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* ContinuityNod: The Doctor points out that this is the year the ''Mary Celeste'' incident happens - the Doctor [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E8TheChase would rather not talk about it]].
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* ContinuityNod: The Doctor points out that this is the year the ''Mary Celeste'' incident happens - the Doctor he'd [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E8TheChase would also rather not talk about it]].
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** Also a DevelopmentGag, as the story, had it been on TV, would have involved the ''Mary Celeste'' disappearance. However, the author, when brushing off the story to revamp it for Big Finish, realized that after all the research he had done, he started to have pangs of conscience about using the disappearance of real people as grist for a science-fiction story.
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* BaitAndSwitch: As well as noting that Major Thessinger's tales of his military history aren't real, the Doctor briefly suspects the Major of having been replaced by a Rutan, but [[spoiler:it turns out to be his manservant who was replaced]].
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* BaitAndSwitch: As well as noting that Major Thessinger's tales of his military history aren't real, the Doctor briefly suspects the Major of having been replaced by a Rutan, but [[spoiler:it turns out to be his manservant who was replaced]].replaced, and the Major's tales are only faked because he basically suffered PTSD after taking a wound early in a major battle and just exaggerates his military history because he's embarrassed]].
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* RedHerring: Major Thessinger initially appears to be a fake who the Doctor suspects of keeping some secret, but it turns out his only lies were to hide his shame at showing cowardice in a past battle rather than anything to do with aliens.
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* RedHerring: Major Thessinger initially appears to be a fake who the Doctor suspects of keeping some secret, but [[spoiler:but it turns out his only lies were to hide his shame at showing cowardice in a past battle rather than anything to do with aliens.aliens]].
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* BaitAndSwitch: As well as noting that Major Thessinger's tales of his military history aren't real, the Doctor briefly suspects the Major of having been replaced by a Rutan, but [[spoiler:it turns out to be his manservant who was replaced]].
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* InsistentTerminology: The Kaveetch are the "first Sontarans", the "Sontarans" are just their clone army. At least, according to the Kaveetch.
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* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kind]]: By the end of the audio, there are only two known Kaveetch left, but as these are a male and female who have decided to give their marriage another chance, it creates some hope that the species will endure.
* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too. They're - theoretically at least - [[EnemyMine working with the Kaveetch instead.]]
* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too. They're - theoretically at least - [[EnemyMine working with the Kaveetch instead.]]
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* IgnorantOfTheirOwnIgnorance: The Kaveetch are tricked into working with the Rutans because Jane claimed that they were a different species that have been conquered by the Rutans in the centuries since the Kaveetch vanished.
* InsistentTerminology: The Kaveetch are the "first Sontarans", the "Sontarans" are just their clone army. At least, according to the Kaveetch.
* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kind]]: By the end of the audio, there areonly [[spoiler:only two known Kaveetch left, but as these are a male and female who have decided to give their marriage another chance, it creates some hope that the species will endure.endure]].
* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too. They're - theoretically at least - [[EnemyMine working with the Kaveetchinstead.]]instead]].
* InsistentTerminology: The Kaveetch are the "first Sontarans", the "Sontarans" are just their clone army. At least, according to the Kaveetch.
* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kind]]: By the end of the audio, there are
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* PaperThinDisguise: A good description of [[spoiler:Peri and Jane disguising themselves as Sontarans; the Doctor notes that it only works because they were in a dark storage bay and the only true Sontaran to see them wasn't paying much attention]].
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* PaperThinDisguise: A good description of [[spoiler:Peri and Jane disguising themselves as Sontarans; the Doctor notes that it only works worked because they the women were in a dark storage bay and the only true Sontaran to see them wasn't paying much attention]].
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* PaperThinDisguise: A good description of [[spoiler:Peri and Jane disguising themselves as Sontarans; the Doctor notes that it only works because they were in a dark storage bay and the only true Sontaran to see them wasn't paying much attention]].
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* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Their Kind]]: By the end of the audio, there are only two known Kaveetch left, but as these are a male and female who have decided to give their marriage another chance, it creates some hope that the species will endure.
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* RedHerring: Major Thessinger initially appears to be a fake who the Doctor suspects of keeping some secret, but it turns out his only lies were to hide his shame at showing cowardice in a past battle rather than anything to do with aliens.
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The Sontarans' origin story, starring the Sixth Doctor. The Sontarans are played by Dan Starkey, better known as Strax and [[CloneArmy countless other Sontarans]] in the revived series.
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The Sontarans' origin story, starring the Sixth Doctor. The Sontarans are played by Dan Starkey, Creator/DanStarkey, better known as Strax and [[CloneArmy countless other Sontarans]] in the revived series.
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* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned. While this episode doesn't contradict the idea of the Sontarans being clones of a single general possibly named Sontar, it does establish that the planet, and not the general, was definitely named "Sontar" first.
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* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned. cloned, something that for years was taken as the "official" Sontaran origin story. While this episode doesn't explicitly contradict the idea of the Sontarans being clones of a single general possibly named Sontar, it does establish that the planet, and not the general, was definitely named "Sontar" first.
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* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned. While this episode doesn't retcon contradict the idea of the Sontarans being clones of a single general, general possibly named Sontar, it does establish that the planet, and not the general, was definitely named "Sontar"."Sontar" first.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The story isn't just about the first Sontarans, it's about the Kaveetch, the cloner inhabitants of the planet Sontar.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The story isn't just about the first Sontarans, it's "Sontarans" as we know them, the clone soldiers. It's about the Kaveetch, the cloner inhabitants of the planet Sontar.Sontar, who are the ''real'' "first Sontarans".
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The story isn't just about the first Sontarans, [[spoiler: it's about the Kaveetch, the cloner inhabitants of the planet Sontar.]]
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The story isn't just about the first Sontarans, [[spoiler: it's about the Kaveetch, the cloner inhabitants of the planet Sontar.]]
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* InsistentTerminology: The Kaveetch [[spoiler: are the "first Sontarans", the "Sontarans" are just their clone army. At least, according to the Kaveetch.]]
Kaveetch.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The story isn't just about the first Sontarans,[[spoiler: it's about the Kaveetch, the cloner inhabitants of the planet Sontar.]]
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The story isn't just about the first Sontarans,
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* HumanAliens: The Kaveetch, [[spoiler: aka the original "Sontarans".]]
* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too. [[spoiler: They're - theoretically at least - [[EnemyMine working with the Kaveetch]] instead.]]
* OriginStory: For the Sontarans. [[spoiler: Turns out the native inhabitants of Sontar are rightly known as the "Kaveetch."]]
* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned. [[spoiler: While this episode doesn't retcon the idea of the Sontarans being clones of a single general, it does establish that the planet, and not the general, was named "Sontar".]]
* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too. [[spoiler: They're - theoretically at least - [[EnemyMine working with the Kaveetch]] instead.]]
* OriginStory: For the Sontarans. [[spoiler: Turns out the native inhabitants of Sontar are rightly known as the "Kaveetch."]]
* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned. [[spoiler: While this episode doesn't retcon the idea of the Sontarans being clones of a single general, it does establish that the planet, and not the general, was named "Sontar".]]
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* HumanAliens: The Kaveetch, [[spoiler: aka the original "Sontarans".]]
"Sontarans".
* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too.[[spoiler: They're - theoretically at least - [[EnemyMine working with the Kaveetch]] Kaveetch instead.]]
* OriginStory: For the Sontarans.[[spoiler: Turns out the native inhabitants of Sontar are rightly known as the "Kaveetch."]]
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* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too.
* OriginStory: For the Sontarans.
* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Major Thessinger.
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* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned. [[spoiler: While this episode doesn't retcon the idea of the Sontarans being clones of a single general, it does establish that the planet, and not the general, was named "Sontar".]]]]
* VillainousValour: The Sontarans, as usual - they may not be nice, but they stand by their own principles.
* VillainousValour: The Sontarans, as usual - they may not be nice, but they stand by their own principles.
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* OriginStory: For the Sontarans. [[spoiler: Turns out the native inhabitants of Sontar are rightly known as the "Kaveetch."]]
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* OriginStory: For the Sontarans. [[spoiler: Turns out the native inhabitants of Sontar are rightly known as the "Kaveetch."]]"]]
* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned. [[spoiler: While this episode doesn't retcon the idea of the Sontarans being clones of a single general, it does establish that the planet, and not the general, was named "Sontar".]]
* {{Retcon}}: The FASA role-playing game and other sources claimed "Sontar" was the general from whom the race was cloned. [[spoiler: While this episode doesn't retcon the idea of the Sontarans being clones of a single general, it does establish that the planet, and not the general, was named "Sontar".]]
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* InsistentTerminology: [[spoiler: The Kaveetch are the "first Sontarans", the "Sontarans" are just their clone army. At least, according to the Kaveetch.]]
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* InsistentTerminology: [[spoiler: The Kaveetch [[spoiler: are the "first Sontarans", the "Sontarans" are just their clone army. At least, according to the Kaveetch.]]
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* HumanAliens: [[spoiler: The Kaveetch, [[spoiler: aka the original "Sontarans".]]
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The story isn't just about the first Sontarans, [[spoiler: it's about the Kaveetch, the cloner inhabitants of the planet Sontar.]]
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* InsistentTerminology: [[spoiler: The Kaveetch are the "first Sontarans", the "Sontarans" are just their clone army. At least, according to the Kaveetch.]]
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* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too. [[spoiler: They're - theoretically at least - working with the Kaveetch.]]
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* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too. [[spoiler: They're - theoretically at least - [[EnemyMine working with the Kaveetch.Kaveetch]] instead.]]
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* ContinuityNod: The Doctor points out that this is the year the ''Mary Celeste'' incident happens - the Doctor [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E8TheChase would rather not talk about it]].
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* HumanAliens: [[spoiler: The Kaveetch, aka the original "Sontarans".]]
* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too.
* MeleeATrois: Of course, the Rutans turn out to be on Earth too.
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* OriginStory: For the Sontarans.
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* OriginStory: For the Sontarans. [[spoiler: Turns out the native inhabitants of Sontar are rightly known as the "Kaveetch."]]
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The Sontarans' origin story, starring the Sixth Doctor.
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The Sontarans' origin story, starring the Sixth Doctor.
Doctor. The Sontarans are played by Dan Starkey, better known as Strax and [[CloneRace countless other Sontarans]] in the revived series.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: When the Doctor and Peri land in 1872, they immediately stumble on a cockfight and the Sixth Doctor - the vegetarian and lover of cats and all animals - immediately steps in and stops it.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: When the Doctor and Peri land in 1872, they immediately stumble on a cockfight and the Sixth Doctor - the vegetarian and lover of cats and all animals - immediately steps in and stops it.it.
* OriginStory: For the Sontarans.
* OriginStory: For the Sontarans.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: When the Doctor and Peri land in 1872, they immediately stumble on a cockfight - and the Sixth Doctor - the vegetarian and lover of cats and all animals - immediately steps in and stops it.
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The Sontarans' origin story, starring the Sixth Doctor.
For those keeping track at home, we've had the Daleks' origin story with the Fourth Doctor, the Cybermen's origin story with the Fifth Doctor, and the Ice Warriors' origin story with the Second Doctor.
For those keeping track at home, we've had the Daleks' origin story with the Fourth Doctor, the Cybermen's origin story with the Fifth Doctor, and the Ice Warriors' origin story with the Second Doctor.
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The Sontarans' origin story, starring the Sixth Doctor. \n\nFor those keeping track at home, we've had the Daleks' origin story with the Fourth Doctor, the Cybermen's origin story with the Fifth Doctor, and the Ice Warriors' origin story with the Second Doctor.
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The Sontarans' origin story, starring the Sixth Doctor.
For those keeping track at home, we've had the Daleks' origin story with the Fourth Doctor, the Cybermen's origin story with the Fifth Doctor, and the Ice Warriors' origin story with the Second Doctor.
For those keeping track at home, we've had the Daleks' origin story with the Fourth Doctor, the Cybermen's origin story with the Fifth Doctor, and the Ice Warriors' origin story with the Second Doctor.
