Doctor Who
S9E22
· The Time Monster Part 2

Hypnotic submission of Percival

The Master’s control tightens as hypnotic suggestion strips away Dr. Percival’s remaining resistance in the Director’s office. A quiet but absolute surrender unfolds as the Master’s gaze and voice weave a spell of unthinking obedience. Percival’s compliance is not just coerced but reshaped—his identity reduced to a vessel for the Master’s will. This moment completes the Master’s psychological domination and secures a powerful ally within the Newton Institute at a critical hour. key_dialogue: [ MASTER: Oh dear, you are a worrier, aren't you. Come here. Closer. Now look into my eyes. There is nothing to worry about. Everything will be all right if you just obey me. Just obey me. PERCIVAL: Obey. I must obey. Everything will be all right. MASTER: That's better. Now you go along there and carry along with your telephoning, and let me get on with my sums. You know, it's a long time since I came across a hypnotic subject who turned out to be as good as you are. It's just like old times. ]

Plot Beats

The narrative micro-steps within this event

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The Master hypnotizes Dr. Percival, manipulating him into absolute obedience. Percival expresses initial concern about being caught, but the Master's hypnotic powers quickly take effect.

concern to compliance

The Master instructs Percival to return to his duties, highlighting Percival's susceptibility to hypnosis. The Master reflects on the effectiveness of his control, comparing it to past experiences.

compliance to satisfaction

Who Was There

Characters present in this moment

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The Master
Renegade Time Lord
 primary

Feigned benevolence masking cold confidence and satisfaction at successful domination

The Master stands with deliberate calm in the Director's Office, his voice a velvet instrument of control as he lures Percival into ever-deepening compliance. His gaze remains fixed, unbroken, weaving suggestions that bypass rationality and lodge directly in the mind. Unhurried and precise, he treats hypnosis not as a brute force but as a fine art refined over centuries of practice.

Goals in this moment
  • • Convert Percival into a fully compliant agent for immediate tasks
  • • Secure a strategically positioned accomplice within the Newton Institute
Active beliefs
  • • True power lies in making others believe obedience is their own choice
  • • The universe rewards those who manipulate its threads from the shadows
Character traits
calm dominant manipulative precise theatrical
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George Trenchard
primary

Relieved surrender followed by numb compliance

Dr. Percival begins visibly shaken but responds to the Master’s suggestion with mechanical precision, repeating phrases that signal the surrender of his free will. His posture shifts from resistance to compliance, eyes locked onto his manipulator, voice reduced to obedient echo. His identity is being rewritten in real time, reduced from a respected scientist to a vessel of manipulated obedience.

Goals in this moment
  • • Restore order and reduce anxiety through total obedience
  • • Fulfill the Master's instructions without question
Active beliefs
  • • Obedience will restore safety and stability
  • • The Master's voice brings relief from uncertainty
Character traits
compliant mechanical relieved detached submissive
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Location Details

Places and their significance in this event

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Global Chemicals Surveillance Office

The Director’s Office transforms from a symbol of bureaucratic authority into a hidden chamber of psychological oppression. Its polished surfaces, institutional diplomas, and phone on the desk frame the transaction of power between master and subject. The brass lamp’s focused light isolates the two figures, while the safe’s audible mechanism marks the rhythm of control. The room’s isolation ensures no interruptions to the Master’s ritual.

Atmosphere Unnaturally calm and intensified by hypnotic focus
Function A private chamber for manipulative domination disguised as a professional meeting
Symbolism Represents the perversion of institutional authority for personal tyranny
Access Limited to authorized personnel with expectations of privacy and decorum
single brass desk lamp illuminating the two men audible click of the safe’s dial during instructions telephone as the primary instrument of compliance

Narrative Connections

How this event relates to others in the story

What led here 1
Character Continuity

"The Master’s calm assertion of control over Percival in the Director’s office is reinforced when he uses hypnosis to dominate him, demonstrating the Master’s consistent manipulative patterns."

Master tightens control over Percival
S9E22 · The Time Monster Part 2