Day 287: The Mind of Evil Episode 5

There's another fantastic scene here. But this one's fantastic for different reasons. Whereas the last scene that I mentioned was fantastic due to the duality between the Doctor and the Master, this one is just fantastic because it features the Brigadier mounting an assault on a castle with a handful of UNIT troops. It's the sort of mindless action sequence that we wouldn't normally get in Doctor Who about 50 or so episodes ago, however now the show has changed enough such that we're able to have sequences in the series and not bat an eye-lid. And most importantly of all, it's remarkably fun. The Brigadier decides to inform the people who he's about to shoot at of this fact by shouting at them through a megaphone. They then shoot the megaphone out of his hand, at which point the Brigadier begins to fight the bad guys. As written, it comes across as cheap, however as shot, there's an element of believability and also an element of excitement associated with it, not to mention the fact that it's well directed by Tim Combe. And above all else, this action interlude helped liven up what would have otherwise been a remarkably dull Episode 5 of a story, so in that regard this evolution in how Doctor Who is made is certainly welcome.