The Invasion of Time - Part One
The Doctor lands the TARDIS on a Vardan spaceship. He leaves Leela and K-9 in the TARDIS and meets with the Vardans. He makes a deal with them and then returns to the TARDIS. Leela tries to figure out what the Doctor is up to while he is gone but he locked the controls to the TARDIS.
The Doctor takes the TARDIS and his companions to Gallifrey. A troop of guards are waiting for him when he arrives. The Doctor insists on talking to Chancellor Borusa. The Doctor insists that he is the rightful leader of the High Council of Gallifrey. He asks that he be formally recognized as such.
Chancellor Borusa objects but the Doctor points out that while he may only be the President-elect, Borusa is similarly only the Chancellor-elect. Castellan Kelner is considerably more amenable to the Doctor's requests. The ceremony is arranged. The Doctor is invested as President of the High Council. The episode ends with the Doctor falling down in pain at the end of the ceremony as the crown is placed on his head.
The Vardans keep an eye on the Doctor from a distance although their screen doesn't seem to show what the Doctor is doing.
What is the Doctor up to? He seems to be very urgent to get control of the High Council but the reason why isn't entirely clear. It must have something to do with the deal he made with the Vardans. I've seen this story before but it has probably been twenty-five to thirty-five years since I last saw it.
Louise Jameson (Leela), John Leeson (K-9), Anthony Read (writer), and Matt Irvine (visual effects designer) are on the commentary track for this episode and probably the remaining five episodes.
This is a decent start. The Vardans have yet to appear on screen but their voices have been heard. I don't recall how much more of a part they play in this story. I don't recall exactly when the Sontarans enter the story but I assume if will be at the end of one of the next two episodes.
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