Doctor Who: season 7
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altarielHere be Pertwee. A brave new world of colour and extremely short skirts.
Spearhead From Space
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altariel: Right. I remember loving this as we were watching it, and now I can't remember a thing about it. This happens every time I watch this.
mraltariel: I think this is the best introduction for the Doctor since 'An Unearthly Child'.
altariel: Remind me what happens.
mraltariel: There's a plot, which evolves over four episodes, and they introduce the Doctor, and they begin to introduce the set-up and supporting cast. And it looks brilliant.
altariel: Also, the lovely Liz. I know you don't like her, but I still think she's a marvellous companion and it's a lovely performance from Caroline John as someone who's a lot cleverer than most people around her but has to handle people treating her like a dolly. Can we watch PROBE next?
mraltariel: I know this was made in 1969, but it's all Jaguars, puddles, and rubbish under the railway arches. The Seventies have begun.
altariel: Also, things are brown.
mraltariel: Very brown.
Doctor Who and the Silurians
altariel: This was great! I had completely forgotten the bit about the plague that the lizard-folk let loose! There was actually enough story to fill all seven episodes. Pretty much.
mraltariel: A show not spoiled by Paul Darrow.
altariel: Aw, I like his double-Rimmers.
mraltariel: I have nothing else to say. I like this story, in an uncomplicated fashion.
The Ambassadors of Death
altariel: All right, so we had a bit of padding in this one. But I still think it's an atmospheric and pretty scary story. John Abineri manages to do military man going mad without cackling and eye-rolling. It's a very effective story.
mraltariel: Although obviously influenced by Quatermass, it's a much less silly story than that, and better realized. The spacemen are especially creepy.
altariel: It shits all over "Children of Earth". But that's not hard.
mraltariel: Do you think "Children of Earth" is based on the same type of story, then?
altariel: Absolutely, although it also riffs on "The Quatermass Conclusion".
mraltariel: Boring boring "Torchwood", more juvenile than a children's story.
altariel: You said it, sir.
Inferno
altariel: Oh man, what a waste of three stunning episodes!
mraltariel: The first three barely manage to warm the turkey up to tepid.
altariel: Gosh, you're tough. But once it goes into the alternate universe it's stellar! All the supporting cast suddenly start performing.
mraltariel: And Liz gets a better wig.
altariel: And a fascist frock.
mraltariel: Are these the worst monsters so far? The Monoids mock them for being rubbish.
altariel: The Zarbi scorn. The other thing I like is that it's doing IMAGERY and METAPHOR and stuff. With serious intent. And I think they just about get away with it, because Doomsday is so brilliant in the AU, apart from the slow fight with the Brigadier.
mraltariel: I must mention the Swarfega.
altariel: Consider it mentioned.
Ranking
Spearhead From Space
Doctor Who and the Silurians
The Ambassadors of Death
Inferno
altariel: I have always liked this season, and it did not disappoint. Apart from the bad bits of 'Inferno'.
mraltariel: The many bad bits. It's striking just how much it is like 'Web of Fear', 'The Invasion', and 'The War Games', and how obviously absent all those Hartnell throwback filler stories like 'The Krotons' and 'The Dominators' are. This is what happens when you halve the number of episodes per season, and it really benefits from it.
altariel: Thank you Barry Letts.
mraltariel: Even if you only inherited these stories and directed the crap one.
altariel: And not for 'The Sevenfold Crown'.
mraltariel: But thank you anyway.
altariel: That sounds a bit bad.
mraltariel: But we mean it in a good way.
Spearhead From Space
altariel: Right. I remember loving this as we were watching it, and now I can't remember a thing about it. This happens every time I watch this.mraltariel: I think this is the best introduction for the Doctor since 'An Unearthly Child'.altariel: Remind me what happens.mraltariel: There's a plot, which evolves over four episodes, and they introduce the Doctor, and they begin to introduce the set-up and supporting cast. And it looks brilliant. altariel: Also, the lovely Liz. I know you don't like her, but I still think she's a marvellous companion and it's a lovely performance from Caroline John as someone who's a lot cleverer than most people around her but has to handle people treating her like a dolly. Can we watch PROBE next?mraltariel: I know this was made in 1969, but it's all Jaguars, puddles, and rubbish under the railway arches. The Seventies have begun. altariel: Also, things are brown. mraltariel: Very brown.Doctor Who and the Silurians
altariel: This was great! I had completely forgotten the bit about the plague that the lizard-folk let loose! There was actually enough story to fill all seven episodes. Pretty much.mraltariel: A show not spoiled by Paul Darrow. altariel: Aw, I like his double-Rimmers. mraltariel: I have nothing else to say. I like this story, in an uncomplicated fashion. The Ambassadors of Death
altariel: All right, so we had a bit of padding in this one. But I still think it's an atmospheric and pretty scary story. John Abineri manages to do military man going mad without cackling and eye-rolling. It's a very effective story. mraltariel: Although obviously influenced by Quatermass, it's a much less silly story than that, and better realized. The spacemen are especially creepy.altariel: It shits all over "Children of Earth". But that's not hard. mraltariel: Do you think "Children of Earth" is based on the same type of story, then?altariel: Absolutely, although it also riffs on "The Quatermass Conclusion". mraltariel: Boring boring "Torchwood", more juvenile than a children's story. altariel: You said it, sir. Inferno
altariel: Oh man, what a waste of three stunning episodes! mraltariel: The first three barely manage to warm the turkey up to tepid. altariel: Gosh, you're tough. But once it goes into the alternate universe it's stellar! All the supporting cast suddenly start performing. mraltariel: And Liz gets a better wig. altariel: And a fascist frock. mraltariel: Are these the worst monsters so far? The Monoids mock them for being rubbish.altariel: The Zarbi scorn. The other thing I like is that it's doing IMAGERY and METAPHOR and stuff. With serious intent. And I think they just about get away with it, because Doomsday is so brilliant in the AU, apart from the slow fight with the Brigadier. mraltariel: I must mention the Swarfega. altariel: Consider it mentioned. Ranking
Spearhead From Space
Doctor Who and the Silurians
The Ambassadors of Death
Inferno
altariel: I have always liked this season, and it did not disappoint. Apart from the bad bits of 'Inferno'.mraltariel: The many bad bits. It's striking just how much it is like 'Web of Fear', 'The Invasion', and 'The War Games', and how obviously absent all those Hartnell throwback filler stories like 'The Krotons' and 'The Dominators' are. This is what happens when you halve the number of episodes per season, and it really benefits from it. altariel: Thank you Barry Letts. mraltariel: Even if you only inherited these stories and directed the crap one. altariel: And not for 'The Sevenfold Crown'.mraltariel: But thank you anyway. altariel: That sounds a bit bad. mraltariel: But we mean it in a good way.
