The Doctor and Osgood return to London after narrowly escaping death by surface-to-air missile, thanks to Clara’s influence on her Zygon double Bonnie. The truth behind the ‘Osgood box’ is revealed. presenting Kate Stewart and Bonnie with identical 50:50 choices – one resulting in victory, the other defeat. Both agree to back down and reinstate the ceasefire.
Having given us an allegorical take on immigration, asylum seekers and refugees that made the Zygons a more nuanced and sympathetic threat than the standard villain of the week, The Zygon Inversion unexpectedly becomes a story that is as much about the Doctor and the futility of the… Read the full story