Line #11 Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho250TheMonstersOfGokroth


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3	On the planet Gokroth, a village shelters from a prowling menagerie of nightly beasts. As curfew nears, Wilrick, son of village organiser Trella, pleads with new arrival [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E4TheGreatestShowInTheGalaxy Mags]] to take shelter, but aim to aid her [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent involuntary bestial tendencies]] drives her to visit the castle of off-world scientist Dr Maleva.
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5	Wilrick then runs into a [[Characters/DoctorWhoSeventhDoctor mysterious traveller]], an apparent acquaintance of the girl with the mysterious determination to visit a suspected MadScientist. Trella’s distress call is then answered by travelling showman Varon, who offers, for no small fee, to sort out Gokroth’s monster problem. The Doctor makes a counter-offer to do it for free. But not all is as it seems….
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7	!! Tropes
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9	* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: Fierce-looking yet gentle Gorr, to Dr Maleva.
10	* CutleryEscapeAid: Used in a unique fashion by the Doctor while locked in the village jail. He is delighted when he and Maleva are brought metal spoons with their meal, much to Maleva's confusion. However he uses the spoon and junk from his pockets (wire, a battery, etc) to create an electromagnet that he uses to slide open the metal bolt on the door.
11	* DoggedNiceGuy:
12	** Wilrick, to Mags.
13	** Gorr, [[ShipperOnDeck suggests the Doctor]], to Dr Maleva.
14	* DontGoInTheWoods
15	* EverybodyLives: [[spoiler: Alas, not quite, but resolution is found in revelation rather than conflict]].
16	* FrankensteinsMonster: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with [[spoiler: Dr Maleva’s augmentation of mutated colonists back to human form]].
17	* FisherKingdom: [[spoiler: “Morphic Fields” innate to Gokroth mutated the colonists]].
18	* {{Freakshow}}: Varon’s travelling exhibition of augmented interstellar beings.
19	* FriendToAllLivingThings: The Doctor, on fine form.
20	* GlorySeeker: Varon’s pride in his mastery of bestial exotica spurs his offer to solve Gokroth’s monster problem.
21	* GoneHorriblyWrong: Human attempt to colonise Gokroth fell foul of [[spoiler: mutation induced naturally by the planet]].
22	** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], the mutations [[spoiler: are naturally induced, rather than by Mavina’s experiments]].
23	* HealTheCutie: Mags, having gained increased resistance to her condition, seeks further help.
24	* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: This time with the aid of a pocket watch.
25	* {{Mutants}}:
26	** Induced by [[spoiler: “Morphic Fields” innate to Gokroth’s atmosphere]], which caused [[spoiler: intended human colonists]] to mutate.
27	** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Gorr, [[spoiler: whose exotic aspect is due to being used to greater gravity]].
28	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gorr, on knocking out Trella.
29	* OopNorth: Most local accents recall North West England.
30	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Trella, earnestly concerned for the safety of the villagers.
31	* RecurringCharacter: Mags.
32	* ScienceIsBad: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], Mavina’s dangerous experiments [[spoiler: are to amend a naturally induced mutation]].
33	* SeekingSanctuary: The village offers shelter.
34	* TorchesAndPitchforks: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], a mob forms only when Gorr succumbs to minor violence. The mob eventually pursues not the mutants, but [[spoiler: Mavina]].

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