Ian forces Lobos to revive the Doctor. Apparently the process involves lowering the target creatures temperature by hundreds of degrees. Lobos informs Ian that the process has never been reversed at this stage. Ian makes it clear that the Morok governor's life hangs in the balance.
The Doctor is revived and claims that the freezing process enhanced his mental faculties to computer efficiency. He was asking and answering questions at a ferocious speed. What those questions were or how they helped him in any way isn't touched upon in the rest of the story or anywhere else in the series as far as I can recall so I'm going to chalk this up to a freezer burn induced hallucination and move on.
Barbara, being the kick ass take charge hero of the series, recovers from the paralyzing gas and drags the unconscious Xeran out of the gas filled museum and into the welcome arms of the watch.
Fortunately, Vicki decided to go back to the museum instead of joining the Xeran youth in their assault on the Morok barracks. She's insistent and in the end overcomes the resistance of the Xeran leader Tor. Tor sends her off with another Xeran as back up. He makes it clear to her back up that Vicki is in charge.
There is one bit of continuity that doesn't seem to make sense. When Tor is trying to dissuade Vicki he tells her that if the Moroks see her with a weapon they'll check the armory and realize that the Xerans have armed themselves. She leaves the gun behind to avoid that problem. I did see a gun in her back up's hands when he left, but I don't remember seeing Vicki pick up one. When the two arrive at the museum they are both armed and just in time to rescue Barbara and her Xeran partner.
Through a series of reverses all four travelers are captured and placed under arrest pending a slow cook in the deep freeze. They can only hope that the people that they have influenced will be able to change their futures for them.
The Xerans do win. The museum is in the process of being dismantled as Vicki and Tor say their goodbyes. It may just be us, but it seemed that there was a look between the two. An almost "kiss me you fool" sort of moment.
The Doctor explains that the whole time track jump was caused by a faulty switch. I suspect that it is spring related, but that isn't confirmed on air. There's a comparison to a light switch that seems a little forced. Maybe it's part of the freezer burn hallucinations and Barbara is just humoring the old man.
The Doctor also reveals that he is taking a memento of the museum; a Time and Space Visualizer. Ian wants to know what that is when it's at home, but the Doctor brushes him off.
The TARDIS dematerializes and the scene shifts to space. Soon a planet comes into view and then shifts to a Dalek monitoring station. The monitor Dalek reports that the Doctor has left Xeros. The Daleks will track him down and EXTERMINATE him!
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| The travelers contemplate their fate. |
Next up: The Executioners
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