Project Classic!Who 2010: 059 - The Daemons
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The Daemons
The Doctor becomes alarmed on seeing television coverage of an archaeological dig by a Professor Horner into an ancient barrow near the village of Devil's End. He hurries to the scene with Jo.
The Master is posing as the local vicar, Mr Magister, and using black magic rituals to summon Azal, the last of a race known as the Dæmons, whose miniaturised spaceship is buried within the barrow. Benton and Yates arrive in a UNIT helicopter but, before the Brigadier and his troops can join them, a heat barrier appears and cuts the village off from the outside world.
Azal will appear three times and on the last of these occasions will decide whether to transfer his awesome powers to another or to destroy the planet as a failed experiment. The Master hopes to be the recipient of the powers, but in the event Azal offers them to the Doctor instead. The Doctor declines, arguing that the human race should be allowed to develop at its own pace.
Azal decides to kill him, but Jo then offers to take his place and, unable to comprehend this act of self-sacrifice, the Dæmon self-destructs. The Master is finally captured by UNIT and taken away to await trial for his crimes against humanity.
Every great story starts with a Dark and Stormy Night, so this is promising. So is dying of fright.
THE AGE OF AQUARIUS. WELCOME TO THE SEVENTIES.
BESSIE. THE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, AND ITS NAME IS BESSIE. I love Three so much right now.
This is feeling very much like an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus and I keep expecting "And now for something completely different!" to come up. I don't know what exactly it is that's giving me the feeling.
"I'm a witch!" That's why. But does she weigh the same as a duck?
OF COURSE the Master's the new vicar. And not even wearing a mask this time.
"Personal appearance of You Know Who?" Do I even need to say it?
You know, it's really surprising it took the Doctor nearly two full episodes to think of the Master. Just go into every situation thinking the Master is behind it, Doctor, because chances are you're right.
DON'T BLINK.
Miss Hawthorne is rather annoying. She's telling the Doctor he's being "obtuse" for not believing in magic, but she's the one who refuses to believe there can be a scientific explanation. Just shut up and the let the Doctor deal with it, woman.
Well heat waves and freezes are infinitely better than farts, you can give them that much.
REVERSE THE POLARITY! :D Always reverse the polarity. It'll solve all your problems.
I don't know why I'm so amused by all the mutterings in the Angry Mob. "*gasp* He is a witch!"
I somehow managed to NOT download the last episode, but yay for youtube.
I still wonder what kind of science can make that horn honk with a remote.
My brain kind of goes into not-listening mode when things get all screamy, but I'm pretty sure I heard Azal say, "DOES NOT COMPUTE" somewhere in there.
Something tells me the Master won't stay locked up for long. If at all.
Did Yates just ask Lethbridge-Stewart to Dance!? I approve.
THIS WAS AMAZING. GREAT EPISODE.
Gif party:
If I'm ever asked to explain why I love Classic Who so much, this gif is the reason:
Am I the only one around here who watches A Very Potter Musical? Yes? Well then this is just for me.
Up next is Day of the Daleks!