The Mind of Evil
Joe Siegler
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The Mind of Evil
This Story: Season 8, Story 2. Production Code FFF
Overall: Story 56, Episodes 283-288
Airdates: 30 Jan 1971 to 6 Mar 1971
Written by Don Houghton
Directed by Timothy Combe
Notes
- Director Don Houghton was married to actress Pik-Sen Lim, who played Chin Lee in this story.
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 283 - The Mind of Evil 1/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 30 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 28, 2022
This was one story I never cared for, although in 2022, I can't tell you why. See if my opinion changes. I also wonder what audiences of 1971 thought of the Master returning so pic.twitter.com/ZoFRm5LgWO
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 283 - The Mind of Evil 1/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 30 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 28, 2022
quickly. This story is mostly about a device that extracts evil impulses from prisoners, which of course ends up being corrupted by the Master. This ep is of course all setup. pic.twitter.com/YO7sAMKUZV
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 284 - The Mind of Evil 2/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 6 Feb 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 29, 2022
The machine seems to be able to work outside of its room now, and has something to do with the Chinese delegate, although at this point, I have no idea why. The Master finally pic.twitter.com/m1tjku1RIw
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 284 - The Mind of Evil 2/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 6 Feb 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 29, 2022
shows up in middle of this ep. I do like the prison sets, I think they work well in this story. Still not sure what the point behind the machine is yet. Story seems well paced. pic.twitter.com/yMmVeblBqW
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 285 - The Mind of Evil 3/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 13 Feb 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 30, 2022
We start to see how the machine is projecting images through people, which is of course the Master's doing. The machine is causing increasing anxiety at the prison w/a riot. pic.twitter.com/Jtle4L1b41
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 285 - The Mind of Evil 3/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 13 Feb 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 30, 2022
The Master finally arrives on the scene & escalates the chaos as a trap. These prison guards chasing the Doctor shoot like stormtroopers. Anther ep ending w/Pertwee mugging. pic.twitter.com/5ClTMCQbIc
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 286 - The Mind of Evil 4/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 20 Feb 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 31, 2022
The Master starts to lose control of his own machine, and you wonder watching this if the entire thing will spiral out of control beyond him. We also get into the Master's pic.twitter.com/USTaBZuCcj
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 286 - The Mind of Evil 4/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 20 Feb 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 31, 2022
plan to steal the nuclear missile from UNIT. I've been very much enjoying the pacing of this story. Just right - not too fast, things developed. Very enjoyable story so far. pic.twitter.com/mwNDTrbkKX
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 287 - The Mind of Evil 5/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 27 Feb 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 1, 2022
Stopping the Master launching the missile and stopping the machine which is transporting itself around are the main plot points of this episode. The Master threatens the life of pic.twitter.com/NZjALjYkSv
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 287 - The Mind of Evil 5/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 27 Feb 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 1, 2022
Jo Grant for the Doctor's cooperation. UNIT moves in on the prison, fighting the Master's people.
This cliffhanger doesn't have someone being threatened by the machine! :) pic.twitter.com/STUAmnlJog
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 288 - The Mind of Evil 6/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 6 Mar 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 2, 2022
The machine is mostly gone from Ep6, and here in 7 it's a bit of a concern again, but it's mostly all about the missile now, which in the end they use to blow up the machine. pic.twitter.com/WWyLSSz0BZ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 288 - The Mind of Evil 6/6 (Serial FFF, Story 56) - 6 Mar 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 2, 2022
The Master escapes after killing Barnham.
I enjoyed this story more than I remember from the past, but I don't think it's as legendary as its reputation makes it out to be. pic.twitter.com/yVqDChs6jk
