What better use of being sick in bed than watching Doctor Who?
Synopsis:
The episode begins with a sinking ship and The Doctor visiting The Master in prison. OH. MY. GOD. The Master is actually running the prison he’s a prisoner in! Dum dum dum! Something is peculiar about that sinking ship, so The Doctor investigates, this leads him and Jo to a Naval base, from where they visit a “sea fort.” Their motorboat is exploded… by SOMETHING!
Seven months later, I’m no longer sick in bed, and I find myself watching Doctor Who again. Episode 3 began with a sword fight between The Doctor and The Master. It might have been one of the greatest episodes ever. The vast majority of episode takes place when The Master insists the warden of the prison takes The Doctor into custody. It’s up to Jo to free The Doctor, and she does, by pretending to be an ottoman while The Doctor pushes a guard over her. Jo then delivers a karate chop that Jon Pertwee must have been proud of as the guard falls down.
Episode 3 ends when The Doctor and Jo are making their escape. The Master summons a Sea Devil, and our heroes are faced with prison guards on one side, a sea devil on another, a cliff with The Master behind them, and a mine field to their right. Roll credits.
The Doctor eventually goes down to the sea floor in a capsule and meets the Sea Devils. He proposes brokering peace negotiations between the Humans and the Sea Devils, while The Master is just a shit-disturber and trying to TAKE OVER THE WORLD!
Eventually is leads to shots of people in ridiculous costumes proceeding to war. The visuals are amazingly hilarious.
Then The Doctor encounters the invasion force, and YES! Pertwee’s karate chop is the highlight of his era in Doctor Who.
It’s strange that the main story of this episode seems to resolve itself with a firefight. Not the most Doctor Who of resolutions.
Then The Master escapes with a karate chop. Which leads to a watercraft chase
Overall, a worthwhile episode.