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* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil Detecting Snake]]: Old Lady and the Snake dancers' snakes.
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* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil Detecting Snake]]: EvilDetectingDog: Old Lady and the Snake dancers' snakes.
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* GenreSavvy: ReluctantHero Turlough has clearly learned to recognise the signs of an imminent adventure about to pull them in. When he and Nyssa first spot Yoanna coming around a corner looking visibly upset, his immediate reaction is to turn to Nyssa and tell her "don't get involved". Naturally, this doesn't work.
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* [[EvilCounterpart Good Counterpart]]: The Mara finds one in Baalaka.
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Forms a loose trilogy that started in ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho136Cobwebs Cobwebs]]'' and continued in ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho137TheWhisperingForest The Whispering Forest]]''.
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Forms a loose trilogy that started in ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho136Cobwebs Cobwebs]]'' and continued in ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho137TheWhisperingForest The Whispering Forest]]''. \n Also forms a trilogy with the TV episodes "[[Recap/DoctorWhos19E3Kinda Kinda]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance Snakedance]]"
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* HydePlaysJekyll: The Mara excels at this.
* ImAHumanitarian: The unleashed Mara.
* ImAHumanitarian: The unleashed Mara.
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* YourMindMakesItReal: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Thought Materialization Machine]].
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* YourMindMakesItReal: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Thought Materialization Machine]].Machine]].
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* DreamWorld: The Doctor finds himself in one when he does a MentalFusion with Tegan. Complete with sheep that are voiced by Turlough and Nyssa. It helps save the day in the end.
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* DreamWorld: DreamLand: The Doctor finds himself in one when he does a MentalFusion with Tegan. Complete with sheep that are voiced by Turlough and Nyssa. It helps save the day in the end.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: The snake that "nearly" attacks Tegan, is called "Old lady" by Dada, who coos her and feeds her live mice.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: The snake that "nearly" attacks Tegan, is called "Old lady" by Dada, who coos to her and feeds her live mice.
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* ActingForTwo: [[invoked]] The Mara and its hosts.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Doctor's traveling to Manussa with the Mara in tow, nearly kick starts the Sumaran empire at least a century too early.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Doctor's By traveling to Manussa with the Mara in tow, the Doctor nearly kick starts kick-starts the Sumaran empire at least a century too early.
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* DemonicPossession: A prerequisite for any story featuring the Mara. As well as it's usual host, Tegan, it also possesses ''everyone'' except for Baalaka at various points throughout the story.
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* DemonicPossession: A prerequisite for any story featuring the Mara. As well as it's its usual host, Tegan, it also possesses ''everyone'' except for Baalaka at various points throughout the story.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Tegan says the Doctor isn't as young as he looks (or thinks he is.)
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Tegan says the Doctor isn't as young as he looks (or thinks he is.) is).
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* [[TownWithADarkSecret Planet With A Dark Secret]]: Nyssa and Turlough suspect the planet's populace to be ''too'' good, as if it's hiding something.
* TheUnintelligible: The unleashed Mara is only capable of roaring, as opposed to it's usual eloquence when possessing others. Turlough [[LampshadeHanging asks how it can talk to people]] and Tegan says it's because [[HandWave of its corrupting influence]].
* TheUnintelligible: The unleashed Mara is only capable of roaring, as opposed to it's usual eloquence when possessing others. Turlough [[LampshadeHanging asks how it can talk to people]] and Tegan says it's because [[HandWave of its corrupting influence]].
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* [[TownWithADarkSecret Planet With A Dark Secret]]: TownWithADarkSecret: Nyssa and Turlough suspect the planet's populace to be ''too'' good, as if it's hiding something.
* TheUnintelligible: The unleashed Mara is only capable of roaring, as opposed toit's its usual eloquence when possessing others. Turlough [[LampshadeHanging asks how it can talk to people]] and Tegan says it's because [[HandWave of its corrupting influence]].
* TheUnintelligible: The unleashed Mara is only capable of roaring, as opposed to
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* ActingForTwo: [[invoked]] The Mara and its host.
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* ActingForTwo: [[invoked]] The Mara and its host. hosts.
* AdaptationAmalgamation: The cover art for this story features the CGI Mara created as an optional insert for the "Kinda" DVD, rather than the embarrassing puppet used in the original TV story.
* AdaptationAmalgamation: The cover art for this story features the CGI Mara created as an optional insert for the "Kinda" DVD, rather than the embarrassing puppet used in the original TV story.
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* DemonicPossession: A prerequisite for any story featuring the Mara. As well as it's usual host, Tegan, it also possesses The Doctor and Nyssa over the course of the story, as well as a large number of the supporting cast.
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* DemonicPossession: A prerequisite for any story featuring the Mara. As well as it's usual host, Tegan, it also possesses The Doctor and Nyssa over ''everyone'' except for Baalaka at various points throughout the course of the story, as well as a large number of the supporting cast.story.
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* {{Irony}}: Turlough, as Tegan mentions near the start, is the most likely to adapt willingly to being a host for the Mara, yet he is the only one of the TARDIS crew ''not'' to be possessed by it at any point during this story.
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* {{Irony}}: Turlough, as Tegan mentions near the start, is the most likely to adapt willingly to being a host for the Mara, yet he is the only one of the TARDIS crew ''not'' to be possessed by it at any point during this story.
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* TheBaroness: Nyssa acts like this once she is possessed by the Mara.
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* TheEmpire: The Mara's goal is to start its own Sumaran Empire once again, a hundred years early. Nyssa [[LampshadeHanging points out]] how illogical it is for the Mara to even ''have'' an empire, since that implies some kind of control and rule, and the Mara thrives on random chaos and destruction.
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* TheEmpire: The Mara's goal is to start its own Sumaran Empire once again, a hundred years early. Nyssa [[LampshadeHanging points out]] how illogical it is for the Mara to even ''have'' an empire, since that implies some kind of control and rule, and the Mara thrives on random chaos and destruction.
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* BreakTheCutie: Tegan doesn't deal well with being possessed by the Mara yet again. Even worse considering that the last few canonical stories from both television and audio ("Terminus", "Enlightenment", "Cobwebs" and "The Whispering Forest") happen almost immediately after each other, meaning that "Snakedance" only happened a week or two ago for Tegan at most, and she has to go through it all again so soon.
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* BreakTheCutie: Tegan doesn't deal well with being possessed by the Mara yet again. Even worse considering that the last few canonical stories from both television and audio ("Terminus", ("Mawdryn Undead" through "Enlightenment", "Cobwebs" and "The Whispering Forest") happen almost immediately after each other, meaning that "Snakedance" only happened a week or two ago for Tegan at most, and she has to go through it all again so soon.
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* DemonicPossession: A prerequisite for any story featuring the Mara. As well as it's usual host, Tegan, it also possesses The Doctor and Nyssa over the course of the story.
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* TheEmpire: The Mara's goal is to start its own Sumaran Empire once again, a hundred years early. Nyssa [[LampshadeHanging points out]] how illogical it is for the Mara to even ''have'' an empire, since that implies some kind of control and rule, and the Mara thrives on random chaos and destruction.
* DemonicPossession: A prerequisite for any story featuring the Mara. As well as it's usual host, Tegan, it also possesses The Doctor and Nyssa over the course of thestory.story, as well as a large number of the supporting cast.
* DemonicPossession: A prerequisite for any story featuring the Mara. As well as it's usual host, Tegan, it also possesses The Doctor and Nyssa over the course of the
* EvilIsPetty: The Doctor, possessed by the Mara, loses a carnival game and then takes his revenge by destroying the barker's tent.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: It isn't acknowledged in-universe, but looking at the timeframe from "Snakedance" up to this story, all the intervening adventures have taken place over a week, maybe two, at most.
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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: It's the Manussan New Year's eve one day away, with the climax taking place during it.
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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: It's the Manussan New Year's eve Eve is one day away, with the climax taking place during it.
* IOweYouMyLife: During the aforementioned IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight, Turlough tells The Doctor this, since he rescued him from the Black Guardian and kept believing in him.
* LargeHam: Being possessed by The Mara really allows Peter Davison to let rip, and he is clearly enjoying himself.
* LargeHam: Being possessed by The Mara really allows Peter Davison to let rip, and he is clearly enjoying himself.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Doctor's travel to Manussa with the Mara in tow, nearly kick starts the Sumaran empire at least a century too early.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Doctor's travel traveling to Manussa with the Mara in tow, nearly kick starts the Sumaran empire at least a century too early.early.
* NoSell: Baalaaka doesn't even react to the Mara's attempts at possessing him.
* NoSell: Baalaaka doesn't even react to the Mara's attempts at possessing him.
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* PowerCrystal: Manussa has technology based on crystals.
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* PowerCrystal: Manussa has technology based on crystals.crystals, which the Mara will eventually exploit to increase its power during its reign.
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* ThatManIsDead: The Mara-possessed Doctor says this almost word-for-word. Nyssa later says something similar when she falls under its control.
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* TheVirus: The Mara is compared to one, including quarantining Tegan in the TARDIS to try to contain it.
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* BreakTheCutie: Tegan doesn't deal well with being possessed by the Mara yet again. Even worse considering that the last few canonical stories from both television and audio ("Terminus", "Enlightenment", "Cobwebs" and "The Whispering Forest") happen almost immediately after each other, meaning that "Snakedance" only happened a week or two ago for Tegan at most, and she has to go through it all again so soon.
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* BatmanGambit: The Mara wants the Doctor, so it goes through Tegan. When the Doctor mind links with unconscious Tegan, she begins smiling.
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* BatmanGambit: The Mara wants the Doctor, so it goes through Tegan. When the Doctor mind links with an unconscious Tegan, she begins smiling.
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* DemonicPossession: Well, it's a story with the Mara. That's its MO.
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* DemonicPossession: Well, A prerequisite for any story featuring the Mara. As well as it's a story with usual host, Tegan, it also possesses The Doctor and Nyssa over the Mara. That's its MO.course of the story.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: When Nyssa falls under the influence, she undergoes one.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: When Nyssa falls under the influence, influence of The Mara, she undergoes one.
* GenreSavvy: ReluctantHero Turlough has clearly learned to recognise the signs of an imminent adventure about to pull them in. When he and Nyssa first spot Yoanna coming around a corner looking visibly upset, his immediate reaction is to turn to Nyssa and tell her "don't get involved". Naturally, this doesn't work.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Baalaka.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The Doctor tries this on Tegan, but the Mara is fully in control.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The Doctor tries this on Tegan, but the Mara is fully in control.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Baalaka.
Baalaka. A Mara-possessed Doctor also mocks Nyssa for being this, calling her "Little Nun", though it actually does manage to corrupt her later on.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The Doctor tries this on Tegan, but the Mara is fully in control. Turlough also tries one on The Doctor later on, with a similar result.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The Doctor tries this on Tegan, but the Mara is fully in control. Turlough also tries one on The Doctor later on, with a similar result.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Doctor's travel to Manussa with the Mara in tow, nearly kickstarts the Sumannan empire several hundreds of years early.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: When Youanna wants Nyssa and Tegan to get the Doctor, Nyssa says "He's not the right kind".
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: When Youanna wants Nyssa and Tegan to get the Doctor, Nyssa says "He's not the right kind".
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Doctor's travel to Manussa with the Mara in tow, nearly kickstarts kick starts the Sumannan Sumaran empire several hundreds of years at least a century too early.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: WhenYouanna Yoanna wants Nyssa and Tegan to get the Doctor, Nyssa says "He's not the right kind".
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: When
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* SpeakOfTheDevil: Tegan can't speak the Mara's name, only calling it "The monster". Dadda calls it "The evil (one)" or "The dark dream".
* SssssnakeTalk: When the Mara has control of of a person, her s's don't get drawn out as much as they get ''sharper'', like a snake sticking out it's tongue.
* SssssnakeTalk: When the Mara has control of of a person, her s's don't get drawn out as much as they get ''sharper'', like a snake sticking out it's tongue.
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* SpeakOfTheDevil: After being possessed and traumatised by the Mara ''three times'', Tegan can't is understandably too afraid to even speak the Mara's name, its name at first, only calling it "The "the monster". Dadda calls it "The evil (one)" or "The dark dream".
* SssssnakeTalk: When the Mara has control ofof a person, her their s's don't get drawn out as much as they get ''sharper'', like a snake sticking out it's tongue.
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* TheUnintelligible: The unleashed Mara can only roar. Turlough [[LampshadeHanging asks how it can talk to people]] and Tegan says it's because [[HandWave of its corrupting influence]].
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* TheUnintelligible: The unleashed Mara can is only roar.capable of roaring, as opposed to it's usual eloquence when possessing others. Turlough [[LampshadeHanging asks how it can talk to people]] and Tegan says it's because [[HandWave of its corrupting influence]].
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* CelebrityEndorsement: The Mara promises this to ausGarten, for his Thought Materialization Machine
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* CelebrityEndorsement: The Mara promises this to ausGarten, for his Thought Materialization MachineMachine.
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* DemonicPossession: Well it's a story with the Mara, it's its MO.
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* DemonicPossession: Well Well, it's a story with the Mara, it's Mara. That's its MO.
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Following the events of [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho137TheWhisperingForest The Whispering Forest]] Tegan has retreated into her room because of [[Recap/DoctorWhos19E3Kinda the Mara speaking through her once again]]. The Doctor and Nyssa try to calm her down because she's once again in control of herself, but Turlough wants the door down if there's any danger present ([[LovableCoward how unlike him]]).
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Following the events of [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho137TheWhisperingForest ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho137TheWhisperingForest The Whispering Forest]] Forest]]'', Tegan has retreated into her room because of [[Recap/DoctorWhos19E3Kinda the Mara speaking through her once again]]. The Doctor and Nyssa try to calm her down because she's once again in control of herself, but Turlough wants the door down if there's any danger present ([[LovableCoward how unlike him]]).
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* ChaoticEvil: The Mara takes glee in chaos, on any level, and does things ForTheEvulz.
* CelebrityEndorsement: [[invoked]] The Mara promises this to ausGarten, for his Thought Materialization Machine
* CelebrityEndorsement: [[invoked]] The Mara promises this to ausGarten, for his Thought Materialization Machine
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* ChaoticEvil: [[invoked]] The Mara takes glee in chaos, on any level, and does things ForTheEvulz.
* CelebrityEndorsement:[[invoked]] The Mara promises this to ausGarten, for his Thought Materialization Machine
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Following the events of [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho137TheWhisperingForest The Whispering Forest]] Tegan has retreated into her room because of [[Recap/DoctorWhos19E3Kinda the Mara speaking through her once again]].
The Doctor and Nyssa try to calm her down because she's once again in control of herself, but Turlough wants the door down if there's any danger present ([[LovableCoward how unlike him]]).
The Doctor and Nyssa try to calm her down because she's once again in control of herself, but Turlough wants the door down if there's any danger present ([[LovableCoward how unlike him]]).
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Following the events of [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho137TheWhisperingForest The Whispering Forest]] Tegan has retreated into her room because of [[Recap/DoctorWhos19E3Kinda the Mara speaking through her once again]]. \n The Doctor and Nyssa try to calm her down because she's once again in control of herself, but Turlough wants the door down if there's any danger present ([[LovableCoward how unlike him]]).
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Forms a loose trilogy that started in [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho136Cobwebs Cobwebs]] and continued in [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho137TheWhisperingForest The Whispering Forest]].
!!The Cradle of the Snake contains examples of:
* ActingForTwo: The Mara and its host.
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* CallBack: Nyssa mentions having been there [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance on Manussa]], and suggests going to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E4Terminus Terminus]].
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** Nyssa mentions having been there [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance on Manussa]], and suggests going to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E4Terminus Terminus]].
** Nyssa mentions having been there [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance on Manussa]], and suggests going to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E4Terminus Terminus]].
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* CelebrityEndorsement: The Mara promises this to ausGarten, for his Thought Materialization Machine
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* CelebrityEndorsement: [[invoked]] The Mara promises this to ausGarten, for his Thought Materialization Machine
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* DividedWeFall: The Mara aims to create discord between the Doctor and his companions.
** The Mara's acolytes suffer from this ''exact'' fate in the end.
* DreamWorld: The Doctor finds himself in one when he [[MentalFusion Mind links]] with Tegan. Complete with sheep that are voiced by Turlough and Nyssa.
** In the end it helps save the day.
** The Mara's acolytes suffer from this ''exact'' fate in the end.
* DreamWorld: The Doctor finds himself in one when he [[MentalFusion Mind links]] with Tegan. Complete with sheep that are voiced by Turlough and Nyssa.
** In the end it helps save the day.
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* DividedWeFall: The Mara aims to create discord between the Doctor and his companions. The Mara's acolytes suffer from this ''exact'' fate in the end.
** The Mara's acolytes suffer from this ''exact'' fate in the end.
* DreamWorld: The Doctor finds himself in one when he [[MentalFusion Mind links]] does a MentalFusion with Tegan. Complete with sheep that are voiced by Turlough and Nyssa.
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** In the end it
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* FakeAmerican: Yoanna Rayluss has an [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents American Accent]], but it's noticeably put on.
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* FakeAmerican: [[invoked]] Yoanna Rayluss has an [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents American Accent]], but it's noticeably put on.
