"A long time ago, your ancestors accepted responsibility for the welfare of these Monoids. They were treated like slaves. So no wonder when they got the chance, they repaid you in kind."
Episode 23: The Ark.
Companions: The 1st Doctor, Steven Taylor and Dodo.
Air Date: Four episodes. 5th to 26th March 1966.
The Doctor and his companions Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet arrive some ten million years into the future, on board a generation starship which is carrying the last of humanity away from an Earth that is about to fall into the Sun. However, the cold that Dodo has could prove devastating to these future humans and their servants, the Monoids.
The Ark is one of the best stories I have watched for some time. Well written and taking a couple archetypal science fiction troupes and running with them. We see the destruction of the Earth (prior to it being rebuild by the National Trust), a generation ship taking humanity to a new home and the effects of a 20th century (and no extinct) illness on a future generation. Together it works very well.
The story starts off with the companions arriving on a generation ship. Dodo's cold is passed to the humans and their Monoid servants. The Doctor has to find a cure for the cold to save everyone. Once done, they make their goodbyes but the TARDIS takes them to the same spot seven hundred years into the future. In this future the Monoids have evolved to conqour the humans.
The new companion, Dodo, seems a little too eager and that makes her a tad annoying throughout this story. At least she doesn't feel like a replacement for Susan this time.
The Ark is another excellent story for those who want to watch the better tales from the classic days of the show.
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