When the Doctor last visited Rokhandi, it was a planet of such stunning natural beauty that an entire solar system had sworn to preserve it. What better place to take new companion Alice Obiefune on her first off-world adventure?
And it would have been a magical vacation… if the TARDIS hadn’t overshot by fifty years. Now the austerity-hit pleasure planet has become a ‘theme safari’ corporate hell, overrun by eerie, giant-headed mascots and a trillion tramping tourist feet!
But there’s something more sinister at play than rampant commercialism and ecological devastation… and the Doctor and Alice need to uncover all of Rokhandi’s long-buried secrets if they’re to escape with their lives!
Absolutely loving this series! Again we have a story that can stand on its own while also pointing to a larger story arc. I love the creepy amusement park plot, my only complaint is that I wish this had been longer.
“The Friendly Place.” Doctor: “... Except I landed the TARDIS wrong. Overshot. Only about … oh, twenty, thirty years. Maybe as few as ten. An eyeblink. That's all history needs.”