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15 November 2024
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I had quite a bit of fun with Square One. There's definitely some really dated aspects to the writing I did not find endearing. The way Leela is treated as an exotic dancer was often uncomfortable and I really didn't appreciate how Romana would refer to these performers as sluts and whores. Sometimes you can just tell when a script was written by a guy. In spite of those moments, the story, and idea of Leela infiltrating a peace summit was all pretty good and memorable. I definitely feel the end detail of it all being some sort of fake summit to divert assassins a little unnecessary as a plot point, but the main focus of the story is Leela trapped in this potential time loop, while assassinations, intrigue, and sabotage are all in play. That stuff, which is, to be fair, the main focus of this story, is all done really well. We have a lot of good performers to back that story up, and ignoring some of the more unsavoury elements of the script, there is a good story to be enjoyed at the core of this plot line. I was a little weary of us continuing with the Time Lords sharing power with these new races, but this was a unique and new take on the idea. Not bad overall, in spite of some awkward elements.
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