Day 592: Terminus Part 1

We've got a bit of a story arc with regards to the character of Turlough. He spent the previous story, Mawdryn Undead, in the employ of the Black Guardian, attempting to kill the Doctor. This plot point was not completely resolved by the end of the story, hence the character is on board the TARDIS, acting as companion to the Doctor but secretly trying to kill him throughout each encounter.

This makes the beginning of Terminus rather interesting. It sets the scene with some character interactions between Turlough and Tegan, both of whom mistrust the other, as Turlough attempts to sabotage the TARDIS without anyone else noticing. It's nice to see this as it acts as an effective reminder of the events of the previous story, being that the new companion is here to cause havoc, and that nobody really likes him aside from the Doctor. It also gives the impression that the series, at the moment, is less about engaging with the stories and more about engaging with the regular cast members as they travel throughout the Universe, which can be seen by the fact that the plot doesn't really begin to happen until around 8 or so minutes into the story, prior to that it had just been discussions between characters.

However, the plot must start at some point, and tomorrow we'll perhaps have a look at the story of Terminus, as our voyage continues.