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This story is set in the future, where these blokes are in charge of space.
The big guy in the front is a total git to everyone, and quite the racist. The thin guy is saying, "We should stop being so racist to all the aliens. Space is full of them, and it's starting to look tactless."
The big guy - who I think is called the Marshall - is thinking, "I don't care. I love being racist almost as much as I love pie. I wonder if they make racist pie?"
Soon, Doctor Who turns up with his lovely companion Jo. By the look on Jo's face, Doctor Who has spent the whole afternoon going on about how brilliant he is, and making fun of her for not knowing how to pronounce science words.
To Jo's relief, Doctor Who has spotted some evil space racism going on, just through this space door. He loves telling people off, and this will give Jo a break.
This is one of the monsters for this story. He is a Mutant, which is why it's called 'The Mutants'.
He is at a Mutant disco, doing a right old dance. He's very happy, which is a shame, as the racist Space Marshall hates mutants, and discos, and happiness, and will soon try to have him murdered.
Jo goes for an explore. She finds herself in an awful, garish cavern, and is rightly horrified by its lack of taste.
Mind you. What is she meant to be wearing? Her jacket appears to made of the bits of material that all the other jackets refused to be friends with.
The Mutants come to play with Jo.
They have a jolly, larkish demeanour which is, sadly, at odds with their nightmarish insectoid faces.
So she runs right off.
This is shot at a rather jaunty angle, isn't it? Jo has met some badly dressed guys who want to invade the Marshall's base and stop him being so racist.
I can't work out what's going on with the guy in the middle. Is he ill? Has he got his head down because he's leading the charge against racism? Are they actually prisoners and I've simply forgotten because I wasn't paying attention?
Whatever it is, Jo is clearly hoping they'll be done soon, as her hair is starting to lose its bounce, and she's pretty sure this civilisation doesn't have any hair dryers.
Doctor Who confronts the Marshall, albeit with quite a glum face. He wishes The Master was about. This story has failed to meet his Five Tests For A Fun Adventure. Which are:
1. Wine
2. Zooming about in a car, motorbike or helicopter.
3. Laughing at The Master and calling him a jerk.
4. Hanging about with royalty.
5. A wide selection of cold meats and/or pastries.
The Mutants get bored and come invade the Marshall's base too.
They really are quite hideous, aren't they? I know the story is meant to be about tolerance and seeing beyond the surface and all that but... I mean you'd kill them, wouldn't you? If you could? No matter how nice they might turn out to be later.
You'd kill them, and then you'd do a big wash of all your clothes, in case you'd got any Mutant on them.
In the end, one of the natives turns into a magic Space Angel. He floats about for a bit, and says some stuff about not being racist, not to anyone, and yes - that includes doing funny accents.
It turns out the hideous Mutants turn into Space Angels if you leave them for long enough.
So... I dunno. Be nice to insects? Maybe. Probably not wasps, though.
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