Interpersonal Conflict
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The Doctor and his companions versus Marco Polo's desire to use the TARDIS as a gift to Kublai Khan in exchange for his freedom, creating a power struggle over the TARDIS and the travelers' freedom.
The Doctor and his companions versus Marco Polo's desire to use the TARDIS as a gift to Kublai Khan in exchange for his freedom, creating a power struggle over the TARDIS and the travelers' freedom.
2 events in this arc
Events in This Arc
S1E14 · The Roof of the World
Polo halts Mongol attack with Khan’s authority
The Doctor and companions are ambushed by Tegana’s Mongol warriors on a Himalayan mountainside, who immediately brand them as 'evil spirits' and demand their execution. Ian attempts to reason with …
S1E14 · The Roof of the World
Polo demands the TARDIS for Kublai Khan
Marco Polo seizes control of the TARDIS, revealing his 18-year exile in Cathay and his desperation to return to Venice. He proposes offering the TARDIS as a gift to Kublai …