4. The Ace Of Swords
This is a card that cuts both ways. It can be used to protect and to intimidate. The Mummy represents a recurring theme in series eight a soldier who is trapped within its programming. It cannot deviate from its destructive path until released from the instructions that command it. Wars do not end unless someone surrenders. The only way to stop the fight is to make the choice to stop fighting. When the Doctor gives himself up the Mummys program is literally terminated. Jamie Mathieson, the writer of Mummy On The Orient Express, did a brilliant job of bringing his primary and secondary characters to life. Captain Quell, at first glance a cardboard representation of the officious and self-serving military man transformed into a refreshing and multi-layered character. His traumatic backstory gave us a reason to care when he lost his life and his bravery in his dying words was touching. The Doctor may see the big picture but he misses the beauty in the small moments. He needs his companions to show him the things he cannot see.