10 Doctor Who Moments That Make NO SENSE
2. Quite Possibly The Worst Soldiers In Existence
Series 9's The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion is remembered for Peter Capaldi's incredible speech at the end of the second episode, and rightly so.
However, the rest of the story isn't quite so strong. It's good, don't get us wrong. It's solid. It's just that you're probably better off booting up the speech on YouTube rather than sitting through the whole 90 minutes.
One highly questionable moment occurs when a group of soldiers approach a Zygon-infested church. Knowing full well that the Zygons are capable of shape-shifting, the soldiers are reminded just before the mission begins that, "You know what they're capable of. Do not fall victim to it."
In other words, when the Zygons inevitably take the form of someone you love in order to trick you, ignore it.
So guess what happens next?
Almost immediately, the lead soldier is duped when a Zygon emerges from the church posing as his mother. And despite every single piece of evidence pointing to the fact that they're being lured to their deaths, the entire group of soldiers lower their weapons, enter the church, and are murdered.
Well gee, if only someone had warned them!
It's utterly ridiculous that a trained group of soldiers would fall for such a simple ruse. Without a doubt one of the most contrived moments in recent Doctor Who history.