The Inter Minor Miniscope
The Third Doctor and Jo Grant arrive on the planet Inter Minor, where the Doctor is falsely accused of murder. The Doctor and Jo are then swallowed into a Miniscope, a device containing shrinking fields of preserved monsters. The Doctor must escape the device and expose the corrupt authority who framed him.
Arc Timeline
Season 10
5 eventsVorg and Shirna seek entry for their traveling amusement enterprise but face suspicion from Lurman officials. The bureaucrats dismiss entertainment as subversive despite insinuations that forbidden revelry might curb recent …
Vorg and Shirna’s visa application for the Carnival of Monsters is formally rejected by Kalik, who declares their presence subversive. Pletrac delivers the crushing verdict before Vorg risks everything by …
Kalik exploits bureaucratic rigidity as a smokescreen for his rebellious agenda, demanding adherence to intergalactic law to obscure his manipulation of the crisis. His insistence on proper procedure delays decisive …
Pletrac arrives at the spaceport irritated by the unattended eradicator and discovers Kalik has ordered functionaries off duty without approval, a clear overstep of authority that directly ties to the …
Jo defies Daly’s order to flee to the lifeboat, insisting on reaching the Doctor despite his dismissive remark that it is no place for a woman. Meanwhile, a Drashig breaks …
Season 18
2 eventsThe trial of the Doctor for Stimson’s murder intensifies as Brock publicly declares the Doctor’s scarf was used to strangle the victim, immediately escalating tensions. Mena seizes control of the …
The trial intensifies as Advocate Mena demands the Doctor swear his innocence while standing before the Helmet of Theron, a relic symbolizing Argolis' violent past. The Doctor complies immediately, offering …
Season Bridges
Connections in this arc that cross season boundaries.
Both scenes depict authoritarian figures exploiting legalistic or traditional procedures as a smokescreen for hidden agendas—Kalik uses bureaucratic law to delay action, while Mena invokes an ancient helmet ritual to …
Kalik is exposed for illicitly using the eradicator, a device of destruction, while the Doctor is forced to swear innocence on the Helmet of Theron, a relic of past violence. …