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Bad 80s Who Strikes Again
Revelation of the Daleks has knocked The Visitation out of its position as worst Classic Who serial I’ve watched. Thankfully it was only two episodes. I don’t think I could have taken more of it. Too many characters, too many plots and WTF was with the DJ? Last thing the serial needed was an annoying character with a terrible accent giving a running commentary.
I do wonder who on earth thought the Six-Peri dynamic would be a good idea. He’s basically mean to her all the time – even calling her fat – and although she does make the odd remark back at him, he just comes off as a bully. If they're going to make the Doctor that abrasive he needs somebody who will not take his crap. Thank goodness for Evelyn.
I think I’m going to have to avoid Six for a while after that and maybe watch some more Three. The UNIT gang never cease to make me happy. Or at least re-watch Partners in Crime. Five days and multiple re-watches later I still love that episode to pieces.
Here’s also hoping that The Fires of Pompeii is as good as it’s being made out to be. I do remember last year when 42 was hyped as being a brilliant episode and it turned out to be my least favourite of season 3. As a result I’ve become rather deeply cynical about anything the production crew announces is great (silence, on the other hand, makes me optimistic). Although I do badly want it to be brilliant since sounds like the plot is The Aztecs meets a disaster movie and if they pull it off, it could be fantastic.
I do wonder who on earth thought the Six-Peri dynamic would be a good idea. He’s basically mean to her all the time – even calling her fat – and although she does make the odd remark back at him, he just comes off as a bully. If they're going to make the Doctor that abrasive he needs somebody who will not take his crap. Thank goodness for Evelyn.
I think I’m going to have to avoid Six for a while after that and maybe watch some more Three. The UNIT gang never cease to make me happy. Or at least re-watch Partners in Crime. Five days and multiple re-watches later I still love that episode to pieces.
Here’s also hoping that The Fires of Pompeii is as good as it’s being made out to be. I do remember last year when 42 was hyped as being a brilliant episode and it turned out to be my least favourite of season 3. As a result I’ve become rather deeply cynical about anything the production crew announces is great (silence, on the other hand, makes me optimistic). Although I do badly want it to be brilliant since sounds like the plot is The Aztecs meets a disaster movie and if they pull it off, it could be fantastic.
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I showed Revelation of the Daleks to my boyfriend early on in his Old Who watching. I had forgotten how bad it was. Needless to say, it was a long time before he agreed to watch any more old episodes with me. And he refers to Six as "the crabby one with the weird clothes."
It must say something about 42 that I did not remember at all what episode that was, and had to look it up. And I still only vaguely remember the plot. Clearly I was not impressed by it either. I am looking forward to The Fires of Pompeii, if only because NEW COMPANION, yay! :D And the previews made it look deliciously old school, so I'm hoping it delivers on that front.
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After my laptop refused to play the disk properly, I had to sneak about my flat and watch it when my flat so as to make sure my flatmates would not walk in - they're only vaguely into old school, and Revelation, I feel, is not a good introduction.
There is the promise of the ritual sacrificing of the Companion in Fires! Yay! I've missed that from Old School. Oh, and Donna! So far, there have been no misses IMO in her run as a Companion (okay, two hits from two isn't hard, but still).
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The ritual sacrificing, yes!! I'm unreasonably excited about it.
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You're not the only one! I thought 42 was surprisingly forgettable, and I only vaguely remember what it's about because my roommate recently finished watching Series 3.
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