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26 November 2024
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Friendship and body dysmorphia isn't two things I'd usually think of working together to create a great story, but it sure does here!
One of my favourite things about Gallifrey so far has been the character interactions, so it's only inevitable that the first story to be *really* driven by them would be one I end up loving. Leela and Romana's interactions here are great, the conversation they have over the creation analogy of the watchmaker (or here necklace) is brilliant and gives a great viewpoint of both characters, and I love Romana throwing a chair through the window at the start.
I love the idea of Romana using this getaway as a way of trying to make Leela see that she's needed, and the thing of doing what Romana wants one day and what Leela wants the next is just so very real.
And then there's the mind meld they end up having while in the dream water pods. It's great. I love the way the swap works here, it's not swapping bodies, not even fully swapping 'abilities', the bit where they're contemplating getting into a fight, with Romana-Leela wanting to, but not being able to, and Leela-Romana talking about knowing all the parts of the body but not how to use them. It's some really effective almost body horror, and is a great way of helping the characters see eye to eye, understanding what the other's perspective is.
Generally just an incredible character piece for the two, and I can see why it's some peoples favourite.
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