TARDIS Dimensional Instability Crisis
The TARDIS suffers sudden dimensional instability, manifesting as mechanical failure and hallucinatory imagery. The crisis threatens both the TARDIS and a Skonnon ship in space. The Doctor and companions must act immediately to stabilize the ship.
Involved Characters
Arc Timeline
Season 17
2 eventsThe Doctor and Romana realize the TARDIS is accelerating uncontrollably after the Doctor’s experimental modifications disrupt the ship’s stabilizers. K9’s warnings go unheeded until the scanner reveals a disabled Skonnon …
The Doctor and Romana’s calm assessment of TARDIS systems gives way to alarm as K9’s sensors detect a steadily rising gravitational anomaly. The Doctor’s quick test confirms the readings, exposing …
Season 20
2 eventsAs the Doctor grapples with the TARDIS shields collapsing into spatial distortion, Tegan’s sharp eyes catch a fleeting skull image on the scanner. The Doctor’s horrified realization confirms their peril …
The Doctor’s voice cuts through the sterile metallic corridors of the space liner as he urges Nyssa forward, her breath ragged and steps uneven. Her hands clutch at the air …
Season Bridges
Connections in this arc that cross season boundaries.
Both events depict the TARDIS being compelled toward external threats: in the earlier episode, a sacrificial trap; in the later, a failing shield that exposes a skull image, signaling an …
The gravity surge detected by K9’s sensors in the earlier episode prefigures the dimensional instability that leads to shield failure and the appearance of a skull image on the TARDIS …