Day 187: The Enemy of the World Episode 2

Now that we've got over the fact that this episode actually exists, let's have a look at the basic premise of the plot. It's a simple idea: the Doctor happens to bear a striking resemblance to the enemy of the week, and so one side wishes for him to impersonate the enemy, a man called Salamander, in order to save the world, or something like that. It's an idea that's been covered before, as we saw in The Massacre, where William Hartnell played the villain as well. But there, the story was based around the audience not knowing whether this was the Doctor or not, whereas now the distinction is clear. This allows for the story to become more of a thriller rather than a contemplative piece, and so the story is able to continue moving without having any annoying scenes of doubt of who is who. And while this idea is a cliché, it's still being dealt with in a really interesting way, and so the audience just wants to see how this story will unfold.