Mistress of Chaos Part 5

"Two fates... I honestly don't know which is worse."

Writer: Scott Gray

Format: Comic Strip

Released: 9th January 2020

Printed in: DWM 547

Featuring: Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, Graham

Synopsis

The Doctor, Graham and Dogbolter are still stuck in the Catastrophia, and the fate of the Time Lord as the Herald gets worse. The Sanity is an alternative fate. Can the Doctor face her possible future selves in a world of chaos? A world that intends to invade reality...

Verdict

Mistress of Chaos continued in impressive fashion with an action-packed fifth part! I will get to the comic strip story shortly, but before that I will preview what looks to be another excellent edition of Doctor Who Magazine. The magazine is always better when Doctor Who is actually on our screens and following on from Spyfall being broadcast should be great. I can't wait for the Master of Disguise segment detailing some of the top disguises that the Master has taken on over the years with yet another brilliant one revealed in the first story of Series 12. Anything relating to the Master is a positive in my book! I'm a little behind with my blogging of the comic strip story this month, so I have already read the preview of Orphan 55 before last week's broadcast, and I have just read the sneak peak at Nicola Tesla's Night of Terror ahead of tomorrow's new episode! It looks to be a really good historical tale and I'm very excited for it. I am delighted to find that The Daleks' Master Plan is the subject of the Fact of Fiction this month which should just be brilliant to get the insight of and I am very much looking forward to (hopefully) this being the feature for the next three issues. The Anyone for Denis? feature looks quite intriguing and combining merchandise and Tom Baker should be a good read! This issue of course features previews of episodes 5 and 6 of the new series and with the Judoon returning in one, I am very much looking forward to what's in store there. Bradley Walsh taking on the TARDIS Tin for this month's interview should be a really good and fun read as I'm sure he'l embrace the format. An interview with Chris Chibnall is also always welcomed seeing that he runs the show! Quite literally. He's always good when it comes to just giving enough away as well. I do hope he gets asked about the Master's return and how it was kept hidden. Now, back to the comic strip story and I thought this was a really good continuation. I was kind of hoping it would, but that's purely because it's a bit long and waiting six months for a story to pan out and conclude is quite long. The concept of the Doctor having two possible future fates was intriguing, especially considering neither was particularly appetising! The emergence of the Sanity was good and the image of her alongside the Doctor and the Herald was a little bit mind-boggling to be honest. So much Jodie Whittaker! But in such different scenarios and fates. The Doctor wanting to help the Herald despite knowing it may be her fate was testament to the person she is, and the desperation attached to her plea to the Sanity to remember who she once was made for an emotional moment. The Doctor couldn't believe she would become that. Yaz, Ryan and co using the TARDIS, through unconventional methods, to get to the Catastrophia was good and I like how the method the Doctor and Graham will escape is now known. The TARDIS wasn't quite as safe as it would be in reality though! That's an exciting prospect as it's usually a safe haven. It's a nice dynamic. The cliffhanger was slow but good with the potential of chaos emerging throughout the universe and taking over reality. It was coming through every possible entryway, how can that be stopped? I look forward to finding out! Overall, a solid continuation.