Day 381: Planet of the Spiders Part 6

"I had to face my fear". The Doctor who has been defined as a man of courage, a man who is full of action, is afraid. But what is he afraid of? The way in which this story states this means that it could read that he is afraid of the Great One, the enormous spider which can control people with a single thought. But it can also be read another way. The Doctor set all of these events in motion by stealing the crystal on Metebelis 3. Now, there has been much death and destruction as part of his greed for knowledge. So is he perhaps afraid of seeing the consequences of his actions? This is something that we will see in the future, when the Day of the Doctor approaches.

But that's the future, and we are focussing on the present as the Doctor collapses to the floor. Death has overcome the Doctor. But with death comes life, at least for some people. The concept of regeneration is introduced for the first time in this episode, as we see the Doctor become reborn. We do not know what he will be like, but can look forward to seeing how this new man shall perform. The end for the Pertwee era may be nigh, but there's still a future, meaning that We've Got Work To Do...