Mandrel and Stott's rebellion

The passenger corridor’s brittle veneer of order collapses as the lift doors part. A mandrel erupts into the corridor with lethal speed, targeting the attendant’s reassurances and the woman’s plea …

Costa arrives on the bridge to discover the captain watching Mandrels slaughter passengers without intervention. Exposing Rigg’s complete indifference to the unfolding horror, Costa seizes command. The confrontation lays bare …

Romana interrupts the Doctor’s delicate reactor repair as a Mandrel attacks, forcing him to abandon the task momentarily. K9 intervenes to neutralize the creature while the Doctor recovers, immediately resuming …

Romana spots the creature approaching and shouts a warning to Stott and the Doctor. Stott fires his weapon, wounding the mandrel just enough to disrupt its charge. The beast staggers …

After uncovering the Vraxoin smuggling plot on the Empress Bridge, Romana swiftly disarms the dazed Fisk and flees to stop the Eden Project’s escape. Her decisive action shifts focus to …

The Doctor explores the Hecate while Dymond manipulates the illicit Vraxoin transfer system. Hidden surveillance reveals astronomical profits tied to human suffering. Recognizing Dymond’s role in the conspiracy, the Doctor …

The Doctor storms in from confronting a mandrel, commanding Romana to shut down the CET machine before racing back out. His disturbed arrival forces Fisk and Stott to recognize the …

With the Empress’s CET machine repurposed under K9’s guidance, the Doctor seizes control of the Hecate’s dimensional projection, forcibly anchoring the renegade ship within the Empress’s field. Fisk, still doubting …

Romana studies the electric crystals imprisoning the mandrels while sharing a knowing glance with K9. The Doctor hastens to dismantle the CET projector and return the creatures to their home …