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

June 30, 2018

google.com, pub-ca-pub-6067120031842370, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 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…

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

June 21, 2018

Episodes and Stories

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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

Episodes and Stories

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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

Episodes and Stories

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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

Actors, Episodes and Stories

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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…

Easter Egg: Connection Between the 50th and Twice

April 23, 2018

Serials and seasons

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Easter Egg In this article from Radio Times by Huw Fullerton, there seems to be a connection with The Day of the Doctor and Peter Capaldi’s last episode. I do find this intriguing and never really noticed it. But apparently, this is not the only Easter Egg as he calls them, but will be the only one I touch on. I did not pay close enough attention while watching the 5o Anniversary Special and did not notice the roundels on…

No Anxiety: The Doctor’s Words to Susan as He Departs

April 13, 2018

TV Show and spin offs

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No Anxiety No Anxiety, these are powerful words from the Doctor to his granddaughter, Susan. I find these are words many Whovians may need to consider. Many of us are worried about what is going to happen now that there is a whole new team running Doctor Who and add the fact the Doctor is now female. Anxiety seems to be running high, or at least with some fans. Okay, there may be some exaggeration, but there is some anxiety…

Lethbridge-Stewart: Collection of Stories

April 3, 2018

Companions

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Lethbridge-Stewart Here is some great news for Doctor Who fans. Publisher Candy Jar Books says they are publishing a Lethbridge-Stewart Story Collection. This article tells us all about it. Of Course, this is a big deal for classic Whovians, because he was a reoccurring character for several years. He is mostly remembered from the Doctor’s exile on Earth but returned several more times after he could travel again. This collection will be great for Doctor Who fans. Especially those who…

Regenerations: Contradiction #3 How Many?

February 19, 2018

TV Show and spin offs

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Regenerations According to this article by Thomas Ling, regenerations or the number of is a contradiction of the Doctor Who canon. If you begin watching Doctor from the beginning and don’t see new who, you learn Time Lords are reborn twelve times. But the idea does not always seem to stand. There are a couple of times we see a contradiction to the canon. One of them deals with the Master and the other the Doctor. In both instances, they are…

Two Hearts: Contradiction # 2 of Doctor Who

February 2, 2018

TV Show and spin offs

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Two Hearts As a fan of Doctor Who, knowing the Doctor has two hearts is common knowledge. Thomas Ling in this article, says the Doctor’s two hearts are a contradiction to the Doctor Who canon. Since many fans do not always start watching Doctor Who from the start, they don’t know much about the First or Second Doctors. So, they believe two hearts are the norm for Time Lords. After watching a few episodes of the First and Second Doctors,…