The Tara Politics and Android Replicas
The partnership between Kyle Hardy and Hector Stewart frays under desperation during risky gambits, while Princess Strella shows heroic defiance to protect King Reynart. Both struggle against Count Grendel's schemes in the android-replica-filled land of Tara.
Involved Characters
Arc Timeline
Season 10
3 eventsAs Earth cargo ship C982 approaches hyperspace transition Stewart and Hardy voice their frustration with their current life charting neutral cargo routes while war looms with the Draconian Empire. Their …
The Ogrons breach the C982’s airlock with brutal efficiency, overpowering the crew and seizing control of the ship. They take not only the cargo but the TARDIS itself, rendering the …
As the Ogrons breach the airlock, Doctor takes command of the panicked crew. Hardy urges Stewart to move as Stewart faces harsh accusations from the Doctor about his recklessness. The …
Season 16
2 eventsGrendel enters Strella's cell offering one final chance to accept the marriage to King Reynart or to him, framing it as an easy path to power. Strella refuses at every …
Romana and Strella share a tentative moment of healing through the concentrated art of tapestry, their fragile peace built on delicacy and patience. The Doctor’s sudden entrance disrupts this quiet …
Season Bridges
Connections in this arc that cross season boundaries.
In Episode 9, Stewart and Hardy question their mission in a mundane cargo run while war looms; in Episode 16, Strella defies Grendel's marriage offer to protect King Reynart from …
In Episode 9, the Ogrons steal the TARDIS and seize the cargo ship, leaving the Doctor and Jo stranded and vulnerable. In Episode 16, the Doctor's sudden entrance shatters the …
In Episode 9, the Doctor protects Stewart from Ogrons by forcibly redirecting him to safety, undermining the crew's assumptions about the threat. In Episode 16, Strella refuses Grendel's offer because …