The Sour Note

The Sour Note was the Ninth episode of Season 4 of Doctor Who. It featured the Second Doctor, Ben, and Polly.

Plot
After traveling with the Doctor for some time, Ben believes he was becoming unfit. He says the moment the Tardis materialises he is going outside to jog. So the Doctor, amused by this types in some random coordinates into the Tardis. They land on a planet with a rocky terrain with loads of mountains and a green sky. With the conditions outside ok, Ben wastes no time and heads off away from the Tardis on his jog.

The Doctor and Polly knowing it not safe to leave Ben on his own out there, decide to follow him by walking. While on their journey Ben disappears from sight as he passes a small mountain. Once The Doctor and Polly reach the point where Ben disappeared they discover a huge mechanical Grasshopper like creature. The Doctor knowing it’s mechanical, therefore a robot, determines it’s being controlled from a control point.

He sees an opening in a rock, he deuces it’s the opening to an underground settlement. He suddenly had a thought. Picking up a rock he quickly flings it at the opening. But the robot is too fast and swallows it. Polly now gets the idea that this has happened to Ben, he has been swallowed up by the robot. The Doctor and Polly rush back to the Tardis while being pursued by the mechanical Grasshopper. Once inside the Tardis, the robot begins hitting the blue box.

To the astonishment of the Doctor and Polly, Ben is inside the Tardis. He had returned from his jog to find no one here. With the Doctor knowing he’s safe and sound, he begins to dematerialise the Tardis, escaping the giant mechanical Grasshopper.

Characters

 * Second Doctor
 * Ben Jackson
 * Polly Wright
 * Insectoid robot

Continuity
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