The Impossible Planet (TV story): Difference between revisions

After a slight misunderstanding when first meeting the [[Ood]], a docile race of empathic servants who work on the station, the travelers meet the crew of the base, led by acting Captain [[Zachary Cross Flane]]. Then an earthquake occurs and they all have to take cover. Afterwards, the crew is introduced by Science Officer [[Ida Scott]] and includes, Head of Security [[John Jefferson]], trainee maintenance officer, [[Scooti Manista]], and archeologist [[Toby Zed]]. They are on an expedition on an anomalous planet in orbit around a [[black hole]]. The Doctor realises that it is impossible for the planet, which is called [[Krop Tor]], to be in geostationary orbit around the black hole, as it should be pulled in like the star systems around it are. He calculates that it would take a phenomenal amount of power (Six to the power of six for six seconds) to generate the huge gravity funnel stabilising its orbit. The funnel is not a natural phenomenon, and the crew is drilling ten miles underground to the core of the planet in hopes of finding the power source and using it. The origin of the power source is an ancient civilisation that had been on Krop Tor, and the inscription on the wall is a transcription of a stone tablet found on the planet.

*The episode contains a number of references to the popular [[wikipedia:Doom (series)|Doom]] series. In particular, the door opening and closing sounds from the first two games are occasionally used (especially noticeable when Toby goes searching for the "voices" distracting him from his archeological findings).