History Recap / DoctorWhoS13E4TheAndroidInvasion

* ShoutOut: The Doctor says to Sarah, "Listen, once upon a time, there were three sisters, and they lived in the bottom of a treacle well. Their names are Olga, Masha, and Irina." This is a mash-up of lines from ''Literature''AliceInWonderland'' and Creator/AntonChekhov's ''Tre sestry''.

* IdiotPlot: The story has a plot twist based around the idea that Crayford, a character who wears an eyepatch, actually still has a perfectly functioning eye underneath it without his knowledge. This would require him to never take his eyepatch off for years - not to clean it, not to sleep, nothing. The Doctor comes up with several incorrect theories regarding the events in the village - first that they've landed in the aftermath of a radioactive incident, then that there's mass hypnosis going on - which is quite unusual for him; Sarah forgets to tell the Doctor that the TARDIS has gone missing; and Styggron's "plan" is without doubt the most incomprehensible and random Gambit Roulette any villain has ever attempted in Classic ''Who'', which is saying something. The Doctor even speculates to an android Sarah about just one aspect of Styggron's plan (why's he bothering to create a simulated Earth village and fill it with android doubles if he could just wipe everyone out with a virus?) and the story never answers it. The DVD production subtitles spent a lot of time pointing out all of these plot holes and eventually conclude that Styggron is 'one of the most eccentric opponents the Doctor has ever faced... or else he's a twit'.

* LargeHam: Two [[Creator/TomBaker Tom Bakers]]? It's amazing any scenery was ''left''.

* NotHerself: Sarah Jane apparently hates ginger pop. It's how the Doctor recognizes her ginger pop-drinking android impostor.

* RobotMe: the android replicas include the main characters.
* RoboticReveal: when the Doctor works out android "Sarah" isn't the real one, she pulls a gun on him. He tackles her to the ground, and her face comes off, revealing the inner workings of the android. (See image).

** AllThereInTheScript: According to the script, Corporal Adams' first name is Richard.

* DeadpanSnarker: The Doctor gets off a good one when tied to a post and left next to a bomb.

* AllThereInTheManual: According to the script, Corporal Adams' first name is Richard.

* EvilRedhead: The android Adams. The real one, though, being a dutiful UNIT soldier, is a RedHeadedHero.

-->'''Doctor''': "Once upon a time, there were three sisters, and they lived at the bottom of a treacle well. Their names were Olga, Masha and Iraina. Are you listening, Tilly?"
-->'''Sarah-Jane''': "I'm ''Sarah''."

* GambetRoulette: Styggron's plot is almost as ludicrous as the way he goes about executing it. The DVD production note subtitles helpfully point out all of the holes in his plan and all the baffling and counter-intuitive moves he makes. Most fanon and ExpandedUniverse suggests Styggron didn't even understand his own plan.

* GenreSavvy: Chedaki. He routinely tries to get Styggron to [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just kill the Doctor]] and not dick around with him, insisting that, as a Time Lord, he's dangerous and a threat to their plans.

* ActingForTwo: Everyone who has a robot duplicate.

* HilariousInHindsight: The rocket-launch StockFootage used for the takeoff of Styggron's ship is the same clip that MTV used for its hourly station-identification in its early years.

* GenreSavvy: Cheadki. He routinely tries to get Styggron to [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just kill the Doctor]] and not dick around with him, insisting that, as a Time Lord, he's dangerous and a threat to their plans.

* RobotMe
* RoboticReveal

-->'''Doctor''': "Once upon a time, there were three sisters, and they lived at the bottom of a treacle well. Are you listening, Tilly?"

* HighVoltageDeath: Sarah busts out of her cell by taking a cable, waiting for Android!Adams to come in, and then frying him with it. He explodes quite spectacularly.
* HilariousInHindsight: The rocket-launch StockFootage used for the takeoff of Styggron's ship is the same clip that MTV used for its hourly station-identification in its early years.

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Styggorn and Chedaki, full stop.

* ServileSnarker: Chedaki is an evil version. He gives Styggron a lot of lip throughout the story, expressing exasperation, impatience and general snark and sarcasm towards his boss. Styggron gives back in kind. They're basically like an old married couple.

* ServileSnarker: Chedaki sure does give Styggron a lot of lip throughout the story, expressing exasperation, impatience and general snark towards his boss.