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* CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this. Houdini also feels this way about The Doctor when it seems like he's siding with the Germans (in reality the Doctor [[spoiler:is just trying to get the gateway technology out of human hands, and affirms he would be doing this whoever got access to the equipment).

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* CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this. Houdini also feels this way about The Doctor when it seems like he's siding with the Germans (in reality the Doctor [[spoiler:is just trying to get the gateway technology out of human hands, and affirms he would be doing this whoever got access to the equipment).equipment]]).

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%% * AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Estrati pilot takes the form of [[spoiler: Peri]]

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%% * AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The After the Doctor crashes into the Estrati ship in the time vortex, the telepathic pilot takes the form of [[spoiler: Peri]]Peri]].



%% * CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as "[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie double exposure]]".
%% * CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this. Houdini also feels this way about The Doctor when is seems like he's siding with the Germans.

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%% * CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays dismiss his two hearts in an X-Ray done by Professor Winter has of him as "[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie double exposure]]".
%% * CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this. Houdini also feels this way about The Doctor when is it seems like he's siding with the Germans.Germans (in reality the Doctor [[spoiler:is just trying to get the gateway technology out of human hands, and affirms he would be doing this whoever got access to the equipment).



%% * EnergyBeings: The Estrati
%% * HeelFaceTurn: Helga Schmidt after she sees the inside of the Tardis and realizes how potentially dangerous the portals are.

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%% * EnergyBeings: The Estrati
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Estrati are basically energy in their natural state, although one is able to convincingly duplicate [[spoiler:Peri Brown]] to give others a face to interact with.
* HeelFaceTurn: Helga [[spoiler:Helga Schmidt after she sees the inside of the Tardis TARDIS and realizes how potentially dangerous the portals are.are]].



%% * PatrioticFervor: Houdini and Schmidt show signs of this for America and Germany respectively.

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%% * PatrioticFervor: Houdini and Schmidt show signs of this for America and Germany respectively.


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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Helga Schmidt observes that she was treated with suspicion and mistrust for her German heritage for years, which prompted her decision to assist them during the war.
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* MusicalSpoiler: This story uses Dominic Glynn's 1986 version of the theme rather than Peter Howell's 1980-85 one, spoiling the twist that [[spoiler:the Peri in this story isn't actually Peri and the story is set some time after she's left]].

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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Estrati pilot takes the form of [[spoiler: Peri]]
* CallBack: The Doctor uses Venusian aikido on someone who was following him and Houdini.
* CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as "[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie double exposure]]".
* CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this. Houdini also feels this way about The Doctor when is seems like he's siding with the Germans.

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%% * AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Estrati pilot takes the form of [[spoiler: Peri]]
%% * CallBack: The Doctor uses Venusian aikido on someone who was following him and Houdini.
%% * CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as "[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie double exposure]]".
%% * CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this. Houdini also feels this way about The Doctor when is seems like he's siding with the Germans.



* EnergyBeings: The Estrati
* HeelFaceTurn: Helga Schmidt after she sees the inside of the Tardis and realizes how potentially dangerous the portals are.

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%% * EnergyBeings: The Estrati
%% * HeelFaceTurn: Helga Schmidt after she sees the inside of the Tardis and realizes how potentially dangerous the portals are.



* JumpedattheCall: Houdini attempts this by joining the war but is rejected for being too old.
* NoodleIncident: Houdini has at least two previous adventures with the Doctor involving the Kleptons and the Selachians.
* NoPlaceforMeThere: Schmidt feels this way about America after everything that has happened, being both a traitor to the US and losing her husband.
* NotSoDifferent: Houdini and Schmidt.
* OutofCharacterMoment: When being interrogated by Oberst Brandt, Peri's voice briefly becomes distorted. Later, she seems to have knowledge of alien tech that she's never shown before. This is because [[spoiler: she isn't Peri and never was]].
* PatrioticFervor: Houdini and Schmidt show signs of this for America and Germany respectively.
* PortalNetwork: What the Germans final plan includes making one of these.
* WeaponizedTeleportation: What the Germans want the use the portals for.
* UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: The story takes place during 1917.

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* JumpedattheCall: JumpedAtTheCall: Houdini attempts this by joining the war but is rejected for being too old.
%% * NoodleIncident: Houdini has at least two previous adventures with the Doctor involving the Kleptons and the Selachians.
* NoPlaceforMeThere: %%* NoPlaceForMeThere: Schmidt feels this way about America after everything that has happened, being both a traitor to the US and losing her husband.
%% * NotSoDifferent: Houdini and Schmidt.
* OutofCharacterMoment:
OutOfCharacterMoment: When being interrogated by Oberst Brandt, Peri's voice briefly becomes distorted. Later, she seems to have knowledge of alien tech that she's never shown before. This is because [[spoiler: she isn't Peri and never was]].
%% * PatrioticFervor: Houdini and Schmidt show signs of this for America and Germany respectively.
%% * PortalNetwork: What the Germans final plan includes making one of these.
%% * WeaponizedTeleportation: What the Germans want the use the portals for.
* UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: The story takes place during 1917.
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* CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this.

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* CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this. Houdini also feels this way about The Doctor when is seems like he's siding with the Germans.
* DoomsdayDevice: The Doctor fears the portals could be used as this, them being able to make an entire city vanish.



* HeelFaceTurn: Helga Schmidt after she sees the inside of the Tardis and realizes how potentially dangerous the portals are.



* OutofCharacterMoment: When being interrogated by Oberst Brandt, Peri's voice briefly becomes distorted. Later, she seems to have knowledge of alien tech that she's never show before. This is because [[spoiler: she isn't Peri and never was]].

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* OutofCharacterMoment: When being interrogated by Oberst Brandt, Peri's voice briefly becomes distorted. Later, she seems to have knowledge of alien tech that she's never show shown before. This is because [[spoiler: she isn't Peri and never was]].



* WorldWar1: The story takes place during 1917.

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* WorldWar1: UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: The story takes place during 1917.

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* DoNotCallMePaul: Schmidt rejects her Americanized name of Helen Smith in end.



* FunWithPortals



* JumpedattheCall: Houdini attempts this by joining the war, but is rejected for being too old.

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* JumpedattheCall: Houdini attempts this by joining the war, war but is rejected for being too old.



* NoPlaceforMeThere: Schmidt feels this way about America after everything that has happened, being both a traitor to the US and losing her husband.
* NotSoDifferent: Houdini and Schmidt.



* WorldWarl: The story takes place during 1917.

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* WorldWarl: WorldWar1: The story takes place during 1917.
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* WorldWarI: The story takes place during 1917.

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* WorldWarI: WorldWarl: The story takes place during 1917.

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* InspectorJavert: Oberst Brandt is a very petty version of this. Years ago, he helped Houdini with a trick involving some very hard to escape shackles. Houdini escaped from them, embarrassing Brandt. Brandt became obsessed with Houdini, convinced he must have some otherworldly powers. When he is placed in charge of the portal project, Brandt is convinced Houdini must have some of the technology as well and is hard pressed to capture him and learn the secret.
* JumpedattheCall: Houdini attempts this by joining the war, but is rejected for being too old.



* WorldWar1: The story takes place during 1917.

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* WorldWar1: OutofCharacterMoment: When being interrogated by Oberst Brandt, Peri's voice briefly becomes distorted. Later, she seems to have knowledge of alien tech that she's never show before. This is because [[spoiler: she isn't Peri and never was]].
* PatrioticFervor: Houdini and Schmidt show signs of this for America and Germany respectively.
* PortalNetwork: What the Germans final plan includes making one of these.
* WeaponizedTeleportation: What the Germans want the use the portals for.
* WorldWarI:
The story takes place during 1917.

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* NoodleIncident: Houdini has at least two previous adventures with the Doctor involving the Kleptons and the Selachians.

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* EnergyBeings: The Estrati
* FunWithPortals
* NoodleIncident: Houdini has at least two previous adventures with the Doctor involving the Kleptons and the Selachians.Selachians.
* WorldWar1: The story takes place during 1917.
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* CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as "[[Recap /DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie double exposure]]".

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* CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as "[[Recap /DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie "[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie double exposure]]".
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* CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as "[[Recap / Doctor Who TVM "The TV Movie double exposure]]".

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* CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as "[[Recap / Doctor Who TVM "The TV Movie /DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie double exposure]]".
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* CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as [[Recap / Doctor Who TVM "The TV Movie double exposure]].

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* CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as [[Recap "[[Recap / Doctor Who TVM "The TV Movie double exposure]].exposure]]".
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Estrati pilot takes the form of [[spoiler: Peri]]
* CallBack: The Doctor uses Venusian aikido on someone who was following him and Houdini.
* CallForward: The Doctor tries to explain that the X-Rays Professor Winter has of him as [[Recap / Doctor Who TVM "The TV Movie double exposure]].
* CategoryTraitor: Both Houdini and Helga Schmidt consider each other this.
* NoodleIncident: Houdini has at least two previous adventures with the Doctor involving the Kleptons and the Selachians.
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The world is at war, and Harry Houdini wants to fight for his adoptive country. He might get the chance, when an old friend crashes his New York show.

The Doctor is on the trail of a Central Powers spy ring, which has somehow acquired unearthly technology. But he is also keeping a dangerous secret…

Finding himself on the run behind enemy lines, the world’s greatest escape artist has to work out who he can trust – and fast.

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