I had managed to sample some of the Gallifrey series before, but am glad to have finally had the chance to start from the beginning and take a look at this series from its start point.

It's always been an interesting idea to me to explore Gallifrey a little more, but my ongoing concern is what I have seen so far are stories very political and human. Personally, I had always preferred the Time Lords as a bit more alien and beyond more petty human conflicts, or at least capable of more advanced ideas than what we get.

Still, there is a lot I like here. Louise Jameson particularly feels like she just steps right back into her role as Leela. She does a really good job of conveying the woman's struggle living on Gallifrey and her place in the story feels pretty appropriate. That being said, I think I like the ideas behind this story better than the execution. Leela living on the outskirts of Gallifrey society while mourning the potential death of her love interest feels like it should work, but in the story I found the writing a little clumsy.

The plot with Romana and the presidency felt a lot more simple and too mundane for me to really get into. Brax stands out a bit, but otherwise I didn't find the whole conspiracy with the Time Weapon that compelling, while Nepenthe felt pretty weak as an antagonist. Once again, there are cool ideas here with the CIA, Romana's relatively limited powers as a president, and the Time Lords sharing the power of time travel a bit, but it all just feels a little underdeveloped in this particular audio. That being said, I think that as the start of a long-running series there is a lot of potential to further build up on these ideas, and Weapon of Choice does do a good job of setting that stuff up for future content, which is hardly a bad thing. I will have to see if it all ultimately paid off.

EDIT: In hindsight, that pay-off very much exists, and in a big way!  Weapon of Choice is definitely worth your time now knowing what is down the road.