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Aluminium Shell

A dense lattice of aluminum sheets and structural framework, repurposed during the crisis as a makeshift containment grid. The Doctor outlines wrapping it around the approaching neutron star to create a shell capable of absorbing and redirecting gravitational force. Erato initially scoffs at the feasibility, but the material’s malleability and reflective properties become central to the plan’s desperate urgency.
2 appearances

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When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S17E12 · The Creature from the Pit Part 4
Doctor exposes Erato’s ship damage

Aluminium is mentioned by Erato as a readily available resource in Chloris that he can exploit, signaling the shift from repair timelines to material feasibility. The Doctor’s next questions imply its potential structural role in his contingency plan against the neutron star.

Before: Offhand reference to local mineral wealth, not yet integral to crisis solution
After: Pivoted to a critical material for whatever desperate containment strategy emerges
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S17E12 · The Creature from the Pit Part 4
Doctor blackmails Erato into a dangerous bargain

The aluminum shell is central to the Doctor’s plan, proposed as a thin, fragile barrier to wrap around the neutron star and minimize its gravitational pull. Its malleability and reflective properties become key to the desperate stabilization scheme.

Before: Presumably available as structural material on Chloris, though its exact origin is not specified
After: Deployed in the plan to encase the neutron star, now integrated into the crisis solution
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