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That was in the book \'Alien Bodies\', not this episode.
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* MakeWayForTheNewVillains: The Krotons do this to the Daleks. It doesn't take, as later serials show.
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* Main/AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: When the dynatrope starts lifting off, the mature, distinguished hereditary leader breaks through two rows of guards and does a forward roll under the closing blast doors into the ship. While holding a big vial of acid!
* Main/ButtMonkey: "Jamie's unusable!"
* Main/ChekhovsGun: The mica. Repeatedly.
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* Main/AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: When the dynatrope starts lifting off, the mature, distinguished hereditary leader breaks through two rows of guards and does a forward roll under the closing blast doors into the ship. While holding a big vial of acid!
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[[caption-width-right:350:Behold: The failed attempt at replacing the Daleks.]]
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* TheQuisling: Subverted with Selris and Eelek. Selris is initially duped by the Krotons, but doesn't go into denial when their evil becomes apparent, and his reluctance to attack them is a realistic appreciation of his people's relative weakness and the fact that the Krotons would probably respond with genocide. Eelek, who in usual examples of this trope would be the LastStand, is transparently unstable, power-hungry and villainous[[note]]For a start, he's played by Philip Madoc[[/note]].
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* TheQuisling: Subverted with Selris and Eelek. Selris is initially duped by the Krotons, but doesn't go into denial when their evil becomes apparent, and his reluctance to attack them is a realistic appreciation of his people's relative weakness and the fact that the Krotons would probably respond with genocide. Eelek, who in usual examples of this trope would be the heroic leader of a LastStand, is transparently unstable, power-hungry and villainous[[note]]For a start, he's played by Philip Madoc[[/note]].
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'''WARNING! THERE MAY BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Krotons were written with the intent of replacing the Daleks as the Doctor's principle nemesis. Unfortunately (Depending on how you look at it) the Krotons didn't have the same impact the Daleks had and they faded into obscurity.
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* TheQuisling: Subverted with Selris and Eelek. Selris is initially duped by the Krotons, but doesn't go into denial when their evil becomes apparent, and his reluctance to attack them is a realistic appreciation of his people's relative weakness and the fact that the Krotons would probably respond with genocide. Eelek, who in usual examples of this trope would be TheEternalChurchill, the LastStand, is transparently unstable, power-hungry and villainous[[note]]For a start, he's played by Philip Madoc[[/note]].
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four separate people mention the smell on multiple occasions
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* ArtisticLicenseChemistry: If the Krotons really are tellurium-based, they should reek to high heaven (one of the principal properties of tellurium is its absolutely foul odor), yet nobody says a word about any stench.
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* HandWave: Explaining how the acid could dissolve the Dynatrope:
-->'''Zoe''': But the machine wasn't ''pure'' tellurium!
-->'''The Doctor''': Well, no, the acid wasn't pure sulfuric acid... But it worked!
-->'''Zoe''': But the machine wasn't ''pure'' tellurium!
-->'''The Doctor''': Well, no, the acid wasn't pure sulfuric acid... But it worked!
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* NeverSayDie: The Krotons use the word "dispersed" for their victims and the word "exhausted" for their own kind. Everyone else does say "dead".
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* HollywoodAcid: That sulfuric acid sure gives off a lot of smoke.
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* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: Used [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E2TheDalekInvasionOfEarth again]] by the MonsterOfTheWeek to get people smart enough to serve them. In this case, brain power is used to propel a spaceship.
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* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Zoe, Vana and the Doctor are grabbed this way in episode 4. What makes it the standard ''female'' grab area, however, is the fact that the Doctor just shakes his captors off, while the girls don't.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Krotons were written with the intent of replacing the Dalek's Daleks as the Doctor's principle nemesis. Unfortunately (Depending on how you look at it) the Krotons didn't have the same impact the Dalek's Daleks had and they faded into obscurity.
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*WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Krotons were written with the intent of replacing the Dalek's as the Doctor's principle nemesis. Unfortunately (Depending on how you look at it) the Krotons didn't have the same impact the Dalek's had and they faded into obscurity.
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You can watch it [[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/xvwxl_tardismedia_the-krotons#videoId=x80u1r here.]]
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* AttackAttackAttack: Eelek's answer to all problems, although fortunately he doesn't persuade many people.
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* WardrobeMalfunction: At the start of episode 4, there's a fairly large rip in Zoe's jacket. In some later scenes, the Doctor [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace keeps his hand on her shoulder]] -- in reality, to hold the damaged costume together.
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Not so... it\'s made clear that the Dynatrope will destroy the Gond village when it leaves, and both the Doctor and Zoe would have been prisoners on their ship.
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: The Doctor and Zoe murder the Krotons even when they're ready to leave peacefully.
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* ImpendingDoomPOV: When the Kroton heads off to destroy the [=TARDIS=].
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* KickTheDog: The fact that Vana recovers completely after being mind-sucked makes it clear that there was no reason beyond malice for the Krotons to murder their "companions". If they hadn't, not only would they have pissed off the Gonds and the Doctor much less, but they could have got their energy much faster by repeatedly harvesting from the same people.
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they\'re not sneaking in drug references here
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* Main/GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "What have you got there?" "It's acid. The Doctor told me to make it for him."
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The old link doesn\'t work anymore.
The first of many serials written by RobertHolmes.
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You can watch it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck0is75v_sw&feature=PlayList&p=M0t-oSAYG50&index=0401 Watch it dailymotion.com/playlist/xvwxl_tardismedia_the-krotons#videoId=x80u1r here.]]
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* Main/AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: When the dynatrope starts lifting off off, the mature, distinguished hereditary leader breaks through two rows of guards and does a forward roll under the closing blast doors into the ship. While holding a big vial of acid!
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-> ''The Doctor's almost as clever as I am.''
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* Main/ButtMonkey "Jamie's unusable!"
* Main/ChekovsGun The mica. Repeatedly.
* Main/AuthorityEqualsAsskicking When the dynatrope starts lifting off the mature, distinguished hereditary leader breaks through two rows of guards and does a forward roll under the closing blast doors into the ship. While holding a big vial of acid!
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*Main/GettingCrapPastTheRadar "What have you got there?" "It's acid. The Doctor told me to make it for him."
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*[[Main/DressedAllInRubber Dressed All In PVC]]: Zoe.
*Main/GettingCrapPastTheRadar "What have you got there?" "It's acid. The Doctor told me to make it for him."
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