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* TheParalyzer: The White universe's Stuart and Reed are armed with these, although they have DisintegratorRay functions. The Black universe goes for much simpler and deadlier ray guns.



* StunGuns: The White universe's Stuart and Reed are armed with these, although they have DisintegratorRay functions. The Black universe goes for much simpler and deadlier ray guns.
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* ATragedyOfImpusiveness: In both timelines, the troubles that lead to the BadFuture are a result of the human’s leader (Bailey in the Black timeline, Mitchell in the White timeline) making decisions out of grief, when they aren’t thinking straight.

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* ATragedyOfImpusiveness: ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: In both timelines, the troubles that lead to the BadFuture are a result of the human’s leader (Bailey in the Black timeline, Mitchell in the White timeline) making decisions out of grief, when they aren’t thinking straight.

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* AMillionIsJustAStatistic: One gets the feeling this kind of attitude is what makes the government so easily able to "economize" families, given that a deadly radioactive planet doesn't exactly grant one a lot of supplies to keep a population going...

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* AMillionIsJustAStatistic: AMillionIsAStatistic: One gets the feeling this kind of attitude is what makes the government so easily able to "economize" families, given that a deadly radioactive planet doesn't exactly grant one a lot of supplies to keep a population going...



* CreatorThumbprint: Johnathan Morris leaves his for the first time, with the mention of Pakafroon Wabster, the most successful band in recorded history.



* EarthShatteringKaboom: The time machine of the White universe had a rather bad problem of creating these when used owing to its power supply overloading. It wouldn't by so bad if the thing could be ''turned off''!

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* EarthShatteringKaboom: The time machine of the White universe had a rather bad problem of creating these when used owing to its power supply overloading. It wouldn't by be so bad if the thing could be ''turned off''!



* StunGuns: The White universe's Stuart and Reed are armed with these, although they have DisintergratorRay functions. The Black universe goes for much simpler and deadlier ray guns.

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* StunGuns: The White universe's Stuart and Reed are armed with these, although they have DisintergratorRay DisintegratorRay functions. The Black universe goes for much simpler and deadlier ray guns.


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* ATragedyOfImpusiveness: In both timelines, the troubles that lead to the BadFuture are a result of the human’s leader (Bailey in the Black timeline, Mitchell in the White timeline) making decisions out of grief, when they aren’t thinking straight.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade / HistoricalVillainUpgrade : Both InUniverse. In the White timeline President Bailey was a strong and confident leader who was tragically murdered by Slithergee agents. In the Black timeline she is regarded as a week willed coward who sold out her people to the Slithergee. Neither is true, in reality Bailey was a poor victim who got caught up in this mess and had little to no choice in the matter.

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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade / HistoricalVillainUpgrade : Both InUniverse. In the White timeline President Bailey was a strong and confident leader who was tragically murdered by Slithergee agents. In the Black timeline she is regarded as a week willed weak-willed coward who sold out her people to the Slithergee. Neither is true, true; in reality Bailey was a poor victim who got caught up in this mess and had little to no choice in the matter.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade / HistoricalVillainUpgrade : Both InUniverse.

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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade / HistoricalVillainUpgrade : Both InUniverse. In the White timeline President Bailey was a strong and confident leader who was tragically murdered by Slithergee agents. In the Black timeline she is regarded as a week willed coward who sold out her people to the Slithergee. Neither is true, in reality Bailey was a poor victim who got caught up in this mess and had little to no choice in the matter.
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* AgonyBeam: What Professor Cupra's MindProbe doubles as, and he is ''very'' happy to use it as such.

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* AgonyBeam: What Professor Cupra's Capra's MindProbe doubles as, and he is ''very'' happy to use it as such.



* ColdBloodedTorture: The Black universe's Professor Cupra is quite keen on doing this.

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* ColdBloodedTorture: The Black universe's Professor Cupra Capra is quite keen on doing this.



* FauxAffablyEvil: The Black universe Professor Cupra offers a Christmas Cracker to the Doctor and Mel...before he hits them with an AgonyBeam whilst humming Christmas carols.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: The Black universe Professor Cupra Capra offers a Christmas Cracker to the Doctor and Mel...before he hits them with an AgonyBeam whilst humming Christmas carols.



* GadgeteerGenius: Professor Cupra in both universes, given one invents a MindProbe and the other invents a ''time machine''. The two are night and day, however.

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* GadgeteerGenius: Professor Cupra Capra in both universes, given one invents a MindProbe and the other invents a ''time machine''. The two are night and day, however.



* TimeMachine: Professor Cupra's invention on the White Disc.

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* TimeMachine: Professor Cupra's Capra's invention on the White Disc.

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* ShoutOut: The name "Punxatornee" is a reference to ''Film/GroundhogDay''. Professor Capra is named for Frank Capra, director of the classic Christmas movie ''ItsAWonderfulLife''. The other characters are also named for characters and actors from ''ItsAWonderfulLife''.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The name "Punxatornee" is a reference to ''Film/GroundhogDay''. Professor Capra is named for Frank Capra, director of the classic Christmas movie ''ItsAWonderfulLife''. ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''. The other characters are also named for characters and actors from ''ItsAWonderfulLife''.''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''.



* ThemeNaming: Mostly from ''ItsAWonderfulLife''.

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* ThemeNaming: Mostly from ''ItsAWonderfulLife''.''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''.
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** The bells after the announcement on Black Disc chime in "We're all having a wonderful Christmas time.", which Mel notes. She later namedrops BingCrosby and EdgarAllanPoe.

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** The bells after the announcement on Black Disc chime in "We're all having a wonderful Christmas time.", which Mel notes. She later namedrops BingCrosby Music/BingCrosby and EdgarAllanPoe.Creator/EdgarAllanPoe.
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* TriggerHappy: Both Stewarts try to solve ''everything'' by shooting at it or threatening to. Black Stewart is put in a pickle by this [[spoiler: when his gun runs out of charges because of him overusing it, and he's rather unceremoniously shot dead]]. White Stewart is barely more restrained and polite, possibly from his military upbringing. Black Reed is almost as bad as Stuart, but White Reed is much more composed and collected.

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* TriggerHappy: Both Stewarts try to solve ''everything'' by shooting at it or threatening to. Black Stewart is put in a pickle by this [[spoiler: when his gun runs out of charges because of him overusing it, and he's rather unceremoniously shot dead]].dead. White Stewart is barely more restrained and polite, possibly from his military upbringing. Black Reed is almost as bad as Stuart, but White Reed is much more composed and collected.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''{{Franchise/Terminator}}'', ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''ItsAWonderfulLife''. All three films are cleverly alluded to.

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* WholePlotReference: To ''{{Franchise/Terminator}}'', ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''ItsAWonderfulLife''.''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''. All three films are cleverly alluded to.
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* ShoutOut: The name "Punxatornee" is a reference to ''GroundhogDay''. Professor Capra is named for Frank Capra, director of the classic Christmas movie ''ItsAWonderfulLife''. The other characters are also named for characters and actors from ''ItsAWonderfulLife''.

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* ShoutOut: The name "Punxatornee" is a reference to ''GroundhogDay''.''Film/GroundhogDay''. Professor Capra is named for Frank Capra, director of the classic Christmas movie ''ItsAWonderfulLife''. The other characters are also named for characters and actors from ''ItsAWonderfulLife''.



* WholePlotReference: To ''{{Franchise/Terminator}}'', ''GroundhogDay'' and ''ItsAWonderfulLife''. All three films are cleverly alluded to.

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* WholePlotReference: To ''{{Franchise/Terminator}}'', ''GroundhogDay'' ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''ItsAWonderfulLife''. All three films are cleverly alluded to.

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* AMillionIsJustAStatistic: One gets the feeling this kind of attitude is what makes the government so easily able to "economize" families, given that a deadly radioactive planet doesn't exactly grant one a lot of supplies to keep a population going...



* ChristmasEpisode: The story takes place on a pair of Christmas nights in both universes, although the Black universe is also going through a Slithergee equivilent, and they're not happy that Christmas is mentioned in the same breath.

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* ChristmasEpisode: The story takes place on a pair of Christmas nights in both universes, although the it isn't referred to as such in either universe.
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Black universe is also going through a Slithergee equivilent, and they're not happy that Christmas is mentioned in calls the same breath.occasion "Slimetide Solstice", on behalf of the Slithergees, who take great offence at a small mention of Christmas.
** The White universe calls the occasion "Retribution Day", in remembrance of Bailey being assassinated by "Slithergee spies".



** The bells after the announcement on Black Disc chime in "We're all having a wonderful Christmas time." Mel notes this. She later namedrops BingCrosby and EdgarAllanPoe.

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** The bells after the announcement on Black Disc chime in "We're all having a wonderful Christmas time." ", which Mel notes this.notes. She later namedrops BingCrosby and EdgarAllanPoe.



* StunGuns
* TemporalMutability
* TemporalParadox
* TemptingFate
* TerminatorTwosome: The Black and White teams, from each other's point of view.
* TimeMachine: On White Disc.
* TriggerHappy: Both Stewarts try to solve ''everything'' by shooting at it or threatening to. Black Stewart is put in a pickle by this [[spoiler: when his gun runs out of charges because of him overusing it, and he's rather unceremoniously shot dead]]. White Stewart is barely more restrained and polite, possibly from his military upbringing.

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* StunGuns
StunGuns: The White universe's Stuart and Reed are armed with these, although they have DisintergratorRay functions. The Black universe goes for much simpler and deadlier ray guns.
* TemporalMutability
TemporalMutability: Both the Doctor and Mel don't seem bothered they've settled into another timeline, either time. Stuart and Reed...don't get a chance to settle in, either time.
* TemporalParadox
TemporalParadox: Stuart and Reed only go back in time to fix the actions that ''another'' Stuart and Reed caused, made possible because their counterparts encounter the Doctor and Mel as they land on Puxatournee.
* TemptingFate
TemptingFate: Stuart and Reed ''really'' should have paid better heed to what Mel and the Doctor were saying.
** Reed's grandfather was cut down in both universes for thinking it would have been better if the government went with the opposite decision.
* TerminatorTwosome: The Black and White teams, teams of Stuart and Reed, from each other's point of view.
* TimeMachine: On Professor Cupra's invention on the White Disc.
* TriggerHappy: Both Stewarts try to solve ''everything'' by shooting at it or threatening to. Black Stewart is put in a pickle by this [[spoiler: when his gun runs out of charges because of him overusing it, and he's rather unceremoniously shot dead]]. White Stewart is barely more restrained and polite, possibly from his military upbringing. Black Reed is almost as bad as Stuart, but White Reed is much more composed and collected.



* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: The Slithergee come to Puxtawnee and claim they're refugees. With a [[CoolStarship Battle Cruiser]].

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* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: The Slithergee come to Puxtawnee and claim they're refugees. With a [[CoolStarship Battle Cruiser]]. It's part of what made Bailey hesitate in giving them one of the moons to colonize.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulnessYouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: What the Slithergees decide for Mitchell soon after Bailey dies.

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* AgonyBeam

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* AgonyBeamAgonyBeam: What Professor Cupra's MindProbe doubles as, and he is ''very'' happy to use it as such.



* AlternateTimeline
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The human regime on White Disc. Though more like [[SpaceX Space Soviet Russia]].

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* AlternateTimeline
AlternateTimeline: Two that cross over each other.
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: ANaziByAnyOtherName:
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The human regime on White Disc. Though more like Disc, though given the snowy and radioactive environment, it better ressembles [[SpaceX Space Soviet Russia]].



* [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins]]
* BavarianFireDrill

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* [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins]]
TheBadGuyWins: No matter what action Bailey or Mitchell take, the Slithergee get the last laugh in the end.
* BavarianFireDrillBavarianFireDrill: Stuart and Reed from the Black universe manage to double as their White universe counterparts a few times.



* BiggerOnTheInside
* BizarreAlienSenses
* BlatantLies
* BondOneLiner
* ButterflyOfDoom

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* BiggerOnTheInside
BizarreAlienSenses: The Slithergees have very poor eyesight, but their sense of smell is potent enough they can smell something off about the TARDIS.
* BizarreAlienSenses
BlatantLies: Most things the Slithergee say just to get their way.
* BlatantLies
* BondOneLiner
* ButterflyOfDoom
ButterflyOfDoom: No matter which universe, the actions of Stuart and Reed dooms the human population.



* ChristmasEpisode

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* ChristmasEpisodeChristmasEpisode: The story takes place on a pair of Christmas nights in both universes, although the Black universe is also going through a Slithergee equivilent, and they're not happy that Christmas is mentioned in the same breath.



* ColdBloodedTorture
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:

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* ColdBloodedTorture
ColdBloodedTorture: The Black universe's Professor Cupra is quite keen on doing this.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:ComicallyMissingThePoint: Seven's still going through this phase, given he's travelling with Mel.



* CrapsackWorld
** ''Both'' worlds.

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* CrapsackWorld
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CrapsackWorld: ''Both'' worlds.



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: There's no happy ending for ''any'' of the humans on Punxatornee.]]
* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[spoiler: The time machine of the White universe had a rather bad problem of creating these when used owing to its power supply overloading. It wouldn't by so bad if the thing could be ''turned off''!]]
* FantasticRacism
* FauxAffablyEvil: The interrogator offers a Christmas Cracker to the Doctor and Mel...before he hits them with an AgonyBeam whilst humming Christmas carols.
** The Slithergee as well.
* GeniusDitz: Mel really has her moments in this episode.
* HaveWeMetYet

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: There's no happy ending for ''any'' of the humans on Punxatornee.]]
Punxatornee. The Black universe has them as slaves; the White universe has them dying out from radiation before the entire planet ''explodes''.
* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[spoiler: The time machine of the White universe had a rather bad problem of creating these when used owing to its power supply overloading. It wouldn't by so bad if the thing could be ''turned off''!]]
off''!
* FantasticRacism
FantasticRacism: The Slithergees keep asserting that they're being persecuted, regardless of the fact that the entire government keeps bending over backwards to give them everything they want.
* FauxAffablyEvil: The interrogator Black universe Professor Cupra offers a Christmas Cracker to the Doctor and Mel...before he hits them with an AgonyBeam whilst humming Christmas carols.
** The Slithergee as well.
aren't much better.
* GadgeteerGenius: Professor Cupra in both universes, given one invents a MindProbe and the other invents a ''time machine''. The two are night and day, however.
* GeniusDitz: Mel really has her moments in this episode.
story.
* HaveWeMetYetHaveWeMetYet: Twice over with Stuart and Reed, both in regards to Mel and the Doctor and the Potters of the opposite universe.



* MergedReality: Very subverted.
* MindProbe: Professor Capra's invention in the Black world. (White Capra built a time machine.)



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDoneMyGodWhatHaveIDone: Both sets of Stuart and Reed get this when they view what their actions have wrought.



* PinballProtagonist: Mel and the Doctor.
* PuppetKing: Baily, on the Black Disc.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves

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* PinballProtagonist: Mel and the Doctor.
Doctor bounce between two universes...both sets of them!
* PuppetKing: Baily, on President Bailey is effectively one in the Black Disc.
Disc, given her efforts to appease the Slithergees, before she takes her life after realizing Mitchell going behind her back. Mitchell briefly becomes one, before his life is taken by the Slithergees.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeservesRewardedAsATraitorDeserves: The Black universe's Stuart and Reed execute Bailey and her assistant for giving into the Slithergees. The White universe's simply kill her assistant, under the impression he was going to assassinate her.



* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong

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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrongSetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: What Stuart and Reed attempt to do in both universes. Neither are happy with what they get.

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* AllTakeAndNoGive: The Slithergees in a nutshell. What was originally a moon being granted to them turned into most of the planet being covered by Slithergees, their culture, camps of human "sight guides", and even Slithergees on the ''human'' council, all while still stating they were being discriminated against.



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: There's no happy ending for the ''humans'' on Punxatornee.]]

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: There's no happy ending for ''any'' of the ''humans'' humans on Punxatornee.]]]]
* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[spoiler: The time machine of the White universe had a rather bad problem of creating these when used owing to its power supply overloading. It wouldn't by so bad if the thing could be ''turned off''!]]



* FauxAffablyEvil: The interrogator offers a Christmas Cracker to the Doctor and Mel.. Before he hits them with an AgonyBeam whilst humming Christmas carols.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: The interrogator offers a Christmas Cracker to the Doctor and Mel.. Before Mel...before he hits them with an AgonyBeam whilst humming Christmas carols.



* InsaneTrollLogic: "Being a minority has got nothing to do with how many of us there are."

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* InsaneTrollLogic: "Being The Slithergee are full of this.
-->"Being
a minority has got nothing to do with how many of us there are."



* MindScrew: Quite possibly the most tangled plotline(s) in ''Series/DoctorWho'' history, and rather amazingly, it all makes sense in the end (or at the beginning, as it were). The whole story is built like an Creator/MCEscher painting.

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* MindScrew: Quite possibly the most tangled single-story plotline(s) in ''Series/DoctorWho'' history, and history and, rather amazingly, it all makes sense in the end (or at the beginning, as it were). The whole story is built like an Creator/MCEscher painting.



* TriggerHappy: Stewart tries to solve ''everything'' by shooting at it. Until eventually [[spoiler: his gun runs out of charges because of him overusing it, and he's rather unceremoniously shot dead]].

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* TriggerHappy: Stewart tries Both Stewarts try to solve ''everything'' by shooting at it. Until eventually it or threatening to. Black Stewart is put in a pickle by this [[spoiler: when his gun runs out of charges because of him overusing it, and he's rather unceremoniously shot dead]].dead]]. White Stewart is barely more restrained and polite, possibly from his military upbringing.


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* WoundedGazelleGambit: What the Slithergees revert to when separated from their human sight guides, or when being confronted at all about anything on a fair footing.
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--> '''The Doctor''': "Changing time isn't like changing a light bulb! It's dangerous!"

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--> '''The Doctor''': "Changing time isn't like changing a light bulb! It's dangerous!"bulb!"



--> '''The Doctor''': "Well you could fall off the ladder, or get electrocuted!"

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--> '''The Doctor''': "Well you could might burn your hand, or get electrocuted or fall off the ladder, or get electrocuted!" a stepladder."
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The Doctor realises that his self from ''this'' timeline is about to materialise his TARDIS in the exact same spot where the TARDIS is now, when he'll first arrive on Punxatornee. Since that would cause a paradox that could shred the Web of Time to pieces, he vworps out just in time to go deal with the Quarks, leaving the Doctor and Mel of this world to deal with the planet.

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The Doctor realises that his self from ''this'' timeline is about to materialise his TARDIS in the exact same spot where the TARDIS is now, when he'll first arrive on Punxatornee. Since that would cause a paradox that could shred the Web of Time to pieces, he vworps out just in time to go deal with the Quarks, leaving the Doctor and Mel of this world to deal with the planet.planet...

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* StableTimeloop: In bits.

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* StableTimeloop: In bits.Although it's more like a Moebius Strip. You have to go around the loop twice to get back to your starting point.
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* MindScrew: Quite possibly the most tangled plotline(s) in ''Series/DoctorWho'' history, and rather amazingly, it all makes sense in the end (or at the beginning, as it were). The whole story is built like an MCEscher painting.

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* MindScrew: Quite possibly the most tangled plotline(s) in ''Series/DoctorWho'' history, and rather amazingly, it all makes sense in the end (or at the beginning, as it were). The whole story is built like an MCEscher Creator/MCEscher painting.
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* MythologyGag: The anti-radiation gloves, which the Doctor claims were created by one of his previous incarnations, is a reference to a moment from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks "The Daleks"]]. WilliamHartnell was supposed to say "anti-radiation drugs" but instead said "anti-radiation gloves".

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* MythologyGag: The anti-radiation gloves, which the Doctor claims were created by one of his previous incarnations, is a reference to a moment from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks "The Daleks"]]. WilliamHartnell Creator/WilliamHartnell was supposed to say "anti-radiation drugs" but instead said "anti-radiation gloves".
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--> '''The Doctor''': "[[PatrickTroughton When I say run, run]]!"

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--> '''The Doctor''': "[[PatrickTroughton "[[Creator/PatrickTroughton When I say run, run]]!"
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* YouMeanXMas: On Black Disc the Slithergee wish to supplant Christmas with "Slimetide Solstice". On White Disc it's "Retrobution Day".

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* YouMeanXMas: On Black Disc the Slithergee wish to supplant Christmas with "Slimetide Solstice". On White Disc it's "Retrobution "Retribution Day".

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