Thank you Stroppygoblin! The goose has been released from bondage and is in need of some R&R.

Drunken debauchery, a welcome respite, R&R-I&I
Events can now unwind, rewind from being uptight.

Take a heavenly body, and finagle a law, Finagle's Planet by Sci-Fi guy Theodore Sturgeon was the original title to the Star Trek episode 'Shore Leave', 50 year anniversary of the episode in December.
the magician’s familiar, the physician saw. Magician's familiar- White Rabbit, Physician- the late great, Dr. McCoy

Life, liberty, pursuit of all things that are craved. Liberty- Leave
What starts as a party, can turn into a rave. Landing party

Whether actual or metaphorical, it did cause for few, in sci-fi they really don't go ashore.
a time for out with the old and in with the new. misdirection- a lot of crew went AWOL after they went ashore.

For God's sakes Jim, I'm a doctor, not a riddler!