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Conflict Arc
Interpersonal Conflict
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The Doctor's internal struggle with his role in the conflict, balancing his desire to remain uninvolved with his responsibility to help those in need.

The Doctor's internal struggle with his role in the conflict, balancing his desire to remain uninvolved with his responsibility to help those in need.

12 events in this arc

Events in This Arc

S2E6 · Day of Reckoning
Resistance fractures over rescue mission

Outside the Dalek saucer, David and Jenny clash over priorities as the resistance retreats under Dalek fire. David insists Jenny evacuate the group while he pursues Tyler, but Jenny reveals …

S2E6 · Day of Reckoning
Doctor’s Leadership Fractures Under Pressure

The Doctor, still recovering from the drugs that left him physically vulnerable, attempts to reassert his authority over Susan and David in the warehouse. His insistence on returning to the …

S2E6 · Day of Reckoning
Doctor Reluctantly Agrees to Lead North

The Doctor, still recovering from the effects of the drugs administered by the resistance, physically and mentally regains his footing with Susan’s assistance. Their exchange reveals his lingering disorientation and …

S12E8 · The Ark in Space Part 4
Growing dread over vanished allies

The control room is gripped by escalating unease as Harry and Rogin voice fears for the missing Doctor, Sarah, and Vira, whose absence exposes the Ark’s vulnerabilities under the Wirrn …

S2E8 · The Waking Ally
Descent into Conflict and Moral Limits

The scene opens with Ian and Larry descending uncontrollably into the Daleks' mining operation, their survival now entirely at the mercy of the Daleks' machinery. Meanwhile, in the sewers, the …

S2E8 · The Waking Ally
Doctor reveals Dalek core extraction plan

The Doctor arrives at the cliffside gathering, where Susan and David share a fleeting moment of intimacy before the Doctor interrupts with his observations. The Doctor probes the survivors about …

S12E8 · The Ark in Space Part 4
Doctor forces Sarah to accept his harsh praise

Sarah emerges from the conduit, bruised and exhausted, only to be yanked out by the Doctor who insists on praise she neither wants nor trusts. His exaggerated congratulations reveal his …

S8E14 · The Claws of Axos Part 4
Doctor demands Master’s help against Axos

The Doctor delivers an urgent warning that Axos has already begun its genocidal consumption of Earth, forcing the Brigadier and Jo to confront the inevitability of their impending doom. With …

S8E14 · The Claws of Axos Part 4
Doctor proposes Axos-TARDIS fusion

Cornered by Axos’s dominance and the Master’s distrust, the Doctor gambles on a desperate alliance by proposing a fusion of Axos’s time-drive with the TARDIS. The Master, initially dismissive and …

S8E14 · The Claws of Axos Part 4
Doctor evades Master’s fate question

In the aftermath of the Axos crisis, the Doctor attempts to explain the time loop to the Brigadier and Filer, deliberately avoiding a direct answer about the Master’s fate. His …

S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
TARDIS Malfunction and False Scenery

The Doctor and Jamie, still processing Victoria’s departure, are abruptly forced to confront a critical TARDIS malfunction. After a tense exchange about Victoria—where the Doctor dismisses Jamie’s lingering concern with …

S5E35 · The Wheel In Space Part 1
Doctor Collapses in Trapped Corridor

The Doctor’s worsening mercury poisoning forces a critical shift in the scene’s dynamics. After realizing the derelict spaceship is suddenly operational—implying an unseen presence in the control room—the Doctor attempts …