The Daemons - Part Five
The Master laughs at Jo's protestations and orders his followers to prepare her to be sacrificed. Sergeant Osgood finally gets his act together and the Brigadier has him use the device he built using the Doctor's instructions. It allows them to get through the heat barrier that surrounds the village but it blows up not long after they have passed through the barrier.
Bok threatens the Doctor and the others outside the church. The Brigadier and his men distract Bok while the Doctor runs into the caverns below the church. The Doctor confronts the Master and Azal. He gets the Master's followers to release Jo. Azal offers to convey his power on the Doctor whom he considers to be more worthy than the Master. The Doctor refuses the offer which leads Azal to try and destroy him. Jo offers herself up for destruction in the Doctor's place. Azal is confused and self-destructs, taking the church and the caverns with him but not until after the Doctor, the Master, Jo, and the Master's followers have hightailed it out of there.
The episode ends with the Master a prisoner of UNIT. He tries to get away in Bessie but the Doctor is able to remote control Bessie into returning. The Doctor, Jo, Miss Hawthorne, and Sgt Benton dance around the maypole as the story ends.
Thoughts
This was fun but it felt like it was about twice as long as it needed to be. I wasn't too crazy about Azal being defeated in the end by a selfless sacrifice. That's a little too optimistic for me. Azal wasn't such a great villain. The Doctor and the Master didn't cross paths until the the last ten minutes of this five part story. There's definitely room for improvement here.
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