Rescued from the Mechanoid stronghold on Mechanus, Steven Taylor stumbles into the TARDIS and joins the Doctor and Vicki on their journey. Landing in a Saxon village in 1066, Steven initially doesn't believe he has traveled in time, as they find several anachronistic items littered about. We are introduced to the Meddling Monk, who apparently is a member of the Doctor's as-yet unnamed alien race and he possesses a TARDIS of his own! While the Doctor adhere's to his people's rule of not interfering in history, the Monk takes great delight in breaking the rules for his own personal gain.
It's interesting to learn a little more about the Doctor's past but not much. We only see the Monk once more in the show's 50 year history and it takes another 4 years before we learn anything more of the Doctor's people. The Monk could be considered a very primitive prototype for the Master. This is also the first time we see the Doctor's TARDIS envy.
In the end, the Doctor defeats the Monk, booby traps the Monk's TARDIS, and history is saved. Our newly christened TARDIS team of the Doctor, Steven and Vicki depart for new adventures in time and space. The next season of Doctor Who will bring changes to the Doctor's life and TARDIS crew on an almost exponential scale and the constantly changing trajectory of the show continues. Unfortunately many episodes of the next three seasons are missing and presumed destroyed. This season two is the most complete season until we reach season six.
Now 2/3rd the way through his tenure as Doctor, you can see William Hartnell visibly aging and flubbing his lines more. While he's still pretty spry and engaging in hand to hand combat, he is slowing down. In his final season, both the Doctor and William Hartnell will face his greatest challenges with stunning victories and the deepest of defeats for years to come.
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