Doctor vs Xoanon
The Doctor clashes with Xoanon, a rogue artificial intelligence, in a battle of wisdom against dogmatic control. The conflict involves freeing a society from the tyranny of a mind that has become a god.
Arc Timeline
Season 14
6 eventsNeeva humbles herself before Xoanon’s voice in the shrine, her arrogance stripped away under divine condemnation. The deity condemns Leela’s return as a failure of the shaman’s duty, stripping Neeva …
Leela and the Doctor uncover a sonic disrupter hidden in the forest, revealing the tribe’s reliance on primitive technology to ward off phantoms. Leela’s reverence for Xoanon wavers as she …
In the communal meeting hall the Doctor sits among the tribal warriors as Neeva arrives in full chieftain garb. Before she begins the ritual litany she singles out the warrior …
Leela faces down the Tesh warriors in the dim corridors of Level 37 after their retreat begins under crimson emergency lighting. Grasping the helplessness of her position, she demands answers …
Under Xoanon’s telepathic command for violent obedience Leela draws her blade and attempts to strike the Doctor. In a desperate deflection she drives the knife into the control room’s electrical …
Two days after plunging into Xoanon’s systems to excise its fractured psyche, the Doctor regains consciousness in the control room. Leela remains vigilant at his side while the larger crisis …