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The [[Fifth Doctor]] heads out into a [[blizzard]] with a mysterious woman. Far away, in another time and place, [[Nyssa]] tells [[Lasarti]] about a [[dream]] she had, reminding her of a time she was with the Doctor. Her dream had [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Adric]], [[the Master]], the Doctor and others she couldn't quite recognise. She asks Lasarti to let her use his machine at the hospital to see the dream more clearly. The Doctor and his "wife" find a knocking noise in their [[barn]] but decide not to investigate further. | The [[Fifth Doctor]] heads out into a [[blizzard]] with a mysterious woman. Far away, in another time and place, [[Nyssa]] tells [[Lasarti]] about a [[dream]] she had, reminding her of a time she was with the Doctor. Her dream had [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Adric]], [[the Master]], the Doctor and others she couldn't quite recognise. She asks Lasarti to let her use his machine at the hospital to see the dream more clearly. The Doctor and his "wife" find a knocking noise in their [[barn]] but decide not to investigate further. | ||
The Doctor encounters Nyssa in his dream but she exclaims that it is he who is part of her dream. He invites her into a parlour in a [[farmhouse]] he supposedly inhabits with his human wife and they have a chat, trying to discern who is real and who is the dream/illusion. He, however, has no recollection of her or anything from his life, convinced he is a human who has lived in this house all his life. Just then he hears a noise coming down the stairs and Lasarti has entered the dream. Nyssa decides to test whether she is dreaming or not by switching off the device. She does, yet they are both still in the Doctor's dream and Nyssa is confused. She asks him a series of questions that makes him begin to realise he isn't sure about anything, such as not remembering his wife's name or the fact that his children Adric and Tegan are not who he claims them to be as Nyssa continues to remind him. Panicking, they hear a malicious laugh coming from outside and go out into the blizzard to find the source. Nyssa recognises the laugh as belonging to the Master and tries to convince the Doctor but the Doctor rejects this, trying to convince himself that he is human. Nyssa tries to jog his memories and convince him that this isn't real, reminding him of Adric, herself, Tegan and others as well as his heritage as a [[Time Lord]], which he vaguely starts to remember. | The Doctor encounters Nyssa in his dream but she exclaims that it is he who is part of her dream. He invites her into a parlour in a [[farmhouse]] he supposedly inhabits with his human wife and they have a chat, trying to discern who is real and who is the dream/illusion. He, however, has no recollection of her or anything from his life, convinced he is a human who has lived in this house all his life. Just then he hears a noise coming down the stairs and Lasarti has entered the dream. Nyssa decides to test whether she is dreaming or not by switching off the device. She does, yet they are both still in the Doctor's dream and Nyssa is confused. She asks him a series of questions that makes him begin to realise he isn't sure about anything, such as not remembering his wife's name or the fact that his children Adric and Tegan are not who he claims them to be as Nyssa continues to remind him. Panicking, they hear a malicious laugh coming from outside and go out into the blizzard to find the source. Nyssa recognises the laugh as belonging to the Master and tries to convince the Doctor but the Doctor rejects this, trying to convince himself that he is human. Nyssa tries to jog his memories and convince him that this isn't real, reminding him of Adric, herself, Tegan and others as well as his heritage as a [[Time Lord]], which he vaguely starts to remember. | ||
They go into the barn and see a coffin vibrating and Nyssa manages to convince the Doctor to go inside, which turns out to be the Doctor's mind envisioning a [[Zero Room|zero cabinet]], which once inside he reverts back to his old self and explains what's happening to Nyssa. He then asks her and Lasarti to burn everything around them down as he is a traveller who never stays put, which is what the projection is desgined to do, lull him into a false sense of security and this interference by the Master was to block his mind from reaching out across time and space to former companions to help him [[Regeneration|regenerate]]. The Doctor then tells Nyssa to help him to the edge of the forest to find [[the Watcher]] while Lasarti burns everything and the Doctor's "wife" is revealed to be [[Kamelion]], who thanks Lasarti for helping it finally resist the Master and die, and that it was it that tried to save the Doctor's mind by helping him remember Adric and Tegan by projecting them as children to help him remember since it was the key linking the Doctor's and Master's minds. It finally reveals that once it disappears the connection between the Doctor's mind and the Master's that it has been keeping will disappear. | They go into the barn and see a coffin vibrating and Nyssa manages to convince the Doctor to go inside, which turns out to be the Doctor's mind envisioning a [[Zero Room|zero cabinet]], which once inside he reverts back to his old self and explains what's happening to Nyssa. He then asks her and Lasarti to burn everything around them down as he is a traveller who never stays put, which is what the projection is desgined to do, lull him into a false sense of security and this interference by the Master was to block his mind from reaching out across time and space to former companions to help him [[Regeneration|regenerate]]. The Doctor then tells Nyssa to help him to the edge of the forest to find [[the Watcher]] while Lasarti burns everything and the Doctor's "wife" is revealed to be [[Kamelion]], who thanks Lasarti for helping it finally resist the Master and die, and that it was it that tried to save the Doctor's mind by helping him remember Adric and Tegan by projecting them as children to help him remember since it was the key linking the Doctor's and Master's minds. It finally reveals that once it disappears the connection between the Doctor's mind and the Master's that it has been keeping will disappear. | ||
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The Doctor and Nyssa struggle to the edge of the forest, but the blizzard disappears as Kamelion vanishes and he manages to find the Watcher. He thanks Nyssa for her help and merges with the watcher, preparing to regenerate again. | The Doctor and Nyssa struggle to the edge of the forest, but the blizzard disappears as Kamelion vanishes and he manages to find the Watcher. He thanks Nyssa for her help and merges with the watcher, preparing to regenerate again. | ||
Nyssa and Lasarti discuss their recent adventure and she tells him the Doctor's last moments, how he took her hands and [[ | Nyssa and Lasarti discuss their recent adventure and she tells him the Doctor's last moments, how he took her hands and [[kiss]]ed her on the [[head]] and after thanking all of his previous companions surrounding him in his mind and ran back into the Watcher's figure and regnerated. The two reflect on their own [[children]] and Nyssa is thankful for her time with the Doctor, even if their final interaction was through a dream, unsure if she will ever see him again. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Kamelion|Anima]] - [[Sunny Ormonde]] | * [[Kamelion|Anima]] - [[Sunny Ormonde]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Nyssa points out that aspects of the Doctor's [[farmhouse]] resemble [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], like the [[Hatstand|hat stand]] and [[Bedroom|Nyssa's bedroom]]. | * Nyssa points out that aspects of the Doctor's [[farmhouse]] resemble [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], like the [[Hatstand|hat stand]] and [[Bedroom|Nyssa's bedroom]]. | ||
* Nyssa mentions the Doctor's people, the [[Time Lords]], but doesn't explicitly name them. | * Nyssa mentions the Doctor's people, the [[Time Lords]], but doesn't explicitly name them. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Though [[Paul Cornell]] and [[Mike Maddox]] share the writing credit on the ''[[Circular Time (audio anthology)|Circular Time]]'' anthology, this story was written by Cornell alone. Cornell has referred to the story as "a weird fanservice thing."<ref>http://www.paulcornell.com/2006/11/circular-time-and-irish-comic-con/</ref> | * Though [[Paul Cornell]] and [[Mike Maddox]] share the writing credit on the ''[[Circular Time (audio anthology)|Circular Time]]'' anthology, this story was written by Cornell alone. Cornell has referred to the story as "a weird fanservice thing."<ref>http://www.paulcornell.com/2006/11/circular-time-and-irish-comic-con/</ref> | ||
* In spite of the fact that he remains unseen throughout, this is the first Fifth Doctor audio drama to feature [[the Master]] as a villain. | * In spite of the fact that he remains unseen throughout, this is the first Fifth Doctor audio drama to feature [[the Master]] as a villain. | ||
* As it takes place during his [[regeneration]] into his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], as depicted in [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', this is the final audio drama, chronologically speaking, to feature the Fifth Doctor. | * As it takes place during his [[regeneration]] into his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], as depicted in [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', this is the final audio drama, chronologically speaking, to feature the Fifth Doctor. | ||
