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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: as usual during this era, there are political subtexts, but WordOfGod has specifically denied fan theories that the red, blue and yellow Kangs were a reference to the colours of the UK's three major political parties at the time.
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* BreakingSpeech: The Doctor gives one in the Regulation 13 Appendix 2 Final Conversation with the Chief Caretaker.
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* HannibalLecture: The Doctor gives one in the Regulation 13 Appendix 2 Final Conversation with the Chief Caretaker.
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* MoodWhiplash: The Chief Caretaker initially hails the Doctor, believing him to be the Great Architect, with an awed, admiring speech about how the Great Architect will fix the place up, SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong and generally make everything better for everyone. Then:
-->'''Deputy Chief Caretaker:''' So what do we do?\\
'''Chief Caretaker:''' Kill him.
-->'''Deputy Chief Caretaker:''' So what do we do?\\
'''Chief Caretaker:''' Kill him.
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* AffablyEvil: Tilda and Tabby are so courteous and welcoming to passers-by, until they break out a knife to butcher the guest with, [[ImAHumanitarian and then dinner's on to cook]]. It's a creepy affability, however.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Subverted by Pex, who has a habit of showing up and trying to save the day (usually with a fair bit of property damage involved) even when there's no danger whatsoever. He successfully manages to pull the trope off later in the story, just in time to save Mel from Tilda.
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* PsychoLesbian: According to WordOfGod (and the novelization), both Tabby and Tilda.
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* MistakenForSpecialGuest: the Doctor is initially mistaken for the Great Architect
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** Possibly a subversion, given that, although they are certainly color coded, there is no actual difference between the three groups of Kangs.
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* BookEnds: The Doctor begins and ends the serial politely doffing his hat to what appears to be some kind of disused water pipe.
-->'''Melanie:''' No, Doctor.\\
'''The Doctor:''' Well, you never can tell.
-->'''Melanie:''' No, Doctor.\\
'''The Doctor:''' Well, you never can tell.
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[[http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/changingwho/10324.shtml?page=2 Contemporary reaction]] was that 56% of viewers felt Mel should have been eaten by the Rezzies.
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Contemporary reaction was that 57% of viewers felt Mel should have been eaten by the Rezzies.
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* FanService: Averted -- despite eventually getting her swim, we never see Mel below her shoulders while she's in the pool.
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* StrangeSalute: the Kang's elaborate "how do you do" ritual, which looks like a ShoutOut to the video to Adam and the Ants' "Prince Charming"Charming". And the Caretakers' salute, which is the British playground "put your finger under your nose like a moustache to allude to Adolf Hitler" gesture.
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The Doctor and Mel decide to go and visit a famous housing project (because it has a nice pool), but it turns out that all of the fit adults left years before to fight a war. The block has devolved into a bizarre sort of anarchy, inhabited by color-themed all-female youth gangs called "Kangs" who use crazy terminology, rampaging janitor robots, cannibalistic old women, rule-obsessed security guys led by a guy who looks suspiciously like AdolfHitler, a lone quixotic draft-dodger, and the disembodied mind of the hotel's AxCrazy architect.
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The Doctor and Mel decide to go and visit a famous housing project (because it has a nice pool), but it turns out that all of the fit adults left years before to fight a war. The block has devolved into a bizarre sort of anarchy, inhabited by color-themed all-female youth gangs called "Kangs" who use crazy terminology, rampaging janitor robots, cannibalistic old women, rule-obsessed security guys led by a guy who looks suspiciously like AdolfHitler, a lone quixotic draft-dodger, and the disembodied mind of the hotel's block's AxCrazy architect.
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* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: the people who [[spoiler:imprisoned Kroagnon in the basement apparently with all he needed to take control of the Cleaners and possess a new body]]
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* MalevolentArchitecture: Kroagnon was on the point of turning Paradise Towers into this when his clients caught him at it and imprisoned him. His previous project Miracle City did end up like this. [[StealthPun It was a miracle anyone got out alive.]]
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The Doctor and Mel decide to go and visit a nice hotel famous housing project (because it has a nice pool), but it turns out that all of the fit adults left years before to fight a war. The hotel had block has devolved into a bizarre sort of anarchy, inhabited by color-themed all-female youth gangs called "kangs" "Kangs" who use crazy terminology, rampaging janitor robots, cannibalistic old women, rule-obsessed security guys led by a guy who looks suspiciously like Adolf Hitler, AdolfHitler, a lone quixotic draft-dodger, and the disembodied mind of the hotel's AxCrazy architect.
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->'''Maddy:''' No cause for panic? Two of my next-door neighbours have just disappeared down the waste disposal chute!
The Doctor and Mel decide to go and visit a nice hotel (because it has a nice pool), but it turns out that all of the fit adults left years before to fight a war. The hotelis had devolved into a bizarre sort of anarchy, inhabited by color-themed all-female youth gangs using called "kangs" who use crazy terminology, rampaging janitor robots, cannibalistic old women, rule-obsessed security guys led by a guy who looks suspiciously like Adolf Hitler, a lone quixotic draft-dodger, and the disembodied mind of the hotel's AxCrazy architect.
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