This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: The Maltese Penguin

I find it really surprising that this is one of only two audio stories to feature Frobisher in them. This story starts off quite funny, much like The Maltese Penguin it's very self-aware and I really love the idea of a civilisation that have such rigid traditions that they even perform assassination attempts ritually. It's quite an interesting commentary on religion in general. The first half does start to drag a bit with mostly the same jokes about how odd the society is, but it really picks up with the introduction of the evil baby God (one of the strangest sentences I've typed doing these reviews). The way all the characters begin to challenge their traditions towards the end was quite impactful. The twist that the castle was actually a self-made torture chamber that was endlessly looping was fantastic and quite dark. It reminded me a lot of Heaven Sent and I wouldn't be surprised if this is where some of the inspiration for that came from.

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