Day 245: The War Games Episode 2

I'm a great believer in the proverb that states that when you embark on a great journey, you do not look ahead to what you are yet to complete, instead look at what you have already achieved. It's something along this lines that we'll be dealing with here. The character of Jamie has certainly developed since we encountered him for the first time all the way back in The Highlanders Episode 1 He's become a far more well rounded character. Previously, he would jump into fights and that's it. He was a simpler character, essentially bound within the confines of the four episode story in which he was introduced. and yet he is able to break free of these bonds and join the TARDIS. In doing so, he becomes far more likeable, as well as clever. When he meets a Redcoat in this episode, his primary function is not to fight him but to interrogate him to discover more about his predicament. Similarly, he doesn't get out of his gaol cell by just fighting the guards, he uses cunning to escape. All in all, it's a remarkable development for this McCrimmon, showing that as far as Highlanders go, there can be only one.