Object

Temporal Experiment Control Device (Apparatus)

Mechanical interface used to initiate and monitor temporal distortions in biological specimens

5 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

5 moments

Computer banks lining the control center walls pulse with data about drilling coordinates and forced labor allocations. The Doctor traces corrupted schematics while Dalek 4 receives updates from reconnaissance teams, creating the data environment necessary for his deductions.

Before: Rows of humming computer terminals tracking excavation progress and prisoner allocations

After: Corrupted subterranean schematics being decoded by infiltration team

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S17E2 · Destiny of the Daleks Part 2

Doctor finds hidden Dalek shaft

Rows of humming, obsidian-black computer terminals dominate the control center, their amber screens flashing alerts as the Daleks monitor intrusions. The Doctor traces corrupted schematics on the terminals, extracting data on excavation coordinates and the missing fourth level.

Before: Active hubs of Dalek control, tracking labor allocations and mining directives without deviation.

After: Accessed by the Doctor for tactical information, their systems briefly repurposed to reveal vulnerabilities.

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S17E6 · City of Death Part 2

Doctor exposes Kerensky’s fatal flaw in time theory

Kerensky's jury-rigged control device shows erratic behavior when the Doctor manipulates it, demonstrating its technical instability. The polarity reversal causes visible electrical arcs and temporal distortions, proving the device cannot maintain controlled time manipulation.

Before: Damaged control panel with blinking indicator lights

After: Erratic behavior with visible electrical disturbances and warped surrounding environment

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S17E6 · City of Death Part 2

Duggan ends Kerensky’s experiment with a blow

Kerensky scrambles to stabilize his failing control device as the Doctor deliberately reverses its functions, causing erratic electrical arcs and temporal distortions that threaten to collapse the laboratory's systems entirely. The jury-rigged interface becomes both battleground and casualty.

Before: Corroded but functional control hub for the temporal apparatus, covered in flickering indicator lights

After: Damaged and sparking from polarity reversal, its broken interface abandoned as the group prioritizes escape

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S17E6 · City of Death Part 2

Romana uncovers hidden chamber behind wall

Kerensky attempts to stabilize his collapsing experiment using the damaged temporal experiment control device, fumbling across its corroded interface. The Doctor’s polarity reversal causes erratic temporal arcs and jittering indicators, visibly warping the device’s integrity and signaling the failure of Kerensky’s flawed science.

Before: Actively used, jury-rigged control panel covered in blinking lights and erratic energy discharges.

After: Severely destabilized with visible electrical arcs and temporal distortions after polarity reversal.

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