of [[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}.
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] previously helped [[Mary Seacole]] deal with an alien infection. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Charge of the Night Brigade (audio story)|The Charge of the Night Brigade]]'')
** The [[Seventh Doctor]] also landed during the siege of [[Sevastopol]] in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Angel of Scutari (audio story)}}, with the TARDIS also being damaged — that time by a British cannonball separating the interior from the exterior. On this occasion, the Doctor and [[Ace]] became prisoners of the [[Russia]]n Empire, whilst [[Hex]] met his childhood hero, [[Florence Nightingale]].  
* Yaz asks herself "what would the Doctor do?", which Swarm mocks. This was a phrase {{Simm}} once said to [[Martha Jones]] as a way of mocking her admiration for the Tenth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')
** The [[Twelfth Doctor]] helped [[Mary Seacole]] deal with an alien infection in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Charge of the Night Brigade (audio story)}}.
* The Doctor mentions having been [[Lord President|President of Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
* The Thirteenth Doctor once again finds herself subjected to minor sexism due to her female body, a beat previously employed on television in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Witchfinders (TV story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)}}.
* Svild remarks about his [[shame]] at having been injured in battle and the need to face [[Death sentence|execution]] to atone for his sins in battle. This echoes Commander [[Kaagh]]'s own sentiments. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'')
* Yaz and the Doctor are once again separated, with Yaz making the Doctor promise to find her, hearkening back to when they were separated during the Doctor's imprisonment in the [[Judoon]] at the end of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}. They would be separated a third time when the Doctor is [[Extraction Squad|recalled]] to [[The Division|Division]] at the end of [[TV]]: {{cs|Village of the Angels (TV story)}}.
* Yaz states that she is "Serving [[Police officer|Officer]] Khan, [[Hallamshire Police]], [[Earth Division]]", referencing her job as a police officer. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'', ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
* Yaz asks herself "[[WWTDD|What would the Doctor do?]]", which Swarm mocks. The [[Saxon Master]] once mockingly quoted the same refrain to [[Martha Jones]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}.
* Dan's parents ask Dan about hius disapearence, and also ask what had happened to his house. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
* The Doctor mentions having been [[Lord President|President of Gallifrey]] — a development spurred by [[TV]]: {{cs|The Deadly Assassin (TV story)}}, elaborated upon in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}}, and repeated by the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|Hell Bent (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor asks if the Sontarans are the power behind the Flux, only for them to deny resposibility and instead admit to taking advantage of the already present crisis, much like how [[Cyber-Leader One]] decribed the [[Cybusmen]]'s use of the [[Dalek]]s' [[Void Ship]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'')
* Svild remarks about his [[shame]] at having been injured in battle and the need to face [[Death sentence|execution]] to atone for his sins in battle. This echoes [[Commander]] [[Brak]]'s sentiments in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}} and [[Commander]] [[Kaagh]]'s in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Last Sontaran (TV story)}}.
* Skaak mentions the [[Lupari]] shielding the Earth from the Flux. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
* Yaz states that she is "Serving [[Police officer|Officer]] Khan, [[Hallamshire Police]], [[Earth Division]]", referencing her original job as a police officer at the time of her introduction in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)}}, which she was still technically signed up for in [[TV]]: {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}}, but revealed in [[TV]]: {{cs|he Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}} that she had since resigned from.
* Skaak mentions Commander [[Linx]]'s claim on Earth for the Sontaran Empire. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'')  
* Dan's parents ask Dan about his disappearance, and also ask what had happened to his house — alluding to the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}.
* [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] remembers being at the [[Temple of Atropos]], and {{Spruell}} calls it the place "where it all began". ([[TV]]: ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'')
* The Doctor asks if the Sontarans are the power behind the Flux, only for them to deny responsibility and instead admit to taking advantage of the already present crisis. This tension-building beat is similar to that employed in the closing minutes of [[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}, with [[Cyber-Leader One|the Cyber-Leader]] revealing that [[the Sphere]] was not of their design and they are thus merely taking advantage of another, even greater threat.
* Much like the [[Tenth Doctor]] with [[Harriet Jones]] regarding the [[Sycorax]], the Thirteenth Doctor shows moral outrage when the retreating Sontarans are massacred by [[Logan (War of the Sontarans)|Logan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')
* Skaak mentions the [[Lupari]] shielding the Earth from the Flux, as occurred at the end of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)}}.
* [[The Gateway]], which bridges [[E-Space]] and [[N-Space]], was previously noted to have space-time coordinates of zero, as the Doctor here notes of the Temple of Atropos. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'')
* Skaak mentions Commander [[Linx]]'s claim on Earth for the Sontaran Empire, a reference to the Sontarans' introduction story, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Warrior (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor once again disables someone with her pinky finger using [[Venusian aikido]]; this Thirteen-specific spin on the favoured trick of the [[Third Doctor]] had previously been seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Ghost Monument (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|Kerblam! (TV story)}}.
* [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] remembers being at the [[Temple of Atropos]], and the [[Younger Swarm]] calls it the place "where it all began". [[TV]]: {{cs|Once, Upon Time (TV story)}} would later reveal more about the Temple's origins, showing it to have been integral to the [[Anchoring of the thread|binding of Time]] by [[the Division]] on behalf of the [[Time Lord]]s, and also depicting the arrest of Azure and of Swarm's [[Old Swarm|previous regeneration]] by the [[Fugitive Doctor]] at the conclusion of the [[Founding Conflict]].
* Much like the [[Tenth Doctor]] with [[Harriet Jones]] regarding the [[Sycorax]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}, the Thirteenth Doctor shows moral outrage when the retreating Sontarans are massacred by [[Logan (War of the Sontarans)|Logan]]. The [[Third Doctor]] was likewise outraged when the [[Silurian]]s were destroyed by [[the Brigadier]], despite them no longer being a threat, at the conclusion of [[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)}}.
* [[The Gateway]], which bridges [[E-Space]] and [[N-Space]], was previously noted in [[TV]]: {{cs|Warrior's Gate (TV story)}} to have space-time coordinates of zero, as the Doctor here notes of the [[Temple of Atropos]].
* The Doctor shushes [[Mary Seacole]] leaving her dumbfounded in a similar bit of visual comedy to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] shushing [[Craig Owens|Craig]], [[Alfie Owens|Stormageddon]], and his co-workers at the shop in [[TV]]: {{cs|Closing Time (TV story)}}.
* The [[Crimean War]], and the presence of a [[Sontaran]] base in [[Liverpool]], were referenced as parts of the Thirteenth Doctor's past in [[GAME]]: {{cs|Flux Fixers (game)}}.


==Home video releases==
== Home video releases ==
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==== DVD and Blu-ray release ====
 
* ''War of the Sontarans'' was released, together with the five other episodes of ''Doctor Who: Flux'', on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1/A on [[15 February (releases)|15 February]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], in region 2/B on [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] 2022 and in region 4/B on [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 2022.
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=== Digital releases ===


==External links==
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]].
== External links ==
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==Footnotes==
== Footnotes ==
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