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Styre’s Sontaran hunt

Commander Styre of the Sontarans pursues the Doctor and local allies including Harry Sullivan and human resisters, in a struggle over temporal tech and planetary control.

9 events across 1 season

Arc Timeline

Season 12

9 events
S12E10 · The Sontaran Experiment Part 2
Styre asserts dominance by executing a captive

Field Major Styre orchestrates a demonstration of his ruthless efficiency outside his spacecraft, weaponizing both human fear and Sontaran military protocol. After releasing a group of imprisoned humans he dismisses …

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Doctor corners climbers at Tor base

The Doctor interrupts three human captives—Erak, Krans and Vural—as they attempt to climb away from Styre’s lair with stolen Sontaran equipment. Recognising their nervous compliance to Vural’s command to keep …

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Harry battles forcefield to save Sarah

Styre leaves Sarah imprisoned behind an invisible forcefield after brutal interrogation with a forehead device extracting information about her origins. Harry, armed with a large stick and hiding from the …

Resolution
Vural exposed as Styre's traitor

Styre arrives outside the spacecraft with Krans, Erak, and Vural as his captives, the final batch of test subjects for his brutal experiments. When Vural panics about being included, he …

Resolution
Doctor gambits against Styre in single combat

Styre’s brutal experiments have pushed the Doctor to an extreme gambit. He strips Harry of his weapon and challenges Styre to single combat, exploiting the Sontaran’s pride to bait him …

Climax
Doctor averts Sontaran fleet with bluff

As Styre’s spaceship explodes behind them from Harry’s sabotage, the Doctor and his companions flee for cover. With Styre dead and the immediate threat neutralized, the Doctor acknowledges Vural’s sacrifice …

Resolution
Doctor offers escape while locals hesitate

Krans and Erak refuse the Doctor's lifeline, dismissing the transmat's reliability and choosing to wait for help from the Nerva team. Their skepticism mirrors the cautious distrust that has defined …

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