📝7/10 → GOOD!

Thworping through time and space, one adventure at a time!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: “GALLIFREY: THE INQUIRY”

The Gallifrey saga continues with The Inquiry, which sees President Romana face a hearing for her actions while Leela tries to uncover the truth about what happened to Andred.

I love a good courtroom drama, and The Inquiry goes all in on that track when key characters are called as witnesses against or in support of Romana, which further shows the political tension on Gallifrey. The story is mostly focused on exploring the circumstances around the Timonic Fusion Device and on Leela breaking her way into the Matrix to learn about Andred’s fate. Everything remains fairly contained but still moves the overall plot forward satisfyingly.

Leela and Romana continue carrying the weight of the story on their shoulders, while the guys plot behind their backs. Lalla Ward is particularly good when she lashes out against those trying to stop her. Braxiatel and Narvin are great in this as well, and it’s a joy to hear Lynda Bellingham as Inquisitor Darkel.

Braxiatel is fleshed out a bit more, especially his Collection and the danger he puts the Matrix and Time itself into, but I still can’t really graph his overall role in the series. The scene where he reveals Anred’s fate to Leela is a highlight of the series so far, with superb performances from Jameson and Miles Richardson.

The third act is pretty busy with explaining what’s been going on, and I can’t say that I got all of it.