Fabula
Conflict Arc
Interpersonal Conflict
View Graph

The Doctor and his companions vs. Mavic Chen and the Daleks for control of the Taranium and the fate of the Solar System.

The Doctor and his companions vs. Mavic Chen and the Daleks for control of the Taranium and the fate of the Solar System.

18 events in this arc

Events in This Arc

S8E2 · Terror of the Autons Part 2
Doctor diagnoses Jo’s hypnotic trauma

In the UNIT laboratory, the Doctor swiftly neutralizes a booby-trapped box—likely planted by the Master—by hurling it through a window into the canal, where it detonates. The explosion triggers Jo …

S8E2 · Terror of the Autons Part 2
Doctor and Jo trapped in fake police car

After the Doctor retrieves a TARDIS component from the horsebox—despite Rossini’s violent accusations and a baseball bat attack—the scene abruptly shifts when a police car screeches in, seemingly to rescue …

S6E10 · The Mind Robber Part 5
Doctor rejects Master’s ultimatum

The Doctor confronts the Master in the Control Room, where he discovers Jamie and Zoe have been reduced to fictional characters. The Master offers a Faustian bargain: the Doctor can …

S6E10 · The Mind Robber Part 5
Sabotage Disrupts Master’s Control

In a high-stakes gambit, Jamie and Zoe exploit the Master Brain’s vulnerability by overloading its systems while the Doctor is cornered by four White Robots armed with destructor beams. Zoe …

S6E10 · The Mind Robber Part 5
Doctor gambles on destruction’s mercy

Trapped in the void of the Master’s collapsing fiction, the Doctor, Jamie, Zoe, and the disoriented Master confront the existential stakes of their escape. Jamie’s resentment toward the Master lingers, …

S6E11 · The Invasion Part 1
Driver’s Sudden Rejection of Hitchhikers

After the Doctor successfully flags down a military-style lorry for transport to London, the driver initially agrees to help but abruptly changes course when two IE bikers appear in pursuit. …

S6E11 · The Invasion Part 1
Vaughn orders lethal elimination of Doctor and Jamie

Vaughn, observing the Doctor and Jamie on a security monitor in his office, confirms their identity with Packer before coldly issuing an execution order. As the two companions exit an …

S3E13 · The Traitors
Black Dalek Executes Failure

The Black Dalek, overseeing the Dalek pursuit of the Doctor’s ship, receives a report confirming the Earth vessel is back on course for Earth. Without hesitation, the Black Dalek issues …

S3E13 · The Traitors
Sara Kills Bret for the Taranium

Sara Kingdom bursts into Daxtar's office, gun drawn, and immediately demands the taranium from Bret Vyon and the Doctor. The confrontation escalates when Bret refuses to surrender the artifact, leading …

S3E18 · Golden Death
Chen’s Faustian Bargain with the Daleks

Inside the Dalek time machine, Mavic Chen accepts a deadly mission from the Red Dalek: retrieve the taranium core from the Doctor’s TARDIS in exchange for the Daleks’ promise to …

S3E18 · Golden Death
Doctor’s patience snaps at Steven

The Doctor’s frustration with the TARDIS repairs reaches a breaking point when Steven—distracted by the Monk’s impending arrival—hands him the wrong tool. The Doctor’s sharp rebuke, "I said the diatrab. …

S3E18 · Golden Death
Monk’s desperate Dalek ultimatum

Inside the TARDIS, the Monk—exposed as a liar—escalates his manipulation by warning of an imminent Dalek threat and proposing a reckless surrender of the taranium core to them. The Doctor, …

S3E18 · Golden Death
Red Dalek Declares Extermination Order

The Red Dalek, commanding the Dalek task force, publicly accuses the Monk of betrayal after failing to secure the TARDIS core. In a swift escalation, the Red Dalek issues an …

S8E23 · The Daemons Part 3
Master tests Bok’s faltering loyalty

The Master commands Bok to attack an unseen target, only to abruptly countermand the order when the gargoyle hesitates. His frustration—‘Why do you not attack? You must!’—reveals his growing reliance …

S8E23 · The Daemons Part 3
Master summons Azal’s power

The Master initiates the forbidden invocation ritual, chanting 'Heho evoway! Heho evoway Azal! I will speak with you. Show yourself!' as the cavern’s temperature plummets. The ritual triggers a violent …

S4E25 · The Moonbase Part 3
Cybermen reveal conversion of moonbase crew

In the moonbase sickbay, the Cybermen assert their dominance by interrogating Hobson about his missing men, revealing their true intentions: the crew haven't been killed but converted—transformed into Cybermen. Cyberman …

S4E25 · The Moonbase Part 3
Doctor sabotages Cyberman communications

The Doctor subtly manipulates the R/T unit’s volume while observing the Cybermen, exploiting a potential vulnerability in their systems. This covert action occurs as the Cybermen assert control over the …

S4E25 · The Moonbase Part 3
Doctor pivots to Gravitron strategy

The Control Room erupts with a mix of relief and urgency as Ben returns victorious from his confrontation with a Cyberman, his success momentarily lifting morale. Hobson, ever the commander, …