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The [[Third Doctor]] once suggested to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] that the phrase was meaningless [[technobabble]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'') With similar uncertainty, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] once "bet" that the phrase meant something and that it "sound[ed] great". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'') | The [[Third Doctor]] once suggested to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] that the phrase was meaningless [[technobabble]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'') With similar uncertainty, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] once "bet" that the phrase meant something and that it "sound[ed] great". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'') | ||
The Third Doctor once reversed the polarity of the neutron flow to destroy a [[Sea Devil]] base. {{Delgado|c}} understood the implications of his actions when the Doctor told him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') The Third Doctor performed the action again whilst with his other incarnations in the [[Death Zone]] to free [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] of a [[force field]] | The Third Doctor once reversed the polarity of the neutron flow to destroy a [[Sea Devil]] base. {{Delgado|c}} understood the implications of his actions when the Doctor told him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') The Third Doctor performed the action again whilst with his other incarnations, once in the [[Death Zone]] to free [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] of a [[force field]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') and once while they all helped the [[Fourth Doctor]] when he was trapped in his TARDIS. ([[WC]]: ''[[Doctors Assemble! (webcast)|Doctors Assemble!]]'') | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] reversed the polarity as part of a process to stabilise his post-[[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') He also reversed the polarity to aid in his and his [[companion]]'s escape from [[Mawdryn]]'s ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') | The [[Fifth Doctor]] reversed the polarity as part of a process to stabilise his post-[[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') He also reversed the polarity to aid in his and his [[companion]]'s escape from [[Mawdryn]]'s ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Although remembered as the Third Doctor's catchphrase, "Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" was only uttered | Although remembered as the Third Doctor's catchphrase, "Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" was only uttered three times by him in performed media in ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', and ''[[Doctors Assemble! (webcast)|Doctors Assemble]]''. Notably, only one of these instances was during his own era. He much more commonly stated simply, "Reverse the polarity". | ||
The action does have some basis in real world [[science]].<ref>https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.010323/full/</ref> | The action does have some basis in real world [[science]].<ref>https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.010323/full/</ref> | ||
