The Doctor returns to an old haunt, only to find hate awaits

Across the course of his many lifetimes, the Doctor has faced countless foes, including the Cybermen, the Ice Warriors, and his old schoolmate and frenemy, the Master. Every Whovian has their favorites. Each has tested him, his companions, and even the fate of the universe.

However, in 1988, in the waning era before Doctor Who left TV screens for 16 years, a series of episodes had the Doctor fight his greatest enemy for the very last time. Well, before showrunner Russell T. Davies brought them back in the sixth episode of the revival, “Dalek.”

“Remembrance of the Daleks” is a four-part arc that follows the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and his companion Ace (Sophie Aldred) as they travel back to London's Shoreditch in 1963. Whovians will remember that the First Doctor (William Hartnell) spent much of that year on Earth, primarily so his granddaughter, Susan (Carol Ann Ford), could attend Coal Hill School (fun fact: it’s the same school where the Twelfth Doctor pretends to be a caretaker). However, in “Remembrance of the Daleks,” writer Ben Aaronovitch dropped a bombshell: before he absconded from Earth to go on an adventure, the Doctor left behind a powerful object capable of triggering stars to go supernova: the Hand of Omega.

Several seasons and Doctors later, the Doctor returns to Earth with a new face and a new companion, only to discover that two Dalek factions are after the Hand of Omega.

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