Time for the yarn on Karn that unravels the Doctor’s entire history — while cramming in more cranial puns than you can shake an oversized amygdala at. The Brain of Morbius is like a New Who embryo in a jar: a self-aware homage (to Frankenstein), a feminist fable (sort of) with a serious theme (immortality) that’s laced with laugh-out-loud lines, and bold changes that go beyond even the Timeless Child. Grab an elixir, don’t touch the wine, and let’s all stare at the magnificent headcanon.
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Timeline:
- Intro 00:00:00
- Previously… 00:01:53
- Whomoji Challenge 00:06:03
- POLL To Open 00:11:17
- TL;DW 00:14:04
- Commentary: The Brain of Morbius 00:18:20
- Four Questions to Doomsday 01:04:19
- What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:09:01
- Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:13:36
- Final Judgment 01:16:15
- Randomizer! 01:22:06
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Story Essentials
- Season 13, Serial 5
- Story number: 83, per the The Pull To Open Codex
- Writer: Robin Bland (Terrance Dicks, with Robert Holmes rewrites)
- Director: Christopher Barry
- Script Editor: Robert Holmes
- Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe
- Aired 3 – 24 January 1976
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