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[[caption-width-right:601:The Sixth Doctor and [[RunningGag his colorful coat]] has been summoned by the Time Lords once more, as they finally have caught the Valeyard and [[EvilCounterpart his uncolorful attire...]]]]
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[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where]] a loose end is tied...''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialTheLastAdventure for now.]]''


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* SequelHook: The story ends with Valeyard escaping from the Time Lords (again), but it is clear he makes sure to stay away from Gallifrey from here on out. He ends up resurfacing in "The Last Adventure".
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The Sixth Doctor is once again forcibly brought in front of a Time Lord court. However, this time, he's not the one on trial. Some time after his escape at the end of ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]'', the Valeyard has been found and put on trial for crimes. And for some reason, he's asked for the Doctor to defend him in court.

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The Sixth Doctor is once again forcibly brought in front of a Time Lord court. However, this time, he's not the one on trial. Some time after his escape at the end of ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]'', the Valeyard has been found and put on trial for crimes. And for some reason, he's asked for the Doctor to defend him in court.
be his defence lawyer.


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* GratuitousGreek: The planet Eta Rho, which the Valeyard points out are the letters before Theta Sigma, which is the Doctor's old nickname from the Academy.

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* GratuitousGreek: The planet Eta Rho, which the Valeyard points out are the letters before Theta Sigma, which is the Doctor's old nickname from his time at the Time Lord Academy.
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The Sixth Doctor is once again forcibly brought in front of a Time Lord court. However, this time, he's not the once on trial. Some time after his escape at the end of ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]'', the Valeyard has been found and is on trial for crimes. And for some reason, he's decided to ask for the Doctor to defend him in court.

The Doctor is extremely reluctant to involve himself in the Time Lord legal system again, but curiosity, as well as an opportunity to learn who and what the Valeyard really is get the better of him and the Doctor agrees to defend the Valeyard...

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The Sixth Doctor is once again forcibly brought in front of a Time Lord court. However, this time, he's not the once one on trial. Some time after his escape at the end of ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]'', the Valeyard has been found and is put on trial for crimes. And for some reason, he's decided to ask asked for the Doctor to defend him in court.

The Doctor is extremely reluctant to involve himself in the Time Lord legal system again, but curiosity, as well as an opportunity to learn who and what the Valeyard really is is, get the better of him and the Doctor agrees to defend the Valeyard...
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The Sixth Doctor is once again forcibly brought in front of a Time Lord court. However, this time, he's not the once on trial. Some time after his escape at the end of ''The Ultimate Foe'', the Valeyard has been found and is on trial for crimes. And for some reason, he's decided to ask for the Doctor to defend him in court.

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The Sixth Doctor is once again forcibly brought in front of a Time Lord court. However, this time, he's not the once on trial. Some time after his escape at the end of ''The ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe'', Foe]]'', the Valeyard has been found and is on trial for crimes. And for some reason, he's decided to ask for the Doctor to defend him in court.

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The Sixth Doctor is once again forcibly brought in front of a Time Lord court. However, this time, he's not the once on trial. Some time after his escape at the end of ''The Ultimate Foe'', the Valeyard has been found and is on trial for crimes. And for some reason, he's decided to ask for the Doctor to defend him in court.

The Doctor is extremely reluctant to involve himself in the Time Lord legal system again, but curiosity, as well as an opportunity to learn who and what the Valeyard really is get the better of him and the Doctor agrees to defend the Valeyard...

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* GratuitousGreek: The planet Eta Rho, which the Valeyard points out are the letters before Theta Sigma.

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* GratuitousGreek: The planet Eta Rho, which the Valeyard points out are the letters before Theta Sigma.Sigma, which is the Doctor's old nickname from the Academy.
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* UnreliableNarrator: The Valeyard, though the Doctor says there may be some truth to his story.

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* UnreliableNarrator: The Valeyard, though the Doctor says there may be some truth to his story.story.
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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:The Valeyard lures the Doctor and the Inquisitor to the moon, hoping the Doctor will open the container, which will blow up. The Doctor works this out and throws the container into the mud.]]
* CloudCuckooLander: The Hermit [[spoiler:13th Doctor.]] Subverted, [[spoiler:when he turns out to be the Valeyard.]]
* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler:The last Doctor on the moon has dialogue full of this, referring to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild Foreman and Totter's Lane]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E2TheAbominableSnowmen Monks and the Yeti]].]]

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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:The The Valeyard lures the Doctor and the Inquisitor to the moon, hoping the Doctor will open the container, which will blow up. The Doctor works this out and throws the container into the mud.]]
mud.
* CloudCuckooLander: The Hermit [[spoiler:13th Doctor.]] 13th Doctor. Subverted, [[spoiler:when when he turns out to be the Valeyard.]]
Valeyard.
* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler:The The last Doctor on the moon has dialogue full of this, referring to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild Foreman and Totter's Lane]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E2TheAbominableSnowmen Monks and the Yeti]].]]



* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler:The Hermit/13th Doctor, who turns out to be the disguised Valeyard.]]

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* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler:The The Hermit/13th Doctor, who turns out to be the disguised Valeyard.]]
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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:The Valeyard lures the Doctor and the Inquisitor to the moon, hoping the Doctor will open the container, which will blow up. The Doctor works this out and throws the container into the mud.]]


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* FutureMeScaresMe: Obviously.
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* CloudCuckooLander: The Hermit [[spoiler:13th Doctor.]] Subverted, [[spoiler:when he turns out to be the Valeyard.]]


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* GratuitousGreek: The planet Eta Rho, which the Valeyard points out are the letters before Theta Sigma.
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* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler:The last Doctor on the moon has dialogue full of this, referring to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild Foreman and Totter's Lane]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E2TheAbominableSnowmen Monks and the Yeti]].]]
* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler:The Hermit/13th Doctor, who turns out to be the disguised Valeyard.]]
* ShoutOut: When the Doctor meets the Hermit on the moon orbiting Eta Rho, he refers to him as [[Literature/TreasureIsland Ben Gunn]].
* UnreliableNarrator: The Valeyard, though the Doctor says there may be some truth to his story.

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