Bad 80s Who Strikes Again

[meddow]

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.

Comments

[meddow.livejournal.com]

It's quiet depressing to think that over twenty years later, very little has been learnt at all.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I think it's a lot more subtle these days, and watching Six-era, I do find myself appreciating RTD's reluctance to use standard, real-world guns. The subtlety of the ugly messages makes them more insidious, but I'll take that over Ten calling Martha fat four times an episode.

[meddow.livejournal.com]

No, it's isn't overt like it was back then. We did have Mickey tell Rose to watch the chips once that I recall, but it wasn't the Doctor at least and it wasn't an RTD script. Though I do think RTD missed the idea that if the Doctor-Companion relationship is hurtful, then it starts to effect the viewer's enjoyment of the show - or at least mine.

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

I don't think you can eliminate every inkling of hurtfulness, because people tease. And sometimes that's fine. But there's a line that exists between that and the obnoxious territory.