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Science vs. Superstition
Tension between the Doctor's scientific rationalism and Sarah Jane Smith's emerging acceptance of supernatural explanations regarding the Metebelis spider threat.
2 events across 1 season
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Season 11
2 events
S11E22 · Planet of the Spiders Part 2
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Doctor reveals Metebelis Three origins
The Doctor provides his allies with crucial intelligence about the mind-amplifying crystal’s extraterrestrial origin, explaining its extraction from Metebelis Three and the ethical dangers of its power. Sarah presses for …
Doctor challenges Sarah on spider origins
The Doctor and Sarah stand in the UNIT lab, the flawed crystal’s lingering distortions still clouding perception. As Sarah observes movement outside, the Doctor proposes a radical temporal theory—that the …