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Captured by Vikings and whisked away from the TARDIS, the Doctor and Clara have one day to help a village overcome warrior race, the Mire, after war is declared on them by Ashildr, a mysterious girl whom the Doctor seems to recognise.
Thanks to some electric eels, Ashildr’s imagination and the Doctor’s ingenuity, the villagers win the day and force the Mire into a humiliating retreat, but at the cost of Ashildr’s life. Enraged, the Doctor converts a Mire medkit to bring Ashildr back to life and rendering her immortal.
Another week, another cliché
I have to admit my heart sank when I first saw the plot of this episode. Of all the common tropes we encounter in adventure series, the ‘defenceless village’ is one… Read the full story
