History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWho083SomethingInside

* KillEmAll: This could have starred Creator/PeterDavison.

* NotSoDifferent: Latch chooses a solitary life to protect the world from a creature inside his head, just like Eight did after being merged with Zagreus. This episode was originally planned to take place during the Divergent arc (which was [[AbortedArc aborted]] early on), in which the parallels would have been more obvious.

--> '''The host to the Brain Worm''': "It's -- it's -- ''I'm going to kill you''."
--> '''The Doctor''': "C'mon then... If you think you're hard enough."

YOU ARE NOW INSIDE THE CUBE

The Eighth Doctor is trapped by a rather sadistic man named Rawden, who delights in torturing him for information about the "brain worm". The problem is that Eight is successfully keeping up a TooKinkyToTorture façade, doesn't know anything about the brain worm to begin with, and has completely lost his memory. In exasperation, Rawden brings in C'rizz and threatens to torture ''him'' instead. Although the Doctor has absolutely no idea who C'rizz might be, he does know that letting others suffer is unacceptable. But since he still can't give any useful information, C'rizz is carted off to the torture expert, Mr. Twyst, to be broken.

* AssholeVictim: Mr. Twyst. .
* TheAssimilator]]: C'rizz reveals that he absorbs people's powers when he "saves" them. He's moderately telepathic as a result.

--> '''The host to the Brain Worm''': "I'm... IT'S GOING TO KILL YOU."

* LossOfIdentity: Eight without his memories is ''a bit of a dick''. This does allow him to save Charley's life, since [his desire to murder Twyst causes the brain worm to leap out and kill the man.

--> '''The Doctor''': "C'mon then.. If you're hard enough."

[[caption-width-right:350:Not so much a story as a lengthy TorturePorn. (That statement can be applied to so many more of the Eighth Doctor's stories...)]]

* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Twyst"

* KillEmAl]: This could have starred Creator/PeterDavison.

* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: The Brain Worm [[spoiler: once it got Latch's mind]].

* AssholeVictim: Mr. Twyst.
** [[spoiler: Rawden]].
* [[spoiler:TheAssimilator]]: C'rizz reveals that he [[spoiler: absorbs people's powers when he "saves" them. He's moderately telepathic as a result.]]

--> '''[[spoiler: The host to the Brain Worm]]''': "I'm... IT'S GOING TO KILL YOU."

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler: Latch]] takes the Brain Worm with him back into the Cube.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Gordon Latch]] takes the Brain Worm with him, into death.

* [[spoiler: KillEmAll]]: This could have starred Creator/PeterDavison.
* LossOfIdentity: Eight without his memories is ''a bit of a dick''. This does allow him to save Charley's life, since [[spoiler: his desire to murder Twyst]] causes the brain worm to leap out and kill the man.

* NotSoDifferent: Latch [[spoiler: chooses a solitary life to protect the world from a creature inside his head]], just like Eight did after being merged with Zagreus. This episode was originally planned to take place during the Divergent arc (which was [[AbortedArc aborted]] early on), in which the parallels would have been more obvious.
* [[spoiler: TheEndOrIsIt]]: Seriously, don't highlight the previous trope, unless you're sure. [[spoiler: At the end the story, the Brain Worm's indicated to still be alive. Outside the Cube]].

--> '''The Doctor''': "[[spoiler: The Brain Worm is safe inside my mind]]. Like the [[UsefulNotes/BritishTouristAttractions Tower of London]]."

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The Brain Worm once it gains [[spoiler: Latch's]] voice speaks in this manner.

* [[spoiler: TwoBeingsOneBody]]: [[spoiler: Tessa]] and the Brain Worm.

--> '''The Doctor''': "[[spoiler: The Brain Worm is safe inside my mind]]. Like the [[BritishTouristAttractions Tower of London]]."

--> '''Charley''': "People have broken OUT of the Tower, though."

* PowerLimiter: The Cube is this for PsychicPowers

* [[spoiler: TheEndOrIsIt]]: Seriously, don't highlight the previous trope, unless you're sure. [[spoiler: At the end the story, the Brain Worm's indicated to still be alive. Outside TheCube]].

* ShoutOut: TheCube is a prison?

The brain worm turns out to be a sentient mass of raw psychic energy, residing in the mind of Tessa, who was the very first prototype. The Doctor convinces Tessa to team up with him in order to save C'rizz's life: her psychic healing ability and his instinctive knowledge of alien races might heal C'rizz' massive internal injuries. In the process, the Doctor surreptitiously steals the brain worm from Tessa, claims back all his memories and traps the thing inside his mind. His personality still hasn't slotted into place quite right, but he's able to remember that Charley is his best friend. When Twyst (arriving on the scene) tries to shoot Charley, though, the Doctor's raw desire to murder the man on the spot allows the brain worm to leap out, kill Twyst and start a bit of BodySurf. It really, really wants to escape from the cube. Latch, the strongest psychic (and the most adept killer) of the bunch, makes a HeroicSacrifice to stay inside the Cube with the worm stuck into his mind until they both die.

The brain worm turns out to be a sentient mass of raw psychic energy, residing in the mind of Tessa, who was the very first prototype. The Doctor convinces Tessa to team up with him in order to save C'rizz's life: her psychic healing ability and his instinctive knowledge of alien races might heal C'rizz's massive internal injuries. In the process, the Doctor surreptitiously steals the brain worm from Tessa, claims back all his memories and traps the thing inside his mind. His personality still hasn't slotted into place quite right, but he's able to remember that Charley is his best friend. When Twyst (arriving on the scene) tries to shoot Charley, though, the Doctor's raw desire to murder the man on the spot allows the brain worm to leap out, kill Twyst and start a bit of BodySurf. It really, really wants to escape from the cube. Latch, the strongest psychic (and the most adept killer) of the bunch, makes a HeroicSacrifice to stay inside the Cube with the worm stuck into his mind until they both die.

The brain worm turns out to be a sentient mass of raw psychic energy, residing in the mind of Tessa, who was the very first prototype. The Doctor convinces Tessa to team up with him in order to save C'rizz life: her psychic healing ability and his instinctive knowledge of alien races might heal C'rizz' massive internal injuries. In the process, the Doctor surreptitiously steals the brain worm from Tessa, claims back all his memories and traps the thing inside his mind. His personality still hasn't slotted into place quite right, but he's able to remember that Charley is his best friend. When Twyst (arriving on the scene) tries to shoot Charley, though, the Doctor's raw desire to murder the man on the spot allows the brain worm to leap out, kill Twyst and start a bit of BodySurf. It really, really wants to escape from the cube. Latch, the strongest psychic (and the most adept killer) of the bunch, makes a HeroicSacrifice to stay inside the Cube with the worm stuck into his mind until they both die.

* [[spoiler: KillEmAll]]: This could have starred PeterDavison.