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The Doctor and companions' struggle to escape the French Revolution while grappling with the ethics of intervention and the desire to protect Susan.

The Doctor and companions' struggle to escape the French Revolution while grappling with the ethics of intervention and the desire to protect Susan.

6 events in this arc

Events in This Arc

S3E37 · The O.K. Corral
Wyatt Deputizes the Doctor Against His Will

In the Last Chance Saloon, the Doctor and Bat Masterson stand over Charlie’s covered body as a somber ballad implicates Johnny Ringo in the murder. Wyatt Earp, fueled by grief …

S3E37 · The O.K. Corral
Clantons Reveal Ambush Plans

At the Clanton ranch, the Doctor arrives as a deputized sheriff to negotiate a peaceful resolution, but Pa Clanton dismisses his plea for a fair trial, revealing his ruthless ambition …

S3E37 · The O.K. Corral
Caveman shatters the Doctor’s peace

The Doctor, buoyed by the TARDIS scanner’s image of a serene future landscape, declares their certainty about the timeline’s safety—only for a primitive figure wielding a club to abruptly materialize …

S1E42 · Prisoners of Conciergerie
Stirling reveals true identity and mission

In a tense confrontation at Chez Jules, British agent James Stirling—disguised as LeMaitre—abandons his cover to expose his true role orchestrating Ian’s prison escape and Susan’s captivity. He reveals his …

S1E42 · Prisoners of Conciergerie
Susan Witnesses Robespierre’s Fall

The Doctor frees Susan from her prison cell, reuniting with her in a tense but fleeting moment of relief. As they prepare to escape, Susan’s attention is abruptly drawn to …

S1E42 · Prisoners of Conciergerie
The Doctor rejects survival as purpose

In the TARDIS, Barbara and Ian debate whether they could have altered Napoleon’s fate through intervention, reflecting on their own powerlessness in historical events. Barbara’s hypothetical violence—shooting Napoleon—reveals her frustration …