History Recap / DoctorWhoS10E1TheThreeDoctors

'''Jo:''' And we are all together, goo-goo-kachoo?\\

'''Jo:''' It's a song by the Beatles.\\

'''Production code:''' RRR

Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. This four-episode serial first aired from December 30, 1972 to January 20, 1973.

* TakeThatAudience, and TakeThatMe: The Second Doctor decides that they need to confuse the anti-matter monster with "mindless noise," then wonders if there's a television handy. At the time this aired, wouldn't you, the viewer, watch this series on one?

* PortalCut: A green blob teleports the Doctor and part of the building he's in through a black hole, and later the rest of the building. The two parts of the building arrive in different locations. At the end, when everything is sent back to "where it came from", the two parts of the building are re-assembled, apparently without any permanent damage.

* DeadpanSnarker: Two to Three, Three right back at Two, One to Two and Three, Two to the Brig, and the Brig at ''everybody''.

The one where self-loathing takes on a whole new meaning.

As a reward for saving the universe, The Doctor's exile is lifted and he's able to use his TARDIS normally once more.

-->-- '''The First Doctor''', being ''incredibly unimpressed by his future.''

* ArbitrarySkepticism: The Brig is rather accepting of the whole anti-matter monsters and black holes situation (he's dealt with weirder, arguably). But he immediately dismisses the idea of two Doctors existing at the same time (he thinks Three must have changed back somehow), and insists the TARDIS interior must be an optical illusion.

* ArbitraryScepticism: The Brig is rather accepting of the whole anti-matter monsters and black holes situation (he's dealt with weirder, arguably). But he immediately dismisses the idea of two Doctors existing at the same time (he thinks Three must have changed back somehow), and insists the TARDIS interior must be an optical illusion.

* VisibleBoomMic: Just before the Second Doctor's arm appears, a boom mic drifts into the shot directly above John Levene.

* RebuiltSet: Another new set to replace the one damaged in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E5TheTimeMonster The Time Monster]]" and commemorate the 10th. Typically, the Second Doctor doesn't like it.

* EvilIsHammy: Omega is one of the best examples of this in the franchise, [[WorldOfHam which is saying quite a lot]].

* LargeHam: '''Omega.''' EvilIsHammy indeed.

-->-- '''The First Doctor'''

The Doctor is investigating the appearance of a mysterious blob-like creature which, it transpires, is hunting him down. Reluctantly, he calls on the Time Lords for help. Unfortunately, they're a bit preoccupied with a black hole draining all their energy, so they send his past selves over to help. The Second Doctor appears in the Third Doctor's TARDIS, and the two of them immediately proceed to bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple before grudgingly opening up a psychic link ("Contact!") between them. The First Doctor is caught in a time eddy and can only advise via the TARDIS viewscreen, but he deduces that the blob creature is a "time bridge". The Third Doctor and Jo allow it to capture them and they are transported to a world of antimatter beyond the troublesome black hole.

Driven mad by his isolation and physically corroded to the point where only his will survives inside his armour, he threatens to destroy the universe, but he is tricked into picking up the Second Doctor's recorder -- the only thing not converted to antimatter when they travelled through the black hole -- and is destroyed.

* DudeWheresMyReward: Omega is not happy at being forgotten in spite of all of his achievements. Though the Doctor does point out that Gallifreyian society has venerated Omega as a heroic figure and one of the founders of their entire society, and can't reasonably be blamed for believing that he'd died in the centre of the black hole;

* PantyShot: Jo twice. First when she jumps over the car seat and when she comes down a hill a bit too quickly while escaping from Omega's castle.

Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. This serial first aired December 30, 1972-January 20, 1973.

* TheCameo: Gallifrey (although it's not named yet) and a few Time Lords show up for a couple of scenes.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: The Brig is rather accepting of the whole anti-matter monsters and black holes situation (he's dealt with weirder, arguably). But he immediately dismisses the idea of two Doctors existing at the same time (he thinks Three must have changed back somehow), and insists the TARDIS interior must be an optical illusion.

* BigNo: Omega pulls this one off in a disturbingly serious way. His genuinely heartbreaking wail is immediately followed by spoonfuls of {{Narm}}, though.

* AbsenteeActor: Captain Yates doesn't appear as Richard Franklin wasn't available. As a result, much of his role went to Sgt. Benton.

* TragicVillain: You have to feel sorry for Omega living a secluded existence after being responsible for one of the biggest contributions to Time Lord science.

* VisibleBoomMic: Just before the Second Doctor's arm appears, a boom mic drifts into the shot directly above John Levene.k

"Are you sure you and him are of the same intelligence?".