Day 608: The Awakening Part 2

The plot of The Awakening is rather simple. A diabolical force has landed in a small English village which feeds off psychic energy. In this instance, it gets food by inciting violence throughout the town, mainly through the war-game re-enactments which are taking place. The clear message of the story is that violence and other firms of negative energy should be avoided, and that one must always be level-headed when uncomfortable events happen. An example of this comes halfway through this episode, when Ben, the main henchman of Sir George, is handed a gun and told to execute the Doctor. Ben, a middle-aged man, takes the gun, and when Sir George leaves, simply asks for an explanation. He's not going to take orders from a madman, and is perfectly happy to sit down, listen, and have a level head.

And that finishes off The Awakening. It's a story that I almost wish I could have spent another episode with, as the characters were all rather lovely and there's a fair bit to enjoy from it. It's a shame that neither director or writer ever worked for the series again, as they both did an excellent job and I'd have very much liked to see future work from them.