History Recap / DoctorWhoS18E3FullCircle

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* TomatoInTheMirror: The revelation that [[spoiler:the Alzarians are really just evolved Marshmen, replaced the original Terradon colonists after the colonists all died off]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:We hope you enjoy your stay...]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to N-Space! We hope you enjoy your stay...]]

'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Adric only mentions his brother's death ''once'' after this story and seems to suffer no emotional repercussions from it, much to the chagrin of Creator/MatthewWaterhouse (see RealitySubtext below).
* Main/FriendToAllChildren

* UngratefulBastard

* {{Infant Immortality}}: Sadly averted with [[spoiler:the Marshchild]]. Also arguably averted with [[spoiler:Tylos]] and [[spoiler:Varsh]].

* TomatoInTheMirror: The revelation that the Alzarians are really just evolved Marshmen, replaced the original Terradon colonists after the colonists all died off.

* AuthorAppeal: Producer Appeal. With producer Creator/JohnNathanTurner now in charge, it came as a surprise to absolutely no one when a 17-year-old author was hired to write a story about teenaged boys frolicking around wet and mostly naked in the woods, and when 18-year-old openly gay Creator/MatthewWaterhouse was cast as the newest companion.

* PromotedFanboy: Writer Andrew Smith and actor Matthew Waterhouse were both card-carrying ''Doctor Who'' fans before their professional associations with the show. In fact, Andrew Smith (who was ''nineteen'' when this story was written) is one of exactly two writers to have written for the show without having had any prior professional writing experience. (The other was Marc Platt, who wrote "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E2GhostLight Ghost Light]]".)

* TomatoInTheMirror: The revelation that [[spoiler: the Alzarians are really just evolved Marshmen, replaced the original Terradon colonists after the colonists all died off]].

* FogOfDoom

* NegativeSpaceWedgie

* PlugNPlayTechnology

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Adric only mentions his brother's death ''once'' after this story and seems to suffer no emotional repercussions from it, much to the chagrin of Matthew Waterhouse (see RealitySubtext below).

* PromotedFanboy: Writer Andrew Smith and actor Matthew Waterhouse were both card-carrying Doctor Who fans. In fact, this serial is the ''only'' spec script ever produced in the show's history.

This is the story that introduced Adric, possibly the least liked of the Doctor's companions. The original character concept was that he'd be [[OliverTwist the Artful Dodger to the Doctor's Fagin]].
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This is the story that introduced Adric, possibly the least liked of the Doctor's companions. The original character concept was that he'd be [[OliverTwist the Artful Dodger to the Doctor's Fagin]].

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This is the story that introduced Adric, possibly the least liked of the Doctor's companions. The original character concept was that he'd be [[OliverTwist the Artful Dodger to the Doctor's Fagin]]. It has also been suggested that the character might have been more successful with a different actor.

This is the story that introduced Adric, possibly the [[TheScrappy scrappiest]] of the Doctor's companions. The original character concept was that he'd be [[OliverTwist the Artful Dodger to the Doctor's Fagin]] (which actually worked reasonably well for a little while before the Fourth Doctor regenerated into the utterly un-Fagin-like Fifth, at which point [[CharacterDerailment the characterisation of Adric rapidly went off the rails]]). It has also been suggested that the character might have been more successful with a different actor.

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-->'''Login:''' ''A little patience goes a long way.''
-->'''The Doctor:''' ''Yes. Too much patience goes absolutely nowhere.''

* UpTheRealRabbitHole: Of course ''our'' universe is the Normal one.
* YourMileageMayVary: Is Adric TheWesley, TheWoobie, or both?

-->'''Login:''' A little patience goes a long way.
-->'''The Doctor:''' Yes. Too much patience goes absolutely nowhere.

This is the story that introduced Adric, possibly the [[TheScrappy scrappiest]] of the Doctor's companions. The original character concept was that he'd be [[OliverTwist the Artful Dodger to the Doctor's Fagin]] (which actually worked reasonably well for a little while before the Fourth Doctor regenerated into the utterly un-Fagin-like Fifth, at which point the characterisation of Adric rapidly went off the rails). It has also been suggested that the character might have been more successful with a different actor.

* PromotedFanboy: Andrew Smith, the writer of "Full Circle", was a card-carrying Doctor Who fan. In fact, this serial is the ''only'' spec script ever produced in the show's history.
** As was Adric's actor Matthew Waterhouse.

* PromotedFanboy: Andrew Smith, the writer of "Full Circle", was a card-carrying Doctor Who fan.