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Doctor Who: season 17
Destiny of the Daleks
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altariel: I have very strong memories of this story. mraltariel: Me too. altariel: I think it's... well, it's fine, isn't it? A better version of Genesis. mraltariel: Better because shorter. Not quite as well executed. Good cliffhangers.altariel: And the most diverse casting of any story so far. I feel I should be more enthusiastic, but, you know, it's a four-part Dalek story. Which comedy costume does Romana have in this one? mraltariel: Princess Astra, you mean?altariel: No, Romana regenerated...mraltariel: What? Romana regenerated? I thought she'd left!!altariel: This is going to be a long season. City of Death
altariel: Well, what can you say? It's lovely. mraltariel: You can say that. And you'd be right. altariel: Look, there's Eleanor Bron!mraltariel: Yum.The Creature from the Pit
altariel: This was great. This was just great. mraltariel: See, I told you I wasn't mad!altariel: It was the costumes. The design. The hats. The wolf weeds. mraltariel: The giant plastic bag monster! And it passes the Bechdel test. altariel: I'm sorry Adrasta doesn't get away with it. I think we're seeing propaganda from the Chloris Metal Megacorp PR department. All the bitching about big government is amazing in these last couple of seasons. mraltariel: It's almost like 1978 was rubbish. Nightmare of Eden
altariel: Oh, now, this was quite interesting! You can see a direct line from it to The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit. That's what the future looks like. Yellow, but a bit grubby. mraltariel: The mystery aspect of the plot is a bit botched in the edit. But David Daker holds it together in the first episode despite that. The Horns of Nimon
altariel: Oh holy Christ. Poor Lalla Ward. She's giving it everything. I think she earned her fee. mraltariel: She is quite good at the vehement angry stuff. I quite like this. altariel: The Nimon are wearing platform boots. mraltariel: And velour figure-hugging tops!altariel: I blame Marc Bolan. Go on, you were quite liking it. Continue.mraltariel: Not much actually happens, and what does happen is rather spoiled by Graham Crowden, who always does this boggle-eyed pantomime loon thing. Which worked in A Very Peculiar Practice, but it is shite in everything else.altariel: Fighting talk. mraltariel: Only if Graham's mum is in the room! altariel: Didn't want to mention it, but... mraltariel: Hello Mrs Crowden!Shada
altariel: Now I think this benefits from not having been completed. I think we have all the good stuff, and none of the padding. And the good stuff is great: Dennis Carey...mraltariel: CHRISTOPHER NEAME! IT'S CHRISTOPHER NEAME! altariel: I was getting to that. Christopher Neame, Cambridge locations, daft jokes. The only thing that makes me want to kill is the barber shop bunch.mraltariel: Death is too good for them. Unless any of them have actually died by now, in which case, their loved ones have my deepest sympathies. altariel: Good save. I don't think anyone noticed, like that time we were accidentally mean about Barry Letts. mraltariel: I thought we weren't going to mention that again. altariel: Shall we just say then how sad we are every time we see a picture of Douglas Adams?mraltariel: Yes. Happysad, though. altariel and mraltariel: Thank you, Douglas xxRanking
City of Death
The Creature from the Pit
Nightmare of Eden
Shada
Destiny of the Daleks
The Horns of Nimon
altariel: Well that was a funny old season. K9 sounds like he's being throttled...mraltariel: And the stories are really suffering from Tom Baker. altariel: It was all a bit odd and mad, like everyone's minds were slightly elsewhere. mraltariel: But still some good stuff, including one of the best stories so far. altariel: I don't think Nimon is one of the best stories so far.mraltariel: I meant Creature from the Pit. altariel: I think it's looking a bit tired. They should shake it up a bit. mraltariel: They need to get rid of Tom. He's too dominant. altariel: Although I think Lalla Ward carried a good chunk of this season. mraltariel: While Tom phoned it in. What's next? Something to do with bees, isn't it?
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:-D
*lays in a supply of rotten vegetables and fruits*
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You know, at the time, my friends at school all used to look at me like I was mad when I said I liked Turlough. And now LJ seems to be full of us.
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The problem isn't that the season is lightly comic, the problem is that it's lightly comic but none of the jokes are actually funny.
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At last my long years of experimentation in the field of remote mass mind control have borne fruit BWAHAHAHAhemhm
*adjusts frequency*
So, now, how we all feelin' about Croucher?
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"You are loved! You are cared for! worshipthecroucher You are loved! You are cared for!"
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