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were_lemurThe Firemaker
Spoilers!
When last we left our intrepidish heroes, they were surrounded by cave dudes. Now, taken back to the cave, the show turns into CSI: 200,000 BC, or maybe Perry Mason. The Doctor points out that there is no blood on the knife that was supposed to have been used to kill Cavegran, and there is blood on the accuser's knife. The Doctor tells Ian to raise the mob against the real killer, and they chase him out.
I can't help thinking that the Doctor should be particularly glad that the Master didn't find out about that particular incident. Not only did he incite mob violence against the current leader, he did it out of sheer self-preservation.
Not that it helps much; they're still taken back to the Cave of Skulls. Left alone, they start to work on making fire, and it doesn't look anywhere near as impressive as when Cody does it on Dual Survival. Cave Dude shows up and watches them, but instead of letting them go, decides that he'll keep them. Which is about the time that the deposed leader shows up, and the Cave Match is ON! Which consists of clunky fight scenes interspersed with scenes of Team TARDIS looking horrified at the violence.
Cave Dude wins, and takes fire out to show the people, but he still won't let the Doctor and Co. leave. So they decide to put burning torches under skulls, which for some reason terrifies the whole tribe. Team TARDIS goes *sneak sneak sneak* out behind them. But then one of the sticks topples over, and Cave Dude realizes that it was All A Trick. Cue footage of our heroes running quite obviously in place, the obligatory trip-and-fall sequence for Barbara, and the first of many just-in-time disintegrations.
Of course, the TARDIS doesn't take them directly home. Sexy's not going to let them off that easily, oh no! They land on an unknown planet which looks like it's got normal radiation at first, but then it suddenly shoots into the danger zone after Susan turns her back. Oh noes!
Spoilers!
When last we left our intrepidish heroes, they were surrounded by cave dudes. Now, taken back to the cave, the show turns into CSI: 200,000 BC, or maybe Perry Mason. The Doctor points out that there is no blood on the knife that was supposed to have been used to kill Cavegran, and there is blood on the accuser's knife. The Doctor tells Ian to raise the mob against the real killer, and they chase him out.
I can't help thinking that the Doctor should be particularly glad that the Master didn't find out about that particular incident. Not only did he incite mob violence against the current leader, he did it out of sheer self-preservation.
Not that it helps much; they're still taken back to the Cave of Skulls. Left alone, they start to work on making fire, and it doesn't look anywhere near as impressive as when Cody does it on Dual Survival. Cave Dude shows up and watches them, but instead of letting them go, decides that he'll keep them. Which is about the time that the deposed leader shows up, and the Cave Match is ON! Which consists of clunky fight scenes interspersed with scenes of Team TARDIS looking horrified at the violence.
Cave Dude wins, and takes fire out to show the people, but he still won't let the Doctor and Co. leave. So they decide to put burning torches under skulls, which for some reason terrifies the whole tribe. Team TARDIS goes *sneak sneak sneak* out behind them. But then one of the sticks topples over, and Cave Dude realizes that it was All A Trick. Cue footage of our heroes running quite obviously in place, the obligatory trip-and-fall sequence for Barbara, and the first of many just-in-time disintegrations.
Of course, the TARDIS doesn't take them directly home. Sexy's not going to let them off that easily, oh no! They land on an unknown planet which looks like it's got normal radiation at first, but then it suddenly shoots into the danger zone after Susan turns her back. Oh noes!
