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'''''The King's Demons''''' was the sixth and final story of [[Season 20]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced [[Kamelion]], the first non-[[humanoid]] [[companion]] since [[K9]]. Furthermore, it centred on a genuine historical figure ''and'' a significant event — [[King John]] and the signing of the [[Magna Carta]] — a formula which had been all-but-unseen since [[William Hartnell]] left the show. | '''''The King's Demons''''' was the sixth and final story of [[Season 20]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced [[Kamelion]], the first non-[[humanoid]] [[companion]] since [[K9]]. Furthermore, it centred on a genuine historical figure ''and'' a significant event — [[King John]] and the signing of the [[Magna Carta]] — a formula which had been all-but-unseen since [[William Hartnell]] left the show. | ||
It also gave [[Peter Davison]] a chance display his fencing skills. The [[Fifth Doctor]] became the third consecutive incarnation of [[the Doctor]] to have some skill with a blade, his immediate predecessors having swashbuckled in ''[[The Sea Devils]]'', [[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'', and ''[[The Androids of Tara]]''. Indeed, ''Demons'' provided a kind of rematch for the Doctor and [[the Master]], echoing the earlier duel between the [[Third Doctor]] and {{Delgado}}. It was the last televised story to feature the Doctor-as-swordsman until [[David Tennant]]'s [[The Christmas Invasion|debut]]. | It also gave [[Peter Davison]] a chance display his fencing skills. The [[Fifth Doctor]] became the third consecutive incarnation of [[the Doctor]] to have some skill with a blade, his immediate predecessors having swashbuckled in ''[[The Sea Devils]]'', ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'', and ''[[The Androids of Tara]]''. Indeed, ''Demons'' provided a kind of rematch for the Doctor and [[the Master]], echoing the earlier duel between the [[Third Doctor]] and {{Delgado}}. It was the last televised story to feature the Doctor-as-swordsman until [[David Tennant]]'s [[The Christmas Invasion|debut]]. | ||
Narratively, it ends with an unusual, "one-way, retrospective [[cliffhanger]]". That is, it's only visible if ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' is seen immediately after ''Demons''. At the conclusion of ''Demons'' the Doctor promises to take his [[companion]]s to the [[Eye of Orion]]. Since the Doctor often makes promises of future adventures at the ends of stories, this doesn't appear to be a cliffhanger at all. It's only by seeing ''The Five Doctors'' that the audience realises he's kept a promise made in the previous story. Perhaps more crucial is the notion that the Master we see in ''The Five Doctors'' has been recalled to [[Gallifrey]] immediately after his [[13th century]] defeat by the Fifth Doctor, a fact that, once known, can subtly change the viewer's perception of certain scenes in ''The Five Doctors''. | Narratively, it ends with an unusual, "one-way, retrospective [[cliffhanger]]". That is, it's only visible if ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' is seen immediately after ''Demons''. At the conclusion of ''Demons'' the Doctor promises to take his [[companion]]s to the [[Eye of Orion]]. Since the Doctor often makes promises of future adventures at the ends of stories, this doesn't appear to be a cliffhanger at all. It's only by seeing ''The Five Doctors'' that the audience realises he's kept a promise made in the previous story. Perhaps more crucial is the notion that the Master we see in ''The Five Doctors'' has been recalled to [[Gallifrey]] immediately after his [[13th century]] defeat by the Fifth Doctor, a fact that, once known, can subtly change the viewer's perception of certain scenes in ''The Five Doctors''. | ||