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The TARDIS pitches up in Renaissance Italy, having had an encounter en route with a fizzy ball of energy that the Doctor calls the Mandragora Helix. He hasn't realised that he's brought it with him, and when it escapes from the TARDIS and begins taking over or killing the locals, he follows.

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The TARDIS pitches up in Renaissance Italy, Italy (well, in [[UsefulNotes/{{Portmeirion}} Portmeirion]]), having had an encounter en route with a fizzy ball of energy that the Doctor calls the Mandragora Helix. He hasn't realised that he's brought it with him, and when it escapes from the TARDIS and begins taking over or killing the locals, he follows.
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The energy finds an underground temple and takes over the Cult of Demnos which is led by court astronomer Hieronymous, instructing them to prepare the way for Mandragora's full appearance. However, the astronomer himself is a pawn in political intrigues between Count Frederico and his nephew Duke Giuliano. Giuliano has just acceded to the Duchy of San Martino and a grand Masque will be held in honour.

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The energy finds an underground temple and takes over the Cult of Demnos which is led by court astronomer Hieronymous, instructing them to prepare the way for Mandragora's full appearance. However, the astronomer himself is a pawn in political intrigues between Count Frederico Federico and his nephew Duke Giuliano. Giuliano has just acceded to the Duchy of San Martino and a grand Masque will be held in honour.
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The energy finds an underground temple and takes over the Cult of Demnos which is led by court astronomer Hieronymous, instructing them to prepare the way for Mandragora's full appearance. However, the astronomer himself is a pawn in political intrigues between Count Frederico and his cousin Duke Giuliano. Giuliano has just acceded to the Duchy of San Martino and a grand Masque will be held in honour.

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The energy finds an underground temple and takes over the Cult of Demnos which is led by court astronomer Hieronymous, instructing them to prepare the way for Mandragora's full appearance. However, the astronomer himself is a pawn in political intrigues between Count Frederico and his cousin nephew Duke Giuliano. Giuliano has just acceded to the Duchy of San Martino and a grand Masque will be held in honour.
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Removing wick to Did Not Do The Research per rename at TRS.


* DidNotDoTheResearch: The Duke thinks that the earth not being flat is a new and radical idea. Geocentrism doesn't work without a round earth.
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* BoundandGagged: BoundAndGagged: Sarah Jane
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* {{Astrologer}}: Hieronymous.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Filmed in Portmeirion, Wales (like many other TV period dramas of the time), which makes this episode rather distracting for fans of ''ThePrisoner''.
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* TargetedHumanSacrifice: Sarah Jane, who was apparently predicted to turn up.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Averted -- Federico quickly recognises the Doctor as a troublemaker and orders his execution.
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->'''The Doctor''': "Humans have got such limited little minds. I don't know why I like you so much."
->'''Sarah Jane Smith''': "Because you have such good taste."
->'''The Doctor''': "That's true. That's very true."

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->'''The Doctor''': "Humans Humans have got such limited little minds. I don't know why I like you so much."
much.
->'''Sarah Jane Smith''': "Because Because you have such good taste."
taste.
->'''The Doctor''': "That's That's true. That's very true."
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YEAH I WATCHED IT.


The energy finds an underground temple and takes over the Cult of Demnos which is led by court astronomer Heironymous, instructing them to prepare the way for Mandragora's full appearance. However, the astronomer himself is a pawn in political intrigues between Count Frederico and his cousin Duke Giuliano. Giuliano has just acceded to the Duchy of San Martino and a grand Masque will be held in honour.

During the dance, the Cult of Demnos attack the court and kill many, while Heironymous - now unified with the Mandragora Helix - confronts the Doctor in the underground temple. Attempting to blast the Doctor with pure Mandragora energy, he is foiled when the Doctor reveals he has earthed both himself and the altar: the energy is drained off and the earth is safe.

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The energy finds an underground temple and takes over the Cult of Demnos which is led by court astronomer Heironymous, Hieronymous, instructing them to prepare the way for Mandragora's full appearance. However, the astronomer himself is a pawn in political intrigues between Count Frederico and his cousin Duke Giuliano. Giuliano has just acceded to the Duchy of San Martino and a grand Masque will be held in honour.

During the dance, the Cult of Demnos attack the court and kill many, while Heironymous Hieronymous - now unified with the Mandragora Helix - confronts the Doctor in the underground temple. Attempting to blast the Doctor with pure Mandragora energy, he is foiled when the Doctor reveals he has earthed both himself and the altar: the energy is drained off and the earth is safe.



* BeardOfEvil: Hieronymous has a glorious beard.
* BlackCloak: The cultists wear these, but Hieronymous opts for the pimp purple cloak and gold bling medallion seen in the image above.
* TheBlank: Hieronymous after absorbing the Mandragora Helix.



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* MasqueradeBallCoolMask: The cultists' gilded masks, especially the one Hieronymous wears.
* {{Cult}}
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Hieronymous
* EnergyBeings: The Mandragora Helix.
* EvilUncle: Count Federico
* MasqueradeBall: The [[MalevolentMaskedMen Cult of Demnos]] takes advantage of Giuliano's swanky ascension party to conceal themselves in Part 4.



* SmugSnake: Both Federico and Hieronymous are arrogant would-be tyrants, but both are also convinced that they have more control over the situation than they do; Federico is so consumed with his schemes to overthrow his nephew that he ignores the real threat (the Cult of Demnos and the Helix) until it's too late; similiarly, Hieronymous is a deluded fraud trapped by superstition and seduced by dreams of glory who ends up utterly consumed by the Helix.

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* TheRenaissance: Takes place in the late 15th Century.
* ReligionOfEvil: The Cult of Demnos
* RoyallyScrewedUp: Count Federico. He has Giuliano's father killed to bring him one step closer to becoming the Duke of San Martino, but ends up being unable to have Giuliano assassinated.
* SecretCircleOfSecrets
* SmugSnake: Both Federico and Hieronymous are arrogant would-be tyrants, but both are also convinced that they have more control over the situation than they do; Federico is so consumed with his schemes to overthrow his nephew that he ignores the real threat (the Cult of Demnos and the Helix) until it's too late; similiarly, similarly, Hieronymous is a deluded fraud trapped by superstition and seduced by dreams of glory who ends up utterly consumed by the Helix.Helix.
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* TheWisePrince: Giuliano
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Is this a common enough occurence?


* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Averted for once; Federico may not believe the Doctor is a spy, but he does recognise that he's trouble and sentences him to be executed.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Averted for once; Federico may not believe the Doctor is a spy, but he does recognise that he's trouble and sentences him to be executed.
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* SmugSnake: Both Federico and Hieronymous are arrogant would-be tyrants, but both are also convinced that they have more control over the situation than they do; Federico is so consumed with his schemes to overthrow his nephew that he ignores the real threat (the Cult of Demnos and the Helix) until it's too late; similiarly, Hieronymous is a deluded fraud trapped by superstition and seduced by dreams of glory who ends up utterly consumed by the Helix.
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->'''The Doctor''' "That's true. That's very true."

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->'''The Doctor''' Doctor''': "That's true. That's very true."
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->'''The Doctor''' : ''"Humans have got such limited little minds. I don't know why I like you so much."''
->'''Sarah Jane Smith''' : ''"Because you have such good taste."''
->'''The Doctor''' : ''"That's true. That's very true."''

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->'''The Doctor''' : ''"Humans Doctor''': "Humans have got such limited little minds. I don't know why I like you so much."''
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->'''Sarah Jane Smith''' : ''"Because Smith''': "Because you have such good taste."''
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->'''The Doctor''' : ''"That's Doctor''' "That's true. That's very true."''
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Removing YMMVs. And if she WAS hypnotised, it kind of makes it a moot point (not seen the episode)


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-->'''The Doctor''' : ''"Humans have got such limited little minds. I don't know why I like you so much."''
-->'''Sarah Jane Smith''' : ''"Because you have such good taste."''
-->'''The Doctor''' : ''"That's true. That's very true."''

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-->'''Sarah ->'''Sarah Jane Smith''' : ''"Because you have such good taste."''
-->'''The ->'''The Doctor''' : ''"That's true. That's very true."''



* Main/CharacterDerailment: Sarah Jane's portrayal here is a far cry from her feisty, independent spirit of earlier stories. Of course, she does get drugged and hypnotized..



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* Main/CharacterDerailment: Sarah Jane's portrayal here is a far cry from her feisty, independent spirit of earlier stories.

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* Main/CharacterDerailment: Sarah Jane's portrayal here is a far cry from her feisty, independent spirit of earlier stories. Of course, she does get drugged and hypnotized..

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The Tardis pitches up in Renaissance Italy, having had an encounter en route with a fizzy ball of energy that the Doctor calls the Mandragora Helix. He hasn't realised that he's brought it with him, and when it escapes from the Tardis and begins taking over or killing the locals, he follows.

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The Tardis TARDIS pitches up in Renaissance Italy, having had an encounter en route with a fizzy ball of energy that the Doctor calls the Mandragora Helix. He hasn't realised that he's brought it with him, and when it escapes from the Tardis TARDIS and begins taking over or killing the locals, he follows.



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*Main/CharacterDerailment: Sarah Jane's portrayal here is a far cry from her feisty, independent spirit of earlier stories.

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