Every single episode of Doctor Who watched and reviewed, from the very first episode to the present day.
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Every single episode of Doctor Who watched and reviewed, from the very first episode to the present day.
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Theremin!
ReplyDeleteAnd after that otherworldly noise, we dive straight into the action with a futuristic-looking machine in a manor-house and clear and urgent danger of some description. A cracking start.
I love the Tardis landing on its side (apparently the doors open outwards now), and we also get another further-down-the-mountain gag to open with.
In episode three, we reveal that the Ice Warrior has "electronics in the ear pieces... some kind of space suit." So what we see isn't their true appearance (much like the Voord in that respect. I wonder what they really look like beneath that space armour...
And speaking of their space armour, with its tufts of hair and reptilian scales it all looks more than a little organic. In episode five Varga pulls his head down into the suit like a turtle retreating into its shell, which leads me to thing that this is probably how they seal the suits for excursions into space.
Also: more young ladies in miniskirts and PVC. Call me shallow, but I think I'll like living in the future.
Throughout the story, it's clear that Clent's treatment of scientist Penley is what drives him away. His other staff, despite him shouting and complaining about them, stick around for some reason.
This is basically the story of a bad manager who gets his arse pulled out of the fire by a consultant. What's the betting that Clent now gets promoted? Though I suppose he does at least appear to have repaired his relationship with the man who really does all the work at the end.