The final episode of The Savages is where hopefully it ends
in a satisfactory manner and also does the same in giving Peter Purves a satisfactory
ending. The episode starts off with Dodo and Steven being choked by smoke and
its quickly resolves. The episode allows Steven to show his leadership skills
without even really knowing it. I really liked this episode as I thought that
it tied up all the loose ends and does it well. When the Doctor was having his
life forced drained from him it turns out that Jano got more than he bargained
for and I thought that it was a clever spin on what looked like a rather normal
plot point. The story builds up to the inevitable moment where the bad guys are
taken down a peg or two and the good guys are victorious. The moment where
things get smashed up by the locals is a moment which I think would have looked
good on TV.
The moment that Steven
is picked to be the leader is a curious one. The fact that he Doctor is pretty
much pushing Steven into this position of leadership is something that wouldn’t
have happened with Ian and it shows how far the Doctor has come since the very
first episode. The departure is quite sad as I have grown to like Steven and
thought that Peter Purves has done the role and the show proud and he has been
a very good part of the show. Even Jackie Lane was quite emotional in this
scene and it made Peter Purves final scene even stronger.
It’s a shame that
Peter Purves final story doesn’t exist on video but as a four part story its
half a good story and half an ok story. I think that the characters were all
quite good but it was Jano that stood out for me and after the initial interest
the story seemed to settle down and it was only in the final episode that it
picked up. The Savages certainly continues the upward trend that the quality of
stories are taking in this third series. Just when things are getting good,
they get better with the next story seeing another departure and
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