History Recap / DoctorWhoS13E2PlanetOfEvil

* TheCorpseStopsHere: The Doctor and Sarah Jane are found twice by a dead body. Of course they are the only suspects for most of the serial.

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* ActorAllusion: Prentis Hancock--then notable for playing Controller Paul Morrow from ''[[{{Space1999}} Space: 1999]]''--appears as, err, Controller Salamar.

* {Antimatter}: Sorenson wants to use it as an energy source. Interestingly, [[ArtisticLicensePhysics it doesn't annihilate with matter on contact]], but the Doctor still fears it will.

* RedEyesTakeWarning

* ThrownOutTheAirlock

* ExecutiveMeddling: Sorenson was going to die, but the producer felt the death of a sympathetic character was inappropiate.

* SceneryPorn: Overlaps with VisualEffectsOfAwesome - the forest set for Zeta Minor is genuinely alien, creepy and convincing, and was not only massive but is probably one of the best sets in Doctor Who, Classic and New.

* [[spoiler:ThrownOutTheAirlock]]: [[spoiler:Serves as a cracking awesome cliffhanger.]]

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[[caption-width-right:344: "I have such a [[GlowingEyesOfDoom headache]]."[[note]]Alternatively: Quick! Get Ben Stein!!![[/note]]]]

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* {{Homage}}: The anti-matter creature is one to ''The ForbiddenPlanet'''s Id monster, which is itself a version of the monster Caliban from ''Theatre/TheTempest''. Meanwhile, the nature of the planet comes from ''TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde''.

Investigating a DistressCall, the Doctor and Sarah land on Zeta Minor, where they discover the remains of a geological expedition from Morestra. Only the leader, Professor Sorensen, remains alive, the others all killed by an unseen beast. A Morestran military team has also arrived to investigate, and the "beast" is discovered to be a creature from an Antimatter universe. A pit on the planet acts as a gateway between the universes of Matter and Antimatter, and the creature has been taking revenge for Sorensen's removal of Antimatter samples from around the pit.

Investigating a DistressCall, the Doctor and Sarah land on Zeta Minor, where they discover the remains of a geological expedition from Morestra. Only the leader, Professor Sorensen, remains alive, the others all killed by an unseen beast. A Morestran military team has also arrived to investigate, and the "beast" is discovered to be a creature from an Antimatter universe. A pit on the planet acts as a gateway between the universes of Matter and Antimatter, and the creature has been taking revenge for Sorensen's removal of Antimatter samples from around the pit.

The Morestrans attempt to leave, but the Antimatter on board drags their ship backwards, while Sorensen himself becomes infected with the Antimatter and begins to turn into an Anti-man, capable of draining the life from others. The Morestran commander, Salamar becomes increasingly insane and attacks Sorensen with a radiation source, but only succeeds in multiplying him, causing the ship to be overrun with deadly Antimatter creatures.

* {{Homage}}: The anti-matter creature is one to ''The ForbiddenPlanet'''s Id monster, which is itself a version of the monster Caliban from ''TheTempest''. Meanwhile, the nature of the planet comes from ''TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde''.

* SceneryPorn: Overlaps with {{Visual Effects Of Awesome}} - the forest set for Zeta Minor is genuinely alien, creepy and convincing, and was not only massive but is probably one of the best sets in Doctor Who, Classic and New.

* {{Homage}}: The anti-matter creature is one to ''The ForbiddenPlanet'''s Id monster, which is itself a version of the monster Caliban from ''TheTempest''.

* NightmareFuel: ''Easily'' one of the creepiest of the old school Who episodes, even with the dated special effects.

* YouFailPhysicsForever: The science is nonsense, but who cares? The point of this episode is the above-mentioned NightmareFuel, and it achieves that end very well, thank you.

* ThrownOutTheAirlock: ''This'' close to it.

* ThrownOutTheAirlock

* SceneryPorn: Overlaps with {{VisualEffectsOfAwesome}} - the forest set for Zeta Minor is genuinely alien, creepy and convincing, and was not only massive but is probably one of the best sets in Doctor Who, Classic and New.

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-->''"You and I are scientists, Professor. We buy our privilege to experiment at the cost of total responsibility."''
--->-- '''The Doctor'''

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Set Design of Awesome, the swamp set is quite exotic for a studio set and even holds up pretty well today.

--->--'''The Doctor'''

The Doctor captures Sorensen and takes him and the samples back to the pit in the Tardis and throws them in. It is revealed that he has made a bargain to this effect with the Antimatter creature, and Sorensen is returned unharmed and the Morestrans allowed to leave.

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--->'''The Doctor'''

* Main/DistressCall
* Main/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Set Design of Awesome, the Morestra swamp is quite exotic a studio set and even holds up pretty
* Main/ExecutiveMeddling: Sorenson was going to die, but the producer felt the death of a sympathetic character was inappropiate.
* {{Main/Homage}}: The anti-matter creature is one to ''The ForbiddenPlanet'''s Id monster, which is itself a version of the monster Caliban from ''TheTempest''.
* Main/TheXOfY