The Black Guardian's Schemes
The Black Guardian's schemes to manipulate and control the Doctor and others form a distinct interpersonal conflict arc, with the antagonist reappearing in different guises to challenge the Doctor's resolve.
Involved Characters
Arc Timeline
Season 16
6 eventsThe Doctor and Drax have been miniaturized to avoid the Shadow's minion and desperately seek a way to stop him from claiming the Key to Time. With the TARDIS door …
The Doctor and Drax remain trapped within the TARDIS as the Shadow’s silent servant forces open the doors. The villain’s long-anticipated moment arrives as he commands retrieval of the Key …
The Shadow completes his ritual, binding Astra as the final piece of the Key to Time and crowing over his triumph. Before he can claim it, K9 blasts through the …
The Shadow slinks before its master with desperate news, reporting the Doctor’s victory in securing the Key to Time. The Guardian responds with icy disdain, mocking the Shadow’s quivering failure …
The Doctor and Romana witness Marshals failed attack and its aftermath in the TARDIS. Drax arrives and quickly reveals his abrupt alliance with the Marshal, abandoning his role in thwarting …
The Doctor, resisting the Key to Time’s corrupting influence, seizes the moment to dismantle it—and in doing so, frees Astra from her cosmic imprisonment. Forcing the Key’s components apart, he …