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Part 7: The Doctor Gets Deeper into the Mindwarp

July 29, 2018

google.com, pub-ca-pub-6067120031842370, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 Part 7 Part 7 begins as King Yrcanos, Peri, and Dorf attack the Doctor and the guard escorting him to Crozier’s laboratory. The Doctor is deep into what he calls a play during a break in the actions on Thoros Beta. The reactions of the Doctor and the Valeyard are perfect. The Doctor memory of the events seems to be returning, but there is a problem. The does not recall them happening as they do on the Matrix. So,…

Part 6: The Doctor Seems to Have a Mindwarp

July 25, 2018

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Part 6 The previous episode ends with Crozier placing the helmet from his brain machine on the Doctor. Crozier does so after being asked by Sil if it can be used to extract the truth from the Doctor. At the being of part 6, we see the Doctor act as if he has brain damage. As a viewer, I begin to believe the evidence of the Valeyard has been made up. The amount of time since the Timelords removed him from…

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.…