Make The Connection, Stevens!

[Rob McCow]

This thread is a straight rip-off of 'Chain of Morbius' except going through all the stories in order and saying what they have in common with:

The Green Death.

Why? Because The Green Death seems to have links to every other story! It's the one that comes up most in the 'Chain of Morbius' every time.

So...

An Unearthly Child is like The Green Death because (uh-oh) they both feature tribes of grubby people who speak in a strange way and spend most of their time in caves.

Next up - how is The Daleks / The Mutants / The Dead Planet like the Green Death?

[Antony Cox]

The Daleks is like The Green Death in that they both feature poisonous liquid which has leaked (OK, in the Daleks the Doctor lied about it, but I had to find a connection somehow! )

How about The Edge Of Destruction?

[SiHart]

Edge of Destruction... well you do have companions acting out of character due to an outside influnce or force, just like Mike Yates in The Green Death.

Come on, how is Marco Polo like The Green Death?

Si xx

[Captain Tancredi]

Because they both have guest actors who would become famous for their roles in ITV soaps?

[Rob McCow]

In The Keys of Marinus the Conscience of Marinus is a giant computer brain that wants to control the whole world, just like BOSS in the Green Death.

And as for The Aztecs...?

[SiHart]

Ahh, yes The Perfect Victims death is very like that of Ralph Fell, as they both fall from the top of high buildings.

The Sensorites next then...

Si xx

[Lissa]

Both have underground tunnels which are poisoning the local area.

Is it the Reign of Terror next? I should know this by now.

[Antony Cox]

The Reign of Terror also features the actor playing the Doctor dressing up in different clothes and playing a different character, though I accept that they're not exactly the same situations...

[Stuart Wallis]

Planet Of Giants has somebody making a deadly chemical. I wonder if any other stories will be this simple?

[Andrew Curnow]

The Dalek Invasion of Earth is like The Green Death because it involves shady goings on in a mine!

[Lissa]

Don't they both also have brainwashed humans jumping off buildings? Or did I imagine that?

[SiHart]

The Rescue is like The Green Death as both feature people doing the washing up.

Si xx

[Stuart Wallis]

The Romans is like The Green Death because both feature regular characters dressing very much differently to the way they normally would - Ian etc. in togas, and well-known drag queen Jan Peartree.

[Anthony Williams]

The Web Planet is like The Green Death in that both feature gigantic insects.

[Lissa]

The Crusade is like the Green Death because both feature conflict between two ideologically opposed groups, one of which has unorthodox dietary requirements.

[Jon Masters]

The Space Museum is like TGD because the chief villain uses a machine on the Doctor which fails to have the desired effect.

[Antony Cox]

The Chase is like The Green Death in that a companion or companions leave at the end of both stories.

[cullsoft]

The Time Meddler is like The Green Death as both involve The Doctor tinkering with TARDIS parts.

(Off the topic, bonus thumbs up to this thread as it got me to dig out The Green Death and finally start giving it a good watching today!)

[Stuart Wallis]

Galaxy 4 sees a woman considering the importance of the men in her life, even if she has a much lower opinion of them than Jo has.

[Andrew Curnow]

With its Vaaga plants, Mission to the Unknown shows that the natural world isn't always a pleasant thing - as do the maggots in The Green Death.

[Jon Masters]

The Myth Makers sees a female companion leave because she's fallen in love, and is prepared to go on a long journey with her new man.

[shada pavlova]

The Daleks' Master Plan is similar to The Green Death because the Doctor actually reaches the planet that he was aiming for (for once).

[SiHart]

The Massacre is like The Green Death because in both the Doctor has a moment where he feels sad about his companions leaving him.

Si xx

[cullsoft]

The Ark is like The Green Death because both involve the Doctor visiting a place he's been to before, and apparently finding it's very different to how it was when he left it!

[Rob McCow]

In The Celestial Toymaker, the Doctor and his companions face a foe who is able to control people's wills. Just like BOSS in The Green Death.