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    19:15 (Part II)}}{{Realworld}}'''Under the Lake''' was a serial consisting of the tenth and eleventh episodes of [[Season 50 (Doctor Who)|Season 50]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Toby Whithouse]], directed by [[Daniel O'Hara]] and featured [[Samantha Bond]] as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Winter]] as [[Raleigh Baker-Mitchell]].
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    '''Under the Lake '''was a serial consisting of the tenth and eleventh episodes of [[Season 50 (Doctor Who)|Season 50]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Toby Whithouse]], directed by [[Daniel O'Hara]] and featured [[Samantha Bond]] as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Winter]] as [[Raleigh Baker-Mitchell]].
    ==Synopsis ==
    ==Synopsis ==
    Arriving on an underwater base under attack, it's up to the Doctor and Raleigh to save the frightened crew. But also onboard is an alien spaceship, and the base is being haunted by the most impossible of things.
    Arriving on an underwater base under attack, it's up to the Doctor and Raleigh to save the frightened crew. But also onboard is an alien spaceship, and the base is being haunted by the most impossible of things.
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    * [[Prentis (Under the Lake)|Prentis]] - [[Paul Kaye]]
    * [[Prentis (Under the Lake)|Prentis]] - [[Paul Kaye]]
    * [[Fisher King]] - [[Neil Fingleton]]
    * [[Fisher King]] - [[Neil Fingleton]]
    * Voice of Fisher King - [[Peter Serafinowicz]]
    * [[Fisher King|Voice of Fisher King]] - [[Peter Serafinowicz]]
    * Roar of Fisher King - [[Corey Taylor]]
    * [[Fisher King|Roar of Fisher King]] - [[Corey Taylor]]
    == Crew ==
    == Crew ==
    * Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
    * Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]

    Latest revision as of 07:22, 11 August 2023

    The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.

    Under the Lake was a serial consisting of the tenth and eleventh episodes of Season 50 of Doctor Who. It was written by Toby Whithouse, directed by Daniel O'Hara and featured Samantha Bond as the Fourteenth Doctor and Sarah Winter as Raleigh Baker-Mitchell.

    Synopsis 

    Arriving on an underwater base under attack, it's up to the Doctor and Raleigh to save the frightened crew. But also onboard is an alien spaceship, and the base is being haunted by the most impossible of things.

    The Doctor's deepest beliefs are challenged when she encounters something she cannot explain. Can it really be possible? Can ghosts be real?

    Plot

    Part I

    In an underwater mining facility based in Scotland, 2119 designated the Drum, the captain, Moran, is recording a log in his journal. Moran states that the team has discovered a small craft located on the bank, and, as they are unable to analyse it from within the base, they have brought it inside, where he and the crew will investigate.

    A crew member named Lunn interprets the sign language of another crew member, Cass, saying that the reason for its sudden appearance is due to underwater movement and shifts on the floor of the lake. Another crew member named Pritchard recommends they discuss ownership the spaceship, prompting Moran to tell everybody to stop calling it a spaceship, as they don't know what it is. Bennett, another of the crew, is adamant that it's not technology that could have existed back in the 1980s.

    The crew enter, and Moran notices something inside the craft, asking Lunn to hand him a torch. Lunn does so but glimpses a ghostly figure reflected in the glass. He reluctantly hands Moran the torch. Moran investigates four strange markings on the wall, whilst Lunn asks Cass why he shouldn't go inside. Whilst they bicker, Pritchard cries out as he glimpses the ghost, accidentally starting the engines. Moran pushes Cass out of the way of the boosters' range but is struck by the blast, forcing the crew to retreat, leaving him behind.

    O'Donnell, another crew member, bangs on the sealed door, demanding they go back for Moran, but is told it is impossible by the rest of the crew. She yells at Pritchard for messing with the controls but is interrupted as Cass screams. She turns, startled to see a ghostly Moran, with gaping back holes for eyes hovering in front of her. The same figure named Albar Prentis appears, and the pair reaches out to the crew...

    Three days later, the facility is a wreck, being seemingly empty. The TARDIS appears, with the Doctor stepping out, realising that they are in the 22nd century. The Doctor notes that the TARDIS is in a foul mood as if something nearby is upsetting her. Laughing, Raleigh pops her head out of the TARDIS, asking if they can go back the Blackpool Fun Fayre. The Doctor smiles back, deciding to check out the area.

    They investigate the mess hall, which has evidence of a really bad fight with utensils and furniture throw about. Finding a knife lodged in a wall, the Doctor wonders how long the place has been empty since many supplies are missing from the mess hall stock. Sher sticks her finger in a mug of coffee, explaining that the fight happened eight hours ago.

    They resume searching for a crew, finding the two ghosts kneeling in the corridors. The Doctor calls out to them and the two ghosts approach, startling the duo. Raleigh is calmed by the Doctor, who thinks that the ghosts are only curious about them; the ghosts walk down the corridor and through a wall. The Doctor and Raleigh follow, finding themselves in the hanger; Raleigh wonders about the strange vessel the crew found, thinking it could be a government project from this era. However, the Doctor confirms that it's alien in nature. They go inside, finding it undisturbed since the crew first investigated; they find the strange writing on the wall. The Doctor is shocked by this, as it isn't being translated by the TARDIS translation circuit.

    However, before she can ponder this further, Raleigh draws her attention to the outside of the ship, where the ghosts have reappeared. The Doctor greets them warmly, wondering if they wanted them to see this strange writing. The ghosts do not respond, only walking over to a wall to grab weapons. Raleigh notes that this is not going well. The Doctor wonders if Raleigh said anything to offend them, as she once even got into a fight with Gandhi. Moran fires a harpoon gun at them but misses. The Doctor and Raleigh run out of the hanger; the ghosts follow them through the walls but are forced to leave their armaments behind as they are not intangible like them.

    Now back in the corridors, they run away from the ghosts. At the end of the corridor, O'Donnell opens a door, yelling for them to enter. They comply, and the door is slammed behind them. The room is filled with living supplies and the remaining six members of the crew. A smug man by the name of Pritchard tells them that if they don't work for Vector Petroleum, they are in big trouble. The Doctor introduces herself and Raleigh as operatives from UNIT. O'Donnell shakes her hand, happy to meet a Doctor. The Doctor asks what the ghosts are, dismissing the idea they are ghosts; she asks to know who's in charge, so he can ignore them. Lunn explains that Cass is, but Pritchard claims to be as he's from management.

    The Doctor ignores Pritchard, asking what happened; Lunn begins translating for Cass, but the Doctor tells him that he can understand sign language. Cass begins explaining, but the Doctor asks her to stop; she thinks she deleted sign language from the TARDIS for Semaphore. Lunn resumes translating; the mole alien killed Moran as soon as the ship got brought on board and the ghosts have pretty much been trying to kill them since. The crew hide out here in the Faraday cage as the ghosts cannot enter it for some reason. The Doctor notes how odd it is for the alien ghost to be aggressive as Tivolians are so cowardly, "They wouldn't even say boo to a goose." A recorded voice announces that day mode is on. Everyone starts leaving the room, confusing the Doctor; O'Donnell explains that the ghosts only come out at night.

    Everyone returns to the hanger, with the Doctor curious as to why they haven't abandoned the base. Pritchard takes credit for that, explaining Vector Petroleum would lose tons of money if they abandoned the base. The Doctor calls Pritchard an idiot for not valuing human life over money; he recaps the entire ridiculous situation, sarcastically asking if anyone has a peanut allergy. The Doctor goes back into the ship, asking where the missing parts are; this confuses the crew as they haven't touched the ship since they brought it on board. The Doctor explains that a power cell is missing and so is the suspended animation chamber for the pilot. She begins to ramble on what she's observed about the ghosts, grinning more and more as she concludes. Raleigh, having caught on to her train of thought, wonders if she's actually thinking...

    "They're ghosts!" the Doctor exclaims back in the control room. Raleigh points out that she completely shot down the idea of ghosts. However, the Doctor counters Raleigh, telling her that there were no such things as socks, smartphones or badgers until they suddenly did exist. She further explains these things are not Autons, Flesh avatars or copies; these people are actually, truly dead beings. Met with silence, the Doctor wonders why everyone is staring at her; they explain Moran was their friend. The Doctor looks down silently and responds that she’s very sorry, but now they’ve got to deal with the situation at hand, which is met by lots of mutual nodding. Moving back onto the ghosts, she notes she subconsciously noticed the ghost can only handle metal objects. Suddenly, the base announces that it's going back into night mode.

    As the others prepare to return to the Faraday cage, O'Donnell notices Pritchard is missing and yells over the speakers for him to get to safety. However, Pritchard was out searching for the missing power cell; greedy, he wanted to find it to gain favour with his employers, along with the rest of the alien tech. Taking off his diving helmet in the decompression chamber, Pritchard notices a figure outside and assumes it's Bennett. However, to his horror, it's Moran and the Tivolian. Before Pritchard has a chance to put his helmet back on, Moran opens the gate and water starts rushing in.

    In the galley, Raleigh and Bennett, while gathering supplies, notice Pritchard is in the room with them, with his back turned to them. They then notice a corpse floating outside the window; Bennett begins shouting there was a man overboard, but Raleigh stops him as the corpse rotates to reveal it as Pritchard. Right as Pritchard picks up a chair to attack them with, the base suddenly goes back into day mode; O'Donnell managed to fix the problem and restore the system to normal. Back in the control room, everyone watches footage of Pritchard's death. The Doctor notes the ghosts got smarter; they've figured out how to use the base to kill since the Faraday cage keeps them out. Since they can only come out at night, they reprogrammed the base's timer to trick everyone into a false sense of security.

    The Cloister Bell begins ringing from the TARDIS. The Doctor and Raleigh race back inside, where the lights in the control room are flashing red in the rhythm of the ringing of the bell. The Doctor explains that the TARDIS isn’t coping well with all of the ghost’s activity. Raleigh asks if she’s going to be okay, to which the Doctor says that she sure hopes so.

    They return to the control room, where the Doctor is eager is go ghost hunting. However, Cass now has command without Pritchard in the way; she orders the base abandoned, so they can send down someone to take care of the ghosts. She then adds that the Doctor can stay and do her investigation at her own peril. O'Donnell contacts Topside, only to learn a Morse code SOS was sent for a full medical team. The Doctor takes the phone and states her UNIT security visa; she tells Topside the Drum will be under quarantine.

    When asked why she did that, the Doctor tells everyone that the ghosts made that call and "I'm pretty sure it's not so they can make a boy band." The ghosts want people here to kill, but the reason why is still unknown. Remembering the brilliance O'Donnell showed in returning the base to day mode, the Doctor tells her to change it back; they need to capture the ghosts and question them about their motives. She offers everyone the chance to leave, as it will be less of a burden to her; however, she adds that this could be a rare chance to understand something out of the norm. Everyone agrees to help; though Bennett sarcastically adds that they know he will come back to haunt them if he dies.

    The plan is simple, use Lunn, Bennett and Raleigh as bait to lure the ghosts to the Faraday cage; the Doctor, Cass and O'Donnell will monitor things from the control room (being deaf, Cass cannot help with being bait as she cannot be prompted over the radio). Bennett finds the ghosts in the galley, yelling for their attention; they give chase as the Doctor tells him where to go over the radio. As soon as Bennett turns a corner opposite of Lunn, Lunn runs out and becomes the ghost's target. However, when it comes time to pass the ghosts off to Raleigh, only Moran and the Tivolian follow her; Pritchard is still following Lunn.

    The Doctor attempts to get Lunn away to an area she can seal off, but Pritchard catches sight of him just as the door seals. The ghosts enter much to Lunn's horror; he cowers in a corner as the ghost leans in. However, it senses something off and leaves. Lunn tells the Doctor the oddity over the radio. Pritchard re-joins the other ghosts chasing Raleigh, as she passes them off to Bennett. Bennett makes it to the Faraday cage, where Raleigh is inside; however, when the ghosts go to attack, they pass right through her. It's a hologram of Raleigh, not the real thing.

    The cage is sealed behind the ghosts by the Doctor, who tells them they need to talk. She sends what she's seeing through a smartphone back to the monitor in the control room; however, Cass cannot read the lips of the ghosts because of the glare of the window. Despite the protests of everyone, the Doctor enters the cage to give Cass a better look at the ghosts. Moran sticks his hand through the Doctor, who says it's cold before jovially asking if the ghost agrees. Without access to the controls or anything metal, the ghosts are no longer a threat. Cass now has a good view of the ghosts and finds they are repeating the same four words: the dark, the sword, the forsaken, the temple. The Doctor is confused for a moment but then has an epiphany.

    Back in the control room, the Doctor explains that these words are coordinates that are leading to the flooded town outside the base. The meaning of the message is something he hasn't figured out; is it a call for help or an invasion signal. The Doctor then asks everyone if something is still bothering them; after a moment, Cass says it's the temple part of the message. The Doctor uses a map to reveal this message is pointing to an old church, where something commanding the ghosts is in waiting.

    Bennett uses a remote-controlled exploration device to go through the flooded town to find the church. Inside the basement of the church lies the missing suspended stasis chamber.

    The chamber is brought on-board, with everyone curious. To their annoyance, the chamber is sealed shut, whoever is inside is snoozing away, waiting to be rescued. With no answers, the Doctor decides to think back to when she first arrived to come to a conclusion. When she and Raleigh first arrived, the ghosts made no attempt to kill them; instead, they lead them to the ship and then attempted to kill them. It's at that moment, the Doctor has a realisation. She runs back into the ship and looks at the symbols again, muttering about how the TARDIS can't translate the writing.

    The Doctor walks out of the ship, asking Cass (the next smartest person in the room) if she feels something is still off. She tells him the writing in the ship; he explains they act like magnets, creating a localised magnetic field. The Doctor then asks Raleigh why she doesn't have a radio in the TARDIS; she explains he turned it into a clockwork squirrel. The Doctor says it's because she once got Too Many Broken Hearts stuck in her head for two weeks; "I was begging for the brush of death's merciful hand." The Doctor calls the words an ear-worm, that quite literally rewrites the synapses in a person's brain. They were not surprised by the message, as it was already in their heads; it's also how the ghosts are getting created. They are not a natural occurrence.

    Suddenly, the base starts acting up. O'Donnell explains that messing with the day mode of the base so much has caused the system to malfunction and assume the reactor is in danger of going critical. It's being flooded, which means unless they get to the TARDIS, they are stuck here with the ghosts. The Doctor, Bennett and O'Donnell are the only ones who make it to the other side of the base before the doors seal. She promises to come back for Raleigh. Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor says that she needs to go back before the flood to find out how all this started. Bennet and O'Donnell are stunned at being inside the TARDIS and it dematerialises.

    In the galley, Raleigh tells Lunn that they need to wait for the Doctor. She always comes through, she’ll probably have to put up with listening to how she did it. Lunn freaks out at something outside the window; it’s a ghost. However, all three are still in the cage. Raleigh takes a good look at it, instantly becoming horrified; It's the Doctor, only now a ghost herself...

    Part II

    At an unspecified point in time, the TARDIS flies through space. The Doctor addresses the audience directly, telling a story about a time traveller who has had many misadventures zipping around the history of the cosmos. At one point, she decided what was the point of time travel unless you get to meet your heroes. And so, the time traveller decides to meet his favourite musician, Ludwig van Beethoven. However, once he arrives in 18th century Germany, there is no sign of the composer whatsoever; not even the Beethoven family has any idea who Ludwig is. Beethoven literally does not exist.

    The Doctor stops her story briefly, grabbing a bust of Beethoven and explains that this never really happened; she's met Beethoven, who was very intense and loved arm-wrestling. She even got tips on how to play the piano from Beethoven. The Doctor says she's trying to explain the Bootstrap paradox with this hypothetical scenario, going to put the bust down; however, she turns around and tells the audience to “look it up" if they want specifics.

    Placing the bust near an amp and clockwork squirrel, the Doctor explains that the time traveller panicked at the idea of a world without Beethoven's music. That's when the traveller remembered he brought sheet music for Beethoven to autograph. Copying out the music, the time traveller gets it published, effectively becoming Ludwig van Beethoven himself. And history manages to continue on with barely a feather ruffled. However, one little thing about this whole situation is still confusing.

    Taking out her smartphone, the Doctor searches something in while she poses the question about how the music of Beethoven first originated. Did the time traveller create it, or did it simply exist without creation? "Who really composed Beethoven's Fifth?" With that question, the Doctor plays the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth through her smartphone.

    In 1980, the TARDIS materialises. The Doctor and O'Donnell exit the TARDIS, noting that Bennett is still throwing up. When the Doctor notes that it usually happens with first-timers to time travel, O'Donnell points out it's unlikely that Janet, Lizzie or Erin ever did that on their first trips (likely because they had stronger stomachs). She notes that she knows a lot about him; O'Donnell explains that she used to be in army intelligence until she hung a co-worker out a window for angering her.

    Bennett joins them, thinking his lunch made him ill; he had shrimp. The Doctor explains that they've arrived at the same location, only before the flood, on the day that the spaceship landed. O'Donnell excuses herself to get a rock out of her boot, with the Doctor going ahead; once the Doctor is out of sight, O'Donnell giddily states the absurdity of the TARDIS interior to Bennett before regaining her composure. They quickly catch up to the Doctor, who has already found the spaceship; she explains that it's basically a hearse. A body-bag is inside, but the strange writing isn't present. They are surprised by a very much alive Albar Prentis, whose sense of smell identifies their species. The Doctor notes that she's met a Tivolian before and is not a fan of the species. Prentis laughs, noting his species tend to antagonise others.

    They ask about the body in the ship, to which Prentis explains is the body of the Fisher King, who ruled Tivoli for a decade before the Arcateenians liberated them. However, the upset Tivolians ended up annoying them so much, that the benevolent species ended up enslaving them next. Bennett flatly states "My first proper alien, and he's an idiot"; he thinks Tivolians are morons for favouring enslavement. Prentis continues his explanation; in accordance with Arcateenian law, the body of the Fisher King is to be buried at a "savage, barren outpost." The Doctor explains that it's the Earth, not the site that is considered such. She then explains the future message, wondering if a special pen is what causes it; Prentis tells him that Tivolians do not have such technology. Even the ship was given to him by the Arcateenians.

    Back in the future at the underwater base, Raleigh, Cass and Lunn see the Doctor's ghost is not hostile, just standing in place and muttering. Cass sees that the Doctor is utter something different from the other Ghosts; "Moran, Prichard, Prentis, O'Donnell, Raleigh, Bennett, Doctor, Cass." It's a list of who dies in the order in which they are killed; however, only the Doctor and Raleigh have realised this. Oddly, Lunn is missing from the list.

    When the Doctor contacts Raleigh and is informed about his ghost, she is badly shaken by this certain knowledge of his future. Raleigh forcefully encourages him to try to change events, but the Doctor argues that she cannot and ultimately accepts the eventuality that she must die to keep events in motion. She tries to get information from her ghost, but instead, it unlocks the Faraday cage, releasing the other ghosts. The Doctor instructs them to go into the cage for their own protection, but to leave the phone outside so he can contact them just in case the situation with the Ghosts changes. They comply, managing to evade the Ghosts.

    In the meantime, Prentis returns to his ship to find the Fisher King missing and the strange symbols have appeared. As soon as the writing has finished altering his mind, Prentis is surprised by the Fisher King and shot dead. The Doctor, O'Donnell and Bennett rush back the hearse to stop the chain of events but find they have been too slow to figure out the Fisher King's plans; he faked his death to get away from the Arcateenians. Hearing a roar from the mighty monarch, the trio run into the buildings, hoping to avoid becoming Ghosts.

    Hearing the stomping, mechanical footsteps of the Fisher King pass by, O'Donnell breathes a sigh of relief. However, when she moves to hide elsewhere, she is surprised by the Fisher King; she screams in horror as the monster shoots her. The Doctor and Bennett rush to find O'Donnell dying, and the Fisher King nowhere to be seen. As O'Donnell dies, Bennett finally realises the list is the order in which they die. When asked who's next, the Doctor says Raleigh is. Bennett laughs, snidely asking the Doctor if getting closer to her name makes him scared. However, the Doctor says he is attempting to save Raleigh, not herself.

    Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor attempts to return to the future. TARDIS rocks violently briefly before refusing to move. They exit, finding themselves behind the building the TARDIS originally landed at; hearing himself asking O'Donnell where Bennett is, the Doctor realises they've moved 30 minutes back in time. The TARDIS won't let her leave; she's locked in her own time-stream. They find Prentis alive, and the Doctor stops Bennett from trying to prevent his and O'Donnell's deaths; "If you save them, then somebody that was supposed to be dead is alive. Then you really are seeing ghosts." It's obvious as Bennett looks at O'Donnell that he loved her, leaving him saddened. Until past Doctor and Bennett attempt to leave, they have to remain hidden to avoid causing any more complications via a paradox.

    Back in the future, O'Donnell's ghost appears and steals Raleigh's phone; having known about it before dying, she had an advantage that the other ghosts did not. Raleigh is furious, yelling for O'Donnell to put her phone back; however, she then realises that the ghosts did not attempt to kill Lunn when they were being lured to the Faraday cage. Lunn explains that Cass didn't let him in the ship. Raleigh tells him that means he didn't see the writing and does not have the coordinates in his brain. The ghosts won't kill him since he won't turn into another ghost; this frees him to get the phone back.

    Cass is confused, prompting Lunn to translate; she gives a horrified "no". She frantically signs, confusing Raleigh. She asks what Cass is saying; Lunn says Cass is wondering if travelling with the Doctor has changed her as a person. Raleigh tells them that her travels with the Doctor have taught her to do what needs to be done, regardless if it might be dangerous. They open the door and Lunn creeps out silently. Raleigh tells Cass that she doesn't need to worry, Lunn will be fine. However, an upset Cass signs something offensive to Raleigh to voice her anger before going back inside the Faraday cage. "OK, did not need help to understand that one."

    Meanwhile, Lunn finds the phone inside the canteen; however, this was a trap by the Ghosts to use him as bait to lure in the last two potential victims. When Lunn fails to return, Raleigh agrees to accompany Cass to search for him. However, they get separated; Raleigh wastes a few moments calling for Cass before remembering that Cass is deaf and cannot hear her. Leaving Bennett in the TARDIS, the Doctor decides to go confront the vile Fisher King about the abominations he's created and the deaths he's violated. Finding the stasis chamber, the Doctor explains the future that the Fisher King engineered. She then comes face-to-face with the monstrous King, who knows that the Doctor is a Time Lord. Hearing to coordinates tick away in the Doctor's head, the Fisher King sees that she can make a strong transmitter out of the Doctor; once enough Ghosts are created, the signal will reach the Fisher King's people, who will bring an armada to conquer Earth.

    The Doctor notes that plan could work, if only she hadn't erased the words on the ship. The Fisher King thinks she's bluffing; however, the Doctor points out that any change to the future by preventing the Fisher King from conquering the Earth is better. Angered, the Fisher King decides to hold off on killing the Doctor until she can rewrite the words. Racing back to his ship, the Fisher King discovers that the writing still there. He realises the Doctor tricked him into moving away from the safety of the stasis chamber and has used one of the power cells to destroy the dam wall, flooding the town and killing the Fisher King.

    Due to the imminent threat of the flood, TARDIS Security Protocol 1 activates with Bennett still inside, but the Doctor's whereabouts remain unknown as the town floods.

    After narrowly avoiding being killed by Moran's ghost, Raleigh and Cass regroup with Lunn in the hangar. The Ghosts converge in the room, but suddenly the chamber opens up and the Doctor springs out. The Doctor taps her smartphone, causing the Fisher King's roar to come over the speakers. Raleigh asks what's happening, to which the Doctor explains it's the call of the Ghosts master, which is calling them to the source. It turns out to be coming from the Doctor's ghost, which vanishes once the Ghosts are all lured into the Faraday Cage.

    Later, the Doctor has put a device on Raleigh to erase the coordinates from her memory; even though the threat has passed, if she dies and becomes a ghost, that will cause trouble. She then does the same for Cass. The Doctor then mentions that the erase might have affected some of her other memories (such as addresses and how to eat); she then wonders where Bennett got to as he needs a memory wipe as well.

    It turns out Bennett is staring at O'Donnell's ghost in the Faraday cage; he wonders what will happen to them. The Doctor informs Bennett that UNIT will cut the cage out and toss into space, where the lack of a magnetic field will cause the ghosts to die. Bennett asks Lunn to translate that both Cass and Lunn should admit their love to each other. Lunn complies, surprising Cass, who kisses him full on the lips with passion.

    The Doctor and Raleigh leave in the TARDIS. The Doctor tells Raleigh that the order the people would die in was entirely fictional after O'Donnell, but she placed Raleigh's name second to motivate himself to action. Keeping Lunn off the list was a hint about his immunity to being targeted by the ghosts. Raleigh asks the Doctor how she knew what to make her ghost's hologram say. She informs her that she only knew what she had to do because she found out through future knowledge of what had been done. She begins to explain to her the idea of the bootstrap paradox......

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