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Frontline Trenches

Thal Frontline Trenches

Exposed battlefield trench system on Skaro where Thal soldiers engage in direct combat with Daleks. Serves as a defensive perimeter around Thal-controlled areas, featuring sandbag barricades, machine gun nests, and frantic last stands against Dalek advances.
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S12E14 · Genesis of the Daleks Part 4
The Doctor’s Gambit: A Moral Reckoning in the Trenches

The Thal trenches are a battleground where the Doctor and Bettan take shelter behind sandbags, their backs pressed against the brutal reality of war. The trenches are a chaotic and desperate place, filled with the screams of the dying, the chant of Exterminate!, and the sporadic bursts of machine gun fire. The red glow of Skaro’s sky casts an eerie light over the scene, heightening the tension and urgency. The trenches symbolize the Thals' last line of defense against the Daleks, a fragile barrier between survival and annihilation.

Atmosphere

Chaotic, tense, and desperate—filled with the sounds of war, the red glow of Skaro’s sky casting an eerie light over the scene.

Functional Role

Battleground and refuge for the Doctor and Bettan; a last line of defense for the Thals against the Daleks.

Symbolic Significance

Represents the Thals' desperate struggle for survival against the Daleks' genocidal advance; a microcosm of the larger war on Skaro.

Access Restrictions

Open to Thal soldiers and survivors, but heavily contested by the Daleks.

The red glow of Skaro’s sky casting an eerie light over the trenches The constant chant of *Exterminate!* echoing in the background The sporadic bursts of machine gun fire punctuating the dialogue The sandbags shuddering under Dalek fire, spilling sand

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S12E14 · Genesis of the Daleks Part 4
The Doctor’s Gambit: A Moral Reckoning in the Trenches

In the chaos of the Thal trenches—where the air is thick with the screams of the dying and the relentless chant of Exterminate!—the Doctor and Bettan take shelter behind sandbags, …