Survival Through Instinct and Loyalty
Across divergent settings—Atlantis, the TARDIS, and the UNIT lab—characters survive not by strategy alone, but by instinctive loyalty and emotional resilience. Jo Grant’s training and presence of mind surface in moments of terror, while the Doctor’s compassion guides her to act beyond her fear. Benton, violently displaced in time, clings to identity despite biological transformation, while Krasis moves from obedience to horror as the consequences of his actions unfold. This theme portrays survival as a blend of trained instinct, emotional attachment, and moral courage, often emerging in the breach between institutional order and cosmic chaos.
Events Exemplifying This Theme
The Doctor and Dalios struggle to process the urgent news delivered by Lakis: Lord Hippias, the High Priest, and Jo have breached the Guardian’s lair to steal the crystal of …
The Minotaur corners Jo in the Temple Catacombs while she tries to hide behind a mirrored wall. Hippias bravely intervenes by distracting the creature with a flaming torch, but the …
Kronos tears free from the Master’s confinement as the Doctor and Jo are ejected into a disorienting void beyond time by the sabotaged time ram. The colossal entity inspects them …
The Newton Institute lab is restored to normal after TOM-TIT closes the time gap, the Doctor and Jo exit the Tardis, and Benton reenters having aged into adulthood. A disoriented …