Day 352: The Green Death Episode 3

We see in this episode something that I wanted in Planet of the Daleks: grief. A quiet moment takes place halfway through this episode where Jo and Professor Jones mourn the death of one of the miners who looked after Jo in the first half of the episode. It's nice because we're allowed tok feel for the characters. The miner wasn't in the largest of roles, but he was still important and once in a while it's important to remind ourselves of the impact that deaths can have in the series. It certainly takes its toll on Jo, who needs to find a shoulder to cry on. That shoulder doesn't belong to the Doctor, what would be expected in such scenarios, instead it is that of Professor Jones. These two clearly have a strong connection, one which is more romantic than we've seen before in the series. Things are looking different for this serial, and we'll see how much different things become as The Green Death continues.