Doctor’s Time Lord Portrait Mural

A painted portrait of the Doctor, used by Davros to present the Second Doctor to the Daleks in a laboratory setting

3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S22E11 · Timelash Part 2

Doctor abandons allies to hunt the Borad

Uncovered by a bullet blast, the mural reveals a stark portrait of a white-haired Time Lord bearing a striking resemblance to the Doctor. The image triggers brief reflection amid the chaos, underscoring the Doctor’s personal history and the room’s symbolic merger of past and present power.

Before: Hidden behind wall panel in the Inner Sanctum; unobserved despite its location.

After: Exposed and partially damaged by gunfire; its historical weight felt intensely as the Doctor acknowledges it.

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S22E11 · Timelash Part 2

Doctor unmasks cloning tyrant before allies

The TARDIS console chamber flickers with coral light as temporal circuits degrade from sabotage. Though not physically present, its status echoes in dialogue—‘why weren’t you blown up?’—underscoring the Doctor’s survival and the ship’s irascible temporal comportment.

Before: Damaged and erratic after missile sabotage and Borad’s temporal meddling

After: Functionally compromised, grumbling under the Doctor’s manual adjustments and temporal tampering

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S22E12 · Revelation of the Daleks Part 1

Davros tests the Doctor's curiosity as bait

The Doctor’s Time Lord Portrait Mural stands pivoted forward by an unseen mechanism, displayed as a deliberate prop to the Daleks and Davros. Its unmistakable likeness serves as the visual lure Davros exploits, broadcasting the Doctor’s presence across the facility and forcing acknowledgment of the enemy. The portrait’s painted solemnity contrasts grotesquely with the scene’s manipulation.

Before: Upright on a wheeled stand, facing away from Davros and the Daleks

After: Rotated to face Davros and the enforcer Dalek, now fully revealed as the bait

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