Day 222: The Invasion Episode 3

Or, we could look at the character of Tobias Vaughn, the villain of the piece. He works because he's played by Kevin Stoney, the actor who formerly played Mavic Chen in The Daleks' Master Plan. This is an absolutely wonderful actor because he is able to clearly show two radically different states of mind: calmness and rage. When he is calm, we appreciate him, being completely unflappable and perhaps the coolest character in the history of Doctor Who. He doesn't care about whether the Doctor escapes, because his plan doesn't entirely need that, it's all worked out. It would be nice if his henchman in chief, Packer, could capture the Doctor, but there's no real need for him to do so. But hiding underneath that calm exterior is a raging bull. His anger is palpable as he shouts and tears down everyone in his way. He is a terrifying figure when he is angry because we have seen the calm contrast beforehand. If all we had was the anger, then it would not be as effective due to it just coming across as a very angry man, but by having the contrast then we are able to realise the ruthlessness of this villain and feel true fear of his power.