Day 324: The Time Monster Episode 1

This story begins with something reasonably unique in the history of Doctor Who. We get a glimpse of one of the Doctor's nightmares as he envisions the Master standing over him and proclaiming himself to be the Master of all, while volcanic eruptions and earthquakes go off in the distance (cf Inferno). This is unique as we get a glimpse into the Doctor's inner thoughts. We begin to see what goes on behind this man of mystery's mind. This is unique as normally we see the Doctor through the eyes of normal people, mainly his companions as we travel through time and space. Despite the fact that he is the protagonist of the series, we actually spend very little time seeing things from his perspective, preferring instead to keep an air of mystery about this centuries old alien being. Which is a good thing as it keeps the series fresh, but yet there is still the inner hankering to know more about what makes this Time Lord tick. This is why we can cherish this scene as something unique, something that we only see on special occasions, and brought out on occasion - most recently in Listen - because it's a glimpse at a whole world that we cannot even begin to comprehend.