Episode 14: The Prague
Convergence
Hoping
to rescue Alecta from the thrall of Kronos before he is reborn as a single,
godlike entity, Lady Penelope and the Doctor arrive in 1913 Prague, where the
Weeping Angels are gathering en masse
for the Great Event. In the Café Louvre, Franz Kafka direct them to the
enigmatic Kronos Institute, where a man from the future is attempting to
rewrite history...
Episode 15: Facing Kronos
Avalon
is the only thing that stands between the Weeping Angels Gestalt and their
final rebirth as the omnipotent Kronos. The only way to stop them would be to
rewrite their very reality using the Key of Time, recreated by the Doctor through
the mathematical magic of block transfer computation. It is now time for Lady
Penelope to face Kronos – or die trying…
Perhaps
more than any other, this fourteenth season was full of twists and surprises,
with Penelope’s choices and actions having a major impact on the overall
continuity – like when she decided to take the Comte de Saint-Germain on board
of her TARDIS for a few adventures in space and time… or when she did the same
for Alecta (the daughter of Rassilon and a major NPC in the previous season –
and probably in the next one, too).
The “metaplot” of the
season (i.e. Kronos’ scheme to be reborn as a single, almighty entity, as
opposed to his current incarnation as the Weeping Angels) also ran exceedingly
well; with a bit of judicious retcon and improvisation here and there, it was
(in one form or another) present in most episodes, without ever being too
blatant, gaining critical momentum as the season entered its final tier.
And we had a very moving
epilogue, which saw Lady Penelope attending the funeral of William Blake. Her decisive
encounter with the visionary artist (in episode 13) was one of the high points
of the season and left a profound mark on Penelope (and her player too).
Last but not least, episode
14.15 was also our 199th episode. Yes, that’s right: our next scenario
will be Penelope’s 200th adventure, which is quite a milestone - but
then, we’ve been playing for more than 10 years… At this point in time, I don't know if we'll play Episode 200 as a
one-off special or as “Episode 15.1”… but
I’ve already started thinking about it. I'd like to do something special and
unique for this occasion – and NO, for obvious reasons, it won’t be a “multiple Penelope”
episode.
That being said, I’ll
update my blog in the meantime; I’m currently working on the fifth edition of
the Temporal Toybox… and before that, I’ve got some pretty nifty and radical
house rules in store. See you soon!
