Today I learned that bamboo expands and blows up.
So we have an attack from bandits. Well, you couldn't have a story with ancient mongolians in it without a barney. It's the rules.
My enjoyment of this story has waned a bit at this point. It's not that it's bad but had this been a 4 parter rather than a 7 it'd probably be a belter, as it is it suffers from what a lot of old Who does, filling time with non-events and THE WORLDS CAMPEST MAN and a guy with an eyepatch and a monkey.
Seriously, does anyone think George Lucas used this story as an influence for Indiana Jones?
I will however take the time now to point out how important the music is in this story. It's incredibly atmospheric and appropriate and as this only exists in audio form, I think it's one of the reasons this has such a positive reputation.
So anyway, they nearly got away but we have to see Kublai Khan really don't we.
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