Interpersonal Conflict
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The Fourth Doctor and companions' slavery conflict on a primitive world

The Fourth Doctor, Leela, K9, and allies confront slavery and oppression on a primitive planet, involving resistance against Black Guard, Rask, Tala, and others.

8 events across 1 season

Arc Timeline

Season 15

8 events
S15E19 · Underworld Part 3
Doctor stops gas to reveal Herrick

The Doctor’s quick thinking neutralizes the toxic fumigation gas before it can claim more victims, creating a narrow window for Jackson and the Minyans to breach the bulkhead. Their explosive …

Start
Idas agrees to guide to the Seers citadel

Idas initially refuses to help but Idmon’s impending sacrifice forces the Doctor to find common ground with the boy. The exchange reveals Idas’s knowledge of the Seers’ citadel and his …

Start
Rask torments Idmon before ritual

Idmon is brought forward as the latest offering to the regime’s cruel deities, bound and silenced. Rask exploits Idmon’s helplessness with sneering mockery, taunting him about the brief stretch of …

Start
Rask orders pursuit into death trap

Rask herds the Doctor and Leela into the failing P7E airlock, a claustrophobic death trap where trust means nothing and survival requires impossible choices. His demand to follow Idmon’s father …

Climax
Public execution interrupted by rebellion

Under Ankh’s cold command, the Seers prepare to sacrifice Idmon beneath a descending blade, a spectacle of absolute control meant to crush dissent. Idas risks everything to intervene, shoving his …

Climax
Sacrifice averted by defiant rescue

Idmon is bound for ritual sacrifice when Idas hurls himself forward to push his father clear of the descending sword. Ankh orders the kill but Leela and the slaves turn …

Resolution
Herrick sacrifices himself for escape

Herrick seizes his final chance for vengeance against the Seers on the bridge of the bunker’s gate. He orders Jackson and the others to flee while he stays behind to …

Climax
Herrick’s brutal interrogation and confession

The Seers Lakh and Ankh subject Herrick to horrific psychological and physical torment in P7E’s interrogation chamber, one wearing a cruel headset that delivers excruciating jolts to his skull. Despite …

Resolution