Olvir names Terminus as a graveyard

The space liner’s true purpose is brutally revealed when a tannoy announcement shifts from sterile directives to the chilling declaration that this is Terminus, a place where those who fail to disembark will die. Olvir’s horrified recognition of the name confirms the ship’s horrific role as a terminal for the dying lazars, stripping away any remaining false hopes of escape. As cloaked figures shuffle past, groaning with illness, the Doctor and Nyssa witness the escalating crisis from a staircase while Tegan and Turlough take desperate shelter beneath a floor plate. The moment forces a moral reckoning for all aboard, as their immediate survival hinges on understanding the liner’s deadly function.