Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: Lasky. Despite being presented as the villain for the first two episodes, the ''actual'' villains are Doland and the Vervoids.
to:
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: Lasky. Despite being presented as the villain for the first two episodes, the ''actual'' BigBadEnsemble: No less than three sets of villains are Doland with entirely different goals in this story, namely Doland, Rudge and the Vervoids.Mogarians, and the Vervoids. Four if you include Bruchner, who ends up going nuts and trying to kill everyone.
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* DistressCall
to:
* DistressCallDistressCall: Hallett sends a faked distress signal to lure the Doctor to the ''Hyperion III''. Someone else (shown to be the Doctor, but likely Doland in reality) later destroys the communication room to prevent a real distress signal being sent when things start getting ugly.
Changed line(s) 29,30 (click to see context) from:
* GenocideDilemma
* GoneHorriblyWrong
* GoneHorriblyWrong
to:
* GenocideDilemma
GenocideDilemma: The Doctor doesn't have to think about killing all the Vervoids, as at the very least they'll slaughter everyone on the ''Hyperion III'', and possibly even overrun Earth when they get there. Unfortunately, this doesn't sit well with the Valeyard or the Inquisitor.
*GoneHorriblyWrongGoneHorriblyWrong: Subverted; Lasky thinks that this is what happened with the Vervoids, but the Doctor points out that it's really an example of GoneHorriblyRight, given how most plants will naturally try to defend themselves from animals, and the Vervoids are taking this UpToEleven.
*
Changed line(s) 32 (click to see context) from:
* InformedAttribute: The Doctor talks at length about how Hallett was a brilliant investigator with a mind quite unlike anyone else of his era. Yet all we see him do is act needlessly rude towards an old man, send a distress call to the Doctor, dress up like a Mogarian, and then die after drinking some poisoned tea.
to:
* InformedAttribute: InformedAttribute:
** The Doctor talks at length about how Hallett was a brilliant investigator with a mind quite unlike anyone else of his era. Yet all we see him do is act needlessly rude towards an old man, send a distress call to the Doctor, dress up like a Mogarian, and then die after drinking some poisoned tea.
** The Doctor talks at length about how Hallett was a brilliant investigator with a mind quite unlike anyone else of his era. Yet all we see him do is act needlessly rude towards an old man, send a distress call to the Doctor, dress up like a Mogarian, and then die after drinking some poisoned tea.
Changed line(s) 34,36 (click to see context) from:
* KangarooCourt: Let's face it -- genocide or not, when the prosecutor is allowed to throw in new charges midway through a trial at what is basically a whim, it's a sign of a fairly dodgy legal proceeding.
* MurdererPOV
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The Black Hole of Tartarus
* MurdererPOV
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The Black Hole of Tartarus
to:
* KangarooCourt: Let's face it -- genocide or not, when the prosecutor is allowed to throw in new charges midway through a trial at what is basically a whim, it's a sign of a fairly dodgy legal proceeding.
proceeding. The novelization at least shows that the Valeyard can't do this unilaterally and that the Inquisitor has to okay the new charge... which, unfortunately for the Doctor, she readily does.
*MurdererPOV
MurdererPOV: Played straight with the Vervoids, but subverted with the disguised Hallett, who is set up to possibly be the murderer but actually is one of the good guys.
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The Black Hole ofTartarusTartarus. Not the sort of thing you want a madman to try flying your ship into, to say the least.
*
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The Black Hole of
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
* OldFriend: Commodore "Tonker" Travers, to the Doctor. Except Travers doesn't actually appear to like the Doctor all that much.
to:
* OldFriend: OldFriend:
** Commodore "Tonker" Travers, to the Doctor. Except Travers doesn't actually appear to like the Doctor all that much.
** Commodore "Tonker" Travers, to the Doctor. Except Travers doesn't actually appear to like the Doctor all that much.
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* PlantAliens
to:
* PlantAliensPlantAliens: Technically they're manufactured by humans on a colony world, but the Vervoids see themselves as being different enough to animals that they indiscriminately slaughter them.
* RedHerring:
** Despite Lasky being presented as the villain for the first two episodes, she actually isn't evil in any real way, just very cranky and bad-tempered.
** Ruth Baxter turns out to be basically irrelevant to the plot, despite the second episode cliffhanger focusing on her and a lot of other {{Foreshadowing}}.
** According to the writers, they were actually trying to drop in hints that Janet was the murderer, in particular her serving Hallett with poisoned tea and then the Mogarians being killed by someone apparently serving refreshments.
** Despite Lasky being presented as the villain for the first two episodes, she actually isn't evil in any real way, just very cranky and bad-tempered.
** Ruth Baxter turns out to be basically irrelevant to the plot, despite the second episode cliffhanger focusing on her and a lot of other {{Foreshadowing}}.
** According to the writers, they were actually trying to drop in hints that Janet was the murderer, in particular her serving Hallett with poisoned tea and then the Mogarians being killed by someone apparently serving refreshments.
Changed line(s) 50 (click to see context) from:
* TooDumbToLive: Late in the story, Lasky decides that she can talk the Vervoids into a peaceful surrender, despite the fact that they have slaughtered almost all of the crew and passengers by this point. She fails dismally, and ends up as part of the Vervoids' human compost heap.
to:
* TooDumbToLive: TooDumbToLive:
** Late in the story, Lasky decides that she can talk the Vervoids into a peaceful surrender, despite the fact that they have slaughtered almost all of the crew and passengers by this point. She fails dismally, and ends up as part of the Vervoids' human compost heap.
** Late in the story, Lasky decides that she can talk the Vervoids into a peaceful surrender, despite the fact that they have slaughtered almost all of the crew and passengers by this point. She fails dismally, and ends up as part of the Vervoids' human compost heap.
Changed line(s) 52 (click to see context) from:
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters
to:
* TurnedAgainstTheirMastersTurnedAgainstTheirMasters: The Vervoids, though they never really accepted that whole thing about being slaves to begin with.
Changed line(s) 63 (click to see context) from:
* TheXOfY
to:
* TheXOfYTheXOfY: Both the story title itself, and the Black Hole of Tartarus.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Played with near the end of the first episode, when the Doctor suddenly starts speaking with even more SesquipedalianLoquaciousness than the Sixth Doctor usually uses, and tells Mel to go and investigate the cargo hold by herself. However, the Doctor isn't under the influence of anyone or anything; rather, the footage from the Matrix has seemingly been altered to paint him in an unflattering light. The Doctor currently in the courtroom even points out that he doesn't talk like that; if anything, the "Doctor" in the footage [[{{Foreshadowing}} sounds more like the Valeyard...]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** According to the Doctor - and later verified by the Master in the final serial - the evidence being presented throughout the trial via the Matrix is all being tampered with. Some of the events shown actually happened differently to some degree, while other events may never have really happened (or going to happen, in this adventure) at all. So even if the Doctor remembers seeing this adventure in his trial when he and Mel arrive on the Hyperion III, he won't remember the ''actual'' course of events to copy and will just have to play it by ear anyway...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Quote attributions in bold.
Changed line(s) 5,6 (click to see context) from:
-->-- The Doctor neatly sums up how awesome he totally is and not fluffing his own ego. Or not. Or both.
to:
-->-- The Doctor '''The Doctor''' neatly sums up how awesome he totally is and not fluffing his own ego. Or not. Or both.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
-> '''The Doctor:''' ''This is a situation that requires tact and finesse. Fortunately, I am blessed with both.''
to:
-> '''The Doctor:''' ''This ''"This is a situation that requires tact and finesse. Fortunately, I am blessed with both.''"''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2,3 (click to see context) from:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind. ''({{beat}})'' [[OverlyLongGag Doctor's coat.]]]]
to:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind. ''({{beat}})'' [[OverlyLongGag The Doctor's coat.]]]]
coat]], on the other hand, isn't]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 43 (click to see context) from:
* ScreamingWoman: JohnNathanTurner asked Bonnie Langford to do a CliffHanger scream on an "F" note, just so her scream would segue seamlessly into the ending credits. She did.
to:
* ScreamingWoman: JohnNathanTurner asked Bonnie Langford to do a CliffHanger scream on an "F" note, just so her scream would segue seamlessly into the ending credits. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6cFsPG7dE#t=72 She did.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2,3 (click to see context) from:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind. *{{beat}}* [[OverlyLongGag Doctor's coat.]]]]
to:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind. *{{beat}}* ''({{beat}})'' [[OverlyLongGag Doctor's coat.]]]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2,3 (click to see context) from:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind. ''{{Beat}}'' [[OverlyLongGag Doctor's coat.]]]]
to:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind. ''{{Beat}}'' *{{beat}}* [[OverlyLongGag Doctor's coat.]]]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2,3 (click to see context) from:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind. [[OverlyLongGag Doctor's coat.]]]]
to:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind. ''{{Beat}}'' [[OverlyLongGag Doctor's coat.]]]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2,3 (click to see context) from:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind.]]
to:
[[caption-width-right:320:Anything remotely Freudian you see in this picture is purely the product of your dirty mind.]]
[[OverlyLongGag Doctor's coat.]]]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 7,8 (click to see context) :
'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9,10 (click to see context) from:
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This will result in ColinBaker messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the ''Hyperion III''. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help (if it will get him away from exercise and carrot juice), so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the ''Hyperion III'', though, the Doctor will declare he "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel will randomly decide to exercise.
to:
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This will result in ColinBaker Creator/ColinBaker messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the ''Hyperion III''. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help (if it will get him away from exercise and carrot juice), so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the ''Hyperion III'', though, the Doctor will declare he "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel will randomly decide to exercise.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 34 (click to see context) from:
* KangarooCourt: Let's face it, genocide or not, throwing in new charges midway through a trial, at what is basically the prosecutor's whim, is a sign of a fairly dodgy legal proceeding.
to:
* KangarooCourt: Let's face it, it -- genocide or not, throwing when the prosecutor is allowed to throw in new charges midway through a trial, trial at what is basically the prosecutor's a whim, is it's a sign of a fairly dodgy legal proceeding.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BatmanGambit: The Doctor submits this adventure as evidence supporting him, but it seems it either had been altered or altered after the fact in the Matrix because at the end of the last episode, the Valeyard changes the accusation to the Doctor to genocide, a far worse crime than he had originally been presented with.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Removing instances of YMMV and Trivia.
Deleted line(s) 26,27 (click to see context) :
* ExecutiveMeddling: Almost totally averted on one level; previous script editor Eric Saward had bailed out on the series by this point and Creator/JohnNathanTurner didn't have time to edit the story properly himself, so the script was accepted and filmed with no major changes whatsoever, something that only happened with a small handful of scripts on the original series.
** Played straight in another instance, though. The ending to the third episode was supposed to be a model shot of the Hyperion III flying towards the Black Hole of Tartarus. John Nathan-Turner thought that all episodes of the "Trial" season should end on a close-up on the Doctor's face however (even though the first episode of the story memorably avoided that), and had the episode re-edited to end on a shot of the Doctor looking vaguely annoyed at Lasky.
** Played straight in another instance, though. The ending to the third episode was supposed to be a model shot of the Hyperion III flying towards the Black Hole of Tartarus. John Nathan-Turner thought that all episodes of the "Trial" season should end on a close-up on the Doctor's face however (even though the first episode of the story memorably avoided that), and had the episode re-edited to end on a shot of the Doctor looking vaguely annoyed at Lasky.
Deleted line(s) 29,30 (click to see context) :
* FreudWasRight: Many people, on seeing a Vervoid for the first time, have remarked that it reminds them of something...
** WH Smith refused to stock a copy of Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine with a Vervoid on the cover as they felt it contained an "inappropriate adult image".
** WH Smith refused to stock a copy of Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine with a Vervoid on the cover as they felt it contained an "inappropriate adult image".
Deleted line(s) 34 (click to see context) :
* HeyItsThatGuy: Professor Lasky is [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Pussy Galore]]!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Let's not ask how she managed to unlock the door to the wrong room with that key...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Hallett is an old friend too, but unfortunately he's dead before the Doctor comes across him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ScreamingWoman: JohnNathanTurner asked Bonnie Langford to do a CliffHanger scream on an "F" note, just so her scream would segue seamlessly into the ending credits. She did.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* ExecutiveMeddling: Almost totally averted on one level; previous script editor Eric Saward had bailed out on the series by this point and John Nathan-Turner didn't have time to edit the story properly himself, so the script was accepted and filmed with no major changes whatsoever, something that only happened with a small handful of scripts on the original series.
to:
* ExecutiveMeddling: Almost totally averted on one level; previous script editor Eric Saward had bailed out on the series by this point and John Nathan-Turner Creator/JohnNathanTurner didn't have time to edit the story properly himself, so the script was accepted and filmed with no major changes whatsoever, something that only happened with a small handful of scripts on the original series.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9,10 (click to see context) from:
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This will result in ColinBaker messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the ''Hyperion III''. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help, so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the ''Hyperion III'', though, the Doctor will declare he "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel will randomly decide to exercise.
to:
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This will result in ColinBaker messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the ''Hyperion III''. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help, help (if it will get him away from exercise and carrot juice), so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the ''Hyperion III'', though, the Doctor will declare he "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel will randomly decide to exercise.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
namespace thing Changed
Changed line(s) 13,14 (click to see context) from:
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the ''Hyperion III'', Commodore "Tonker" Travers, will banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part, will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[note]]No, not [[TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.[[/note]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
to:
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the ''Hyperion III'', Commodore "Tonker" Travers, will banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part, will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[note]]No, not [[TheMatrix [[Film/TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.[[/note]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
Changed line(s) 31 (click to see context) from:
* GambitPileup: Doland wants to get the Vervoids to Earth and sell them for a huge profit. Bruchner wants to destroy the Vervoids and all the team's research. The Vervoids themselves are playing the humans off each other and killing them when the opportunity presents itself. Rudge and the Mogarians intend to hijack the Hyperion III. Hallett/Grenville is trying to expose Lasky and her team. The Commodore is covertly using the Doctor to solve the mystery of what's happening on the ship. And near the end, the Doctor tricks Doland into revealing that he has been responsible for a lot of the chaos on the ship. The only ones without some ulterior motive are Mel and, ironically enough, Lasky, who is presented as the BigBad for the majority of the story.
to:
* GambitPileup: Doland wants to get the Vervoids to Earth and sell them for a huge profit. Bruchner wants to destroy the Vervoids and all the team's research. The Vervoids themselves are playing the humans off each other and killing them when the opportunity presents itself. Rudge and the Mogarians intend to hijack the Hyperion III. Hallett/Grenville is trying to expose Lasky and her team. The Commodore is covertly using the Doctor to solve the mystery of what's happening on the ship. And near the end, the Doctor tricks Doland into revealing that he has been responsible for a lot of the chaos on the ship. The only ones without some ulterior motive are Mel and, ironically enough, Lasky, who is presented as the BigBad for the majority of the story.
Changed line(s) 60 (click to see context) from:
-->'''The Valeyard:''' ''Article Seven permits no exceptions. [[FinalSolution The Doctor has destroyed a complete species]]. The charge must now be genocide!''
to:
-->'''The Valeyard:''' ''Article Seven permits no exceptions. [[FinalSolution The Doctor has destroyed a complete species]]. The charge must now be genocide!'' genocide!''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Had a single Vervoid reached Earth, the human race would have been eliminated!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 37 (click to see context) from:
* KangarooCourt: Let's face it, genocide or not throwing in new charges midway through a trial at what is basically the prosecutor's whim is sign of a fairly dodgy legal proceeding.
to:
* KangarooCourt: Let's face it, genocide or not not, throwing in new charges midway through a trial trial, at what is basically the prosecutor's whim whim, is a sign of a fairly dodgy legal proceeding.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 13,14 (click to see context) from:
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the ''Hyperion III'', Commodore "Tonker" Travers, will banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part, will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[hottip:* :No, not [[TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
to:
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the ''Hyperion III'', Commodore "Tonker" Travers, will banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part, will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[hottip:* :No, Matrix[[note]]No, not [[TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.]] [[/note]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9,10 (click to see context) from:
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This will result in ColinBaker messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the Hyperion III. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help, so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the ''Hyperion III'', though, the Doctor will declare he "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel will randomly decide to exercise.
to:
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This will result in ColinBaker messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the Hyperion III.''Hyperion III''. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help, so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the ''Hyperion III'', though, the Doctor will declare he "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel will randomly decide to exercise.
Changed line(s) 13,14 (click to see context) from:
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the ''Hyperion III'' (Commodore "Tonker" Travers) will banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part, will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[hottip:* :No, not [[TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
to:
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the ''Hyperion III'' (Commodore III'', Commodore "Tonker" Travers) Travers, will banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part, will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[hottip:* :No, not [[TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9,18 (click to see context) from:
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This results ''(will result?)'' in ColinBaker messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the Hyperion III. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help, so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the Hyperion III, though, the Doctor will declare he "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel decides to randomly exercise.
The Doctor will flirt with the hostesses of the ship, while Mel will overhear that things are going wrong with the secret plant research going on inside the ship's bowels. In fact, some "Demeter seeds" are stolen, silver seeds that look like painted stones. So the plant research crew will go to investigate, with the head woman Lasky deciding to berate her subordinates for the fools they will be. Or something.
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the Hyperion III ''(Commodore "Tonker" Travers)'' will have banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[hottip:* :No, not [[TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
Mel will arrive at the hydroponics bay of the Hyperion III and gets a random crewman to help her investigate. However, nothing good will come of this, as the poor random crewman will be electrocuted the second he tries to open it. We will be left seeing the hydroponics bay ''explode'' as Mel will scream as the whole thing explodes around her. Meanwhile, [[MurdererPOV a camera surrounded by a green mist will wander around killing people]]. The Time Lords object to this, claiming that Mel was the one that could have died in the future rather than the hapless crewmen who will die. Why they complain about this when it's in the future is anybody's guess, but [[TimeyWimeyBall Wibbley Wobbley Timey Wimey]]. Mel will be questioned as to why stuff will blow up when she's around, but Mel will convince everyone that this has to be some sort of sabotage. So, the Doctor and Mel will begin to investigate the crew, and most of the passengers will have something to hide in some form from our investigating duo. In fact, several of them will not be what they seem. It will all be very Creator/AgathaChristie, if Agatha Christie had ever thrown in a twist ending in which the hero will have to battle genetically-engineered plant creatures with homemade hand grenades.
As it turns out, most everyone will have a motive for murdering someone. And, as luck would have it, most everyone will also make sure that their actions result in murder as well. The second-in-command of the Hyperion III will decide to hijack the ship for... some reason... but not before another will decide to steer it into a black hole. As you might guess, he will fail. Also, those plant creatures will decide to call themselves Vervoids, who will decide to dedicate themselves to spraying fog in people's faces and toss them onto compost piles. The amount of bodies found on the Hyperion III will rise while the Doctor will futz around, continually flipping between JerkAss and actually trying to figure out what's going on. Finally, everyone but Mel, the Doctor and a handful of the people on the Hyperion III will be dead, and the ship will be getting close to Earth. This is bad, as the Doctor will reveal, if a single Vervoid steps on the Earth, they will become a threat worse than the Daleks ''(or something like that)''.
The Doctor will flirt with the hostesses of the ship, while Mel will overhear that things are going wrong with the secret plant research going on inside the ship's bowels. In fact, some "Demeter seeds" are stolen, silver seeds that look like painted stones. So the plant research crew will go to investigate, with the head woman Lasky deciding to berate her subordinates for the fools they will be. Or something.
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the Hyperion III ''(Commodore "Tonker" Travers)'' will have banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[hottip:* :No, not [[TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
Mel will arrive at the hydroponics bay of the Hyperion III and gets a random crewman to help her investigate. However, nothing good will come of this, as the poor random crewman will be electrocuted the second he tries to open it. We will be left seeing the hydroponics bay ''explode'' as Mel will scream as the whole thing explodes around her. Meanwhile, [[MurdererPOV a camera surrounded by a green mist will wander around killing people]]. The Time Lords object to this, claiming that Mel was the one that could have died in the future rather than the hapless crewmen who will die. Why they complain about this when it's in the future is anybody's guess, but [[TimeyWimeyBall Wibbley Wobbley Timey Wimey]]. Mel will be questioned as to why stuff will blow up when she's around, but Mel will convince everyone that this has to be some sort of sabotage. So, the Doctor and Mel will begin to investigate the crew, and most of the passengers will have something to hide in some form from our investigating duo. In fact, several of them will not be what they seem. It will all be very Creator/AgathaChristie, if Agatha Christie had ever thrown in a twist ending in which the hero will have to battle genetically-engineered plant creatures with homemade hand grenades.
As it turns out, most everyone will have a motive for murdering someone. And, as luck would have it, most everyone will also make sure that their actions result in murder as well. The second-in-command of the Hyperion III will decide to hijack the ship for... some reason... but not before another will decide to steer it into a black hole. As you might guess, he will fail. Also, those plant creatures will decide to call themselves Vervoids, who will decide to dedicate themselves to spraying fog in people's faces and toss them onto compost piles. The amount of bodies found on the Hyperion III will rise while the Doctor will futz around, continually flipping between JerkAss and actually trying to figure out what's going on. Finally, everyone but Mel, the Doctor and a handful of the people on the Hyperion III will be dead, and the ship will be getting close to Earth. This is bad, as the Doctor will reveal, if a single Vervoid steps on the Earth, they will become a threat worse than the Daleks ''(or something like that)''.
to:
The Doctor's future companion Mel, who the viewers never get a chance to properly meet, will apparently spend a lot of time badgering him to exercise and trying to persuade him to drink carrot juice. This results ''(will result?)'' will result in ColinBaker messing around on an exercise bike, so at least it's somewhat amusing. The Doctor will be relieved when the TARDIS receives a distress call from a luxury space liner, the Hyperion III. Of course, the Doctor can't ever refuse a cry for help, so he will decide to assist. Upon entering the Hyperion III, ''Hyperion III'', though, the Doctor will declare he "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses something evil]]" about the place, but will continue on exploring anyhow. Hobnobbing around with the crew for a while, the Doctor and Mel will discover that the distress call was completely faked. But the Doctor will be convinced that the call was real for some reason, so Mel and the Doctor stick around -- deciding to enjoy the spaceship scenery for a bit before they'll part ways. The Doctor will nose around, while Mel decides to will randomly decide to exercise.
The Doctor will flirt with the hostesses of the ship, while Mel will overhear that things are going wrong with the secret plant research going on inside the ship's bowels. In fact, some "Demeter seeds"are will have been stolen, silver seeds that look like painted stones. So the plant research crew will go to investigate, with while the head woman Lasky deciding to will berate her subordinates for the fools they will be. Or something.
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of theHyperion III ''(Commodore ''Hyperion III'' (Commodore "Tonker" Travers)'' Travers) will have banter while Lasky will continue to berate her subordinates. Mel, for her part part, will decide to tell the Doctor about Lasky's strange behavior -- but the Doctor will berate her for trying to be smart, yelling at Mel to go investigate on her own. In the present, the Doctor objects to his own defense presentation -- claiming that someone's altering the record of the future. The Valeyard laughs at the Doctor's apparent ineptitude, and the Doctor keeps ranting about the Matrix[[hottip:* :No, not [[TheMatrix the movie]]. Different one.]] being altered, which is apparently impossible. So, the Doctor gets depressed as we continue to watch the future.
Back in the future, Mel will arrive at the hydroponics bay of theHyperion III ''Hyperion III'' and gets persuade a random crewman to help her investigate. However, nothing Nothing good will come of this, as the poor random crewman will be electrocuted the second he tries to open it. We will be left seeing the hydroponics bay ''explode'' as ''explode''; Mel will scream as the whole thing explodes around her. Meanwhile, [[MurdererPOV a camera surrounded by a green mist will wander around killing people]]. The Time Lords object to this, claiming that Mel was the one that could have died in the future rather than the hapless crewmen who will die. Why they complain about this when it's in the future is anybody's guess, but [[TimeyWimeyBall Wibbley Wobbley Timey Wimey]]. Mel will be questioned as to why stuff will blow up when she's around, but Mel will convince everyone that this has to be some sort of sabotage. So, the Doctor and Mel will begin to investigate the crew, and most of the passengers will have something to hide in some form from our investigating duo. In fact, several of them will not be what they seem. It will all be very Creator/AgathaChristie, if Agatha Christie had ever thrown in a twist ending in which the hero will have to battle genetically-engineered plant creatures with homemade hand grenades.
As it turns out, most everyone will have a motive for murdering someone. And, as luck would have it, most everyone will also make sure that their actions result in murder as well. The second-in-command of theHyperion III ''Hyperion III'' will decide to hijack the ship for... some reason... but not before another will decide to steer it into a black hole. As you might guess, he will fail. Also, those plant creatures will decide to call themselves Vervoids, who will decide to dedicate themselves to spraying fog in people's faces and toss them onto compost piles. The amount of bodies found on the Hyperion III ''Hyperion III'' will rise while the Doctor will futz around, continually flipping between JerkAss and actually trying to figure out what's going on. Finally, everyone but Mel, the Doctor and a handful of the people on the Hyperion III ''Hyperion III'' will be dead, and the ship will be getting close to Earth. This is bad, as the Doctor will reveal, if a single Vervoid steps on the Earth, they will become a threat worse than the Daleks ''(or something like that)''.
The Doctor will flirt with the hostesses of the ship, while Mel will overhear that things are going wrong with the secret plant research going on inside the ship's bowels. In fact, some "Demeter seeds"
Meanwhile, there will be a murderer on the loose, with the body being dumped in the trash compactor. The Doctor and the captain of the
Back in the future, Mel will arrive at the hydroponics bay of the
As it turns out, most everyone will have a motive for murdering someone. And, as luck would have it, most everyone will also make sure that their actions result in murder as well. The second-in-command of the
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheEighties: The two helmeted aliens are seen playing ''{{Galaga}}'' at one point.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Namespace.
Changed line(s) 15,16 (click to see context) from:
Mel will arrive at the hydroponics bay of the Hyperion III and gets a random crewman to help her investigate. However, nothing good will come of this, as the poor random crewman will be electrocuted the second he tries to open it. We will be left seeing the hydroponics bay ''explode'' as Mel will scream as the whole thing explodes around her. Meanwhile, [[MurdererPOV a camera surrounded by a green mist will wander around killing people]]. The Time Lords object to this, claiming that Mel was the one that could have died in the future rather than the hapless crewmen who will die. Why they complain about this when it's in the future is anybody's guess, but [[TimeyWimeyBall Wibbley Wobbley Timey Wimey]]. Mel will be questioned as to why stuff will blow up when she's around, but Mel will convince everyone that this has to be some sort of sabotage. So, the Doctor and Mel will begin to investigate the crew, and most of the passengers will have something to hide in some form from our investigating duo. In fact, several of them will not be what they seem. It will all be very AgathaChristie, if Agatha Christie had ever thrown in a twist ending in which the hero will have to battle genetically-engineered plant creatures with homemade hand grenades.
to:
Mel will arrive at the hydroponics bay of the Hyperion III and gets a random crewman to help her investigate. However, nothing good will come of this, as the poor random crewman will be electrocuted the second he tries to open it. We will be left seeing the hydroponics bay ''explode'' as Mel will scream as the whole thing explodes around her. Meanwhile, [[MurdererPOV a camera surrounded by a green mist will wander around killing people]]. The Time Lords object to this, claiming that Mel was the one that could have died in the future rather than the hapless crewmen who will die. Why they complain about this when it's in the future is anybody's guess, but [[TimeyWimeyBall Wibbley Wobbley Timey Wimey]]. Mel will be questioned as to why stuff will blow up when she's around, but Mel will convince everyone that this has to be some sort of sabotage. So, the Doctor and Mel will begin to investigate the crew, and most of the passengers will have something to hide in some form from our investigating duo. In fact, several of them will not be what they seem. It will all be very AgathaChristie, Creator/AgathaChristie, if Agatha Christie had ever thrown in a twist ending in which the hero will have to battle genetically-engineered plant creatures with homemade hand grenades.
