Object

Fishing Reel

A standard spinning fishing reel, its silver metal frame and black plastic handle worn from frequent use. The Doctor carries it nonchalantly during the infiltration, its mundane appearance contrasting with the lethal traps around him. He spins the handle idly as he scans the room, its quiet whir providing a moment of normalcy amid the lab’s horrors.

3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S22E6 · The Mark of the Rani Part 2

Doctor and Peri enter the Rani's lab

The Doctor uses the fishing reel to attach and trigger the painted screens concealing the mustard gas traps, revealing their lethal purpose and rendering them inert. Its mundane function contrasts starkly with the horrors of the lab.

Before: Stored in the Doctor’s possession as a tool

After: Used and set aside after triggering the traps

View full event

S22E6 · The Mark of the Rani Part 2

Doctor uncovers lab massacre and betrayal

The Doctor carries a standard fishing reel idly through the laboratory during its initial infiltration, its silver metallic frame gleaming under harsh fluorescent lighting as he tests the painted screens’ structural integrity by sticking the reel’s end onto their surfaces and playing out the remaining line across the room—establishing both a moment of mundane normalcy and a careful analytical assessment of potential lethal booby-traps.

Before: Silent tool of assessment carried nonchalantly in the Doctor’s waistcoat pocket, appearing as a mundane element contrasting with the laboratory’s oppressive secrets

After: Retrieved by Peri from the wet floor after its line snapped under the sudden tension of the triggered concealed mechanism, its broken plastic body discarded as the laboratory’s lethal truths are exposed and neutralized

View full event

S22E6 · The Mark of the Rani Part 2

Master and Rani choose Stephenson as their pawn

The fishing reel is referenced in the Doctor's actions before this event, establishing his pattern of using mundane objects to solve complex problems. Its presence lingers as part of his problem-solving ethos.

Before: The Doctor had just used it to test and disable a gas trap in the lab.

After: Carried by the Doctor but not actively used in this specific event.

View full event