Am I even allowed to have this much fun? The Master summons a Demon, UNIT family banter, Ms Hawthorne is literally a witch and super clever, Jo Grant kills the Devil with the power of LOVE. It's just too much of a good time.

So, the Master is really set on ruling Earth now, huh? And literally just to spite the Doctor, because if he reeeeeally wanted to rule the Earth, he wouldn't do it in the 70's, within driving distance from where the Doctor is stranded. Like, he knows his address. He's doing it on propose and would never admit it. His disguise as vicar with those thick glasses is incredible, very stylish. I was legit a bit scared with his demon summoning chanting, sounded a bit too real. He wakes up this demon (who is of course actually an alien) and asks him to give him power to rule the Earth because he 'deserves it'. Fantastic stuff. These people at Devil's End are absolute lunatics. They were going to burn the Doctor alive in the public square in broad daylight! Ms Hawthorn, who is almost a second Doctor, is a goddamned genius, her plan to pretend the Doctor was a wizard was inspired.

The UNIT gang were stellar in this story. In parts 1 and 2 in particular it's very much a story about poor Alistair, single father of 3, who has an eccentric brother, the Doctor, who his children adore. Jo goes with him to Devil's End (who named this place) with no questions asked. Yates and Benton more or less steal the Brig's helicopter to go check up on the Doctor and Jo when things go down. Then they lose it, and it gets exploded. Rest in piece, UNITcopter. The Brigadier's reaction is lovely. Benton gets his ass kicked, Yates gets tied up, Jo is almost used as human sacrifice, the works. The whole of UNIT spend 15 minutes shooting at a "demon" made of stone and are upset it doesn't affect it. Then Yates says 'Benton, get the bazooka', and I thought 'No way they're gonna shoot it with a bazooka'. And then Benton shoots it with a bazooka and I felt so much happiness in my heart I can't express it. OH, and Original Osgood is there!!! He does a great job making that machine the Doctor (quite rudely!) asks for, because if it was me I would have just cried.

I love Jo Grant. She's kidnapped often and screams a bit, yeah, but really, she's a good character. She and the UNIT boys have a believable relationship, i.e. if she bats those big eyes of hers they'll die for her, but they also call her an idiot when she puts herself in danger. Same with the Doctor, who adores her. And everyone else they meet. In part 1, when they arrive at a pub and try to ask for directions, the Doctor gets nowhere by asking with his commanding, superior tone. Jo Grant uses her powers of infinite earnestness and gets the answer immediately. I won't be surprised if the Master also starts to care for her a bit in the future.

A great wrap for the Master season! I enjoyed it immensely.