The Corruption of Absolute Power

The Doctor, evading capture, stumbles into the Scientist’s processing room where Carstairs is being prepped for brainwashing. Feigning curiosity about the procedure, the Doctor flatters the Scientist’s ego, exploiting his …

The Doctor, still posing as a sympathetic observer, manipulates the Scientist into allowing him to witness Carstairs’ de-processing from brainwashing. Once the procedure begins, the Doctor sabotages the machine, freeing …

In the War Room, the Security Chief reports an emergency signal from the Civil War Zone, suggesting resistance activity. The War Chief seizes the opportunity to publicly humiliate him, dismissing …

In the War Room, the War Chief publicly humiliates the Security Chief, accusing him of incompetence and undermining his authority. The confrontation reveals the War Chief’s paranoia about resistance activity …

In a tense, high-stakes confrontation, the Security Chief interrogates the Scientist about the Doctor’s escape, revealing that Zoe’s involuntary confession under the truth machine exposed space-time travel secrets. The Security …

In the Processing Room, the Security Chief interrogates the Scientist about the escape of Carstairs, revealing that the Doctor’s deception and Zoe’s involuntary confession under the truth machine have exposed …

The scene opens with Captain Dent arriving at the colony’s dome, where he immediately asserts IMC’s mineral rights over the planet, forcing Governor Ashe into a legal confrontation. Dent’s calculated …

The Doctor disrupts Captain Dent’s legal maneuvering by publicly exposing the IMC’s fabricated 'monster' attacks as optical illusions and robotic constructs. His accusation forces Dent to retreat temporarily, but the …

In the IMC control room, Morgan’s panicked admission of helplessness reveals the colonists’ growing distrust of the mining company’s narrative. Dent’s hesitation over summoning an Adjudicator—despite Caldwell’s insistence on legal …

The Doctor confronts Caldwell in the Survey Office, exploiting his moral unease to fracture his loyalty to IMC. By revealing Dent’s orders to execute him and imprison Jo Grant—coupled with …

In the Control Room, Winton and the Doctor exploit Dent’s moment of vulnerability—his inability to contact security—by forcibly bringing Morgan in as a hostage. Winton immediately asserts dominance, demanding Dent …

In the dome entry area, Dent consolidates his authority over the colonists by directly threatening Ashe with execution if he refuses to pilot the ship. Ashe, the last qualified pilot, …

In the IMC Control Room, Captain Dent—distracted by a scuffle between Winton and Rogers—demands a video-link with Ashe aboard the colonist ship. Despite technical difficulties, Dent interrogates Ashe about the …

In Ashe’s office, Dent dismisses Morgan’s concerns about the Doctor and Jo, revealing his single-minded focus on retrieving Caldwell—the IMC’s mining expert—despite Caldwell’s defection to help the colonists. Dent’s cold …

The Master’s authority crumbles as Morgan and IMC guards confront him, escalating into a chaotic firefight with armed colonists. The Master seizes the distraction to flee in a buggy, abandoning …

Two Overlord guards arrive unexpectedly, interrupting the Doctor and Varan’s tense standoff in the transport cubicle. The guards’ sudden appearance forces an immediate clash, revealing the Overlords’ brutal efficiency and …

The Marshal openly brands his own subordinates as failures while revealing their impending doom on Solos. He no longer masks his genocidal intent, declaring the rebels and mutants will all …

Varan and the Doctor descend into the mine where Ky has taken refuge. The Doctor promises to help find Jo while Varan hesitates to trust Ky despite the shared enemy. …

The Marshal escalates his campaign of extermination, ordering secret preparations of gas grenades and blast packs to purge the mine passages of rebels and mutants. He dispatches Stubbs and Cotton …

Irongron’s hall stinks of spoiled rations and sour wine, a humiliation he will not endure. His tirade exposes the colony’s deep supply shortages, shifting blame to Sir Edward’s well-stocked storehouses …

As Irongron and his warband crest a forest clearing at daybreak, they discover a metallic sphere—a fallen star promising power. From its hatch emerges Linx, a Sontaran officer clad in …

Bloodaxe arrives at Linx’s hidden workshop bearing Irongron’s demand for parley, only to find the Sontaran warlord unyielding in his dismissal. Linx’s refusal to even acknowledge their envoy exposes his …

Irongron forces Eric to reveal details about Sir Edward's defenses, testing the loyalty of his uneasy ally Linx. The Sontaran warrior asserts dominance by deploying his brutal mind-probing technique on …

The cellar falls silent as cabal members react to the stolen crystal's presence. Keaver attempts to flee but is stopped by the spider’s energy. Lupton seizes the moment and commands …

Keaver reacts with panic to the spider’s omen in the crystal’s energy before fleeing under Lupton’s gag order. Barnes detects Lupton’s unnatural confidence but hesitates to press, while Lupton’s feigned …

Sarah escapes through a window to avoid detection and urges Mike to warn the Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart about Lupton's activities at the spiritual retreat. Mike stays behind to gather …

Lupton seizes the Metebelis Three crystal, now amplified by his spider-infused powers, and moves to escape UNIT HQ. He encounters Benton, who attempts to intervene, only for Lupton to violently …

Lupton makes a desperate bid for escape as the Brigadier intercepts him in the car park, drawing his revolver. Three shots ring out but miss their mark as Lupton sprints …

The Sevateem tribe condemns Leela for heresy after she challenges the existence of Xoanon. Sole, her father-figure, volunteers to take the deadly Test of the Horda on her behalf but …

Neeva humbles herself before Xoanon’s voice in the shrine, her arrogance stripped away under divine condemnation. The deity condemns Leela’s return as a failure of the shaman’s duty, stripping Neeva …

Leela infiltrates the tribal meeting where Neeva’s liturgical curses are weaponized against perceived enemies of Xoanon. When Neeva commands destruction of the Tesh betrayers, Leela acts decisively, plunging a Janis …

Leela infiltrates the tribal meeting hall to confront Lugo, whom she sees as an immediate threat to her and the Doctor. In a swift, calculated move she stabs him in …

The Sevateem’s chanting escalates into a frenzied hunt as the mob’s litany shifts focus to the Doctor, now branded their Evil One. Leela detects the lethal pivot and forces immediate …