A suitably timey-wimey explanation for the goings on in the previous installments, and some lovely character work, I do just wish there were more inquiry in The Inquiry.

Firstly the acting for Leela is great and I love her interactions with the CIA agents after she uncovers what happened to Andred. Narvin is definitely starting to grow on me a bit, I'm not sure what I was expecting from him (I don't really remember his appearance in War Master all that well as I didnt' know the character at the time, but this almost-but-not-quite slimy character heading up the CIA wasn't it, and I think this is the release that's started to sell me on him. Romana is great as always, and I like the bit more character we get from Darkel here too, honestly just having her here again is great.

Generally I really like this combination of sci-fi, spy drama, and politics, the time travel element is confusing but explained well, and the explanation doesn't feel like exposition with the context of the scene.

I also really like what more we get of Braxiatel here, and I really am wishing I'd read some of the books or listened to some Bernice Summerfield audios to have even more of him. The idea of him knowing about the events that his future self will go on to do in the vaguest terms is really interesting and I especially like how it's used here, almost as a red herring. He didn't set the data bomb in the past but had the idea to, so maybe it's something he'll do in the future? Leading you away from figuring out that no, it is something he has done but didn't remember because of time stuff.

All in all, I really liked it, though I really do wish there were more courtroom drama in it. Those scenes are some of my favourites from Trial of a Timelord and I wish we got more here.