Day 157: The Faceless Ones Episode 1

It's a repetition of themes in this episode, as we reach the conclusion and find that Polly does not recognise the Doctor or Jamie, much like Ben had been brainwashed by the Macra in the previous story. But it's subtly different to what has come before, in ways that are able to differentiate it from previous stories. For a start, The Macra Terror had this as the main plot point, whereas this story puts it aside as a curio, a clue as to what might be happening. This is because there are more things occurring in this story, and unlike the previous story which was about exploring a society, here clues and curiosities are placed before the viewer, such as mysterious guns and an odd importance on postcards. One of the parts of Doctor Who that is good is that there is no set formula to write to (at least not at this particular moment) and so this means that different writing styles can be left to flourish, so we can enjoy this new adventure by David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke