trials of the Doctor
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The trials of the Doctor are a series of major judicial proceedings in Doctor Who in which the Time Lords put the Doctor on trial, often forcing him to justify his actions and morality across time and space.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Time Lords prosecute the Doctor for his interference in time. | 1 |
| trials of the Doctor canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative theme
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recurring plot device ⓘ story arc type ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
classic Doctor Who
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modern Doctor Who ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Eighth Doctor
ⓘ
The Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
Eleventh Doctor
Fifteenth Doctor ⓘ Fifth Doctor ⓘ The Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
First Doctor
Fourteenth Doctor ⓘ Fourth Doctor ⓘ Ninth Doctor ⓘ Second Doctor ⓘ Seventh Doctor ⓘ Sixth Doctor ⓘ Tenth Doctor ⓘ Third Doctor ⓘ Twelfth Doctor to Thirteenth Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Doctor
The Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
Twelfth Doctor
the War Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
War Doctor
|
| associatedWith |
Gallifrey
ⓘ
Time Lord justice system ⓘ |
| firstMajorDepiction | The War Games ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sixth Doctor trial
ⓘ
The Deadly Assassin ⓘ The Trial of a Time Lord ⓘ The Ultimate Foe ⓘ The War Games ⓘ The War Games ⓘ
surface form:
The War Games trial
trial in Hell Bent ⓘ trial in The Day of the Doctor (Gallifrey war crimes context) ⓘ trial in The Deadly Assassin ⓘ trial in The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar (moral reckoning) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Time Lord law
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authority versus individual conscience ⓘ intervention in history ⓘ judicial proceedings ⓘ moral accountability ⓘ responsibility for consequences ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to examine the Doctor's morality
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to force the Doctor to justify his actions ⓘ to provide retrospective on past adventures ⓘ to question the legitimacy of Time Lord authority ⓘ |
| notableDepiction | The Trial of a Time Lord ⓘ |
| partOf | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| typicalAccuser |
High Council of the Time Lords
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Inquisitor ⓘ Time Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
Valeyard ⓘ |
| typicalCharge |
endangering the Web of Time
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genocide or mass destruction (context-dependent) ⓘ meddling in the affairs of other worlds ⓘ violation of Time Lord non-interference laws ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Trial of a Time Lord
this entity surface form:
The Time Lords prosecute the Doctor for his interference in time.