Wall-Mounted Tailor's Dummy

A life-sized, articulated mannequin mounted on the laboratory’s wall at shoulder height, clad in plain gray coveralls. Its featureless plaster face and symmetric pose starkly contrast with the high-tech surroundings. When activated as a test subject, the dummy’s joints pivot to mimic human movement, its right arm extending forward as if caught mid-reach. The android’s targeted energy weapon sears a blackened hole through the dummy’s chest, generating a burst of acrid smoke that lingers under the harsh fluorescent lights.

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2 moments

S16E15 · The Androids of Tara Part 3

Doctor faces lethal android double

The tailor's dummy stands in as a test subject on the laboratory wall, its plain coveralls stark against the sterile surroundings. Activated by the android duplicate’s energy weapon, it provides irrefutable proof of the android’s programming when a blackened hole sears through its chest and acrid smoke fills the air.

Before: Idle and unassuming, mounted innocuously on the laboratory wall as part of the workshop environment.

After: Damaged with a scorched hole through its chest, emitting smoke and serving as a grim testament to the android’s lethal intent.

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S16E15 · The Androids of Tara Part 3

Romana seizes the moment alone

The tailor’s dummy, unveiled earlier during the android’s demonstration, now stands as a silent witness to Romana’s defiance. Mounted on the wall and showing a scorched hole from the android’s energy blast, its motionless form underscores the laboratory’s purpose: deception thinly veiled by clinical precision.

Before: Positioned on the wall as a demonstration device, energy-scored but inert

After: Unchanged, its purpose fulfilled as a momentary prop in the android’s staged authenticity

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