Gallifrey re-listen

I decided to skip "Zagreus" all together, and went straight into "Weapon of Choice".  It was actually less awful than I remembered.  I came out with the following observations:

- On meeting Romana for the first time, Arkadian greets her as "Imperiatrix".  Which is both nifty and creepy, but raises the questions of "how?" and "why?"  Unless word of the future timeline from "Neverland" has at some point leaked out, so Romana's eeeeeeeeeeeeevil future is relatively common knowledge.
- Braxiatel and Romana are quite distant.  Even cold, in bits.  He's laying it on too thick with the flattery, and she's ... well, cranky, but that's just a sign she's awake.  Cheer up, Romana, it's all downhill from here.  Anyway, the Romana/Braxiatel relationship doesn't get really interesting (to me) until the second season, when we find out he was her tutor at university, and has been manipulating and controlling her from her youth.  Some people might say it's sociopathy laced with ambition, but to me, that's a spiffing good OTP.
- Romana is really keen to be a martyr for Gallifrey.  She actually sounds disappointed when she realises she's not going to die to save her planet.  This brings me back to Theory A: Romana Is Crazy.
- Setting the tone of the series, Braxiatel and Narvin get the best lines.  To wit:

Narvin: "And [Romana's] mood?"
Brax: "Above apoplexy, but below incandescence."

Romana's crankiness: a universally acknowledged fact, like the existence of the giant squid, or nuclear physics.

And, after she's gone off in search of martyrdom-by-stupidity:

Narvin: "I must call the High Council.  It seems there will be a presidential election, soon."
Brax: "I wouldn't be too hasty, Narvin."
Narvin: "Of course not.  We shall observe a proper period of mourning first.  You think I have no respect?"

Narvin's love for Romana: cunningly concealed beneath a thick layer of hatred.  Really.