History Recap / DoctorWhoS18E6TheKeeperOfTraken

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'''Production code:''' 5T

Written by Johnny Byrne. This four-episode serial first aired January 31 to February 21, 1981.

* DeathByOriginStory: Both of Nyssa's parents die as a result of the Master's machinations. Her stepmother Kassia, whom the Master manipulated, then killed once he had no further use for her, and her father Tremas, whose body he wears for the rest of the 1980s. As if that wasn't enough, her home planet is destroyed by the Master in the next story, completely by accident.

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* [[HijackedByGanon Hijacked by the Master]]: Contrary to the beliefs of some fans, people who watched this story unspoiled do claim to have been surprised when the Master was revealed.

The Master and the Doctor do their usual dance of trying to beat each other, and while the Doctor does keep the Master from taking over the Source (some sort of HiveMind for Trakenites), the Master has the [[EvilLaugh last laugh]]. He [[GrandTheftMe hijacks Tremas's body]], freeing himself from the Kentucky Fried Time Lord he has been for the past four seasons and exulting in "a new body, at last," which somehow de-ages and becomes a sharp-dressed, slick-haired man in a goatee not unlike the late Creator/RogerDelgado (sure enough, the Expanded Universe would claim that the Delgado Master and the Crispy Master are one and the same). Just after the Master leaves in his disguised TARDIS, Nyssa enters, wondering where her father may be.

[[caption-width-right:350: The Keeper, sitting on his [[CoolChair magical moving chair.]]]]

The one with Skeletor. Who then becomes Captain Camp.

[[caption-width-right:345: The Keeper, sitting on his [[CoolChair magical moving chair.]]]]

Meanwhile, the Doctor, Tremas, Adric, and Nyssa run around trying to subvert the Melkur's evil plans, and the Doctor discovers that the being controlling the Melkur is actually his [[ArchEnemy old enemy]], the Master, still [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin little more than a withered almost-corpse on the edge of death]], seeking to use the powers of Traken to, well, ''not'' be a withered almost-corpse, understandably...and presumably get rid of the crusty black cloak while he's at it. Thing must smell awful by now, and we're not just talking about the Master's flesh. Dun-dun-''dun''.

The Master and the Doctor do their usual dance of trying to beat each other, and while the Doctor does keep the Master from taking over the Source (some sort of HiveMind for Trakenites), the Master has the [[EvilLaugh last laugh]]. He [[GrandTheftMe hijacks Tremas's body]], freeing himself from the Kentucky Fried Time Lord he has been for the past four seasons and exulting in "a new body, at last," which somehow de-ages and becomes a sharp-dressed, slick-haired man in a goatee not unlike the late Creator/RogerDelgado (sure enough, the Expanded Universe would confirm that the Delgado Master and the Crispy Master are one and the same). Just after the Master leaves in his disguised TARDIS, Nyssa enters, wondering where her father may be.

* GrandTheftMe: Tremas's body gets hijacked by the Master.
* HijackedByGanon: Contrary to the beliefs of some fans, people who watched this story unspoiled do claim to have been surprised when the Master was revealed.

The Master and the Doctor do their usual dance of trying to beat each other, and while the Doctor does keep the Master from taking over the Source (some sort of HiveMind for Trakenites), the Master has the [[EvilLaugh last laugh]]. He [[GrandTheftMe hijacks Tremas's body]], freeing himself from the Kentucky Fried Time Lord he has been for the past four seasons and exulting in "a new body, at last," which somehow de-ages and becomes a sharp-dressed, slick-haired man in a goatee. Just after the Master leaves in his disguised TARDIS, Nyssa enters, wondering where her father may be.

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* AscendedExtra: Nyssa was originally created just for this story, but the producers saw potential for her character as a companion and wrote her into the following story (though she was phased into it rather than joining the Doctor right away).

* DeathByOriginStory: Both of Nyssa's parents die as a result of the Master's machinations. Her stepmother Kassia, whom the Master manipulated, then killed once he had no further use for her, and her father Tremas, whose body he wears for the rest of the 1980s. As if that wasn't enough, her home planet is destroyed in the next story.

Written by Johnny Byrne. This serial first aired January 31-February 21, 1981.

The Master and the Doctor do their usual FoeYay-laden dance of trying to beat each other, and while the Doctor does keep the Master from taking over the Source (some sort of HiveMind for Trakenites), the Master has the [[EvilLaugh last laugh]]. He [[GrandTheftMe hijacks Tremas's body]], freeing himself from the Kentucky Fried Time Lord he has been for the past four seasons and exulting in "a new body, at last," which somehow de-ages and becomes a sharp-dressed, slick-haired man in a goatee. Just after the Master leaves in his disguised TARDIS, Nyssa enters, wondering where her father may be.

* ReplacementArtefact: By the time he left the series in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate Warriors' Gate]]", the previous story, half of K-9's function was stunning opponents for the Doctor with a red laser beam from his "nose cannon". So what do we see the Doctor doing in this story? Stunning opponents with a ''green'' laser beam from an "ion bonder" nicked from Nyssa. The device is used again in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E1Castrovalva Castrovalva]]" before getting waterlogged and removed from the story. It presages the [[ExecutiveMeddling producer-mandated]] destruction of the sonic screwdriver [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation later]], which also led writers to introduce various one-off gadgets that served exactly the same narrative purpose as the original screwdriver.

* SignificantAnagram: Averted, unusually enough for ''Doctor Who''. "Tremas" is an obvious enough anagram for "Master", leading the viewer to think he's a baddie-- but he is a good man and a staunch ally of the Doctor throughout. Not shockingly, the name of "Tremas" was [[ExecutiveMeddling demanded]] by producer Creator/JohnNathanTurner because actor Creator/AnthonyAinley, who played the character, would be playing the Master soon enough. Reflecting back on it, most of the cast think that it was a pretty silly reason for the name.

* ReplacementArtifact: By the time he left the series in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate Warriors' Gate]]", the previous story, half of K-9's function was stunning opponents for the Doctor with a red laser beam from his "nose cannon". So what do we see the Doctor doing in this story? Stunning opponents with a ''green'' laser beam from an "ion bonder" nicked from Nyssa. The device is used again in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E1Castrovalva Castrovalva]]" before getting waterlogged and removed from the story. It presages the [[ExecutiveMeddling producer-mandated]] destruction of the sonic screwdriver [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation later]], which also led writers to introduce various one-off gadgets that served exactly the same narrative purpose as the original screwdriver.

* ReplacementArtifact: By the time he left the series in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate Warriors' Gate]]", the previous story, half of K-9's function was stunning opponents for the Doctor with a red laser beam from his "nose cannon". So what do we see the Doctor doing in this story? Stunning opponents with a ''green'' laser beam from an "ion bonder" nicked from Nyssa. (The device is used again in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E1Castrovalva Castrovalva]]" before getting waterlogged and removed from the story, presaging the destruction of the sonic screwdriver [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation a few years later]].)

* SealedEvilInACan

* MeaningfulName: Tremas. His body is taken over by the Master, whose title is a SignificantAnagram of "Tremas". The Master frequently used aliases related to his name-- Colonel Masters, Reverend Magister, Professor Thascalos, Mr. Seta, Sir Giles Estram-- but usually he had a chance to pick them himself.

* MeaningfulName: Tremas. His body is taken over by the Master, whose title is a SignificantAnagram of "Tremas". The Master frequently used aliases related to his name-- Reverend Magister, Mr. Seta, Colonel Masters, Sir Giles Estram-- but usually he had a chance to pick them himself.

* SignificantAnagram: Averted, unusually enough for ''Doctor Who''. "Tremas" is an obvious enough anagram for "Master", leading the viewer to think he's a baddie-- but he is a good man and a staunch ally of the Doctor throughout. Not shockingly, the name of "Tremas" was [[ExecutiveMeddling demanded]] by producer Creator/JohnNathannTurner because actor Creator/AnthonyAinley, who played the character, would be playing the Master soon enough. Reflecting back on it, most of the cast think that it was a pretty silly reason for the name.

* SignificantAnagram: Averted, unusually enough for ''Doctor Who''. "Tremas" is an obvious enough anagram for "Master", leading the viewer to think he's a baddie-- but he is a good man and a staunch ally of the Doctor throughout. Not shockingly, the name of "Tremas" [[ExecutiveMeddling was demanded by producer John Nathan-Turner]] because actor Creator/AnthonyAinley, who played the character, would be playing the Master soon enough. Reflecting back on it, most of the cast think that it was a pretty silly reason for the name.

* TheNthDoctor: Geoffrey Beevers takes over as the Master, only for Anthony Ainley to take over at the story's end.

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin the last Crispy Master-centric serial]], this one is far less violent and features none of the political commentary and psychological horror of its predecessor. If anything, it's far closer to the kind of story that Roger Delgado's original take on the Master would've featured in.