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The Doctor and Donna trek back to 1925, searching for the cause of the giggle, and trace Stooky Bill to Mr Emporium. Entering, the Doctor and Donna are greeted by the owner, whom the Doctor recognises as [[the Toymaker]], who talks about the oldest game, [[Catch (game)|catch]], while [[The Toymaker's juggling balls|juggling balls]] until he retreats further into his shop in a game of [[hide and seek]]. The Doctor chases the Toymaker, followed by Donna despite telling her to return to the TARDIS. Donna insists on staying with him, and the two become trapped in the Toymaker's funhouse labyrinth, which the Doctor realises is the [[Celestial Toyroom]], stumbling around and eventually becoming separated. The Doctor encounters Banerjee, turned into a marionette who dances on the Toymaker's command after losing a game to remove the giggle in his head. Donna encounters Stooky Bill's doll family and breaks apart [[Stooky Sue]] as the Stooky children try to eat her. | The Doctor and Donna trek back to 1925, searching for the cause of the giggle, and trace Stooky Bill to Mr Emporium. Entering, the Doctor and Donna are greeted by the owner, whom the Doctor recognises as [[the Toymaker]], who talks about the oldest game, [[Catch (game)|catch]], while [[The Toymaker's juggling balls|juggling balls]] until he retreats further into his shop in a game of [[hide and seek]]. The Doctor chases the Toymaker, followed by Donna despite telling her to return to the TARDIS. Donna insists on staying with him, and the two become trapped in the Toymaker's funhouse labyrinth, which the Doctor realises is the [[Celestial Toyroom]], stumbling around and eventually becoming separated. The Doctor encounters Banerjee, turned into a marionette who dances on the Toymaker's command after losing a game to remove the giggle in his head. Donna encounters Stooky Bill's doll family and breaks apart [[Stooky Sue]] as the Stooky children try to eat her. | ||
The Doctor and Donna reunite and find themselves the guests of honour at the Toymaker's puppet show: an attempt to recount to Donna the Doctor's adventures since leaving her. The Toymaker portrays the deaths of [[Amy Pond]], [[Clara Oswald]] and [[Bill Potts]] in puppet form, with the Doctor objecting that none of them died under his care; all three continued to live on in some form. The Toymaker is dismissive and treats the | The Doctor and Donna reunite and find themselves the guests of honour at the Toymaker's puppet show: an attempt to recount to Donna the Doctor's adventures since leaving her. The Toymaker portrays the deaths of [[Amy Pond]], [[Clara Oswald]] and [[Bill Potts]] in puppet form, with the Doctor objecting that none of them died under his care; all three continued to live on in some form. The Toymaker is dismissive and treats the nitpicking with contempt, until mentioning how [[the Flux]] ravaged the universe under the Doctor's watch provokes the Doctor into challenging the Toymaker to a game. The Toymaker accepts, bragging as they prepare about his fun since arriving in [[the Doctor's universe]]. He has already turned [[God (mythology)|God]] into a [[Jack-in-the-Box]], made a jigsaw out of [[The Doctor's early life|the Doctor's history]], and sealed the [[Spy Master]] inside his gold tooth after [[Game between the Toymaker and the Master|he lost the game]] that was his last hope for life. However, there was one the Toymaker did not face, "[[the One Who Waits]]", but he considers that someone else's game when the Doctor asks who they are. | ||
The Doctor and the Toymaker decide on a game: [[Game between the Toymaker and the Fourteenth Doctor|a simple cut of the deck where the highest card wins]]. After confirming the rules and assuring Donna the Toymaker can't [[cheat]] even though he is using [[The Toymaker's cards|his own conjured cards]], the pair play. The Doctor turns over an [[Eight of Clubs|eight]], but the Toymaker unveils a [[King of Hearts (card)|king]] and wins. As the Toymaker moves to claim his prize, the Doctor points out that, since [[Trilogic Game|he won the previous game]], they are therefore tied [[one-all]] and a third game is required to declare an absolute winner in a [[best of three]]. The Toymaker agrees and disappears after declaring 2023 will be their battleground, causing the labyrinth to collapse around the Doctor and Donna and the toy store to fold into a small toy box. The duo escape in time, realising the Toymaker intends to play the third game in their present day. | The Doctor and the Toymaker decide on a game: [[Game between the Toymaker and the Fourteenth Doctor|a simple cut of the deck where the highest card wins]]. After confirming the rules and assuring Donna the Toymaker can't [[cheat]] even though he is using [[The Toymaker's cards|his own conjured cards]], the pair play. The Doctor turns over an [[Eight of Clubs|eight]], but the Toymaker unveils a [[King of Hearts (card)|king]] and wins. As the Toymaker moves to claim his prize, the Doctor points out that, since [[Trilogic Game|he won the previous game]], they are therefore tied [[one-all]] and a third game is required to declare an absolute winner in a [[best of three]]. The Toymaker agrees and disappears after declaring 2023 will be their battleground, causing the labyrinth to collapse around the Doctor and Donna and the toy store to fold into a small toy box. The duo escape in time, realising the Toymaker intends to play the third game in their present day. | ||
