Day 259: Doctor Who and the Silurians Episode 2

So one of the interesting things about how the series works now, and something that I hinted at as I talked about when we covered the new regulars in Spearhead From Space, is that a new dynamic has formed between the Doctor and his companions, which is to say that one of his companions most definitely isn't. The Brigadier comes across as a man who, while still being on the same moral side as the Doctor, uses different methods, ones that the Doctor might not necessarily approve of. Take, for instance, a scene wherein some UNIT soldiers, along with the Doctor and the Brigadier, are investigating the caves. One UNIT solider comes across something that he doesn't recognise, prompting him to shoot it and cause it to run away. The Brigadier approves because one of his soldiers may have been in danger, however the Doctor disapproves because the danger was not necessarily present and that it may have been better to discuss problems than shoot at them. It's these moral dilemmas that will form much of how the series will develop over the UNIT years.