"As many longtime Doctor Who fans will tell you, despite hundreds of episodes over the course of six decades, there are a few story types that every era, and every Doctor, has to experience at least once. And perhaps the most famous Who formula of all is the "base under siege story," in which the Doctor finds themselves in some kind of base, trapped, while some sort of menace runs rampant, or some creeping dilemma threatens to drive everyone nuts."
"the final adventure of the 1st Doctor (William Hartnell), is an early example, while the 10th Doctor's (David Tennant) "The Impossible Planet" is a more famous base under siege story from the modern era. But the best story from this subgenre of Doctor Who episodes was released exactly 10 years ago, and the reason it's still so brilliant isn't because it's a perfect base under siege story. It's brilliant because this two-parter delivers a perfect time travel paradox, which is equal parts whimsical and fatalistic."
Doctor Who often uses a 'base under siege' format. Early and modern examples include The Tenth Planet and The Impossible Planet. Ten years ago the best example of the subgenre centered on a tight time-travel paradox that blended whimsy and fatalism. On October 3, 2015, Season 9 presented Under the Lake and Before the Flood. Peter Capaldi's 12th Doctor is authoritative and reveals a sneaky downside to being a Time Lord. The Doctor and Clara arrive at an underwater 2119 Scottish research base where scientists are haunted by apparent ghosts, one emerging from a spaceship. The site was flooded after being above ground in the 1980s.
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