Harold V's transformation from loyal servant of the regime to its outspoken critic, culminating in his execution

Harold V, a former gag writer for Helen A, reveals himself to the Doctor and Ace as a killjoy and former informant while waiting in the Waiting Zone. His offhand …

Harold’s attempt to resist the regime’s forced happiness results in his immediate execution via a booby-trapped slot machine in the Waiting Zone. The Doctor decries Ace’s impulse to lash out …