Doctor Who visits the world of mysticism in this episode, as it is stated that this serial's villain, the Great Intelligence, was encountered by, and later was able to take over, Padmasambhava on the 'astral plane'. It is a formless villain, operating purely on motivation and method rather than design in order to provide its scares. But the key point here is that this villain is decidedly mystical, not one of the more scientific adversaries that we've encountered so far in this series. This means that the world is able to become stranger, and the serial is no longer just a science fiction adventure serial, but it can also include elements of something 'other', which can help spice up the series so that it doesn't become the same old thing repeated over and over again.
Also, as an addendum to the last entry, the appearance of Padmasambhava has improved and become slightly more unsettling, however I still stand by my original point that it's a poor cliffhanger, and that it doesn't really translate itself well to screen.
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