History Recap / DoctorWhoS13E1TerrorOfTheZygons

* BondVillainStupidity: Despite constantly assessing the Doctor as "too clever" and "dangerous," Broton and his cronies make only halfhearted attempts to kill him, and never stick around long enough to be certain.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Aside from Sarah, Sister Lamont is the only female character in the story.

-->'''Duke:''' Tell me, I imagine the whole business caused quite a stir.
-->'''Brigadier:''' No, the Cabinet's accepted my report and the whole affair's now completely closed.
-->'''Duke:''' You mean it never happened.
-->'''Brigadier:''' Well, a fifty foot monster can't swim up the Thames and attack a large building without some people noticing, but you know what politicians are like.

* ChromosomeCasting: Aside from Sarah, Sister Lamont is the only female character in the story.

** NWordPrivileges: The writer of the story was Scottish.

The serial was actually filmed as the final instalment of the previous season, which is why it's one last hurrah for the Doctor-Sarah-Harry team and Season 12's transitional style. This was the last script that had been originally greenlit by Creator/BarryLetts and Creator/TerranceDicks, and the next would complete the shift into the Gothic style Creator/RobertHolmes and Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe would become famous for.

The TARDIS arrives on Earth - Scotland, to be precise - 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 Brigadier 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.

Written by Robert Banks Stewart. This serial first aired August 30-September 20, 1975.

The serial was actually filmed as the final instalment of the previous season, which is why it's one last hurrah for the Doctor-Sarah-Harry team and Season 12's transitional style. This was the last script that had been originally greenlit by Barry Letts and Creator/TerranceDicks, and the next would complete the shift into the Gothic style Creator/RobertHolmes and Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe would become famous for.

* ChromosomeCasting: Aside from Sarah, Sister Lamont is the only female character in the story.

The serial was actually filmed as the final instalment of the previous season, which is why it's one last hurrah for the Doctor-Sarah-Harry team and Season 12's transitional style. This was the last script that had been originally greenlit by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks, and the next would complete the shift into the Gothic style Holmes and Hinchcliffe would become famous for.

* ImmuneToBullets: Averted. Although Broton brags about the invincibility of the Skarasen, it turns out that Zygons are ''not'' immune to Earth weaponry. Benton wounds one, and the Brigadier even puts paid to Broton himself at the end.

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

The serial was actually filmed as the final instalment of the previous season, which is why it's one last hurrah for the Doctor-Sarah-Harry team and Season 12's transitional style before the complete shift into the Gothic style Holmes and Hinchcliffe would become famous for.

* BonnieScotland

* AllThereInTheManual: Why the Caber is called that. According to the {{Novelization}}, he won a caber-tossing contest in the Highland Games ("caber" in this instance referring to a tree trunk).
** Monro's first name is Jock and the UNIT Coroporal is named Palmer.

* SpoilerTitle: The official {{novelization}} of this story was originally published under the title, ''Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster'', giving away the story's major twist for anyone who hadn't seen it yet.

* TheXOfY

* NationalStereotypes: The very first line of the story mentions haggis. The last line is a joke about [[ThriftyScot Scots being mean]]. In between we have kilts, beards, bagpipes, second sight, and the Loch Ness Monster.

* ThriftyScot: Used for the final punchline.

* ThriftyScott: Used for the final punchline.