Day 518: Nightmare of Eden Part 1

From the outset, this story appears somewhat mundane. Two ships have collided with each other, albeit in extraordinary circumstances, and now that the Doctor has arrived on the scene it is his job to find a solution to their problem. It's an interesting start to the story then as it chooses to start with a small accident, but this is used as a springboard to other plot elements. Soon we see that a futuristic zoo has been set up on the ship, keeping animals not in cages but in crystals, and we also discover that a highly illegal drug can be found on the ship, with criminal implications for anyone who has it on board. So slowly but surely we begin to become more invested into the plot thanks to the ideas inserted by Bob Baker, the writer, and Douglas Adams, the script editor. So whilst Nightmare of Eden may seem mundane, it is soon clear that it is anything but.