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*''[[1971]] [[June 19]]'' | *''[[1971]] [[June 19]]'' | ||
(First watched 2024-11-09, -10, -12, -13, -) Interesting to see the beginning with the Doctor mocking non-scientific things as impossible, when "Hey, impossible non-scientific things are happening!" was the basis of much of the [[Doctor Who Series 14|most recent series]]. But for all that, he sure recognized _something_ from the archaeological dig on TV that he knows is dangerous. A bit irresponsible to not tell the other UNIT folks _any_ details before he goes running off with Jo. Aaaaaand there's the Master... summoning something in a ritual? What won't that guy get up to. | (First watched 2024-11-09, -10, -12, -13, -15) Interesting to see the beginning with the Doctor mocking non-scientific things as impossible, when "Hey, impossible non-scientific things are happening!" was the basis of much of the [[Doctor Who Series 14|most recent series]]. But for all that, he sure recognized _something_ from the archaeological dig on TV that he knows is dangerous. A bit irresponsible to not tell the other UNIT folks _any_ details before he goes running off with Jo. Aaaaaand there's the Master... summoning something in a ritual? What won't that guy get up to. | ||
During the ritual the Master said something like "Doing my will is the whole of the law", which made me laugh. I'm well familiar with "Do as thou wilt is the whole of the law", and that is a fun play on it. | During the ritual the Master said something like "Doing my will is the whole of the law", which made me laugh. I'm well familiar with "Do as thou wilt is the whole of the law", and that is a fun play on it. | ||
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The Doctor being attacked by a bunch of evil Morris dancers? That is 200% on brand Doctor Who, love it. Though I don't really get the Doctor (and friends) tricks to get him out of that situation. So they fake him having magical powers to claim he's a powerful wizard... but they were already planning on burning him as a witch, so how is that any different? Except wizards they apparently don't want to piss off with attempted burning. | The Doctor being attacked by a bunch of evil Morris dancers? That is 200% on brand Doctor Who, love it. Though I don't really get the Doctor (and friends) tricks to get him out of that situation. So they fake him having magical powers to claim he's a powerful wizard... but they were already planning on burning him as a witch, so how is that any different? Except wizards they apparently don't want to piss off with attempted burning. | ||
Incredibly British of the Brigadier to refer to a living gargoyle as "chap with the wings there". | |||
The ending... meh. Azal the super Daemon was defeated by being shocked at Jo trying to sacrifice herself for the Doctor? It felt like a bad Star Trek resolution, either of the "Kirk blows up computer with illogic" or "alien race impressed/confounded by Humanity" type. Not that Jo's offer made much sense to begin with. I mean, it's not just that they were looking for any old killing where one death could take the place of another. When person A wants to kill person B... they want to kill person B! | |||
The shooting location of this serial worked out nicely. Having like an entire small village to be used as extras? Gave more scope than the average story. | |||
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