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* When the Doctor and Rose return to Barcelona with Lee, they of course end up landing a day late, much to Donna's displeasure.
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* The Doctor and Rose decide to pass Rose off as Jenny's mother even though the soldiers on Messaline didn't take any DNA samples from Rose to progenate for Jenny. Thing is, despite being a technical infant, Jenny's got the body of a 23 year old, about the same age that Rose is in human years. The obvious logistical flaw this results in happens right away in "The Unicorn and the Wasp", when the Doctor is introducing himself and his entourage to Lady Eddison. Lady Eddison [[LampshadeHanging is quick to point out]] that [[PlayingGertrude Rose looks too young to be Jenny's mother]].

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* The Doctor and Rose decide to pass Rose off as Jenny's mother even though the soldiers on Messaline didn't take any DNA samples from Rose to progenate for Jenny. Thing is, despite being a technical infant, Jenny's got the body of a 23 year old, about the same age that Rose is in human years. The obvious logistical flaw this results in happens right away in "The Unicorn and the Wasp", when the Doctor is introducing himself and his entourage to Lady Eddison. Lady Eddison [[LampshadeHanging is quick to point out]] that [[PlayingGertrude [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother Rose looks too young to be Jenny's mother]].
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-->The Doctor waited a beat, let her feel how much that meant to him, and then he said, “[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Just double-checking, but you were talking about my]]—”

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-->The Doctor waited a beat, let her feel how much that meant to him, and then he said, “[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar “[[ThatCameOutWrong Just double-checking, but you were talking about my]]—”
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-->'''The Doctor:''' Marriage bonds are… trans-temporal. Any time I meet you once we have a bond, I will feel your side of the bond call to me.

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-->'''The Doctor:''' Marriage bonds are… are… trans-temporal. Any time I meet you once we have a bond, I will feel your side of the bond call to me.



* The Doctor and Rose decide to pass Rose off as Jenny's mother even though the soldiers on Messaline didn't take any DNA samples from Rose to progenate for Jenny. Thing is, despite being a technical infant, Jenny's got the body of a 23 year old, about the same age that Rose is in human years. The obvious logistical flaw this results in happens right away in "The Unicorn and the Wasp", when the Doctor is introducing himself and his entourage to Lady Eddison. Lady Eddison [[RealityEnsues is quick to point out]] that [[PlayingGertrude Rose looks too young to be Jenny's mother]].

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* The Doctor and Rose decide to pass Rose off as Jenny's mother even though the soldiers on Messaline didn't take any DNA samples from Rose to progenate for Jenny. Thing is, despite being a technical infant, Jenny's got the body of a 23 year old, about the same age that Rose is in human years. The obvious logistical flaw this results in happens right away in "The Unicorn and the Wasp", when the Doctor is introducing himself and his entourage to Lady Eddison. Lady Eddison [[RealityEnsues [[LampshadeHanging is quick to point out]] that [[PlayingGertrude Rose looks too young to be Jenny's mother]].
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-->'''The Doctor:''' So, what are you going to tell your mum?
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' It was actually the thought that I should tell her about my longer life that made me realise… I don’t think she’ll be happy though; she already hates that there’s more time between our visits for me than there is for her.
-->'''The Doctor:''' You’ll have to tell her eventually, though. I think she’ll figure it out in ten years, when you still haven’t aged a day.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Yeah, I know. ''[Rose pushed her risotto around her plate with her fork]'' An’ she’d be more upset later if she found out I’d kept it from her. ''[The Doctor nodded; that had been his conclusion as well]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' And…''[He ran his finger around the rim of his wine glass]'' What about us? ''[Rose grinned and took a sip of her wine]''
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Oh, I was already gonna tell her about the bond on our next visit. Now I’ve really got to.”
-->'''The Doctor:''' You were? ''[That wasn’t what he’d expected. He knew she’d tell Jackie they were together, or committed, or however she wanted to phrase it, but this kind of full acceptance of their bond, the pride he could feel from her as she thought about explaining it to her mother.]''
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' ''[nods]'' Yep. Imagine if we showed up one day, already married, and she didn’t even know we’d been engaged. ''[She bit her lip, and he could see the teasing smile she was trying to hide]'' She’ll be upset enough over not being able to plan a human wedding for us. ''[The Doctor’s eyes widened]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' ''[dramatically]'' She’s going to kill me. She’ll find some way to make it so I don’t regenerate, and she’ll kill me.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' ''[rolls her eyes]'' No, she won’t. She was glad we were going on a real date, remember?
-->''[The Doctor shook his head, enjoying the feeling of Rose’s mirth bubbling over their bond]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' Dating is one thing. Marrying you in some kind of weird alien ritual—don’t you laugh, Rose Tyler, you know that’s what she’ll say.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' She might not.
-->'''The Doctor:''' I bet you ten quid she does.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' ''[giggles]'' Yeah, no way am I taking that bet.
-->'''The Doctor:''' Ah! ''[The Doctor pointed his fork at Rose]'' So you admit it then!
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' It’s… possible...that Mum might say something like that.
-->'''The Doctor:''' ''[snorts]'' "It’s possible," she says, as if this wasn’t the same woman who wondered if I had two sex organs. ''[He smirked when Rose turned red]'' I caught a few things here and there while I was out.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' And one of the things you caught was my mum wondering what else you had two of? ''[He remembered the other thing he’d heard, and reached across the table for Rose’s hand]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' That, and you asking for my help. So only the important things.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' So yeah, Mum’ll probably make some kind of comment, but you know it doesn’t matter, right?
-->'''The Doctor:''' It doesn’t?
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Nope. The only Tyler who needs to approve of Time Lord marriage rituals or...''[her eyes glittered with laughter]''...their sex organs is me.
-->'''The Doctor:''' And… and do you?
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Yeah. I do. ''[beat]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' Just double-checking, but you were talking about my...
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Doctor!

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-->'''The Doctor:''' So, -->Once they were sitting down to eat, the Doctor asked a question that had occurred to him when they’d been talking about Jackie. “So, what are you going to tell your mum?
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' It
mum?”
-->Rose sighed. “It
was actually the thought that I should tell her about my longer life that made me realise… I don’t think she’ll be happy though; she already hates that there’s more time between our visits for me than there is for her.
-->'''The Doctor:''' You’ll
her.”
-->“You’ll
have to tell her eventually, though. I think she’ll figure it out in ten years, when you still haven’t aged a day.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Yeah,
day.”
-->“Yeah,
I know. ''[Rose know.” Rose pushed her risotto around her plate with her fork]'' An’ fork. “An’ she’d be more upset later if she found out I’d kept it from her. ''[The her.”
-->The
Doctor nodded; that had been his conclusion as well]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' And…''[He
well. “And…” He ran his finger around the rim of his wine glass]'' What glass. “What about us? ''[Rose us?” he asked, feeling a little uncertain, given the events of the day.
-->Rose
grinned and took a sip of her wine]''
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Oh,
wine. “Oh, I was already gonna tell her about the bond on our next visit. Now I’ve really got to.”
-->'''The Doctor:''' You were? ''[That -->“You were?” That wasn’t what he’d expected. He knew she’d tell Jackie they were together, or committed, or however she wanted to phrase it, but this kind of full acceptance of their bond, the pride he could feel from her as she thought about explaining it to her mother.]''
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' ''[nods]'' Yep.
mother…
-->She nodded. “Yep.
Imagine if we showed up one day, already married, and she didn’t even know we’d been engaged. ''[She ” She bit her lip, and he could see the teasing smile she was trying to hide]'' She’ll hide. “She’ll be upset enough over not being able to plan a human wedding for us. ''[The us.”
-->The
Doctor’s eyes widened]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' ''[dramatically]'' She’s
widened. “She’s going to kill me. She’ll me,” he pronounced dramatically. “She’ll find some way to make it so I don’t regenerate, and she’ll kill me.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' ''[rolls
me.”
-->Rose rolled
her eyes]'' No, eyes. “No, she won’t. She was glad we were going on a real date, remember?
-->''[The
remember?”
-->The
Doctor shook his head, enjoying the feeling of Rose’s mirth bubbling over their bond]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' Dating
bond. “Dating is one thing. Marrying you in some kind of weird alien ritual—don’t you laugh, Rose Tyler, you know that’s what she’ll say.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' She
say.”
-->“She
might not.
-->'''The Doctor:''' I
not.”
-->The Doctor narrowed his eyes. “I
bet you ten quid she does.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' ''[giggles]'' Yeah,
does.”
-->Rose giggled and shook her head. “Yeah,
no way am I taking that bet.
-->'''The Doctor:''' Ah! ''[The
bet.”
-->“Ah!” The
Doctor pointed his fork at Rose]'' So Rose. “So you admit it then!
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' It’s… possible...that
then!”
-->“It’s… possible,” Rose drawled, “that
Mum might say something like that.
-->'''The Doctor:''' ''[snorts]'' "It’s possible,"
that.”
-->The Doctor snorted. “‘It’s possible,’
she says, as if this wasn’t the same woman who wondered if I had two sex organs. ''[He organs.” He smirked when Rose turned red]'' I red. “I caught a few things here and there while I was out.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' And
out.”
-->Rose raised an eyebrow. “And
one of the things you caught was my mum wondering what else you had two of? ''[He of?”
-->He
remembered the other thing he’d heard, and reached across the table for Rose’s hand]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' That,
hand. “That, and you asking for my help. So only the important things.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' So
things.”
-->She opened and shut her mouth, then wet her lips with her tongue. “So
yeah, Mum’ll probably make some kind of comment, but you know it doesn’t matter, right?
-->'''The Doctor:''' It doesn’t?
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Nope.
right?”
-->“It doesn’t?”
-->Rose turned their hands over and rubbed her thumb over his pulse point. “Nope.
The only Tyler who needs to approve of Time Lord marriage rituals or...''[her or,” her eyes glittered with laughter]''...their laughter, “their sex organs is me.
-->'''The Doctor:''' And…
me.”
-->“And…
and do you?
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Yeah.
you?”
-->“Yeah.
I do. ''[beat]''\n-->'''The Doctor:'''
-->The Doctor waited a beat, let her feel how much that meant to him, and then he said, “[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar
Just double-checking, but you were talking about my...
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' Doctor!
my]]—”
-->“Doctor!”
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-->'''The Doctor:''' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Oh, just you wait, Rose Tyler. Just you wait.]]

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-->'''The Doctor:''' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Oh, just you wait, Rose Tyler. Just you wait.]]



-->'''The Doctor:''' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Just double-checking, but you were talking about my—]]

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-->'''The Doctor:''' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Just double-checking, but you were talking about my—]]my...
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[[folder: "Hope is Where Forever Begins"]]"Forever Timeless"]]
* The story opens with the Doctor and Rose helping Jackie and Pete get settled into their house in Cardiff. The Doctor evidently has a hard time helping Pete with assembling IKEA furniture for Tony's bedroom because there's no setting on the sonic screwdriver for Allen keys.
-->'''The Doctor:''' I need to create a setting on the sonic for Allen keys. Those belong on a list of forbidden torture devices.
-->''[Jackie’s snort interrupted Rose’s teasing response]''
-->'''Jackie Tyler:''' And here I thought you were some kind of superior alien. How the mighty have fallen—defeated by an Ikea flat pack.
-->''[Rose listened to the Doctor’s internal debate, weighing the merits of defending himself against the likelihood that Jackie would dump the glass of water over his head. In the end, he only rolled his eyes and said]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' Thankfully, the fate of the universe has never rested on my ability to put together furniture named after obscure Scandinavian locales.
* While the Doctor and Rose have been helping Jackie and Pete, Donna has been off traveling the Earth with Jenny. They decide to pick Donna and Jenny up from Heathrow rather than take the TARDIS directly to them, which means standing in the area outside customs where hired drivers generally wait for their clients, with a completely inconspicuous sign to identify themselves.
-->'''Donna Noble:''' “TARDIS for Miss Noble and Miss Tyler?” ''[Donna rolled her eyes.]''
-->''[The Doctor turned the sign around and studied it]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' Well, we wouldn’t want anyone else to think they could get a free ride.
-->'''Jenny:''' We told you we’d take the train to Cardiff, though. ''[Donna nudged her gently with her elbow]''
-->'''Donna Noble:''' [[SideBet You owe me ten quid, Jenny.]] I told you they wouldn’t be able to resist surprising us.
-->''[The Doctor’s mouth fell open, and when he looked over at Rose he was thankful to see that at least she was as surprised as he was. Jenny hitched her backpack up on her shoulders]''
-->'''Jenny:''' I still say giving them the flight information was cheating.
-->'''The Doctor:''' I didn’t realise we were so predictable. ''[Donna smirked and turned her suitcase so he could take the handle]''
-->'''Donna Noble:''' We just know you too well.
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-->'''The Doctor:''' Let’s get through this first. When we’re all back on Earth, we can talk about it. Martha came back then, ending the conversation]''

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-->'''The Doctor:''' Let’s get through this first. When we’re all back on Earth, we can talk about it. Martha ''[Martha came back then, ending the conversation]''
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* When the Doctor is leaving Reinette for the last time at the end of "Girl in the Fireplace," the TARDIS herself joins in on dissing the Doctor's style of piloting and preferring Rose by throwing a mental Howler at the Doctor.

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* Learning about the Carrionites puts the Doctor and Rose on a trip down memory lane:

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* Learning about the Carrionites puts the Doctor and Rose on a little trip down memory lane:



* In "The Lazarus Experiment," Rose manages to alleviate Martha's mother's suspicions of her and the Doctor using a cover story on the psychic paper.

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* In "The Lazarus Experiment," Rose manages has a cover story ready to alleviate explain to Martha's mother's suspicions of her mother who she and the Doctor using a cover story on the psychic paper. are, alleviating any suspicions Francine has about them.



* It's only when they leave the party to go study Lazarus's DNA that Rose reveals just what her cover story was:

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* It's **It's only when they leave the party to go study Lazarus's DNA that Rose reveals just what her cover story was:



* While the Doctor tries to contain Lazarus, Rose and Martha evacuate the guests. Once everyone's out, Martha goes back inside to join Rose.

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* While the Doctor tries to contain Lazarus, he has Rose and Martha evacuate the guests. Once everyone's out, Martha goes back inside to join Rose.



* After the Doctor, Rose and Martha pick up Billy Shipton, they take him to a curry place for dinner and thumb through Sally's photos from Wester Drumlins. Billy is understandably overwhelmed by the complex nature of time travel and being locked down into a loop, making some epic faces.

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* After the Doctor, Rose and Martha pick up Billy Shipton, they take him to a curry place for dinner and thumb through Sally's photos from Wester Drumlins. Billy is understandably overwhelmed by the complex nature of time travel and being locked down into onto a loop, StableTimeLoop, making some epic faces.



-->'''Billy Shipton:''' There isn’t a key, though. I’ve tried to get into it for six months, and nothing will open it.”

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-->'''Billy Shipton:''' There isn’t a key, though. I’ve tried to get into it for six months, and nothing will open it.



** When they're parting ways with Billy after making the video, Billy says, "Apparently, I need to be on the lookout for a lady named Sally."

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** When they're parting ways with Billy after making the video, Billy says, "Apparently, "[[BrickJoke Apparently, I need to be on the lookout for a lady named Sally."]]"




* The Doctor's and Jack's interactions with the double agent Resistance members aboard the ''Valiant''.

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\n* The Doctor's and Jack's interactions with the double agent Resistance members aboard the ''Valiant''.
''Valiant''.
**Greg in particular, the first double agent Jack identifies, seems to revel in playing along with the charade:
-->'''Greg:''' Sit up, Harkness.
-->'''Jack Harkness:''' And hello to you too, Greg. ''[Greg rolled his eyes, but both men knew the entire exchange was an act. They’d been on the Valiant for two months when Greg had become Jack’s primary guard. He’d treated Jack exactly like all the other guards, so Jack had been surprised when he’d used an old World War II code to tell him he was a member of the Underground. Since then, Jack had learned of eight more guards on board the Valiant who were members of the underground resistance. With their help, he’d started a system of passing messages throughout the ship to the other prisoners—well, at least to the Jones family. So far, none of the double agents had interacted with either the Doctor or Rose.]''
-->'''Greg:''' I don’t have time for your games today, Captain. Our Master has asked me to take lunch to Miss Tyler when we’re done here, so if you wouldn’t mind hurrying up…
-->'''Jack Harkness:''' Anything for you, Greg.
**Rose is rather put off by Greg's attempts to act like they're best mates.

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* Donna's remark accusing the Doctor of abducting other women in the past when she finds Rose's blouse is a mix of funny and TearJerker in "The Runaway Bride" as the show canon does it, since the Doctor had just lost Rose. Here, the remark is in response to seeing Rose herself, and Rose's deadpan snark just sells it:

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* Donna's remark accusing the Doctor The start of abducting other women in the past when she finds Rose's blouse is a mix of funny and TearJerker in "The Runaway Bride" as Bride". The Doctor silently wishes for Rose to be thrown a distraction so she can take her mind off being separated from her mother. Which leads to Donna being brought into the show canon does it, since TARDIS. Her reactions to being abducted from her wedding are much the same as they are in the show, with the Doctor had just lost Rose. Here, the remark is in response to seeing being a little impatient waiting for Rose herself, and Rose's deadpan snark just sells it:to finish showering so she can help him reason with Donna. When she shows up, Donna accuses him of similarly abducting Rose:



-->'''Rose Tyler:''' ''[showing her engagement ring]'' I trust him enough to marry him! ''[The Doctor beamed at her before turning back to Donna expectantly]''

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-->'''Rose Tyler:''' ''[showing her engagement ring]'' I trust him enough to marry him! TRUST HIM ENOUGH TO MARRY HIM! ''[The Doctor beamed at her before turning back to Donna expectantly]''


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* Jack, commenting about the Doctor and Rose's sex life while they're hiding from the Master as they make out whilst waiting for Martha to come back with food:

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* Jack, [[ShipperOnDeck Jack]], commenting about the Doctor and Rose's sex life while they're hiding from the Master as they make out whilst waiting for Martha to come back with food:



* When the Doctor and Rose are captured trying to confront the Master on the ''Valiant'', Rose at one point [[ForeignCussWord curses at the Master in an alien language]], and her language is so foul that the TARDIS translation circuits refuse to translate them into English. The Master [[InsultBackfire shakes it off]]:

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* The Doctor explaining the perception filter keys to Jack and Martha.
-->'''The Doctor:''' Four TARDIS keys. Four pieces of the TARDIS, all with low level perception properties because the TARDIS is designed to blend in. ''[The imprecise explanation made him pause]'' Well, sort of. But now, the Archangel Network’s got a second low level signal. Weld the key to the network and Martha—''[He picked up his key and took a few steps back from the table]'' Look at me. You can see me, yes?
-->'''Martha Jones:''' Yep.
-->'''The Doctor:''' What about now? ''[The Doctor put his key around his neck]''
-->''[Martha’s gaze drifted to the right. Jack chuckled when she closed her eyes and shook her head and tried to look at the Doctor again. Again, her gaze drifted. When she clenched her eyes shut a second time, he waved and said]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' No, I’m here. Look at me.
-->'''Martha Jones:''' It’s like I know you’re there, but I don’t want to know.
-->'''Rose Tyler:''' But I can see you just fine. ''[The Doctor looked at her, a crooked smile on his face]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' You have a unique advantage. ''[A simple perception filter couldn’t touch the telepathic connection of a marriage bond]''
-->''[She grasped his meaning immediately, but the strength of her self-recrimination surprised him]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' ''[telepathically]'' Hey. ''[He waited for her to look at him, then continued]'' Don’t beat yourself up like that—it’s easy to forget the simplest things when you’re tired and under stress.
-->''[When some of her frustration faded, he looked back at Martha]''
-->'''The Doctor:''' ''[out loud]'' And back again. ''[The Doctor took his key off and jogged back over to the table]'' See? It just shifts your perception a tiny little bit. Doesn’t make us invisible, just unnoticed.
-->'''Martha Jones:''' So basically, it’ll be like I’m a maid again.
-->'''The Doctor:''' Yes, well, it’ll keep us alive while we track down the Master and rescue your family, so let’s look on the bright side.

* When the Doctor and Rose are captured trying to confront the Master on the ''Valiant'', Rose at one point [[ForeignCussWord curses at the Master in an alien language]], and her language is so foul that the TARDIS translation circuits refuse to translate them into English. The Master [[InsultBackfire shakes it off]]:Just what she would've been saying if that language was in English can be inferred from the Master's response:


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* The Doctor's and Jack's interactions with the double agent Resistance members aboard the ''Valiant''.

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