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The ] lands in Cardiff to refuel from ]. The Doctor states that this will only take twenty seconds (in contrast to his ]), and notices that the ]. ] races towards the TARDIS, grabbing onto it during dematerialisation and causing the TARDIS to hurtle out of control to ]. |
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The ] lands in Cardiff to refuel from ]. The Doctor states that this will only take twenty seconds (in contrast to his ]), and notices that the ]. ] races towards the TARDIS, grabbing onto it during dematerialisation and causing the TARDIS to hurtle out of control to ]. |
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After landing in the year 100 trillion on the planet Malcassairo, the Doctor and Martha find Jack, and then other life: the Futurekind, mutated ] humanoids, are hunting a human, who is attempting to reach a transport to "]," the last home of the human race. Little is known about Utopia save that it is where a team of scientists has reportedly been seeking a way for mankind to escape the collapsing universe, and it is sending out a homing transmission that appears as a blip on a scanner screen. |
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After landing in the year 100 trillion on the planet Malcassairo, the Doctor and Martha find Jack, and then other life: the Futurekind, mutated ] humanoids, are hunting a human, who is attempting to reach a transport to "]" - the last home of the human race. |
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At the transport site, Professor Yana and his ]oid assistant Chantho are desperate for help. The spacecraft to Utopia is unable to take off due to problems with the experimental drive system, and Yana's research has been stalled for some time. These problems are worsened by a Futurekind infiltrator who vandalises a key system. Despite the unfamiliar technology, the Doctor manages to help with the scientific problems, and Jack makes final preparations in a heavily irradiated room only he can survive. As Jack does this, he and the Doctor discuss Jack's immortality, and why the Doctor ]. Finally, the rocket is able to take off for Utopia, leaving the Doctor, Yana, Chantho, Martha, and Jack on the planet's surface. |
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At the transport site, Professor Yana and his ]oid assistant Chantho are desperate for help. The spacecraft to Utopia is unable to take off due to problems with the experimental drive system, and Yana's research has been stalled for some time. These problems are worsened by a Futurekind infiltrator who vandalises a key system. Despite the unfamiliar technology, the Doctor manages to help with the scientific problems, and Jack makes final preparations in a heavily irradiated room only he can survive. As Jack does this, he and the Doctor discuss Jack's immortality, and why the Doctor ]. Finally, the rocket is able to take off for Utopia, leaving the Doctor, Yana, Chantho, Martha, and Jack on the planet's surface. |
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A subplot includes Yana hearing a constant ] inside his head - a condition he reports having had all his life, with the drums getting louder recently. Words such as "]" and "TARDIS" - elements of ] lore - only exacerbate the problem, confusing and distracting him. When Martha expresses concern over the Professor's uneasiness, he reveals a long-standing problem with time, and shows Martha what he describes as a broken fob watch he has had ever since he was found as an orphaned child. Martha recognizes that this watch is identical in design to John Smith's watch in "]" and "]". Worried about the implications, Martha rushes immediately to inform the Doctor. |
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A subplot includes Yana hearing a constant ] inside his head - a condition he reports having had all his life, with the drums getting louder recently. Words such as "]" and "TARDIS" - elements of ] lore - only exacerbate the problem, confusing and distracting him. When Martha expresses concern over the Professor's uneasiness, he reveals a long-standing problem with time, and shows Martha what he describes as a broken fob watch he has had ever since he was found as an orphaned child. Martha recognizes that this watch is identical in design to John Smith's watch in "]" and "]". Worried about the implications, Martha rushes immediately to inform the Doctor. |
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When the Doctor hears about this, he realises that the name "Yana" is an ] of "You are not alone," the final words of the ]. At the same time, Yana opens the watch, releasing the Time Lord configuration. Frantic and horrified, the Doctor races towards Yana's office, but is hindered by Yana closing the doors and allowing the Futurekind inside. Yana then fatally wounds Chantho, but not before telling her that he is the ]. He then removes a circuit card from the scanner, and the image of Utopia vanishes. Before she dies, Chantho is able to shoot the Master with a concealed weapon. |
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When the Doctor hears about this, he realises that the name "Yana" is an ] of "You are not alone," the final words of the ]. At the same time, Yana opens the watch, releasing the Time Lord configuration. Frantic and horrified, the Doctor races towards Yana's office, but is hindered by Yana closing the doors and allowing the Futurekind inside. Yana then fatally wounds Chantho, but not before telling her that he is the ]. Before she dies, Chantho is able to shoot the Master with a concealed weapon. |
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The Doctor arrives in Yana's office just as the Master enters the Doctor's TARDIS, taking the Doctor's severed hand (which Jack had recovered after the events of "]" and carried with him) with him. The wound by Chantho's shot forces the Master to regenerate into a younger body - whose voice Martha recognises. He then deadlock seals the TARDIS, preventing the Doctor from opening it, and after berating the Doctor, leaves in the TARDIS (despite the Doctor's attempts to prevent him doing so), stranding the Doctor, Martha and Jack in the distant future trapped by the Futurekind. |
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The Doctor arrives in Yana's office just as the Master enters the Doctor's TARDIS, taking the Doctor's severed hand (which Jack had recovered after the events of "]" and carried with him) with him. The wound from Chantho's shot forces the Master to regenerate into a younger body - whose voice Martha recognises. He then locks the TARDIS, preventing the Doctor from opening it, and after berating the Doctor, leaves in the TARDIS (despite the Doctor's attempts to prevent him doing so), stranding the Doctor, Martha and Jack in the distant future trapped by the Futurekind. |
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*This episode contains clips from "]", "The Christmas Invasion", "Human Nature" and "]". It also features dialogue from '']'' spoken by ], the first actor to play the Master, and the trademark chuckle of ], who portrayed the character during the 1980s.<ref name="Utopia"/> |
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*This episode contains clips from "]", "The Christmas Invasion", "Human Nature" and "]". It also features dialogue from '']'' spoken by ], the first actor to play the Master, and the trademark chuckle of ], who portrayed the character during the 1980s.<ref name="Utopia"/> |
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*The Doctor previously claimed to be a "Doctor of Everything" in '']'' and described the human race as "indomitable" in '']''. |
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*The Doctor previously claimed to be a "Doctor of Everything" in '']'' and described the human race as "indomitable" in '']''. |
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*The situation of a refugee starship that needs only minor repairs to be able to fly is reminiscent of the starliner in "]." |
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*The Master's takeover of Professor Yana is reminscent of his possession of Tremas at the end of "]." |
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*The last time that the Master appeared on screen he had possessed a human body. How he survived being sucked into the TARDIS's ] at the end of the ] or how he reacquired Time Lord physiology is not explained in this episode. |
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*The last time that the Master appeared on screen he had possessed a human body. How he survived being sucked into the TARDIS's ] at the end of the ] or how he reacquired Time Lord physiology is not explained in this episode. |
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*Derek Jacobi plays the fifth incarnation of the Master whom the Doctor has come across on screen, and John Simm is the sixth.<ref name="Utopia" /> At least one television pundit has speculated whether "]" is an intentional anagram of "Master No. Six" or is perhaps "a big ]".<ref name="master_anagram">{{cite web|title=Of a Thursday|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a44695/of-a-thursday.html |work=] |date=] |accessdate=2007-06-17}}</ref> The Master often shows a penchant for synonymous and anagrammical pseudonyms in the classic series, such as the name "Mr Magister" in ''The Dæmons''. |
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*Derek Jacobi plays the fifth incarnation of the Master whom the Doctor has come across on screen, and John Simm is the sixth.<ref name="Utopia" /> At least one television pundit has speculated whether "]" is an intentional anagram of "Master No. Six" or is perhaps "a big ]".<ref name="master_anagram">{{cite web|title=Of a Thursday|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a44695/of-a-thursday.html |work=] |date=] |accessdate=2007-06-17}}</ref> The Master often shows a penchant for synonymous and anagrammical pseudonyms in the classic series, such as the name "Mr Magister" in ''The Dæmons''. |
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*Yana recalls that he was found as a child "on the coast of the Silver Devastation." The Silver Devastation was previously mentioned in the 2005 episode ], in which the steward of Platform One introduces the ] as "our friend from the Silver Devastation." |
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*Yana recalls that he was found as a child "on the coast of the Silver Devastation." The Silver Devastation was previously mentioned in the 2005 episode ], in which the steward of Platform One introduces the ] as "our friend from the Silver Devastation." |
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*The word ] originally meant "no place" or "place that does not exist." In this light, the Master's sneer when he removes the circuit card from the scanner could foreshadow that the "Utopia" of the rocket's destination does not actually exist. |
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==Production and pre-broadcast publicity== |
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==Production and pre-broadcast publicity== |
After landing in the year 100 trillion on the planet Malcassairo, the Doctor and Martha find Jack, and then other life: the Futurekind, mutated cannibalistic humanoids, are hunting a human, who is attempting to reach a transport to "Utopia" - the last home of the human race.
The Doctor arrives in Yana's office just as the Master enters the Doctor's TARDIS, taking the Doctor's severed hand (which Jack had recovered after the events of "The Christmas Invasion" and carried with him) with him. The wound from Chantho's shot forces the Master to regenerate into a younger body - whose voice Martha recognises. He then locks the TARDIS, preventing the Doctor from opening it, and after berating the Doctor, leaves in the TARDIS (despite the Doctor's attempts to prevent him doing so), stranding the Doctor, Martha and Jack in the distant future trapped by the Futurekind.
