DW 13-02 Flux ch 2 War of the Sontarans

 A guide to classic Who references in new Who.

Doctor Who Series 13, episode 2 in which the Doctor goes to war against the Sontarans.

May contain spoilers for 

"The War of the Sontarans"

References

[OLD] - Things that first appeared in the classic series (or the film).

The following are also covered:

[NEW] - Things that first appeared in the new series.

[REAL] - Things that actually exist.

Previously on Doctor Who...

The Cloister Bell

• [OLD]   A TARDIS warning which sounds when the TARDIS, the universe or both are in danger.

The Doctor

• [OLD] The main character of Doctor Who, classic series and new. Born on Gallifrey,  she is a Time Lord. Due to Time Lords' ability to regenerate this is the "Thirteen Doctor," although she's recently discovered she has a secret past. The Doctor became President of Gallifrey in "The Deadly Assassin" (Doctor Who (1963) season 14) although later resigned.

The Flux

• [NEW] A universe destroying cloud that first appeared in  Doctor Who: Flux Chapter 1 ("The Halloween Apocalypse" (Doctor Who (2005) series 13)

The Sontarans

• [OLD] A race who frequently appeared in classic Doctor Who. "The Sontaran Stratagem"/"The Poison Sky" (Doctor Who (2005) Series 4) was their first appearance in new Who. Thier main weakness is the Probic Vent at the back of their neck, located so Sontarans can never run away.

Inston-Vee Vinder

• [NEW] A character from the future that first appeared in Doctor Who: Flux Chapter 1 ("The Halloween Apocalypse" (Doctor Who (2005) series 13)

Time Vortex Energy

• [NEW] Energy released from the TARDIS console when the Heart of the TARDIS is exposed. The resulting energy release it reduced Blon to an egg ("Boom Town" (Doctor Who (2005) series 1) and staring into the Time Vortex caused Rose to become the Bad Wolf Entity ("Parting of the Ways" (Doctor Who (2005) series 1). The Doctor fired some into the Flux in Doctor Who: Flux Chapter 1 ("The Halloween Apocalypse" (Doctor Who (2005) series 13)

The TARDIS

• [OLD] The Doctor's time and space travel vehicle.  It stands for Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space.  Like a lot of the Doctor's race's technology, it is "bigger on the inside."  The Doctor stole her second-hand TARDIS when fleeing her homeworld. It is an older model ("Type 40") and unreliable, often ending up in the wrong location, and being unable to blend into its environment (a feature TARDISes should have).

Dan's House

• [NEW] Was shrunk by a Compression Blast booby trap left by Karvamista in  Doctor Who: Flux Chapter 1 ("The Halloween Apocalypse" (Doctor Who (2005) series 13)

Joseph Williamson

• [REAL] A businessman and tunnel builder from 1820's Liverpool who first appeared in  Doctor Who: Flux Chapter 1 ("The Halloween Apocalypse" (Doctor Who (2005) series 13)

The Shadow Proclamation

• [NEW] A galactic police force, first mentioned by the Ninth Doctor in "Rose" (Doctor Who (2005) series 1),  and visited by the Tenth Doctor in "The Stolen Earth" (Doctor Who (2005) series 4) and the Twelfth Doctor in "The Magician's Apprentice"  (Doctor Who (2005) series 9)

Sonic Screwdriver

• [OLD] The Doctor's favourite tool: the sonic screwdriver. First shown to be used by the Second Doctor in "Fury of the Deep" (Doctor Who (1963) season 5), it has been used almost constantly since. While it has been destroyed a couple of times and replaced it has been implied to be the same device rebuilt ("Day of the Doctor" (Doctor Who (2015) 50th Anniversary Special). Although Doctor has suggested he initially built it ("The Doctor Dances"  (Doctor Who (2015) series 1) & "A Christmas Carol"  (Doctor Who (2015) Christmas Special 2010), this is the first time we've seen her build one.  It's been said to be self-repairing "A Christmas Carol"  (Doctor Who (2015) Christmas Special 2010) and on at least one occasion the repaired it for him ("The Eleventh Hour"  (Doctor Who (2015) series 5)). She built her current version in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (Doctor Who (2015) series 11).

Lupari Shield

• [NEW] The way the Doctor saved the Earth from the Flux in  Doctor Who: Flux Chapter 1 ("The Halloween Apocalypse" (Doctor Who (2005) series 13)

Commander Linx

• [OLD] A Sontaran Commander who attempted to take over Earth in the 13th Century in "The Time Warrior" (Doctor Who (1963) season 11).

Swarm & Azure

• [NEW] Brother (Swarm) and sister (Azure) aliens who know the Doctor, but are unknown to the Doctor and first appeared in  Doctor Who: Flux Chapter 1 ("The Halloween Apocalypse" (Doctor Who (2005) series 13)

Karvanista

• [NEW] A member of the Lupari race, species bonded to Dan. First appeared in  Doctor Who: Flux Chapter 1 ("The Halloween Apocalypse" (Doctor Who (2005) series 13), where the Doctor had tracked him down as the last known member of The Division.

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