History Recap / DoctorWhoS13E1TerrorOfTheZygons

** MyNameIsNotDurwood: Huckle is referred to as Hickle and Heckle

The TARDIS arrives on Earth following the Brigadier's summons. The Doctor decides to wear a Tam o' Shanter for the occasion, decorating Harry and Sarah Jane with his scarf and hat respectively. The Bridadier is sporting a fancy kilt. Once he and the Doctor are done making fun of each other, they get down to business: UNIT are investigating a series of attacks on North Sea oil rigs from a temporary base in the Scottish village of Tulloch. The Doctor discovers that the attacks are the work of a giant lactating cyborg dinosaur, controlled by an alien race called the Zygons from their ship beneath Loch Ness. The Zygons can imitate the form of other life-forms whom they have imprisoned on their ship, and are currently impersonating many of the village locals in order to infiltrate the UNIT base. When Harry gets shot in the head, the Zygons kidnap him from the hospital, copy his body and attack Sarah Jane wirth a pitchfork in order to get to the Doctor.

The Zygons plan to use their shapeshifting abilities to take over the world as a substitute for their own dead planet, but the Doctor releases the prisoners and destroys the ship, killing all but one of the Zygons. The survivor, Broton, makes his way to London disguised as the Duke of Forgill, planning to destroy a World Energy Conference using the cyborg, known as the Skarasen, and use this show of strength to persuade the world to give in to his demands. However, before he can do so, he is shot by UNIT, and the Doctor feeds the tracking device to the Skarasen. With no more control, the Skarasen returns to the only home it knows - Loch Ness. Harry decides he's had enough of this time-travel lark and remains on Earth while the Doctor and Sarah depart for adventures new.

* BalconySpeech: Lampshaded by the Doctor

* BBCQuarry

* DistressedDude: Both Harry Sullivan and the Doctor end up being kidnapped in this story, and for once, it's not the girl companion--Sarah Jane even rescues Harry Sullivan at one point!

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: We actually see Sarah typing out a few words of a news dispatch, for once.
* PutOnABus: Harry Sullivan decides he's take the train back to London.

The TARDIS arrives on Earth following the Brigadier's summons. The Doctor decides to wear a Tam o' Shanter for the occasion, decorating Harry and Sarah Jane with his scarf and hat respectively. The Bridadier is sporting a fancy kilt. Once he and the Doctor are done making fun of each other, they get down to business: UNIT are investigating a series of attacks on North Sea oil rigs from a temporary base in the Scottish village of Tulloch. The Doctor discovers that the attacks are the work of a giant cyborg dinosaur, controlled by an alien race called the Zygons from their ship beneath Loch Ness. The Zygons can imitate the form of other life-forms whom they have imprisoned on their ship, and are currently impersonating many of the village locals in order to infiltrate the UNIT base. When Harry gets shot in the head, the Zygons kidnap him from the hospital, copy his body and attack Sarah Jane wirth a pitchfork in order to get to the Doctor.

->"You have to step out on a balcony from time to time and wave a gracious tentacle."

The TARDIS arrives on Earth following the Brigadier's summons. UNIT are investigating a series of attacks on North Sea oil rigs from a temporary base in the Scottish village of Tulloch. The Doctor discovers that the attacks are the work of a giant cyborg controlled by an alien race called the Zygons from their ship beneath Loch Ness. The Zygons can imitate the form of other life-forms whom they have imprisoned on their ship, and are currently impersonating many of the village locals in order to infiltrate the UNIT base.

* ImpaledWithExtremeprejudice: The Zygon impersonating Harry tumbles off the haystack after lunging at Sarah and is promptly skewred with his own pitchfork.

* ImpaledWithExtremePredjudice: The Zygon impersonating Harry tumbles off the haystack after lunging at Sarah and is promptly skewred with his own pitchfork.

* TapOnTheHead: The Zygon disguised as Sister Lamont bonks a UNIT soldier over the head with a rock. Somewhat unbelievably, he's said to have survived.

* DistressedDude: BOTH Harry Sullivan and The Doctor end up being kidnapped in this story, and for once, it's not the girl companion--Sarah Jane even rescues Harry Sullivan at one point!

* BookcasePassage: Sarah Jane Smith finds a passage behind a bookcase leading to the alien spacecraft under Loch Ness. She activates the opening mechanism by pulling out a book, [[VillainBall which she could only reach via portable steps fetched for her by the villain]].

* ManInAKilt: The Brigadier

* [=~Everything's Louder With Bagpipes~=]: Angus the landlord plays "Flowers of the Forest" on the bagpipes. It turns out to be an omen (of sorts).

The Zygons plan to use their shapeshifting abilities to take over the world as a substitute for their own dead planet, but the Doctor releases the prisoners and destroys the ship, killing all but one of the Zygons. The survivor, Broton, makes his way to London disguised as the Duke of Forgill, planning to destroy a World Energy Conference using the cyborg, known as the Skarasen, and use this show of strength to persuade the world to give in to his demands. However, before he can do so, he is shot by UNIT, and the Doctor feeds the tracking device to the Skarasen. With no more control, the Skarasen returns to the only home it knows - Loch Ness. Harry decides he's had enough of this time-travel lark and remains on earth while the Doctor and Sarah depart for adventures new.

* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Sarah Jane only agrees to get back into the TARDIS this time if the Doctor promsies they'll go straight to London, five minutes before he left, as he promised. He guarantees it. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E2PlanetOfEvil We all know this can't possibly go awry...]]

->"You have to step out on a balcony from time to time and wave a gracious claw."

* DistressedDude: BOTH Harry Sullivan and The Doctor end up being kidnapped in this story, and for once, it's not the girl companion--Sarah Jane Smith even rescues Harry Sullivan at one point!

* StockNessMonster: "THE LochNessMonster!"

* StockNessMonster

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Courtesy of Geoffrey Burgon.

* Main/JamesBondage: Seriously, BOTH Harry Sullivan and The Doctor end up being kidnapped in this story, and for once, it's not the girl companion--Sarah Jane Smith even rescues Harry Sullivan at one point! That's why it's this troper's [[FetishFuel/DoctorWho favorite story]].

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The Skarasen.
** While not the worst effect ever, it's mostly derided because the rest of the effects-namely the Zygons-are so uncharacteristically good.

--> '''The Doctor''' doesn't agree with the Brigadier's assessment.

* EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes: Angus the landlord plays "Flowers of the Forest" on the bagpipes. It turns out to be an omen (of sorts).

* FridgeLogic: Actually lampshaded by the Doctor who points out that the Zygons will need more than the Loch Ness Monster to take over the Earth.
-->The Doctor: "You can't rule the world in hiding. You've got to come out on to the balcony sometimes and wave a tentacle."

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* BookcasePassage: Sarah Jane Smith finds a passage behind a bookcase leading to the alien spacecraft under Loch Ness. She activates the opening mechanism by pulling out a book, [[VillainBall which she could only reach via portable steps fetched for her by the villain]].