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locker_monsterWhoo, I'm probably over half way done Classic Doctor Who! Just three more Doctors to go and then I'm finished. The Fourth Doctor's run took a lot longer than I wanted but there were seven seasons to get through.
So, Four. All teeth and curls, as the quote goes. I'm not sure where he falls on my favourite Doctor scale. He was certainly less of a jerk than Three, but he could be such a big goof, too. He's kind of like Two in that regard. He acted the idiot so people wouldn't think he was a threat. He also seemed more alien than the previous incarnations; his reactions and responses were always all over the place. You never knew what Four would say or do next. I wouldn't say Four is my favourite but he is fun to watch.
And the thing I hadn't realized about Four? He could be one bad ass when he wanted to be, but unlike Three he didn't resort to using Venusian aikido. Four actually went around punching people, which is just weird. Personally, the Doctor should never use his fists to solve a problem. So it was a little startling to see him trying to twist a guy's neck in "The Seeds of Doom". For a second there, it looked like Four had actually snapped the guy's neck, which would have been awfully brutal for a kid's show. Of course, this is the same episode where they used a plant mulcher to kill the villain. Four could also be horribly blasé. At one point in "Revenge of the Cybermen", he was all smiles while threatening a man with a Cybermat, a Cybermat that caused death within minutes. Now that was definitely creepy. If you're smiling while threatening someone's life, then you certainly don't want to mess with this guy. I always thought Four was hitting a Time Lord mid-life crisis during this incarnation, which is why he was so laid back sometimes when staring down his enemies. He was just getting tired of life. It's probably why I like Four more at the beginning of his run. He still cared; towards the end there he was offering people jelly babies left, right, and centre and saying, "Hello, I'm the Doctor" a lot.
Fourth Doctor round-up:
-Companions: Four had eight Companions during his tenure and two of those had a second incarnation to boot. Well, K-9 was basically the same, but Romana got to regenerate so I guess you could count Romana I and Romana II as separate.
I'm not overly fond of saying that certain Doctor/Companion combinations are my favourite, but I will say it for the TARDIS Team for Four's first season. The combination of Four, Sarah Jane, and Harry just worked and I think it worked because Harry was a bumbling fool. :-) By this point, the Doctor and Sarah Jane were used to travelling together and nothing really surprised them anymore. Sarah was more likely to get into trouble than ask questions, I think. So Harry helped to fill that role of the utterly confused Companion. And naturally he stumbled into trouble, too, which is nice. Just because he was the male Companion didn't mean he couldn't escape doing silly things. I mean, just look at his first (and only) season. During his run he was tied up (though the same thing happened to Sarah Jane in the same episode), lost his shoes for an entire adventure, stumbled down a cliff-side, was nearly eaten by a mutant clam, tied up (again), nearly exploded a bomb strapped to the Doctor's chest, and was finally impersonated by a Zygon. But that doesn't mean he was completely useless either and he could be action guy when need be. I just like him because he was an interesting contrast to Sarah. Here you have an old-fashioned naval doctor, pining for a quiet life hanging out with an adventurous, modern young woman who doesn't take no for an answer. When their ideals clashed, it was good fun and I can see why people ship Harry and Sarah. I like to think that when Sarah got back to Earth, she and Harry remained super close but they still butted heads once and awhile.
And Sarah Jane. She is a Fourth Doctor Companion through and through for me. I'm not really sure what it is about the two of them that just works. I think it was how they could both be so nonchalant about things. "Oh, we're being held captive in a locked room. Let's escape through the window!" Sarah really took to being a time traveller and she showed no inclination to leave (until she needed to in her last episode). Trying to get home to London was a running gag with the Doctor and Sarah. Twice she was presented with the opportunity to go home the old fashioned way and each time the Doctor was like, "I'll get you home in the TARDIS!" And while Sarah totally knew the TARDIS never landed where it was supposed to, she went with the Doctor anyway. She could have travelled with the Doctor forever and there lies the danger. But the super interesting thing about Four and Sarah was that he described her as his best friend on two separate occasions. I'm not sure the Doctor has said that about anyone besides Donna (and K-9 but he's a dog). He's had friends, of course, but could you consider them best friends? I think the Doctor and Sarah can be summed up in an exchange from Sarah's last serial "The Hand of Fear". She worries about him and he worries about her. Oh, and speaking of Sarah's last serial. Their exchange at the end. I had seen the serial before, but the scene really carries more weight, now that it was echoed at the end of "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith". Not just the "Don't forget me" bit, but also "Until we meet the next time." I'm sort of hesitant when it comes to obvious callbacks, but that one just worked. Oh, and the whole "Sarah" versus "Sarah Jane" thing. The Doctor always called her Sarah for some reason; only occasionally he used Sarah Jane. So Ten's line from "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith" does make sense. And even before that, Ten did call her Sarah more often than Sarah Jane (I wonder if it was something Russell caught and corrected or David Tennant is that much of a fan that he remembered to use Sarah only). But I ramble. There are other Companions.
Leela. One bad ass girl in a leather leotard. The only time she screamed at something? When a giant rat was gnawing on her leg and who wouldn't scream if that was happening? The rest of the time, she was running away, holding knives to people's throats, jabbing people with Janis thorns and generally just being someone you did not want to mess with. I wouldn't say Leela is a favourite of mine, but I do appreciate that they created her character. She wasn't wimpy and falling over things; she charged head first into situations. She was a warrior. At the same time, she was also capable of learning. While with the Doctor, she learned to be civilized, to the degree that she expanded her mind and realized that there were other ways of thinking through a situation that didn't involve brute force. But I think the thing I liked most about Leela was her ignorance. Science was completely strange to her so when the Doctor started to spout scientific nonsense, she was all "Yeah? You done? Let's get moving!" She didn't allow the Doctor to flaunt his awesomeness in a way that made him superior. Oh, and Leela learned how to read and write while with the Doctor, which just strikes me as such an endearing thing. He took the time and taught her. Also, Leela and K-9 Mark I? An awesome team. When Leela first meets him, she's clearly impressed by how well the tin dog does in battle. And wow, Leela got a pretty lame exit. Not as lame as Dodo’s “get hypnotized and disappear to recover never to be seen again” exit, but it’s close. Leela stays behind on Gallifrey because of a guy? A guy who she barely knows and showed not the slightest interest in expect at the very end?![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
newnumber6 said the scene felt like Leela just grabbed the hand of some random guy and boy, that’s what it feels like. I mean, she and Andred only had one scene together. You kind of get the feeling that Andred is slightly taken with Leela, this savage woman who’s totally different from the stuffy Time Lords, but Leela doesn’t reciprocate at all. She had more of a connection with the Outsiders. I think it would have made more sense for her to say she wanted to stay because she missed tribe life and the Outsiders reminded her of home. Leela falling for someone doesn’t fit her character. It works sometimes but not for the Companion who can kill a Sontaran with a knife from across the room.
And K-9. Everyone's favourite tin dog. Well, the only tin dog I know of that has a laser in his nose. I was always under the impression that the Doctor loved K-9. Time Lord's best friend and all that, and while Four did refer to K-9 as his second best friend, wow, he insulted that dog a lot. Called him stupid on a few occasions, couldn't stand losing a game of chess to him. Despite all that, the Doctor cared for him enough to build another K-9 after the first one decided to stay with Leela. And my gosh, K-9 Mark I was a noisy robot dog. I can see why the production team wanted to rebuild the prop. Whenever K-9 was on screen, all you heard was the whirring noise of his motors. That could get annoying fast, especially if you were acting opposite him. It’s cute that he stays behind with Leela to look after her. Leela always showed more affection for K-9 than the Doctor. In the last part of “The Invasion of Time”, she kissed him on the nose. :-) I can imagine Leela used to have a pet as a child, some hunting animal, and K-9 reminded her of that pet. And K-9 I called the TARDIS a “stupid machine” once, which just goes to show he can’t get along with other robots, no matter which version he is. And his voice in season 17 was just wrong. I know it was a different voice actor, but it never sounded right. He made K-9 sound like an old woman or something. Thank goodness the original voice actor has been back ever since.
For simplicity's sake, I'm lumping Romana I and Romana II together. I found Romana to be a bit of an "ice maiden" in the beginning. Not that she was cold and uncaring, but she was kind of frosty with people. She was very much a scholar when she first met the Doctor and that's how she related with the world. She was like a walking textbook. Thank goodness she changed as the seasons went on and not just because she regenerated. Hanging around with the Doctor she started to see that it took more than just book smarts to get by in the universe. I never realized that she didn't want to return to Gallifrey in her last season. She became more like the Doctor, I guess. Not just the wanting to explore bit, but she started to talk like him, too, sort of teasing people with weird tangents and stuff. And she had the weirdest outfits, but maybe it just highlights that she's an alien. Oh, and Romana is the only Companion to have a sonic screwdriver of her own (Sarah Jane's sonic lipstick doesn't really count), so it really does support that she was taking after the Doctor. Her exit felt a little unexpected and her good-bye with the Doctor goes by super quick. I guess it's better when you can't see a Companion's departure coming. When it does come, it's more of a surprise. Staying in E-Space to help free alien slaves isn't a bad way to go, all things considered. I sort of got the feeling that Romana was always trying to win the Doctor's approval, like a student would with a teacher, and it wasn't until the end that she realized she didn't need his approval; she just needed to set out on her own. I'm annoyed Romana never got a proper regeneration scene. She just appeared in Princess Astra's body and no explanation is given. And it's not canon, but I like the idea that Romana became President of Gallifrey after she found a way back into N-Space.
Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan were all introduced in Four's last season, but they're more Fifth Doctor Companions in my mind, but briefly here's some thoughts on them. Adric. I got the feeling they didn't know what to do with him when they introduced him. So far I'm finding he's way too familiar with the TARDIS. I know he's smart but is he so smart he could pick it up right away? And he can pick locks! He's from a world where they farm fruit. Nowhere did I see locks that needed keys on that planet. Nyssa. She hasn't done much yet. But sucks to be her. The Master kills her step-mother, her father, and her entire planet it wiped out. I can't remember if Nyssa is angry the next time she sees the Master, but I can respect her if she isn't. Tegan. A mouth on legs, isn't that what people called her? I don't know why they introduced her. Three Companions is way too many.
-Enemies: You know, I don't think they introduced any new enemies during Four's run that really stuck. I know the Black Guardian comes back during Five's era, but he was never a heavy hitter. I guess the writers just figured it was easier to stick with the good ones and just have good stories instead of trying to come up with memorable villains. Happily, the Daleks only showed up twice. The Cybermen made one appearance and the Sontarans showed up twice. Kind of amazing, considering this was over a seven year period. Oh, and the Master came back, but that's sort of a given when it comes to him. I suppose you could throw in the Time Lords as villains but mostly they're just incompetent.
-Stories: Four’s run started out strong but I found myself kind of not caring towards the end (though it might have to do with the amount of stories that make up Four’s era). I also got the feeling Four was getting tired, too, but that could have some real life Tom Baker bleeding through. The season I enjoyed the most was Four’s second season. Four wasn’t too silly yet and the stories were good. My favourite one out of that season is “The Pyramids of Mars”. I don’t know why I like it so much. The villain is a guy who sits in a chair for most of the story and the mummies kill you by, well, hugging you to death (okay, not really). But I don’t think the story ever falters and Sarah Jane’s pretty pro-active. She gets to shoot a gun, too, which is interesting. There was also “Genesis of the Daleks” in Four’s first season and that’s probably the only Dalek story I like. After re-watching it, I figured out why: the Daleks are barely in it! It’s all about Davros and the war between the Thals and the Kaleds. You also get that moment when the Doctor questions killing the Daleks outright; it kind of gains more meaning when you know he ends up wiping out the Daleks during the Time War. The Key to Time arc was okay, but the Doctor was stuck being the White Guardian’s errand boy. That season and the one after it were a bit silly and probably because Douglas Adams was the story editor. The E-Space trilogy was a bit odd. I'm not sure why the Doctor and Romana had to visit a pocket universe. Though, E-Space might be a good way to bring back Time Lords in the new series if need be. You can just say they escaped to E-Space before the end of the War.
And one interesting anomaly was "Shada", the incomplete serial. I was always under the impression that they barely got anything filmed before a strike shut down production, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that about two-thirds of it was filmed. I'm trying to watch the webcast version, but it's slow going. I wish there was a play all function.
Four's regeneration was mostly meh. He falls from a radio telescope. That causes him to regenerate while falling through a skylight doesn't? You sort of get the feeling they were trying to hype up Four's departure but it really didn't work. You have a mysterious Watcher hanging around and he seems to warn the Doctor that his time is up, but it never felt ominous enough. Of course, we're all used to having plenty of warning when a long serving Doctor is ready to move on. The montage of Companions they had was a bit lame, too, but I liked the idea.
Well, from here on out, each Doctor's era is much shorter so I expect it'll be easier to finish off the rest of Classic Who. Hmm, maybe I'll make it in time for Christmas. Of course, then I'll have nothing to watch. But on to Five and his cricket outfit!
So, Four. All teeth and curls, as the quote goes. I'm not sure where he falls on my favourite Doctor scale. He was certainly less of a jerk than Three, but he could be such a big goof, too. He's kind of like Two in that regard. He acted the idiot so people wouldn't think he was a threat. He also seemed more alien than the previous incarnations; his reactions and responses were always all over the place. You never knew what Four would say or do next. I wouldn't say Four is my favourite but he is fun to watch.
And the thing I hadn't realized about Four? He could be one bad ass when he wanted to be, but unlike Three he didn't resort to using Venusian aikido. Four actually went around punching people, which is just weird. Personally, the Doctor should never use his fists to solve a problem. So it was a little startling to see him trying to twist a guy's neck in "The Seeds of Doom". For a second there, it looked like Four had actually snapped the guy's neck, which would have been awfully brutal for a kid's show. Of course, this is the same episode where they used a plant mulcher to kill the villain. Four could also be horribly blasé. At one point in "Revenge of the Cybermen", he was all smiles while threatening a man with a Cybermat, a Cybermat that caused death within minutes. Now that was definitely creepy. If you're smiling while threatening someone's life, then you certainly don't want to mess with this guy. I always thought Four was hitting a Time Lord mid-life crisis during this incarnation, which is why he was so laid back sometimes when staring down his enemies. He was just getting tired of life. It's probably why I like Four more at the beginning of his run. He still cared; towards the end there he was offering people jelly babies left, right, and centre and saying, "Hello, I'm the Doctor" a lot.
Fourth Doctor round-up:
-Companions: Four had eight Companions during his tenure and two of those had a second incarnation to boot. Well, K-9 was basically the same, but Romana got to regenerate so I guess you could count Romana I and Romana II as separate.
I'm not overly fond of saying that certain Doctor/Companion combinations are my favourite, but I will say it for the TARDIS Team for Four's first season. The combination of Four, Sarah Jane, and Harry just worked and I think it worked because Harry was a bumbling fool. :-) By this point, the Doctor and Sarah Jane were used to travelling together and nothing really surprised them anymore. Sarah was more likely to get into trouble than ask questions, I think. So Harry helped to fill that role of the utterly confused Companion. And naturally he stumbled into trouble, too, which is nice. Just because he was the male Companion didn't mean he couldn't escape doing silly things. I mean, just look at his first (and only) season. During his run he was tied up (though the same thing happened to Sarah Jane in the same episode), lost his shoes for an entire adventure, stumbled down a cliff-side, was nearly eaten by a mutant clam, tied up (again), nearly exploded a bomb strapped to the Doctor's chest, and was finally impersonated by a Zygon. But that doesn't mean he was completely useless either and he could be action guy when need be. I just like him because he was an interesting contrast to Sarah. Here you have an old-fashioned naval doctor, pining for a quiet life hanging out with an adventurous, modern young woman who doesn't take no for an answer. When their ideals clashed, it was good fun and I can see why people ship Harry and Sarah. I like to think that when Sarah got back to Earth, she and Harry remained super close but they still butted heads once and awhile.
And Sarah Jane. She is a Fourth Doctor Companion through and through for me. I'm not really sure what it is about the two of them that just works. I think it was how they could both be so nonchalant about things. "Oh, we're being held captive in a locked room. Let's escape through the window!" Sarah really took to being a time traveller and she showed no inclination to leave (until she needed to in her last episode). Trying to get home to London was a running gag with the Doctor and Sarah. Twice she was presented with the opportunity to go home the old fashioned way and each time the Doctor was like, "I'll get you home in the TARDIS!" And while Sarah totally knew the TARDIS never landed where it was supposed to, she went with the Doctor anyway. She could have travelled with the Doctor forever and there lies the danger. But the super interesting thing about Four and Sarah was that he described her as his best friend on two separate occasions. I'm not sure the Doctor has said that about anyone besides Donna (and K-9 but he's a dog). He's had friends, of course, but could you consider them best friends? I think the Doctor and Sarah can be summed up in an exchange from Sarah's last serial "The Hand of Fear". She worries about him and he worries about her. Oh, and speaking of Sarah's last serial. Their exchange at the end. I had seen the serial before, but the scene really carries more weight, now that it was echoed at the end of "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith". Not just the "Don't forget me" bit, but also "Until we meet the next time." I'm sort of hesitant when it comes to obvious callbacks, but that one just worked. Oh, and the whole "Sarah" versus "Sarah Jane" thing. The Doctor always called her Sarah for some reason; only occasionally he used Sarah Jane. So Ten's line from "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith" does make sense. And even before that, Ten did call her Sarah more often than Sarah Jane (I wonder if it was something Russell caught and corrected or David Tennant is that much of a fan that he remembered to use Sarah only). But I ramble. There are other Companions.
Leela. One bad ass girl in a leather leotard. The only time she screamed at something? When a giant rat was gnawing on her leg and who wouldn't scream if that was happening? The rest of the time, she was running away, holding knives to people's throats, jabbing people with Janis thorns and generally just being someone you did not want to mess with. I wouldn't say Leela is a favourite of mine, but I do appreciate that they created her character. She wasn't wimpy and falling over things; she charged head first into situations. She was a warrior. At the same time, she was also capable of learning. While with the Doctor, she learned to be civilized, to the degree that she expanded her mind and realized that there were other ways of thinking through a situation that didn't involve brute force. But I think the thing I liked most about Leela was her ignorance. Science was completely strange to her so when the Doctor started to spout scientific nonsense, she was all "Yeah? You done? Let's get moving!" She didn't allow the Doctor to flaunt his awesomeness in a way that made him superior. Oh, and Leela learned how to read and write while with the Doctor, which just strikes me as such an endearing thing. He took the time and taught her. Also, Leela and K-9 Mark I? An awesome team. When Leela first meets him, she's clearly impressed by how well the tin dog does in battle. And wow, Leela got a pretty lame exit. Not as lame as Dodo’s “get hypnotized and disappear to recover never to be seen again” exit, but it’s close. Leela stays behind on Gallifrey because of a guy? A guy who she barely knows and showed not the slightest interest in expect at the very end?
newnumber6 said the scene felt like Leela just grabbed the hand of some random guy and boy, that’s what it feels like. I mean, she and Andred only had one scene together. You kind of get the feeling that Andred is slightly taken with Leela, this savage woman who’s totally different from the stuffy Time Lords, but Leela doesn’t reciprocate at all. She had more of a connection with the Outsiders. I think it would have made more sense for her to say she wanted to stay because she missed tribe life and the Outsiders reminded her of home. Leela falling for someone doesn’t fit her character. It works sometimes but not for the Companion who can kill a Sontaran with a knife from across the room.And K-9. Everyone's favourite tin dog. Well, the only tin dog I know of that has a laser in his nose. I was always under the impression that the Doctor loved K-9. Time Lord's best friend and all that, and while Four did refer to K-9 as his second best friend, wow, he insulted that dog a lot. Called him stupid on a few occasions, couldn't stand losing a game of chess to him. Despite all that, the Doctor cared for him enough to build another K-9 after the first one decided to stay with Leela. And my gosh, K-9 Mark I was a noisy robot dog. I can see why the production team wanted to rebuild the prop. Whenever K-9 was on screen, all you heard was the whirring noise of his motors. That could get annoying fast, especially if you were acting opposite him. It’s cute that he stays behind with Leela to look after her. Leela always showed more affection for K-9 than the Doctor. In the last part of “The Invasion of Time”, she kissed him on the nose. :-) I can imagine Leela used to have a pet as a child, some hunting animal, and K-9 reminded her of that pet. And K-9 I called the TARDIS a “stupid machine” once, which just goes to show he can’t get along with other robots, no matter which version he is. And his voice in season 17 was just wrong. I know it was a different voice actor, but it never sounded right. He made K-9 sound like an old woman or something. Thank goodness the original voice actor has been back ever since.
For simplicity's sake, I'm lumping Romana I and Romana II together. I found Romana to be a bit of an "ice maiden" in the beginning. Not that she was cold and uncaring, but she was kind of frosty with people. She was very much a scholar when she first met the Doctor and that's how she related with the world. She was like a walking textbook. Thank goodness she changed as the seasons went on and not just because she regenerated. Hanging around with the Doctor she started to see that it took more than just book smarts to get by in the universe. I never realized that she didn't want to return to Gallifrey in her last season. She became more like the Doctor, I guess. Not just the wanting to explore bit, but she started to talk like him, too, sort of teasing people with weird tangents and stuff. And she had the weirdest outfits, but maybe it just highlights that she's an alien. Oh, and Romana is the only Companion to have a sonic screwdriver of her own (Sarah Jane's sonic lipstick doesn't really count), so it really does support that she was taking after the Doctor. Her exit felt a little unexpected and her good-bye with the Doctor goes by super quick. I guess it's better when you can't see a Companion's departure coming. When it does come, it's more of a surprise. Staying in E-Space to help free alien slaves isn't a bad way to go, all things considered. I sort of got the feeling that Romana was always trying to win the Doctor's approval, like a student would with a teacher, and it wasn't until the end that she realized she didn't need his approval; she just needed to set out on her own. I'm annoyed Romana never got a proper regeneration scene. She just appeared in Princess Astra's body and no explanation is given. And it's not canon, but I like the idea that Romana became President of Gallifrey after she found a way back into N-Space.
Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan were all introduced in Four's last season, but they're more Fifth Doctor Companions in my mind, but briefly here's some thoughts on them. Adric. I got the feeling they didn't know what to do with him when they introduced him. So far I'm finding he's way too familiar with the TARDIS. I know he's smart but is he so smart he could pick it up right away? And he can pick locks! He's from a world where they farm fruit. Nowhere did I see locks that needed keys on that planet. Nyssa. She hasn't done much yet. But sucks to be her. The Master kills her step-mother, her father, and her entire planet it wiped out. I can't remember if Nyssa is angry the next time she sees the Master, but I can respect her if she isn't. Tegan. A mouth on legs, isn't that what people called her? I don't know why they introduced her. Three Companions is way too many.
-Enemies: You know, I don't think they introduced any new enemies during Four's run that really stuck. I know the Black Guardian comes back during Five's era, but he was never a heavy hitter. I guess the writers just figured it was easier to stick with the good ones and just have good stories instead of trying to come up with memorable villains. Happily, the Daleks only showed up twice. The Cybermen made one appearance and the Sontarans showed up twice. Kind of amazing, considering this was over a seven year period. Oh, and the Master came back, but that's sort of a given when it comes to him. I suppose you could throw in the Time Lords as villains but mostly they're just incompetent.
-Stories: Four’s run started out strong but I found myself kind of not caring towards the end (though it might have to do with the amount of stories that make up Four’s era). I also got the feeling Four was getting tired, too, but that could have some real life Tom Baker bleeding through. The season I enjoyed the most was Four’s second season. Four wasn’t too silly yet and the stories were good. My favourite one out of that season is “The Pyramids of Mars”. I don’t know why I like it so much. The villain is a guy who sits in a chair for most of the story and the mummies kill you by, well, hugging you to death (okay, not really). But I don’t think the story ever falters and Sarah Jane’s pretty pro-active. She gets to shoot a gun, too, which is interesting. There was also “Genesis of the Daleks” in Four’s first season and that’s probably the only Dalek story I like. After re-watching it, I figured out why: the Daleks are barely in it! It’s all about Davros and the war between the Thals and the Kaleds. You also get that moment when the Doctor questions killing the Daleks outright; it kind of gains more meaning when you know he ends up wiping out the Daleks during the Time War. The Key to Time arc was okay, but the Doctor was stuck being the White Guardian’s errand boy. That season and the one after it were a bit silly and probably because Douglas Adams was the story editor. The E-Space trilogy was a bit odd. I'm not sure why the Doctor and Romana had to visit a pocket universe. Though, E-Space might be a good way to bring back Time Lords in the new series if need be. You can just say they escaped to E-Space before the end of the War.
And one interesting anomaly was "Shada", the incomplete serial. I was always under the impression that they barely got anything filmed before a strike shut down production, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that about two-thirds of it was filmed. I'm trying to watch the webcast version, but it's slow going. I wish there was a play all function.
Four's regeneration was mostly meh. He falls from a radio telescope. That causes him to regenerate while falling through a skylight doesn't? You sort of get the feeling they were trying to hype up Four's departure but it really didn't work. You have a mysterious Watcher hanging around and he seems to warn the Doctor that his time is up, but it never felt ominous enough. Of course, we're all used to having plenty of warning when a long serving Doctor is ready to move on. The montage of Companions they had was a bit lame, too, but I liked the idea.
Well, from here on out, each Doctor's era is much shorter so I expect it'll be easier to finish off the rest of Classic Who. Hmm, maybe I'll make it in time for Christmas. Of course, then I'll have nothing to watch. But on to Five and his cricket outfit!
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Date: 2010-07-19 05:51 am (UTC)I agree about Sarah. I loved Sarah, Harry, and the doctor as a team.
RTD said "Genesis of the Daleks" was the first strike in the Time War (the Time Lords started messing with the timelines first). I really loved that episode, and the doctor I saw there was the same doctor I see in NuWho. It does mean a lot more when you know he ended up destroying both races (well, almost for the Daleks) in the time war. But depsite questioning whether he had the right in Genesis, he was on his way back to actually do the deed when the Dalek set off the charge by accident-- so he does have it in him. I never felt it was OOC for the doctor to do what he did in the Time War. think Genesis might be the episode that best defines the doctor as a character (in any incarnation).
In Four, you could really see both his lighter and darker sides. He could be wonderful and he could be ruthless and he could be feeling and he could be clueless... all rather like he is in NuWho.
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Date: 2010-07-22 02:19 am (UTC)And I always find two is the ideal Companion number and Sarah, Harry, and the Doctor all had a boat load of chemistry.