Doctor Who: Season 24

[altariel]

Time and the Rani
mraltariel: Well. What a lot of changes. This is an even bigger upheaval then the last Tom Baker season - because that still had Tom Baker in it!
altariel: I agree. This story is still shit, though.
mraltariel: Yes, it is. Everyone struggles with it, but it still just about beats them.
altariel: There's one episode of material.
mraltariel: And the rest is padding.
altariel: Sylv is fresh and funny from the start, though.

Paradise Towers
mraltariel: Oh God, I love this story. The only negative note is (most of) Richard Briers's performance. But otherwise this is just superb.
altariel: This is the story that marks my adult interest in Doctor Who. It is streets ahead of anything we've seen in ages.
mraltariel: Funnier. And more imaginative.
altariel: And not pompous.

Delta and the Bannermen
mraltariel: Oh God, I love this story. People do it down, but Ken Dodd is great, Goronwy and his BEES are wonderful.
altariel: People who dislike this are Beyond Wrong. Tellingly, the deaths are shocking.
mraltariel: Especially all the non-speaking tourists on the bus.
altariel: Also, people are heroic in small but crucial ways, like Ray giving up on the love of her life, Mr Burton looking after his staff...
mraltariel: And Goronwy sacrificing his honey collection.
altariel: It is all smashing.

Dragonfire
mraltariel: Who'd have thought we'd see Glitz again?
altariel: Daft, but likeable. Ace is awesome immediately.
mraltariel: Yes. I also like the dragon costume. I keep forgetting that there's a person in there, despite the awful balancing job they have to do.
altariel: Isn't that Sylvia Daisy Pouncer? It is great how her story echoes Ace's. A potential trajectory. Beware signing up with fascinating strangers.
mraltariel: You don't have to tell me!


Ranking
Paradise Towers and Delta and the Bannermen
Dragonfire
Time and the Rani

mraltariel: Not the strongest season we've ever had, but they've really refreshed the show and taken off in a new direction.
altariel: Ramshackle season of delights.

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I love the McCoy era, which got me back into watching DW. And, yes, I completely agree - this is where the current incarnation of the show starts.