Kronos descends leveling the plaza
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
The Master activates the crystal-powered device, unleashing Kronos—a terrifying, white, creature-like entity—into the plaza, causing chaos and destruction.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Startled and determined, caught between fear and resolve to escape
Jo Grant witnesses the summoning and is quickly knocked aside by the Master, who abducts her with the crystal. She resists at first but is pulled into the Master's TARDIS during the escape.
- • Survive the immediate threat
- • Avoid being taken by the Master
- • Her presence is necessary for the Doctor
- • Authority figures cannot always be trusted
Arrogance crumbling into terror as control slips away
The Master, triumphant moments earlier, becomes visibly panicked as Kronos ignores his commands. He clutches the crystal and flees to his TARDIS while carrying Jo captive, abandoning his summoned deity.
- • Summon Kronos to assert absolute power
- • Escape the collapse of his scheme
- • Believes Kronos will obey him absolutely
- • Trusts in subterfuge and temporal power to dominate
Desperate urgency masking underlying fear of irreversible consequences
The Doctor frantically attempts to halt the Master’s summoning of Kronos, shouting warnings to the assembling council. He is helpless against the cosmic force's descent and later pursues the Master into his TARDIS to rescue Jo Grant.
- • Prevent the release of Kronos
- • Rescue Jo Grant from the Master
- • Opposes the misuse of temporal power
- • Believes in protecting even enemies from annihilation
Stern compliance masking deep dread as institutional control disintegrates
Crito acts as enforcer of order and silence, attempting to silence the Doctor mid-scheme while the chaos unfolds. His authority collapses alongside the plaza.
- • Maintain public order and protocol
- • Silence dissenters like the Doctor
- • Hierarchy must be preserved at all costs
- • Disorder threatens institutional survival
Betrayed fury and helplessness in the face of cosmic ruin
Queen Galleia, facing betrayal from the Master, moves from initial support to outrage. She orders the Master’s seizure just as Kronos appears, powerless to stop the ensuing destruction.
- • Protect Atlantis from immediate harm
- • Hold the Master accountable for his lies
- • Royal promises must be upheld
- • The Master’s actions violate the natural order
Obedient terror as his actions lead directly to the disaster
Krasis, under the Master’s command, operates the TOM-TIT device containing the crystal fragment. He is powerless to stop the chaos when Kronos breaks free and seemingly complicit in the Master’s doom.
- • Follow the Master’s directives without question
- • Survive the temporal catastrophe
- • The Master’s power is absolute and divine
- • Obeying ritual ensures personal safety
Professional detachment shattered by terror and chaos
The Atlantean Palace Sentry enforces silence on the Doctor but observes helplessly as Kronos descends and the plaza collapses into chaos.
- • Follow orders and maintain silence
- • Survive the immediate destruction
- • Protocol supersedes personal safety
- • The institution will protect its own
Helplessness and creeping dread as external forces erase their world
Surviving prisoners witness their ruler’s death, the rise and fall of a false god, and the destruction of their world without recourse.
- • Survive the immediate destruction
- • Avoid drawing attention
- • Their rulers’ decisions led to this ruin
- • Escape is impossible
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The Doctor’s TARDIS materializes in response to the crisis, serving as his only chance to pursue the Master after Jo is kidnapped. It functions as a refuge and escape route amid the chaos.
The larger crystal is torn from the Master’s grip during his panic-stricken escape sequence. The Doctor shouts in vain, but the Master takes it into his TARDIS, ensuring the temporal energy remains under his control despite Kronos’s rampage.
The Master carries the smaller fragment housed in a metallic casing, using it as the trigger for the summoning. He clutches it desperately during the escape, then takes it into his TARDIS.
Kronos descends as a white, ravenous temporal entity, reducing the plaza to rubble with ease. The Master’s futile commands fail as Kronos acts without restraint, embodying the inevitability of cosmic retribution.
The TOM-TIT device, containing the crystal fragment, is activated by Krasis under the Master’s orders. It functions as a conduit for Kronos, summoning the entity into reality and collapsing when exposed to absolute power.
The Master’s TARDIS materializes as a grotesque distortion amid the chaos, its exterior pulsing erratically with temporal energy. It functions as the Master’s escape route and prison for Jo Grant.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
Atlantis Plaza serves as both stage and victim in this cataclysm. Once a symbol of political ceremony, it becomes a battleground of cosmic proportions as Kronos descends, buildings collapse, and the plaza’s sacred marble is scarred by temporal energy.
Organizations Involved
Institutional presence and influence
The Council of Atlantis, already marginalized, witnesses the summit of the Master’s power and the immediate implosion of their institution. Their authority dissolves without physical resistance as Kronos renders their debate meaningless.
The Followers of the Master, once triumphant, scatter in terror as Kronos ignores their leader’s commands. Their complicity in Dalios’s murder and temporal tyranny leaves them exposed to cosmic retribution.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"King Dalios's death in Jo's lap (beat_8800be3cdd16ff81) becomes a turning point for Lady Galleia, shattering her loyalty to the Master upon Jo's confirmation of Dalios's death in the Atlantis Plaza (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Dalios defies guards asserts authority"King Dalios's death in Jo's lap (beat_8800be3cdd16ff81) becomes a turning point for Lady Galleia, shattering her loyalty to the Master upon Jo's confirmation of Dalios's death in the Atlantis Plaza (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Dalios reveals Atlantiss fate and dies"Jo's confirmation of King Dalios's death (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31) directly precipitates the Master's activation of the crystal-powered device and the unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7)."
Master flees with crystal and Jo"Jo's confirmation of King Dalios's death (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31) directly precipitates the Master's activation of the crystal-powered device and the unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7)."
Divine vengeance unleashed over lies exposed"Jo's confirmation of King Dalios's death (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31) directly precipitates the Master's activation of the crystal-powered device and the unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7)."
Typhoon of truth at Atlantis crowning"King Dalios's death in Jo's lap (beat_8800be3cdd16ff81) becomes a turning point for Lady Galleia, shattering her loyalty to the Master upon Jo's confirmation of Dalios's death in the Atlantis Plaza (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Doctor tells life secret to steady Jo"The Master's assuming the role of King over Atlantis (beat_fe11ff2c38975dc1) escalates to the tragic confirmation of King Dalios's death and Lady Galleia's shattering loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Master flees with crystal and Jo"Lady Galleia's breaking loyalty with the Master over Dalios's fate (beat_fd37a8e356df39f7) escalates to her accusation of the Master's tyranny and the unleashing of Kronos (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Master seizes control demands obedience"The Master's assuming the role of King over Atlantis (beat_fe11ff2c38975dc1) escalates to the tragic confirmation of King Dalios's death and Lady Galleia's shattering loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Typhoon of truth at Atlantis crowning"The Master's assuming the role of King over Atlantis (beat_fe11ff2c38975dc1) escalates to the tragic confirmation of King Dalios's death and Lady Galleia's shattering loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Divine vengeance unleashed over lies exposed"Lady Galleia's breaking loyalty with the Master over Dalios's fate (beat_fd37a8e356df39f7) escalates to her accusation of the Master's tyranny and the unleashing of Kronos (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Power Struggle on Atlantis Terrace"The Doctor's pointed questions about the missing council members and King Dalios's fate (beat_9617302cb34fd3e2) parallel Lady Galleia's later confirmation of Dalios's death and her breaking loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31), both reflecting themes of power and loss."
Master flees with crystal and Jo"The Doctor's pointed questions about the missing council members and King Dalios's fate (beat_9617302cb34fd3e2) parallel Lady Galleia's later confirmation of Dalios's death and her breaking loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31), both reflecting themes of power and loss."
Divine vengeance unleashed over lies exposed"The Doctor's pointed questions about the missing council members and King Dalios's fate (beat_9617302cb34fd3e2) parallel Lady Galleia's later confirmation of Dalios's death and her breaking loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31), both reflecting themes of power and loss."
Typhoon of truth at Atlantis crowning"The Master's unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7) parallels his later begging for help from the Doctor in the void, echoing their long-standing adversarial dynamic (beat_dbde7c231ea8d61e)."
Kronos offers deliverance to Doctor and Jo"The Master's unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7) parallels his later begging for help from the Doctor in the void, echoing their long-standing adversarial dynamic (beat_dbde7c231ea8d61e)."
Master flees after abandoning Jo to Kronos"The Master's unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7) parallels his later begging for help from the Doctor in the void, echoing their long-standing adversarial dynamic (beat_dbde7c231ea8d61e)."
Master trapped by his own gambit"The Master's escape into his TARDIS with Jo (beat_0c0083a6a959094a) leads to both TARDISes being affected by the time ram and the Doctor and Jo finding themselves in a strange, rainbow-colored nothingness (beat_eb03041fb911c8c4)."
Master flees after abandoning Jo to Kronos"Jo's confirmation of King Dalios's death (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31) directly precipitates the Master's activation of the crystal-powered device and the unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7)."
Typhoon of truth at Atlantis crowning"Jo's confirmation of King Dalios's death (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31) directly precipitates the Master's activation of the crystal-powered device and the unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7)."
Divine vengeance unleashed over lies exposed"Jo's confirmation of King Dalios's death (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31) directly precipitates the Master's activation of the crystal-powered device and the unleashing of Kronos (beat_cfdf090794599ab7)."
Master flees with crystal and Jo"The Master's escape into his TARDIS with Jo (beat_0c0083a6a959094a) leads to both TARDISes being affected by the time ram and the Doctor and Jo finding themselves in a strange, rainbow-colored nothingness (beat_eb03041fb911c8c4)."
Kronos offers deliverance to Doctor and Jo"The Master's escape into his TARDIS with Jo (beat_0c0083a6a959094a) leads to both TARDISes being affected by the time ram and the Doctor and Jo finding themselves in a strange, rainbow-colored nothingness (beat_eb03041fb911c8c4)."
Master trapped by his own gambit"The Master's assuming the role of King over Atlantis (beat_fe11ff2c38975dc1) escalates to the tragic confirmation of King Dalios's death and Lady Galleia's shattering loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Master flees with crystal and Jo"The Master's assuming the role of King over Atlantis (beat_fe11ff2c38975dc1) escalates to the tragic confirmation of King Dalios's death and Lady Galleia's shattering loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Divine vengeance unleashed over lies exposed"The Master's assuming the role of King over Atlantis (beat_fe11ff2c38975dc1) escalates to the tragic confirmation of King Dalios's death and Lady Galleia's shattering loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31)."
Typhoon of truth at Atlantis crowning"The Doctor's pointed questions about the missing council members and King Dalios's fate (beat_9617302cb34fd3e2) parallel Lady Galleia's later confirmation of Dalios's death and her breaking loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31), both reflecting themes of power and loss."
Typhoon of truth at Atlantis crowning"The Doctor's pointed questions about the missing council members and King Dalios's fate (beat_9617302cb34fd3e2) parallel Lady Galleia's later confirmation of Dalios's death and her breaking loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31), both reflecting themes of power and loss."
Divine vengeance unleashed over lies exposed"The Doctor's pointed questions about the missing council members and King Dalios's fate (beat_9617302cb34fd3e2) parallel Lady Galleia's later confirmation of Dalios's death and her breaking loyalty (beat_e4e3eaf8b018bd31), both reflecting themes of power and loss."
Master flees with crystal and JoThemes This Exemplifies
Thematic resonance and meaning
Part of Larger Arcs
Key Dialogue
"DOCTOR: He'll never obey you. Don't you understand yet what you've done? He's uncontrollable!"
"MASTER: Obey!"
"DOCTOR: (The Master gets the large crystal just as Jo leaps onto his back. He carries her and the crystal into his Tardis.) Jo! Jo, come back!"
"DOCTOR: (The Master's Tardis dematerialises. Galleia frees the Doctor, who runs into his own Tardis to follow. Kronos continues to shriek in the air above Atlantis.) Come back, Jo! Come back. Jo! Come back."