Smoke slowly covers the console as it drifts out of sight... The robots produce a hypnotic effect on Zoe and Jamie, causing the former to scream in distress. They bombard him with riddles before one draws a sword and points it at his neck, ordering him to answer the riddle, "What can you make of a sword?" The Doctor thinks: "Suddenly, the Karkus came to their rescue.
(TV: The Mind Robber) As Master one could create fictional characters into being, control the clockwork soldiers and turn people from the real world into fiction, but not directly. Obviously put there to tempt you to go outside!” The DoctorOther fictional characters turn up; the Medusa, The Minotaur, Rapunzel, Dartangan, Blackbeard The Pirate – and even a Unicorn.The stupidest element here, though – is definately ‘Krakus’ who is invented for this show (Krakus is supposed to be a fictional character from a newpaper comic strip (popular with the children of Zoe’s time). The unseen figure orders his soldiers to spread out and cover all areas so the Doctor can be found. This causes the Doctor to investigate more closely.
Pleased with himself, he turns to see the cardboard cutout is missing its face. The soldiers approach the Doctor and his colleagues. Jamie begins to explore the room and accidentally triggers an alarm. The console alone is left flying through space with Zoe and Jamie clinging on to it. He turns to see that a safe and a wishing well has appeared. The man says he must leave and walks away.
As they begin to fade, the Doctor says they have two possible outcomes: returning to reality or obliteration. The TARDIS arrives in a white void after making an … Between the well and the safe emerges the figure of a hand with an "H" crossed out in the middle. The Doctor asks him to read out what he can see, and Jamie realises they are in a forest of proverbs: "Slow but sure", "In for a penny, in for a pound", and "Look before you leap". The Doctor and his colleagues make their way through a thick web of cobwebs when, all of a sudden, they see a house. Allegedly inspired by TV viewers that believed that Crossroads was real (God help us) though I'm bound to suspect it being inspired by LSD. Jamie says he will go and find Zoe.
The idea between the world of fiction and real life is fantastic and is a one off for who (i think!) Cancel anytime Or, Buy for £18.00. Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits. He hears a voice imploring him to follow them and to save them. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. By the time the soldier removes the coat, Jamie has disappeared. Find all of our Top Ten lists, including all best and worst Enjoy all of the Classic Dr Who Amazon audio adventures ZOE: The volcanic eruption.
Out in the nothingness, Jamie feels they are being watched. The Doctor sees this image of Jamie and Zoe too. After a glut of repetitive base under siege stories it was about time Doctor Who attempted something different and 'The Mind Robber' fills that requirement brilliantly. Having to change tact the Master writes, "Suddenly, a swashbuckling figure appeared. JAMIE: Doctor, come on, will you? The Doctor says he will think about it, but the moment Gulliver leaves, he tells his friends he is going to fight on.
As it’s the humans themselves, whose minds are plundered for the material – to create these bizarre realities; by the alien – Mind Robber.The Mind Robber, turns out to be an artificial intelligence; within a computer; who kidnapped a Victorian human writer, called ‘The Master’ (no relation to the Timelord) – to power it’s imagination.Of course, The Master is getting old – and after a millennia, he wants the Doctor to replace him (much to the Doctor’s obvious reluctance to agree willingly! Zoe is distracted again by a vivid depiction of her city.
Poet and swordsman, the famous Using the sword fight as a decoy, Jamie and Zoe use Rapunzel's hair to escape down into the fort again. The Doctor tells Gulliver and Jamie of his plan to confront the Master. He climbs to the top where he is met by The Doctor and Zoe are indeed back in the centre of the maze where they see a statue.
They ask if he knows where the Master lives, and he says he lives in a "walled citadel atop the largest cliff in the kingdom". Seeing this, the Master delightfully announces that his missions is accomplished. The Doctor implores that she does as Medusa's hand reaches out to grab them... Jamie tells Zoe that he was dreaming about a Outside, the TARDIS is flying aimlessly through space when suddenly it explodes. As soon as he is in they lock the door. When Jamie is back, they head into the house. Was this review helpful to you? Following in the footsteps of Perseus, he uses a The stock ticker machine reacts wildly to this reading: "Cancel: The Doctor test report - failure."
As they are rounded up, Jamie sarcastically thanks the man, but the Doctor says that he does not think that the man can see the robots.
The children all shout at him before the Doctor realises the answer is "words". Unlike, Who regular – character actor; Bernard Horsfall – impresses (as usual), playing a very unfazed and laidback Gulliver. Despite the threat to his friends, the Doctor still refuses. Jamie and Zoe emerge from inside and beckon him in. When I first read the reviews of this classic tale, I thought to myself that the overall plot was great and the idea fascinating, but as usual with Doctor Who, script to screen can suffer badly. He refuses, but the voice tells him that he will. The Master states that the only way to save them is to take over writing duties himself. They obey. He is worried but is trying to hide it.
He calls to Jamie and Zoe and tells them to focus on his voice.
As they do, they come across the man the Doctor encountered earlier. He is confused and disorientated and wanting to get back to the running of his magazine. The Doctor hurriedly takes off. They turn to see a depiction of themselves beckoning them forward. The Doctor forces his companions into shouting that the unicorn doesn't exist.