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kindkitYes, I have been watching a lot of Doctor Who.
The King's Demons
Silly fun, and now I see why people ship Five/Ainley!Master. Oh, the poor Doctor's face when he thinks he's consigned the Master to torture in the (incredibly anachronistic, by the way) iron maiden. And I was intrigued by their little war of wills over Kamelion, in which each tried to demonstrate his control . . . by making Kamelion look like the other one. It makes perfect sense, really, that the thing the Master thinks of as the ultimate expression of his will is creating an obedient version of the Doctor. And vice versa.
Also, Turlough spends a lot of time in manacles, doesn't he?
The Five Doctors
I have the impression that people don't like this special, but I adored it. Okay, the plot's ridiculous. Okay, it messes up timelines and continuity (if mustached!Brigadier remembers the Doctor, he shouldn't have met Tegan yet, whereas if he knows Tegan he should have forgotten the Doctor; and Two running around post-Jamie and Zoe is weird, although that can be reconciled easily enough with Season 6B). Okay, it brings in a new actor to play the First Doctor (actually, as he can remember his lines I find this something of a plus).
It was completely absurd, but it was fun! I loved seeing Two and Three again, not to mention Susan, Sarah Jane (despite her awful outfit and the way she was made to seem pretty useless), Bessie and K9. And we learned that Two's imaginary!Jamie wears his shirt unbuttoned to the navel! (And imaginary!Zoe wears a big plastic poncho; what this says about the Doctor's subconscious I'd prefer not to explore.)
Two and the Brigadier made a great comedy double act:
And there was gold here for Doctor/Master shippers. Including some famous lines: "A cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking about" and the Doctor describing the Master as "My best enemy." Poor Master, he only wanted to help but none of the Doctors believed him! *sadface* This is what comes of too much scheming, you silly man. And despite my sympathy for the Master in this ep, when the Brig punched him out I still did this: \o/
Other great things: the scene of Tegan, Turlough, and Fivein the English countryside at the Eye of Orion, all relaxed and happy. (Turlough: Oh, Doctor, it's so wonderful here, how can I ever thank you for bringing me? Er, would you like to see my etchings drawing? [Note: Not an exact quotation, but it should be!]) Two in his giant fur coat turning up at the UNIT reunion. Imaginary!Mike Yates. The Master coming dangerously close to playing hopscotch on the checkered tiles. And of course the Doctor running away from Gallifrey yet again.
Warriors From the Deep
Silurians = bleak episode. Poor Doctor, he looked so devastated at the end.
This one was hampered by rubber monster suits that were crap even by Who standards and by some unusually bad acting from the supporting cast. (The base commander's line delivery reminded me of Zap Brannigan [the pompous, stupid, speechifying "hero" from Futurama], which made him impossible to take seriously.) And it would've helped if we could've seen the Silurians being noble in this episode, because it's hard to emotionally engage with genocidal rubber monsters based on just an old memory of a previous episode where they were nicer. And as I recall they weren't very much nicer even then, just slightly more willing to negotiate.
Note to Turlough: it takes people longer than 10 seconds to drown, so next time maybe don't be quite so quick to give the Doctor up for dead? But you look rather sexy in your little suit with your big gun, so I shall try to forgive you.
Note to Tegan: sensible shoes. You know that every time you go anywhere with the Doctor, running will be involved.
The Awakening
Yawn. Admittedly I was sleepy when I watched this, but it wasn't exactly a grabby plot. Which is a shame, because the premise (historical re-enactment takes over the minds of the re-enactors) was cool until they brought a ridiculous Giant Evil Monster into it. Tegan's grandfather seemed pretty nice, though, and I liked the woman who kept speaking out against the war games. Pity she was never really given anything to do.
Eeep, there aren't many Fifth Doctor episodes left. Oh, Turlough, we've only just met, don't leave me so soon! *manacles him to a convenient wall and keeps him forever*
The King's Demons
Silly fun, and now I see why people ship Five/Ainley!Master. Oh, the poor Doctor's face when he thinks he's consigned the Master to torture in the (incredibly anachronistic, by the way) iron maiden. And I was intrigued by their little war of wills over Kamelion, in which each tried to demonstrate his control . . . by making Kamelion look like the other one. It makes perfect sense, really, that the thing the Master thinks of as the ultimate expression of his will is creating an obedient version of the Doctor. And vice versa.
Also, Turlough spends a lot of time in manacles, doesn't he?
The Five Doctors
I have the impression that people don't like this special, but I adored it. Okay, the plot's ridiculous. Okay, it messes up timelines and continuity (if mustached!Brigadier remembers the Doctor, he shouldn't have met Tegan yet, whereas if he knows Tegan he should have forgotten the Doctor; and Two running around post-Jamie and Zoe is weird, although that can be reconciled easily enough with Season 6B). Okay, it brings in a new actor to play the First Doctor (actually, as he can remember his lines I find this something of a plus).
It was completely absurd, but it was fun! I loved seeing Two and Three again, not to mention Susan, Sarah Jane (despite her awful outfit and the way she was made to seem pretty useless), Bessie and K9. And we learned that Two's imaginary!Jamie wears his shirt unbuttoned to the navel! (And imaginary!Zoe wears a big plastic poncho; what this says about the Doctor's subconscious I'd prefer not to explore.)
Two and the Brigadier made a great comedy double act:
Doctor: *sings*
Brigadier: Are you in pain, Doctor?
Doctor: Age has not mellowed you, has it, Brigadier?
And there was gold here for Doctor/Master shippers. Including some famous lines: "A cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking about" and the Doctor describing the Master as "My best enemy." Poor Master, he only wanted to help but none of the Doctors believed him! *sadface* This is what comes of too much scheming, you silly man. And despite my sympathy for the Master in this ep, when the Brig punched him out I still did this: \o/
Other great things: the scene of Tegan, Turlough, and Five
Warriors From the Deep
Silurians = bleak episode. Poor Doctor, he looked so devastated at the end.
This one was hampered by rubber monster suits that were crap even by Who standards and by some unusually bad acting from the supporting cast. (The base commander's line delivery reminded me of Zap Brannigan [the pompous, stupid, speechifying "hero" from Futurama], which made him impossible to take seriously.) And it would've helped if we could've seen the Silurians being noble in this episode, because it's hard to emotionally engage with genocidal rubber monsters based on just an old memory of a previous episode where they were nicer. And as I recall they weren't very much nicer even then, just slightly more willing to negotiate.
Note to Turlough: it takes people longer than 10 seconds to drown, so next time maybe don't be quite so quick to give the Doctor up for dead? But you look rather sexy in your little suit with your big gun, so I shall try to forgive you.
Note to Tegan: sensible shoes. You know that every time you go anywhere with the Doctor, running will be involved.
The Awakening
Yawn. Admittedly I was sleepy when I watched this, but it wasn't exactly a grabby plot. Which is a shame, because the premise (historical re-enactment takes over the minds of the re-enactors) was cool until they brought a ridiculous Giant Evil Monster into it. Tegan's grandfather seemed pretty nice, though, and I liked the woman who kept speaking out against the war games. Pity she was never really given anything to do.
Eeep, there aren't many Fifth Doctor episodes left. Oh, Turlough, we've only just met, don't leave me so soon! *manacles him to a convenient wall and keeps him forever*
