The Daemons - Part Two
The Doctor and Professor Horner are caught in the outpouring of cold air from within the chamber that the professor opened up. The professor dies. The Doctor survives but goes into a coma. Jo gets the Doctor transported away from the site of the dig, Devil's Hump, and back to the village of Devil's End. He eventually recovers.
Jo gets in touch with Captain Yates and Sergeant Benton. They make their way to Devil's End the next morning in the Brigadier's helicopter. They see (from the air) what look like enormous hoofprints. They rendezvous with Jo who fills them in on what's been happening.
Sergeant Benton goes to have a look around town. He finds Olive Hawthorne tied up in the church. He unties her but then the deacon, who works for the Master, comes looking for them. Benton and the deacon get into a fight. Benton loses the fight after stepping on an evil spot in the basement of the church where the Master conducted a ceremony the night before.
Benton and Harthorne escape and make their way back to the inn where most everyone else is hanging out. Something strange is afoot but the Doctor doesn't buy Miss Hawthorne's explanation, that it is the work of the Devil.
The Brigadier tries making his way to Devil's End but there seems to be some sort of barrier preventing them from getting but so close. The Doctor and Jo go to have another look at the Devil's Hump. The Doctor is explaining his theory about what is going on when a gargoyle that came to life the night before approaches the Doctor and Jo.
Thoughts
The Master plays a bigger part in this episode than my summary would lead you to believe but he still has yet to cross paths with the Doctor or any of the Doctor's allies, other than Olive Hawthorne in the previous episode.
Captain Yates and Sgt Benton show up in civilian clothing at Devil's End. They were in their uniforms the night before. I'm not sure why they weren't in uniform the next day.
I enjoyed seeing Sgt Benton and Miss Hawthorne getting the opportunity to move the story forward while the Doctor was out cold. The fight between Benton and the Deacon was very physical.
This isn't my favorite story but so far it has had it's moments, even if the special effects are wobbly by today's standards.
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