The Doctor is further discredited when Polly claims she is Misha, a Swiss girl and no idea who the Doctor is. The Chameleon process is unveiled, a complex series of procedures sees one of them transform into Meadows. The Chameleon Meadows resumes his duties at the Airport, with the original hidden away. Polly, now working as a kiosk attendant for Chameleon tours is approached by Samantha Briggs, a sassy young girl in search of her brother Brian, a victim of a Chameleon Tours flight. Polly is sent away as she's drawn too much attention to herself, Ben unwittingly stumbles upon the real Polly, who is hidden away in a packing case, soon after his discovery the Chameleons deal with him and freeze him. The Police turn up to investigate the disappearance of Inspector Gascgoine and Samantha meets up with Jamie, who offers to help. The Doctor had witnessed Jamie's attack and sets off in search of him, inside the hanger he hears a voice crying out for help, but he's fallen into a trap.
The concept of the Chameleons is a clever one, I wonder if when the Zygons were later created there was a hint of influence, there are lots of similarities.
I would have loved to see the scene of Samantha challenging Polly about her brother. What a total shame she didn't become a permanent companion, Pauline Collins was awesome in this, but then again maybe she wouldn't have had the superb career. Great that she would return as Queen Victoria in Tooth and Claw.
I really like the Faceless ones, it's such a good continuation, really well acted and character driven. Only criticism would be the brutal sidelining of Polly, she seems like a spare part in this episode, Samantha is such a good character, she's full of spark. 8/10
The concept of the Chameleons is a clever one, I wonder if when the Zygons were later created there was a hint of influence, there are lots of similarities.
I would have loved to see the scene of Samantha challenging Polly about her brother. What a total shame she didn't become a permanent companion, Pauline Collins was awesome in this, but then again maybe she wouldn't have had the superb career. Great that she would return as Queen Victoria in Tooth and Claw.
I really like the Faceless ones, it's such a good continuation, really well acted and character driven. Only criticism would be the brutal sidelining of Polly, she seems like a spare part in this episode, Samantha is such a good character, she's full of spark. 8/10