The Forest of Fear
The Doctor and the others are unable to escape on their own. There is a big rock in front of the entrance to the Cave of Skulls. The Old Woman takes Za's knife. She gets into the cave via a secret entrance. She frees the Doctor and the others on condition that they agree not to teach the tribe how to make fire. They run into the forest.
Hur wakes up and tells Za that the old woman is going to free the captives. Za moves the great rock. Za and Hur are too late. The Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan have escaped. Za and Hur go after them. They have almost caught up to the time travelers when Za is attacked by a great beast. Ian thinks it is their chance to make a run back to the TARDIS but Barbara insists that they help Za.
Hur is suspicious of the time travelers' motives but she allows them to help Za. They make a stretcher with wooden poles and coats. The carry Za through the forest and back to the TARDIS. They find a gang of cavemen led by Kal waiting for them.
This installment is fairly simple. It feels a bit padded as though they didn't have enough material to fill the time allotted.
Once again I'm not exactly won over by this story. This is not the best of Who but it is of course the beginning. It does seem appropriate that the plot of this story revolves around the knowledge of how to make fire.
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