Day 37: A Land of Fear

The TARDIS has now landed in a different place, and so we begin a new adventure. It's quite interesting, particularly in these modern times with faster pacing, to see how long it is before the TARDIS crew actually finds out where/when they are, indeed it's about a third of the way through the episode before they learn that they are in France and halfway before the figure out that they're in the middle of the French Revolution. This is nice to see because it allows for a sense of discovery, as to where you are. One of the things that should be noted about this is that the audience finds out these things at the same time as the characters, and so we are able to bond with the crew as they discover, and learn about their surroundings.

Another thing that's interesting is how quickly people start to be killed off. The TARDIS crew soon finds some Royalists who, whilst being a little bit untrustworthy, would appear to be the allies for the rest of the story. And 5 minutes before the episode ends, they're both killed off. And this helps to show the horrors of the French Revolution, where anyone can die at any time. This truly is a Reign of Terror.