Written by Rochana Patel

Starring Michelle Gomez

Originally released : April 2025

Listened to: April 2025

Context: I forgot the next trilogy of Dark Gallifrey was due so it was a pleasant surprise to see this one appear in my BF app. I had just finished a Gallifrey boxset and was looking for a shorter story to listen to before Families was available, delighted this one was able to fill that space for me.

THE REVIEW

What I thought: I enjoyed this a lot, easy to follow, weird but not too weird (which some of the previous Dark Gallifrey suffered from I thought) and I liked the steam punk vibes very much. Missy was somewhat less mental than usual, scheming but still tremendous fun and sets up the next episode with a tantalising glance of the TARDIS on some kind of steam submarine!

Rating: 4 out of 5 panopticons: a real highlight for dark Gallifrey thus far, with a nice set of supporting cast, well acted and moves along nicely, looking forward to the next instalment.

What I felt: amused and entertained, simple as!

What am I left thinking?

• How the 7th Doctor is going to take down Missy/or Missy will take down Slyv!
• Awesome companion in Scratch

Memorable bits

• Missy working out the crown is a lash up by the doctor
• Very odd steam driven robots