The Swampies and the Kroll

Outside the museum, the Commander’s frustration over the locked TARDIS door escalates into public humiliation when Governor Lobos arrives to inspect the situation. The Commander, already on edge, vents his …

In the Governor’s office, Ian—armed and desperate—confronts Lobos, who mocks his defiance but ultimately concedes under threat. Ian demands to be taken to the Doctor, ignoring Lobos’ warnings that the …

Thawn returns to the control centre and reports from Delta Magna, where the colonists’ encroachment has inflamed tensions with the native Swampies. Dugeen detects a second vessel following Thawn’s ship, …

Thawn and Fenner pursue Rohm-Dutt into the Delta Magna swamp and locate the Doctor rather than the gunrunner. Fenner immediately opens fire, gravely wounding the Doctor, who survives by falling …

Dugeen's announcement of an impending orbit shot fractures the control chamber's tense interrogation of the Doctor. Thawn seizes the moment to assert authority, dragging the Doctor to the control center …

Romana faces her grim fate as the Swampies complete their ritual preparations, with Rohm-Dutt offering casual cruelty rather than aid. His indifference underscores the commercial nature of his arms dealing, …

Bound with creepers alongside Romana and Rohm-Dutt in Kroll's temple, the Doctor interrogates his captors with artful distraction as the Swampie priests debate the torment of the seventh ritual. He …

The Doctor exploits the storm’s vibrational force to unleash a bloodcurdling scream that shatters the temple’s sealed window. As the glass breaks, he seizes the moment to stretch the ritual …

Thawn seizes control of the refinery’s orbital weapon system to eliminate Kroll and the Swampy settlement it has attacked, framing the strike as practical efficiency while dismissing moral and environmental …

With sixty seconds remaining before the orbital strike launches against Kroll and the Swampies, Thawn issues the command to commence primary ignition without hesitation despite the mounting objections of his …

Thawn gives Dugeen a final warning as the countdown advances. When Dugeen disobeys and triggers the abort, Thawn executes him without hesitation, leaving Fenner to catch the falling body. Fenner’s …

With the refinery’s automated systems preparing a catastrophic orbital strike, Fenner forces the Doctor and Romana to recognize the true scale of destruction Thawn’s orders have wrought. He reveals the …

Romana joins the Doctor in the control center as the refinery’s automated systems eerily continue their operations despite the death of Kroll. Fenner reveals the computer’s countdown remains active, unaware …

Morgus reacts with fury to reports of rising copper output despite his orders, viewing the anomaly as sabotage. He swiftly pivots to address a separate crisis, ordering Chellak's direct communication …

Morgus interrogates Chellak about the gun runners named by his forces, escalating into a brutal critique of the General’s failed campaign against Sharaz Jek. Chellak attempts to justify the operational …

Morgus and the President observe the macabre ceremony in Morgus' office as Salateen drapes Peri and the Doctor in red execution cloths. The President objects to the traditional display, dismissing …