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* NamesTheSame: As a being from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''.



* ThrowItIn: Sarah Jane, after being released from Eldrad's influence, says "ELDRAD MUST LIVE -- just kidding!" This was a prank by Sladen meant to "[[{{Corpsing}} corpse]]" Tom Baker, but it seemed so in-character that the director kept it in.
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'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''



* MostAnnoyingSound: The Professor does not like the sound of the nuclear plant's alarm.
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Returning to the TARDIS, the Doctor is summoned to Gallifrey and, as he thinks that he can't take Sarah with him, he gives her a lift home to South Croydon. She was planning on leaving anyway, so although the farewell is bittersweet, she doesn't mind too much... only for her to realise, as he departs, that she doesn't recognise the street where he's left her. And that it's probably not even South Croydon. (As we find out [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E3SchoolReunion much later]], it was, in fact... Aberdeen.)

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Returning to the TARDIS, the Doctor is summoned to Gallifrey and, as he thinks that he can't take Sarah with him, he gives her a lift home to South Croydon. She was planning on leaving anyway, so although the farewell is bittersweet, she doesn't mind too much... only for her to realise, as he departs, that she doesn't recognise the street where he's left her. And that it's probably not even South Croydon. (As we find out [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E3SchoolReunion [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion much later]], it was, in fact... Aberdeen.))



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* BBCQuarry: Played with, as the TARDIS lands in... an ''actual'' quarry.



* BBCQuarry: Played with, as the TARDIS lands in... an ''actual'' quarry.

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* BBCQuarry: Played with, as the TARDIS lands in... an ''actual'' quarry.BrainwashedAndCrazy: ''Eldrad must live!''



** Before him, the nuclear reactor worker that tried to kill the Doctor, though he wasn't really a villain.



* EvilIsHammy: The more Eldrad reveals his megalomania, the hammier he gets.



* FatalFamilyPhoto: Fatal "last conversation with the wife and kids", anyway. Averted when the Professor survives rather than being killed off.

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* FatalFamilyPhoto: Fatal "last conversation with the wife and kids", anyway. Averted Subverted when the Professor survives is saved at the last second rather than being killed off.off.
* GhostPlanet: Kastria.


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* InsultFriendlyFire: When Eldrad explains he chose his first form to match the 'primitives', the Doctor remarks that Sarah was the first 'primitive' Eldrad met. Sarah kindly reminds him she doesn't like to be called primitive.


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* MindControl: Eldrad's hand can control anyone who's come into contact with it.


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* NuclearOption: Eldrad's taking over the nuclear reactor is considered dangerous enough to nuke it.


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* StunGuns: Eldrad's ring can knock out people for a time ranging from a few seconds to about an hour.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Eldrad]].

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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Eldrad]].Eldrad.



* MurderTropes: Four and Sarah have absolutely no problem with [[spoiler: killing Eldrad]].

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* MurderTropes: Four and Sarah have absolutely no problem with [[spoiler: killing Eldrad]].Eldrad.



* WomenAreWiser: A villainous example. Eldrad is in fact [[spoiler: evil]], but the female version is much more thoughtful and calculating, while the male version is a blustering moron who [[spoiler: gets himself killed by tripping over a scarf]].

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* WomenAreWiser: A villainous example. Eldrad is in fact [[spoiler: evil]], evil, but the female version is much more thoughtful and calculating, while the male version is a blustering moron who [[spoiler: gets himself killed by tripping over a scarf]].scarf.
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Arriving back in modern-day England, the TARDIS lands in an actual quarry for a change. Sarah touches what seems to be a fossilized hand and is taken over by the spirit of Eldrad, a Kastrian criminal punished by disintegration, but whose hand has survived, and whose spirit lives on inside the ring on its finger. Sarah takes the ring and goes to a nearby nuclear research station where she uses the energy to recreate Eldrad's body.

Eldrad persuades the Doctor to take him home to Kastria, but when they arrive, there is only a dead planet and a mocking message from the last king of the Kastrians. Eldrad, furious, forces the Doctor to take him back to Earth so that he can rule there instead. The Doctor and Sarah trip Eldrad using the Doctor's scarf and the crystalline being falls into a crevasse and shatters.

Returning to the TARDIS, the Doctor is summoned to Gallifrey and, as he cannot take Sarah with him, he gives her a lift home to Croydon - only for her to realise as he departs that she doesn't recognise the street where he's left her. (As we find out [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E3SchoolReunion much later]], it was, in fact, Aberdeen.)

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Arriving back in modern-day England, the TARDIS lands in an actual quarry for a change. The Doctor thinks it's all very nice that there's a big siren to welcome them and a guy way in the distance seems to be happily waving at them. The quarry, of course, immediately explodes in a routine procedure, and Sarah Jane is buried under the rubble.

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Sarah touches what seems to be a fossilized hand and is taken over by the spirit of Eldrad, a Kastrian criminal punished by disintegration, disintegration -- but whose hand has survived, and whose spirit lives on inside the ring on its finger. Sarah takes the ring and goes to a nearby nuclear research station where she station, with the Doctor and friends arriving a few minutes later. She uses the energy to recreate Eldrad's body.

body, absorbing all available nuclear energy. The Doctor and the resident lead scientist, Dr. Watson, convince the RAF to bomb the place (after evacuating everyone). Eldrad persuades isn't bothering, and appears in the form of a very beautiful, very confused woman. When she learns that hundreds of millions of years have passed since she crash-landed on Earth, she asks the Doctor to take him her back in time, but he refuses. He does, however, agree to take her home to Kastria, but Kastria in the present. But when they arrive, there is only a dead planet and a mocking message from the last king of the Kastrians. Eldrad, Eldrad (now in a male body) is furious, turns out to be evil after all, and forces the Doctor to take him back to Earth so that he can rule there instead. The Doctor and Sarah trip Eldrad using the Doctor's scarf and the crystalline being falls into a crevasse and shatters.

Returning to the TARDIS, the Doctor is summoned to Gallifrey and, as he cannot thinks that he can't take Sarah with him, he gives her a lift home to Croydon - South Croydon. She was planning on leaving anyway, so although the farewell is bittersweet, she doesn't mind too much... only for her to realise realise, as he departs departs, that she doesn't recognise the street where he's left her. And that it's probably not even South Croydon. (As we find out [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E3SchoolReunion much later]], it was, in fact, fact... Aberdeen.)



* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Eldrad.]]

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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Eldrad.]][[spoiler:Eldrad]].



* LargeHam: Eldrad, after returning to his true form, starts to devour the scenery.
* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Eldrad returns to Kastria to become its ruler, only to find the planet entirely dead. A final message from King Rokon (the king who Eldrad planned to usurp) crowns him 'King of Nothing'.

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* LargeHam: Eldrad, after returning to his true form, starts to [[ChewingTheScenery devour the scenery.
scenery]].
* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Eldrad returns to Kastria to become its ruler, only to find the planet entirely dead. A final message from King Rokon (the king who Eldrad planned to usurp) crowns him 'King "King of Nothing'.Nothing".



* MurderTropes: Four and Sarah have absolutely no problem with [[spoiler: killing Eldrad]].



* PutOnABus: Sarah Jane. Although the LongBusTrip lasted nearly 30 years!
** She ''did'' come back in 1983 for [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors "The Five Doctors."]]

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* PutOnABus: Sarah Jane. Although the LongBusTrip lasted nearly 30 years!
** She ''did'' come back
Jane, who returned in 1983 for [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors "The Five Doctors."]]Doctors"]].



* WomenAreWiser: A villainous example. Both Eldrads are in fact evil, but the female version is much more thoughtful and calculating, while the male version is a blustering moron who gets himself killed by tripping over a scarf.

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* WomenAreWiser: A villainous example. Both Eldrads are Eldrad is in fact evil, [[spoiler: evil]], but the female version is much more thoughtful and calculating, while the male version is a blustering moron who [[spoiler: gets himself killed by tripping over a scarf.scarf]].
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Returning to the TARDIS, the Doctor is summoned to Gallifrey and, as he cannot take Sarah with him, he gives her a lift home to Croydon - only for her to realise as he departs that she doesn't recognise the street where he's left her. (It is [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E3SchoolReunion later revealed]] that he accidentally left her in Aberdeen...)

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Returning to the TARDIS, the Doctor is summoned to Gallifrey and, as he cannot take Sarah with him, he gives her a lift home to Croydon - only for her to realise as he departs that she doesn't recognise the street where he's left her. (It is (As we find out [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E3SchoolReunion later revealed]] that he accidentally left her much later]], it was, in Aberdeen...fact, Aberdeen.)
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* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Eldrad returns to Kastria to become its ruler, only to find the planet entirely dead. A final message from King Rokon (the king who Eldrad planned to usurp) crowns him 'King of Nothing'.
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Eldrad persuades the Doctor to take him home to Kastria, but when they arrive, there is only a dead planet and a mocking message from the last king of the Kastrians. Eldrad, furious, forces the Doctor to take him back to Earth so that he can rule there instead. The Doctor and Sarah trip Eldrad using the Doctor's scarf and the crystalline being falls into a crevasse and shatters.

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Eldrad persuades the Doctor to take him home to Kastria, but when they arrive, there is only a dead planet and a mocking message from the last king of the Kastrians. Eldrad, furious, forces the Doctor to take him back to Earth so that he can rule there instead. The Doctor and Sarah trip Eldrad using the Doctor's scarf and the crystalline being falls into a crevasse and shatters.
shatters.



* NamesTheSame: As a being from ''{{Warhammer 40000}}''.
* PutOnABus: Sarah Jane. Although the {{long bus trip}} lasted nearly 30 years!
** She ''did'' come back in 1983 for [[{{Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors}} "The Five Doctors."]]

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* NamesTheSame: As a being from ''{{Warhammer ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''.
* PutOnABus: Sarah Jane. Although the {{long bus trip}} LongBusTrip lasted nearly 30 years!
** She ''did'' come back in 1983 for [[{{Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors}} [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors "The Five Doctors."]]



* ThrowItIn: Sarah Jane, after being released from Eldrad's influence, says "ELDRAD MUST LIVE -- just kidding!" This was a prank by Sladen meant to "[[{{Corpsing}} corpse]]" Tom Baker, but it seemed so in-character that the director kept it in.

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* ThrowItIn: Sarah Jane, after being released from Eldrad's influence, says "ELDRAD MUST LIVE -- just kidding!" This was a prank by Sladen meant to "[[{{Corpsing}} corpse]]" Tom Baker, but it seemed so in-character that the director kept it in.
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* PoundOfFleshTwist
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* WomenAreWiser: A villainous example. Both Eldrads are in fact evil, but the female version is much more thoughtful and calculating, while the male version is a blustering moron who gets himself killed by tripping over a scarf.
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** She ''did'' come back in 1983 for [[{{Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors}} "The Five Doctors."]]
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* ThrowItIn: Sarah Jane, after being released from Eldrad's influence, says "ELDRAD MUST LIVE -- just kidding!" This was a prank by Sladen meant to "corpse" Tom Baker, but it seemed so in-character that the director kept it in.

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* ThrowItIn: Sarah Jane, after being released from Eldrad's influence, says "ELDRAD MUST LIVE -- just kidding!" This was a prank by Sladen meant to "corpse" "[[{{Corpsing}} corpse]]" Tom Baker, but it seemed so in-character that the director kept it in.

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* TheDulcineaEffect: The Doctor seems a lot more willing to help Eldrad when s/he looks like a [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sexybluechick_2266.jpg sexy blue chick]] rather than a [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hulkingrockdude_5825.jpg hulking rock dude]]. Sarah Jane is rightly skeptical of Eldrad the whole time.

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* TheDulcineaEffect: The Doctor seems a lot more willing to help Eldrad when s/he looks like a [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sexybluechick_2266.jpg sexy blue chick]] rather than a [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hulkingrockdude_5825.jpg hulking rock dude]]. Sarah Jane is rightly skeptical of Eldrad the whole time. Meanwhile, Eldrad was [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith actually exploiting]] this trope.


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* IWasJustJoking: But you [[MyGodYouAreSerious gotta go home]] anyway, Sarah.


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* AdLib: Tom Baker and Lis Sladen wrote the final farewell scene themselves, making it more poignant.



* NamesTheSame: [[Warhammer40K Eldrad]], in a rather fitting example given the intricate plan and general {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry.

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* NamesTheSame: [[Warhammer40K Eldrad]], in As a rather fitting example given the intricate plan and general {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry.being from ''{{Warhammer 40000}}''.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the [[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hand_of_Fear#Story_notes TARDIS Index File wiki]], Sarah Jane dodged a bullet -- literally. Originally, she was to be killed off in a pseudohistorical centering around the Foreign Legion. The writer wasn't able to deliver the script, and ''The Hand of Fear'' was hastily rewritten to include Sarah's departure, alive and well, albeit [[NoSenseOfDirection in Aberdeen, rather than Croydon]]. Lis Sladen was relieved by this, as she wasn't keen on the idea of being killed off or married off. Douglas Camfield, all fans of Sarah Jane Smith salute you for your inability to complete that script!
** Bloodthirstiness averted TWICE -- Original draft scripts of ''The Hand of Fear'' were to kill off [[TheBrigadier Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
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* FatalFamilyPhoto: Fatal "last conversation with the wife and kids", anyway.

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* NamesTheSame: [[Warhammer40K Eldrad]], in a rather fitting example given the intricate plan and general {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry.
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* AdLib: Tom Baker and Lis Sladen wrote the final farewell scene themselves, making it more poignant.


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* ThrowItIn: Sarah Jane, after being released from Eldrad's influence, says "ELDRAD MUST LIVE -- just kidding!" This was a prank by Sladen meant to "corpse" Tom Baker, but it seemed so in-character that the director kept it in.


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** Bloodthirstiness averted TWICE -- Original draft scripts of ''The Hand of Fear'' were to kill off [[TheBrigadier Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the [[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hand_of_Fear#Story_notes TARDIS Index File wiki]], Sarah Jane dodged a bullet -- literally. Originally, she was to be killed off in a pseudohistorical centering around the Foreign Legion. The writer wasn't able to deliver the script, and ''The Hand of Fear'' was hastily rewritten to include Sarah's departure, alive and well, albeit [[NoSenseOfDirection in Aberdeen, rather than Croydon]]. Douglas Camfield, all fans of Sarah Jane Smith salute you for your inability to complete that script!

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the [[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hand_of_Fear#Story_notes TARDIS Index File wiki]], Sarah Jane dodged a bullet -- literally. Originally, she was to be killed off in a pseudohistorical centering around the Foreign Legion. The writer wasn't able to deliver the script, and ''The Hand of Fear'' was hastily rewritten to include Sarah's departure, alive and well, albeit [[NoSenseOfDirection in Aberdeen, rather than Croydon]]. Lis Sladen was relieved by this, as she wasn't keen on the idea of being killed off or married off. Douglas Camfield, all fans of Sarah Jane Smith salute you for your inability to complete that script!
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the [[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hand_of_Fear#Story_notes TARDIS Index File wiki]], Sarah Jane dodged a bullet -- literally. Originally, she was to be killed off in a pseudohistorical centering around the Foreign Legion. The writer wasn't able to deliver the script, and ''The Hand of Fear'' was hastily rewritten to include Sarah's departure, alive and well, albeit [[NoSenseOfDirection in Aberdeen, rather than Croydon]]. Douglas Camfield, all fans of Sarah Jane Smith salute you for your inability to complete that script!
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-->'''Doctor:''' "Sarah, I want you to look into my eyes."
-->'''Sarah:''' "OH NO, NO THAT'S NOT F__" ''(falls into trance)''

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* NightmareFuel: The titular Hand crawling around in its little box.



* PutOnABus: Sarah Jane. Although the bus trip lasted about 30 years!

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*TheDulcineaEffect: The Doctor seems a lot more willing to help Eldrad when s/he looks like a [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sexybluechick_2266.jpg sexy blue chick]] rather than a [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hulkingrockdude_5825.jpg hulking rock dude]]. Sarah Jane is rightly skeptical of Eldrad the whole time.
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