The Catalyst (#2.4)

  Big Finish, Companion Chronicles

This story is one of the most compelling Leela of the Sevateem stories I’ve heard.  It is a story within a story, where Leela is being interrogated by a Z’nai, wanting to discover the location of their greatest emperor, H'mbrackle.  Meanwhile, she is telling the audience of an adventure she had on Earth with the Doctor, discovering a Z’nai he had put in a time bubble for his own reasons.  And so the bloodbath begins and ends with Leela, though she still has a few tricks up her proverbial sleeves.  Will she survive the interrogation or not?  And more importantly, what happens next?  This is one story where I would LOVE to hear the followup.  Excellent, compelling story!!!


Louise Jameson (Leela) and Timothy Watson (H'mbrackle and the Z'nai)

Writer/Director: Nigel Fairs

Release: January 2008

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