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* ActingForTwo: [[invoked]] Romana and President Astra both appear in this story.

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* ChekhovsGun: The Doctor's telepathic message to Romana.

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* OrderVersusChaos: The White and the Black Guardians.

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* YouAreNumberSix: The Robotic servants.

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* CallForward: Beating out [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky "The Poison Sky"]] by several months, the Doctor recognizes his companion has been replaced, but lets her think it's fooling him.

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Beating out the release of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky "The Poison Sky"]] by several months, the Doctor recognizes his companion has been replaced, but lets her think it's fooling him.him.
** For the Doctor's personal future, Astra's resurrection by a powerful source of time energy that renders her immortal is very similar to what will happen to Jack Harkness in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E13ThePartingOfTheWays The Parting of the Ways]]".
* CameBackWrong: When the Doctor used the Key to Time to restore Princess Astra, it made her immortal by turning her into a beacon for temporal energy, draining the life out of all her subjects and aging them to death while she continued living.


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* HeroicSacrifice: President Astra takes the sixth segment of the Key to Time back into herself and dies in the process, saving Romana's life.


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* RapidAging: Astra's people are being affected by a supposed virus that ages them to death. Unbeknownst to anyone, Astra is the source of it.


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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Astra's botched resurrection courtesy of the Doctor and the Key to Time has left her immortal, and seeing everyone she has every loved age and die has made her cold and cynical over the 200 years she has lived.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[invoked]] Zara breaks down and the Doctor hugs her. She doesn't understand what a hug is, but she takes comfort in it.



* [[OlderThanHeLooks Older Than She Looks]]: Zara has been observed as to be older than 190 years old.

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* [[OlderThanHeLooks Older Than She Looks]]: OlderThanHeLooks: Zara has been observed as to be older than 190 years old.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Zara breaks down and the Doctor hugs her. She doesn't understand what a hug is, but she takes comfort in it.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[invoked]] Zara breaks down and the Doctor hugs her. She doesn't understand what a hug is, but she takes comfort in it.

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* CallBack: The Doctor implores President Astra to remember [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor burly chap with the long scarf in the blue box]].
** Romana mentions leaving [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate E-Space]] which has taken its toll on her body.

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The Doctor implores President Astra to remember [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor burly chap with the long scarf in the blue box]].
** Romana mentions leaving [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate E-Space]] E-Space]], which has taken its toll on her body.



* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: Zara breaks down and the Doctor hugs her. She doesn't understand what a hug is, but she takes comfort in it.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Zara breaks down and the Doctor hugs her. She doesn't understand what a hug is, but she takes comfort in it.



* PullTheThread: The Doctor manages to suss out who Zara is quite quickly, but lets her think she's got him fooled. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky His Tenth Incarnation]] would do something similar later on.

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* PullTheThread: The Doctor manages to suss out who Zara is quite quickly, but lets her think she's got him fooled. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky His Tenth Incarnation]] incarnation]] would do something similar later on.
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* ActingForTwo: Romana and President Astra both appear in this story.

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* ActingForTwo: [[invoked]] Romana and President Astra both appear in this story.



* CallBack: The Doctor implores President Astra to remember [[[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor burly chap with the long scarf in the blue box]].

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* CallBack: The Doctor implores President Astra to remember [[[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor burly chap with the long scarf in the blue box]].
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Amy wants the Doctor to leave a ship of slug-like beings to their doom, and the Doctor says they have the right to live just as much as they do.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Amy (actually Zara in disguise) wants the Doctor to leave a ship of slug-like beings to their doom, and the Doctor says they have the right to live just as much as they do.
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* CallForward: Beating out [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]] by several months, the Doctor recognizes his companion has been replaced, but let's her think it's fooling him.

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* CallForward: Beating out [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E5ThePoisonSky The [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky "The Poison Sky]] Sky"]] by several months, the Doctor recognizes his companion has been replaced, but let's lets her think it's fooling him.



* PullTheThread: The Doctor manages to suss out who Zara is quite quickly, but lets her think she's got him fooled. [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E5ThePoisonSky His Tenth Incarnation]] would do something similar later on.

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* PullTheThread: The Doctor manages to suss out who Zara is quite quickly, but lets her think she's got him fooled. [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E5ThePoisonSky [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky His Tenth Incarnation]] would do something similar later on.
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** Zara mentions having been imprisoned on [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoCCS3E8ThePrisonersDilemma Erratoon]].


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* MythologyGag: When the Doctor is surprised to see Romana, she quips: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani You were expecting someone else]]?"
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* MoodWhiplash: The Doctor pulls off a HeroicSacrifice by jumping into the Chaos Pool with the Key of Time, dramatic music flares up, Amy and Zara shout out for him, the lake vanishes and ... [[LiteralCliffhanger the Doctor's stuck on a ledge]].
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* FearfulSymmetry: The Black and White Guardians play a game of ''Bridge'' when they think all of their plays have cancelled each other out. Still they can't beat the other without outside influence.
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* TimeStandsStill: The Black and White Guardians are really fond of this trick in this trilogy.
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** Romana mentions leaving [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate E-Space]] which has taken its toll on her body.


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* CerebusRetcon: Romana's change into a form similar to Princess Astra takes on a new meaning in this story.
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* OrderVersusChaos: The White and the Black Guardians.

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* ActingForTwo: Romana and President Astra both appear in this story.



* CallBack: The Doctor implores Princess Astra to remember [[[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor burly chap with the long scarf in the blue box]].

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* CallBack: The Doctor implores Princess President Astra to remember [[[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor burly chap with the long scarf in the blue box]].


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* ChekhovsGun: The Doctor's telepathic message to Romana.


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* EvilLaugh: When Romana reveals who the last segment of time is, the Black Guardian lets one out.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: The concept is discussed between the Doctor and the White Guardian.


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* KirkSummation: The Doctor gives one to Zara and the White Guardian.
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* LightIsNotGood: The Doctor stops Zara from giving the White Guardian all the segments of the key of time.
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* BroughtDownToNormal: Amy and Zara are slowly turning human.


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* CallForward: Beating out [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]] by several months, the Doctor recognizes his companion has been replaced, but let's her think it's fooling him.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: Zara breaks down and the Doctor hugs her. She doesn't understand what a hug is, but she takes comfort in it.
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* PullTheThread: The Doctor manages to suss out who Zara is quite quickly, but lets her think she's got him fooled. [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E5ThePoisonSky His Tenth Incarnation]] would do something similar later on.
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* BizarreAlienSexes: Not that bizarre, the Teuthoidians are asexual technically, like Earth's slugs.
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* BlobMonster: The Teuthoidian are gigantic bi-gendered slug beings that can devour humanoids whole.
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* FreakyFridayFlip: Zara swaps her mind with Amy's.
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* CallBack: The Doctor implores Princess Astra to remember [[[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor burly chap with the long scarf in the blue box]].
* TheNthDoctor: Princess Astra is in this story, from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor in the form from before]] she met the Doctor.
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* TheSlowPath: At least 190 years have passed since the Doctor and Amy last saw Zara. Probably a bit more if you take the events of [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoCCS3E8ThePrisonersDilemma The Prisoner's Dilemma]] into account.

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* YouAreNumberSix: The Robotic servants.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Amy wants the Doctor to leave a ship of slug-like beings to their doom, and the Doctor says they have the right to live just as much as they do.
* YouAreNumberSix: The Robotic servants.
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The [[Creator/PeterDavison Fifth Doctor]] and [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho117TheJudgementOfIsskar Amy]] land on a spaceship, amidst two species at war, on [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm opposite ends of the timeline]]. They fight their war, and then, the next day, they fight their war all over again.

The Doctor and Amy may be trapped for eternity, and the appearance of an old friend may make the Doctor question his mission till the end.

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* [[OlderThanHeLooks Older Than She Looks]]: Zara has been observed as to be older than 190 years old.
* PreviouslyOn: Snippets from [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho117TheJudgementOfIsskar The Judgement of Isskar]] and [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho118TheDestroyerOfDelights The Destroyer of Delights]] are played before the opening theme.
* YouAreNumberSix: The Robotic servants.

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