Daily archives: February 25, 2016

Previously … The Keys of Marinus … The Aztecs begins with a rapid educational moment from Barbara, with support from Susan, to remind us that Barbara is a history teacher (I’d forgotten). Most interesting character is easily Tlotoxl who manipulates and schemes while others just go along with the plot.  Given […]

25. The Temple of Evil

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Doctor Who continued … Unlike the previous one-episode sub-stories, Ian’s trial continues well into the final episode.  Presumably because there wasn’t much to the resolution, which is a pity because we come away learning so little about the Voord.  At least the significance of the “fake key” worked well.  Almost […]

24. The Keys of Marinus

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Doctor Who continued … A bit of a courtroom drama, almost a forerunner to similar scenes in the first episode of “Blakes 7”. Hartnell has clearly benefitted from his holiday, as he’s more on form here – giving the Doctor a commanding presence.  Him knowing the location of the hidden […]

23. Sentence of Death

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Doctor Who continued … A rough trapper, who isn’t tough enough to kill people but will let them die, decides it’s time to “Benny Hill-run” Barbara around a table. That’s about it, really, for this one. Little bit of strange logic going on, in that they get frostbite relatively quickly, […]

22. The Snows of Terror

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