The Ice Warriors Attack
Clent rigidly adheres to computer logic at Britannicus Base, clashing with human values and the Ice Warrior threat until leadership collapses, forcing a struggle for survival in the arctic.
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Arc Timeline
Season 5
9 eventsIn the Ioniser Control Room, Leader Clent dismisses evacuation protocols despite the ioniser’s critical failure, forcing Garrett to stabilize the system alone. His refusal to abandon the ioniser—despite its catastrophic …
The ioniser control room descends into crisis as the base's critical system teeters on the brink of failure. Clent, desperate to warn Arden about the impending disaster, repeatedly hails him …
In the Medi-Control Centre, Clent tests the Doctor’s scientific acumen by posing a high-pressure question about halting the advancing glaciers of the second ice age. The Doctor, initially dismissive of …
In the Ioniser Control Room, Clent and his team—Arden and Garrett—are mid-discussion about the Doctor’s potential contributions to their ionisation project, with Clent deferring to the computer’s assessment of the …
In the Ioniser Control Room, Clent issues a red alert to capture intruders but refuses to deploy personnel beyond the base perimeter, dismissing the Doctor’s urgent pleas about Victoria’s life-threatening …
In the Ioniser Control Room, Jamie and Arden prepare to leave for the glacier to investigate the Ice Warriors, despite the Doctor’s warnings about their danger. Arden, burdened by guilt …
The Doctor’s confrontation with Clent reaches its breaking point as the ioniser’s success is announced, but the Doctor refuses to celebrate. While Clent dismisses the disappearances of Jamie and Victoria …
The Doctor finalizes his high-risk plan to repurpose the Ice Warriors’ sonic gun against them, exploiting their fluid-based biology and helmet design to amplify the weapon’s effects. Victoria presses for …
The Doctor exposes the critical vulnerability of the Ice Warriors' ion reactor, forcing Clent to confront the impossible choice between following the computer's directives and risking global catastrophe. After Garrett …