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Part 5: a Mindwarp is at the Center of the Plot

July 18, 2018

google.com, pub-ca-pub-6067120031842370, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 Part 5 The series of events which are a part of the Mysterious Planet is over. In part 5 of the Trial of the Timelord,(1) the Valeyard takes the court to another place in the universe. In this part of the series, we meet Sil from Vengeance on Varos again. The Doctor and Peri travel to Thoros Beta, Sil’s home planet. At this point in the trial, I expect nothing less than tension and stress in the…

A Summary of The Mysterious Planet: The Trial of a Timelord

July 5, 2018

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Summary There are three separate stories within the fourteen episodes of The Trial of a Timelord. Therefore, a summary is necessary after the first four episodes. Everyone who watches season 23 sees the premise of the trial deals with the Doctors actions. The Valeyard is doing his best to frame the Doctor and make the High Council believe his getting involved in the events on Ravolox is behavior unbecoming a timelord. Robert Holmes wrote a good story. The use of…

Part 4: The Mysterious Planet: The Trial of a Timelord

June 30, 2018

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Part 4 As part 4 begins, Merdeen confronts the Doctor and Peri. What we see in this first scene makes the viewer believe the Doctor is going to be shot by Merdeen, but that is not the case. Grell is waiting to kill the Doctor, but Merdeen prevents the Doctor from being shot. (1) Part 4 has its moments. This part mostly takes place in the underground fortress of Drathro. As you watch this part of The Mysterious Planet, you begin to…

Part 3: The Mysterious Planet: The Trial of a Timelord

June 21, 2018

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Part 3: The Mysterious Planet As we begin part 3, we find the Doctor, Peri, Sabalom Glitz, Dibber, and Baltazar cornered in the subway. The primitive tribe coming in the door and the L1 robot coming from the immortal’s layer. The primitives shoot the robot with a gun, which disables it, This allows them to escape and go back to the village. The pace of all the action seems correct and the timing as well. I like the placement of the switches…

Part 2: The Mysterios Planet: The Trial of a Timelord

June 16, 2018

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Part 2: The Mystery Planet Part 2 of The Mysterious Planet begins where Part 1 ends. The episode originally airs September 13, 1986 (1) As the story begins, the Doctor is smiling and patting himself on the back. Of course, the Valeyard takes his words and turns them against him. It is at this point the Valeyard wants to change the inquiry into a trial. Because of the Doctor’s attitude, the Valeyard ask the Timelords to change their inquisition into a trial.…

Part 1 The Mysterious Planet: The Trial of a Timelord

June 10, 2018

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Part 1: The Mysterious Planet As you begin to watch Part 1, the thought comes to mind what is going on here. My favorite sci-fi character has been drawn into a large spaceship or space station as called in Wikipedia (1) I can see where the object the Doctor enters is a space station by the immense size of it. The first I see this episode, I am surprised by the way the TARDIS is drawn into the space station. Of course, any…

Point: What’s the Point in Being Grown up

May 22, 2018

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Point There have been several years since I took the time to watch Robot from season 12 of classic Doctor Who. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the Fourth Doctor first serial. As a result, I will watch it again soon. What got me was something the Doctor said as the final episode ended. Here is what got me. Sarah Jane says, “You are being childish.” Then the Doctor responds, “There is no point in being grown up if u can’t be…

Extra Footage: Moffat Cut a Half an Hour of Footage

May 7, 2018

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Extra Footage Extra footage is something every television show and movie has. The production crew shoot scenes until they get it perfect. So, what Huw Fullerton tells us in this article should not be a surprise. What seems strange is the fact he gives an exact amount of footage. For me what it does is raise the question why would Fullerton tell his readers the amount of footage not used. The idea makes me begin to…

Dalek: Episode 6 of Season 1 Was Fantastic

April 30, 2018

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Dalek In my quest to watch Season 1 of the revived series, I was fascinated by Dalek. The Doctor and Rose land in a bunker in Utah in 2012. This bunker is like a museum of alien artifacts, and once we meet the owner, Henry van Statten, he says it is the biggest as well as the most complete collection on Earth.(1) What the Docter finds is everything from a Slavine arm to a Cyberman head which he says he…

Why RTD Will Not Write Another Episode

April 11, 2018

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Why? Fans of RTD may have dreams of him writing for Doctor Who again, but in this article, he reveals the reason why we won’t see another episode from him. Doctor Who fans are grateful for his persistence. He never quit lobbying the BBC until he received the go-ahead to bring Doctor Who back. So, I can see why fans who love his work would hope he will return to script writing for the show. Yes, it will be awesome to…