Seasons / 9-9

Perpendicular
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Cast


Captain Robert Smith -- Bruce Campbell
Lieutenant Martin Jasper -- Ted Rami
Commander Belinda Reines -- Amy Acker
Colonel Shauna Finelli -- Jewel Staite
TAG -- Christopher Judge
Johnny Danger -- Edward Kerr
Skip Tyler -- David Tennant
Robin Cunningham-- Wil Wheaton
4675636B -- John DiMaggio (voice)
Alice Tolman -- Amy Adams
Red Shirt-- Justin Long


Guest Stars


The Doctor -


Production


Writer: D. M. Jeftinija
Director: D. M. Jeftinija
Script editor: D. M. Jeftinija
Executive producer: D. M. Jeftinija
Production code: 9.9
Originally broadcast: 02-14-2011
Timeslot: 8:00 EST
Length: 15


Chronology


Preceeded by

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Followed by

All in the
Family

  -  

Meeting of
the Mindless

Perpendicular

Plot Synopsis


A fork in time leads Belinda and the Doctor down and unexpected path.

Plot Summary


The Doctor and Belinda hold on tight while the TARDIS? is pulled into a perpendicular dimension where they find an alternate Belinda facing off against Marty on Veratra. After watching Marty disappear, the Doctor postulates (correctly) that ; is involved in some way. It is at this point they catch the attention of Darth Malignant. They chat briefly before the evil Belinda moves on the offensive and tries to kill them. After running, dodging, and discussing non-violence the Doctor manages to get to the TARDIS but announces that the evil Belinda's universe is collapsing under the weight of no longer having Marty's choice and the paradox of Belinda not having taken on the mantle of Una. The Doctor and Belinda run into the TARDIS and evil Belinda follows but is kicked out by her good counterpart. As the universe collapses the TARDIS returns to its home dimension and the Doctor means to go have a word with ;. Instead the Doctor finds an invitation suggesting that they may have more than just the incident of the perpendicular dimension to discuss.

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