History Recap / DoctorWhoS2E6TheCrusade

Barbara flees from Saphadin's men and is eventually sheltered by a man named Haroun, whose daughter Maimuna has been kidnapped and raped by El Akir (TheDragon in Saladin's court). Haroun lives for revenge, and has hidden the fate of Maimuna, as well as the death of his wife and son at Al Akir's hands, from his other daughter Safiya. While Haroun sees his chance to finally kill El Akir, he leaves Barbara with his trusted knife and tells her to kill Safiya and herself if they are captured by soldiers.

Barbara flees from Saphadin's men and is eventually sheltered by a man named Haroun, whose daughter Maimuna has been kidnapped and raped by El Akir (TheDragon in Saladin's court). Haroun lives for revenge, and has hidden the fate of Maimuna, as well as the death of his wife and son at Al Akir's hands, from his other daughter Safiya. While Haroun sees his chance to finally kill El Akir, he leaves Barbara with his trusted knife and tells her to kill Maimuna and herself if they are captured by soldiers.

Meanwhile, the Doctor and Vicki stay behind and try (unsuccessfully) not to get caught up in courtly intrigues. Joanna overhears them saying that Vicki isn't a boy, and although she's amused by the ruse, she feels that she can't trust the two. She still allows Vicki to be dressed up as a proper lady and to become her confidante, eager for some friendship in these lands.

Meanwhile, Ian gets TrappedByMountainLions in a form of some hungry ants and an IneffectualSympatheticVillain named Ibrahim. He convinces Ibrahim to steal them some horses and help him get into Saladin's court. They invade the harem just in time to witness Barbara's betrayal to El Akir at the hands on one of the harem women, Fatima, in exchange for a ruby ring. After a quick battle, Haroun is reunited with Maimuna, and Fatima has to face the revenge of the other women.

Another companion of the King, William des Preaux, is posing as Richard in Saladin's court to protect his King. He befriends Barbara, and they both decide to act as if Barbara is Richard's sister, Joanna. This backfires spectacularly because Saladin's brother, Saphadin, has a massive crush on Joanna and immediately knows Barbara isn't her.

El Akir almost immediately subdues Haroun, who doesn't stand a chance without his knife. Barbara makes a brave stand, but is dragged off to El Akir's. She escapes again and hides in the harem, where she meets the traumatised Maimuna.

* {{Blackface}}: Most of the Saracens.

* KnightFever: Sir Ian.

And we're back to history once again, as the TARDIS arrives in 12th century Palestine. Barbara is once again kidnapped, this time by Saracens, and the king grants Ian the right to ride off and find her - knighting him "Sir Ian of Jaffa" for the purpose.

Meanwhile the Doctor and Vicki stay behind and try unsuccessfully not to get caught up in courtly intrigues, eventually making an enemy of the Earl of Leicester and having to flee the court.

Meanwhile, Ian rescues Barbara and they all meet up back at the TARDIS and narrowly escape the Earl of Leicester's men, hot on the Doctor's heels.

Meanwhile the Doctor and Vicki stay behind and try unsuccesfully not to get caught up in courtly intrigues, eventually making an enemy of the Earl of Leicester and having to flee the court.

* FairForItsDay: There really was a concerted effort to faithfully portray Saladin and his culture without racism, the story wasn't shown in any Middle Eastern countries. However, it was the practice of using actors in blackface (which was common in the 1960s) that was found offensive, not the subject matter or the potrayal of characters.

* HeyItsThatGuy: This serial marks the first appearance on ''Who'' of Julian Glover, as Richard the Lionhearted. Jean Marsh makes the first of her three Doctor Who appearances as well, playing Richard's sister Joanna.

* MissingEpisode: Episodes two and four.

'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''

* FairForItsDay: There really was a concerted effort to faithfully portray Saladin and his culture without racism, the story wasn't shown in any Middle Eastern countries. However, it was the practice of using actors in blackface that was found offensive, not the subject matter or the potrayal of characters.

* FairForItsDay: There really was a concerted effort to faithfully portray Saladin and his culture without racism, the story wasn't shown in a couple Middle Eastern countries. However, it was the practice of using actors in blackface that was found offensive, not the subject matter or the potrayal of characters.

* HeyItsThatGuy: This serial marks the first appearance on ''Who'' of Julian Glover, as Richard the Lionhearted.

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Haroun kills El Akir]].

[[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1kn7k_matrixarchive_the-crusade Watch the entire serial here.]]

* FairForItsDay: There really was a concerted effort to faithfully portray Saladin and his culture without racism. It's just what is thought of as racism has changed a bit.

* TheWoobie: Haroun and his daughters.

[[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1kn7k_matrixarchive_the-crusade Watch the entire serial here.]] Reconstructions[[hottip:*:A fanmade attempt to "recreate" missing episodes using surving footage, [[http://www.recons.com/glossary/telesnaps.htm telesnaps]] and other sources.]] of episodes 2 and 4 can be found [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuk5i_recon_mission_014-the-crusade/video/x8crec_the-crusade-episode-21_shortfilms here]] and [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuk5i_recon_mission_014-the-crusade/video/x8crnp_the-crusade-episode-41_shortfilms here.]]

[[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1kn7k_matrixarchive_the-crusade Watch episodes 1 and 3 here.]] Reconstructions[[hottip:*:A fanmade attempt to "recreate" missing episodes using surving footage, [[http://www.recons.com/glossary/telesnaps.htm telesnaps]] and other sources.]] of episodes 2 and 4 can be found [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuk5i_recon_mission_014-the-crusade/video/x8crec_the-crusade-episode-21_shortfilms here]] and [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuk5i_recon_mission_014-the-crusade/video/x8crnp_the-crusade-episode-41_shortfilms here.]]

[[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuvk5_tardismedia_the-crusade Watch episodes 1 and 3 here.]] Reconstructions[[hottip:*:A fanmade attempt to "recreate" missing episodes using surving footage, [[http://www.recons.com/glossary/telesnaps.htm telesnaps]] and other sources.]] of episodes 2 and 4 can be found [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuk5i_recon_mission_014-the-crusade/video/x8crec_the-crusade-episode-21_shortfilms here]] and [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuk5i_recon_mission_014-the-crusade/video/x8crnp_the-crusade-episode-41_shortfilms here.]]

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--> '''Vicki''': ''Doctor? Will he really see Jerusalem?''\\

[[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuvk5_tardismedia_the-crusade Watch episodes 1 and 3 here. No really, it's one of the best stories of the Hartnell era.]] Reconstructions[[hottip:*:A fanmade attempt to "recreate" missing episodes using surving footage, [[http://www.recons.com/glossary/telesnaps.htm telesnaps]] and other sources.]] of episodes 2 and 4 can be found [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuk5i_recon_mission_014-the-crusade/video/x8crec_the-crusade-episode-21_shortfilms here]] and [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xuk5i_recon_mission_014-the-crusade/video/x8crnp_the-crusade-episode-41_shortfilms here.]]

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* [[WorthyOpponent WorthyOpponents]]: Richard and Saladin.