Tegan demands answers from the Doctor

Tegan presses the Doctor for clarity on their mission, her urgency mounting as the Master’s corruption of history threatens to entrench itself. The Doctor deflects her request, not through evasion but by redirecting her focus to the tactical necessity at hand. Rather than admit his strategy is stalled or acknowledge the Master’s growing advantage, he shifts the conversation toward the enemy’s location, framing the threat’s source in a way that assumes an imminent solution. This abrupt pivot highlights his need to control the narrative and reframe the conflict on terms that prioritize action over explanation, leaving Tegan—and the audience—with a sense of unresolved tension. key_dialogue: [ TEGAN: Would you very much mind telling me what's going on?