Skonnon Sacrificial Bag

A sturdy paper sack used by the Skonnons to transport the condemned to their fate. The Doctor extends a small paper bag of jelly babies to Seth and Teka, the gesture heightening their terror rather than easing it. The bag’s contents, meant to be sweet comfort, become a cruel irony in the cargo hold’s grim purpose.

3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S17E17 · The Horns of Nimon Part 1

Doctor diagnoses black hole threat

The Skonnon sacrificial bag holds the jelly babies, initially a prop meant for comfort but rapidly rendered absurd by the copilot’s weaponized assertion of authority. The bag’s contents mock the promise of solace in suffering.

Before: Held by Seth in the cargo hold

After: Set aside as violence erupts

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S17E17 · The Horns of Nimon Part 1

Doctor comforts captives while uncovering sacrifice plot

The Doctor extends a small paper bag containing jelly babies to Seth and Teka, his gesture heightening their terror rather than easing it. The bag, meant to be a vessel of comfort, becomes a cruel irony in the cargo hold's grim purpose, emphasizing the disconnect between the Doctor's intentions and the prisoners' understanding of their fate.

Before: The paper bag is one of many used to transport sacrifices, its contents now perverted into a symbol of false comfort.

After: The paper bag is discarded or left with the prisoners as the Doctor and Romana turn their attention to the ship's failing systems and the Copilot's hostility.

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S17E17 · The Horns of Nimon Part 1

Copliot forces repairs under gunpoint

The Skonnon sacrificial bag—once meant to hold jelly babies—lies discarded or unnoticed in the chaos, a cruel inversion of its original intent. Its presence in the hold underscores the cargo’s grim purpose and the absurdity of offering sweets amid a death sentence.

Before: Likely with Seth and Teka during earlier moments, then abandoned in the course of the Doctor’s attempts at comfort.

After: Forgotten on the deck or lost in the lurching of the failing ship.

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