Ok, going back a bit. Adric's back to life, nobody's heard of Turlough, we've just left the Kinda and Tegan has just remembered what happened when the snake thing took over her mind. And now she's trying to leave. Why is she leaving? What? I mean, I know she decides to leave, but why? She's looking forward to just assimilating back into English air stewardess culture. They've landed at Heathrow 300 years early and the Doctor doesn't seem too bothered, nor does he understand why she would be. Heh, the others are forcing him to act like he has emotions.
Aha! There goes action!Doctor again! Oh, for fuck's sake Adric. There's nothing on the ground, how could you possibly trip? Did that guy just suggest their pursuers might "cuddle them to death"? I swear that's what I heard. Lol, Mr. Community Theatre here goes "I was once a thespian". No, really?
Woah, the celery just sticks to his jacket! It's not pinned or anything! He just took it off to check it then slapped it right back on there! That celery might be the most interesting part of Five.
What the bloody hell was that guy's accent just then??? American back-woods yokel? My god.
Alright, I stopped writing about halfway through, but for posterity I'll post this anyway.
Quotes
Adric: Though I must admit, I'm not entirely convinced [Tegan] likes me.
Doctor: Now, don't jump to conclusions Adric. Sometimes we... humanoids try to disguise our... our true feelings. (...?)
Nyssa: Is it sensible to go on?
Doctor: Probably not.
Mr Community Theatre: What should we say if they open the door?
Adric: ...'hello'?
Fish thing: You're being a very stupid woman.
Tegan: That isn't a very original observation.
Showing posts with label Fifth Doctor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fifth Doctor. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Terminus
You really can't blame Tegan and Nyssa for not trusting Turlough. He has an incredibly irritating and slimy manner about him. Poor guy, though. If only he were better at lying and not seeming very obviously like a rat. I just want to get to the bit where they all know that he's being extorted into trying to kill the Doctor and everybody can get over it and move on with their lives. I don't like these episodes but I'm watching them for the sake of the experiment.
Quotes:
"If we don't do something quickly, the whole universe will be destroyed!"
Quotes:
"If we don't do something quickly, the whole universe will be destroyed!"
Mawdryn Undead
This one I need to do an entry for, it's looking so goofy. The start, where you meet Turlough being a total spaz, stealing a car and such. I don't know how to describe it, he really is just a spaz. And maybe he wouldn't hate Earth so much if he weren't spending his time here in a British boarding school. Also, the Black Guardian is so creepy my head hurts. His head actually looks as though he's got a big glob of petrol on his head that's slowly dripping down. Hm, I've just realized I really ought to watch Snakedance before this one, but meh.
Also, Turlough is not only a spaz, he's a sociopathic lying spaz. Did the Black Guardian just say "Go to the Hellboy"? Yeesh, what is this, Hippo's theme music? This weird keyboard cartoony nonsense? And why would a fat awkward nerd like Hippo ever be friends with an obvious heartless dick like Turlough? Poor guy.
Hee hee, the little jump of surprise the Doctor just did was priceless. What in the name of sanity is going on with Turlough's eyes?
Wait, now the thing on the Black Guardian's head looks like a dead slimy bird. Ok, that's my final answer. I think they're doing a pretty good job of provoking sympathy for Turlough, even while they make it explicitly clear that he's a complete asshole. Oh, poor Hippo. Dude, Turlough is a fantastically terrible liar. Nyssa and Tegan are clearly much better at reading people than the Doctor. Or maybe they just don't like boys. Argh, this is almost unpleasant to watch. I'm gonna... play an online game at the same time or something. See you in a bit. Woah, spaz attack. Just saying.
Heh, that was a pretty girlish shriek coming from Turlough just now. Although, yeah I feel pretty bad for him at this point. The cowering and pleading and genuine terror is doing its job.
Oh for heaven's sake. Just ask the guy something only the Doctor would know! Ask him where Adric is or something. Although the guy knows all their names and it isn't necessarily impossible that he becomes a jerk to his friends after regeneration. Man, Turlough is getting some funky background music. And by "funky" I don't mean weird, I actually mean funky.
D'awww, little baby Nyssa and Tegan!! So cute!!! Anyway. Turlough is still a sketch and all that. Whatever.
Also, Turlough is not only a spaz, he's a sociopathic lying spaz. Did the Black Guardian just say "Go to the Hellboy"? Yeesh, what is this, Hippo's theme music? This weird keyboard cartoony nonsense? And why would a fat awkward nerd like Hippo ever be friends with an obvious heartless dick like Turlough? Poor guy.
Hee hee, the little jump of surprise the Doctor just did was priceless. What in the name of sanity is going on with Turlough's eyes?
Wait, now the thing on the Black Guardian's head looks like a dead slimy bird. Ok, that's my final answer. I think they're doing a pretty good job of provoking sympathy for Turlough, even while they make it explicitly clear that he's a complete asshole. Oh, poor Hippo. Dude, Turlough is a fantastically terrible liar. Nyssa and Tegan are clearly much better at reading people than the Doctor. Or maybe they just don't like boys. Argh, this is almost unpleasant to watch. I'm gonna... play an online game at the same time or something. See you in a bit. Woah, spaz attack. Just saying.
Heh, that was a pretty girlish shriek coming from Turlough just now. Although, yeah I feel pretty bad for him at this point. The cowering and pleading and genuine terror is doing its job.
Oh for heaven's sake. Just ask the guy something only the Doctor would know! Ask him where Adric is or something. Although the guy knows all their names and it isn't necessarily impossible that he becomes a jerk to his friends after regeneration. Man, Turlough is getting some funky background music. And by "funky" I don't mean weird, I actually mean funky.
D'awww, little baby Nyssa and Tegan!! So cute!!! Anyway. Turlough is still a sketch and all that. Whatever.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Earthshock
Ah, the one where Adric dies. I'm starting the post a bit in, second episode I think. Did that Cyberman just call that other Cyberman "Linda"? They're exaggerating the antagonism between Adric and the Doctor because they know he's gonna die. He wants to go home - to E-space. Not possible, clearly, but Adric thinks it ought to be. The Doctor doesn't agree.
Ooh, the Cybermen are doing a little recap of the Doctor's interaction with them. Clips from the three old Cyberman episodes I ended up watching in research! Cool.
Aw, the Doctor is making up with Adric. Up. Awww..... they're so cute! Oh, Adric doesn't really want to go home. He just said it and calculated a route to make a point. They're so cute!! They just want to confuse your opinions of Adric, don't they? So you don't know what to think when he goes. Also, I have recently learned that Adric isn't the only companion who died. I'm not sure about the others but I'm pretty sure there are others. Oh no! Adric is coming out of the TARDIS to explore with the Doctor! At least the Doctor knows he's there for once. But Adric is the one sneaking about being cautious while the Doctor strides boldly around corners and says things like "I want to announce my PRESENCE!!"
Meehhhh, Adric is so nervous, he knows something's going to go wrong. Gah, I don't know if I'll be able to handle it! Well, ok. I will. But still! Oh, cool. Adric really does have mathematical excellence. He just took the square root of 3.somethingsomething in his head!
Hm, the Cybermen are much more expressive than I've ever seen them. They lean around and use a bit of body language, interact with each other. They're much more like people.
Oh yes, the obligatory "what use are emotions" conversation necessary in every Cyberman episode.
Oh, Adric! He didn't get the chance to see if his way to keep the ship from crashing was right because a Cyberman blasted the console and then he crashed into Earth and blew up and died!!! Oh, jesus... no sound over the end credits and just a picture of Adric's broken badge for mathematical excellence. Wow. Oh, Adric...
Ooh, the Cybermen are doing a little recap of the Doctor's interaction with them. Clips from the three old Cyberman episodes I ended up watching in research! Cool.
Aw, the Doctor is making up with Adric. Up. Awww..... they're so cute! Oh, Adric doesn't really want to go home. He just said it and calculated a route to make a point. They're so cute!! They just want to confuse your opinions of Adric, don't they? So you don't know what to think when he goes. Also, I have recently learned that Adric isn't the only companion who died. I'm not sure about the others but I'm pretty sure there are others. Oh no! Adric is coming out of the TARDIS to explore with the Doctor! At least the Doctor knows he's there for once. But Adric is the one sneaking about being cautious while the Doctor strides boldly around corners and says things like "I want to announce my PRESENCE!!"
Meehhhh, Adric is so nervous, he knows something's going to go wrong. Gah, I don't know if I'll be able to handle it! Well, ok. I will. But still! Oh, cool. Adric really does have mathematical excellence. He just took the square root of 3.somethingsomething in his head!
Hm, the Cybermen are much more expressive than I've ever seen them. They lean around and use a bit of body language, interact with each other. They're much more like people.
Oh yes, the obligatory "what use are emotions" conversation necessary in every Cyberman episode.
Oh, Adric! He didn't get the chance to see if his way to keep the ship from crashing was right because a Cyberman blasted the console and then he crashed into Earth and blew up and died!!! Oh, jesus... no sound over the end credits and just a picture of Adric's broken badge for mathematical excellence. Wow. Oh, Adric...
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Kinda
I'm liking this one (I started this entry about 20 minutes in). It's neat. I like Five more and more each episode, and it's shaping up to be a good one. Tegan is having some kind of weird hallucination, and the Doctor and Adric have been taken prisoner. Apparently the woman who played Nyssa wasn't feeling well or was busy or something because she's resting in the TARDIS. And there's this neat woman who looks a bit like Sarah Jane. She's a scientist and she's the only reasonable one here. I think they like scientists, the Doctor Who people.
So they're on this paradise type planet inhabited by these people called the Kinda and they're pleasant and silent (they communicate with telepathy). These other people, including the scientist, are there on a mission to evaluate the planet for colonization. The Kinda are really primitive, but only because their planet calls for no technological adaptation. The temperature is constant, there are no predators, and the trees constantly bear fruit. Other than that I'm not really sure what the plot's gonna be. Oh, except that the expedition originally had six people and three disappeared.
What the? Who are these people? They're dressed differently and they're talking. They're worried about the Kinda because of the stupid off-world people.
Lol, that was wonderful. The Doctor is in wonder at Adric's magic trick. Then he tries it and totally fails. He's so funny. He just can't understand it. Cute. He learns all he needs to know about magic by the time he's Sylvester McCoy.
Woah, that guy just did a cool '70s disco slidey dance move! And said the phrase "higglety pigglety"! And "method of implementation, fire and acid. Acid and fire." My immediate thought? "Amongst our weaponry...!"
This guy is totally insane. He's sure the plants are out to get him. He wants to burn the whole damn planet because the trees are after him. Now Adric is agreeing with him, but no one can ever know if he's bluffing or not. He seems to do it all the time. Good thing he's reasonably intelligent. Oh, he's being a hero this time instead of a nuisance!
Ok, who the hell is that guy Tegan is hallucinating? What a trip, dude. Ew, what the??? That guy just took over Tegan's body by slithering a worm from his arm into hers in the hallucination! It's... difficult to explain.
Wow, this guy is definitely bonkers. This is fucking weird, dude. But I like it. Confusing as usual, but neat! Oh, good. Saunders is crazy-nutso too. Woah, Tegan is doing a really good job being super creepy and confident.
Ah, I think this is the defining moment when the Doctor decides to learn magic tricks. Good thing, too. Saves him from the Ragnarok later on.
You know, this old woman character looks like the grandmother/sister from that one MST3k episode where the girl says "This is where the fish lives". Ok, the jester is starting to get on my nerves. Will he never stop? Does he have some sort of mental illness?
Well, this guy definitely does. Now he's making paper dolls and talking more crazy.
Well, I stopped writing during the episode and just went ahead and finished it. I'm not tiring of the watching, but I am tiring of the writing.
(Just need to say, I'm watching Black Orchid now and the Doctor was in a bathrobe and he just went into the shower and he was singing. And now he's out again and his hair isn't the slightest bit wet.)
Quotes:
"An apple a day keeps the, ah... no, nevermind."
"If in doubt, then fire and acid every time, don't you think?"
"Don't hurt him!" "Why not?" "...don't." "Oh, alright."
"Leave him at the mercy of the trees." "No, the trees have no mercy." "Oh yes, I forgot."
"What about Adric?" "He'll be alright, he's very resourceful."
So they're on this paradise type planet inhabited by these people called the Kinda and they're pleasant and silent (they communicate with telepathy). These other people, including the scientist, are there on a mission to evaluate the planet for colonization. The Kinda are really primitive, but only because their planet calls for no technological adaptation. The temperature is constant, there are no predators, and the trees constantly bear fruit. Other than that I'm not really sure what the plot's gonna be. Oh, except that the expedition originally had six people and three disappeared.
What the? Who are these people? They're dressed differently and they're talking. They're worried about the Kinda because of the stupid off-world people.
Lol, that was wonderful. The Doctor is in wonder at Adric's magic trick. Then he tries it and totally fails. He's so funny. He just can't understand it. Cute. He learns all he needs to know about magic by the time he's Sylvester McCoy.
Woah, that guy just did a cool '70s disco slidey dance move! And said the phrase "higglety pigglety"! And "method of implementation, fire and acid. Acid and fire." My immediate thought? "Amongst our weaponry...!"
This guy is totally insane. He's sure the plants are out to get him. He wants to burn the whole damn planet because the trees are after him. Now Adric is agreeing with him, but no one can ever know if he's bluffing or not. He seems to do it all the time. Good thing he's reasonably intelligent. Oh, he's being a hero this time instead of a nuisance!
Ok, who the hell is that guy Tegan is hallucinating? What a trip, dude. Ew, what the??? That guy just took over Tegan's body by slithering a worm from his arm into hers in the hallucination! It's... difficult to explain.
Wow, this guy is definitely bonkers. This is fucking weird, dude. But I like it. Confusing as usual, but neat! Oh, good. Saunders is crazy-nutso too. Woah, Tegan is doing a really good job being super creepy and confident.
Ah, I think this is the defining moment when the Doctor decides to learn magic tricks. Good thing, too. Saves him from the Ragnarok later on.
You know, this old woman character looks like the grandmother/sister from that one MST3k episode where the girl says "This is where the fish lives". Ok, the jester is starting to get on my nerves. Will he never stop? Does he have some sort of mental illness?
Well, this guy definitely does. Now he's making paper dolls and talking more crazy.
Well, I stopped writing during the episode and just went ahead and finished it. I'm not tiring of the watching, but I am tiring of the writing.
(Just need to say, I'm watching Black Orchid now and the Doctor was in a bathrobe and he just went into the shower and he was singing. And now he's out again and his hair isn't the slightest bit wet.)
Quotes:
"An apple a day keeps the, ah... no, nevermind."
"If in doubt, then fire and acid every time, don't you think?"
"Don't hurt him!" "Why not?" "...don't." "Oh, alright."
"Leave him at the mercy of the trees." "No, the trees have no mercy." "Oh yes, I forgot."
"What about Adric?" "He'll be alright, he's very resourceful."
Saturday, June 19, 2010
The Caves of Androzani
Ok! Time for the story recently rated the best Doctor Who story of all time. I wanted to watch a Sixth Doctor story, but his first story starts after he's regenerated, which happens in this episode I'm pretty sure. Anyway, it's supposed to be good so it's worth watching. I don't like Peri. She's American, irritating, and not supposed to be too terribly bright. Even the Doctor doesn't seem to like her that much.
Ugh, will she ever shut up? And Gee she's short. Or Peter Davison is tall. Probably both.
Pfft, wow, that's not the sort of animal you'd expect would be able to sneak up on you. Hooray! Peri just somersaulted down a hole and the Doctor was barely perturbed! It would be upsetting how callous he's acting if I didn't hate Peri so much. Ok, a really great exchange about the celery just happened that I can't sufficiently describe or transcribe, so here you go: Why do you wear a stick of celery in your lapel?
Woah! I think that guy just broke the fourth wall to call the audience "spineless cretins". Ok, the Doctor has put his arm around Peri and is being friendly in response to external meanness. And he did note the pain in her leg, even if his initial response was apathetic. Ugh, I don't want to look at lips of some mystery mime up close.
He just did it again! That guy is freaking me out. At least I think it was the same guy. These people are all creepy and violent, it's hard to tell them apart.
Can this spectrox really be the most valuable substance in the universe if the Doctor has never heard of it? Uh oh, here they come for the Doctor and Peri! I wonder how they're going to get out of this one?
And the mysterious mime is laughing. He's wearing a black and white mask of some sort, that's why I'm calling him a mime. Um, this is getting frighteningly close to them actually being shot... Oh noes! They started shooting! How will they get out of it? Will they live? Find out next week on DOCTOR WHO!
That's where they ended the episode, the swine. But I don't have to wait! They seem to be ok, I guess... well, they didn't fall down, and now they're wandering around talking to the mime. Ooh... holy wow! Those were androids that were shot! The mime made androids to be shot so he could talk to the real Doctor and Peri. This is really good! Oh man, the mime is laughing and talking a little too much like Tim Curry, and he's touching Peri and it's making me nervous.
Did that guy just call that other guy a slut? This is weird, yo. I don't get these people. Dude, Doctor, don't tell Peri to bend down and touch her toes when the mime is around. He is so unnerving I can't handle it. Hee hee, you should have seen that, he's creeping on Peri and the Doctor kind of slides up from nowhere in front of her kind of grinning. But I don't want to do another video for this episode. This guy is comically loquacious.
The mime just said "Even I cannot bear to see or touch myself". Mostly, other people cannot bear to see you touch yourself. This guy is a classic wronged vengeful villain. Oh, you see, he's like the Phantom of the Opera, only lame. Um... I think the Doctor just got shot in the head... that can't be good for him. Oh, no, he's ok. Though, that other prisoner guy seems to have kidnapped Peri while the Doctor was out. Oh, lord, mime man is crazy nutso.
Hey, oh yeah, the dragon monster thing. Been a while, I'd forgotten about him.
"Led by your own cupidity"? What is with this guy?
Yeesh, mime just hit the Doctor and now his androids are ripping his arms out! Aw, and the Doctor just gave Salatin and Peri away. Whoops. Oh my, talk about Doctor whumping. Poor guy, this is uncomfortable. Yah! Now he's tied up and blindfolded!
GOD! SUCH A CREEPER! UNBELIEVABLE CREEPER! He's such a creeper, this guy.
Ugh, so much shooting. At least the Doctor is just running away. Although it doesn't make for the most gripping television. Oh, Doctor. Watch where you're going! He just tumbled down a huge slope like an idiot. His hair still looks great, though!
Will the mime just shut up and leave?! His mask came off and everyone is shrieking in horror at his face. Ha ha. And now he's carrying her around talking about how beautiful she is, all sad because she's dying from the spectrox poisoning. Celery! He just tried to cure her with celery! "It's a powerful restorative where I come from" he said! Celery! It didn't work well enough because her breathing and stuff isn't as good as a Time Lord's. Argh! The mime is touching her! Gross!
He's not that bad, really. I mean his face. He has severe burns, but he's not, like, so awful I'm screaming in terror.
Oh noes! The Doctor gave all the antidote to Peri! He is dying!! He just said he MIGHT regenerate, but he doesn't know! It feels different this time! What?! He's remembering all his companions... out of his mouth. They're coming out of his mouth, but there's the Master and he's saying he should die, when the others were saying he shouldn't... Ew, I don't like Colin Baker. Gross, I don't want to watch the next one. He just regenerated in front of her and he's being rude! What a prick! Lame. I'm gonna go watch someone else. The last episode of the old series before the movie, I think.
Quotes:
"Now what do we do?!" "...surrender?"
"If it ever gets out that I executed two androids, I'll be the butt of the army."
"You have the mouth of a prattling jackanapes."
"He said my mind was nearly the equal of his. Incredible conceit."
"How did you get past my androids?" "I don't know. Maybe they liked my face."
Ugh, will she ever shut up? And Gee she's short. Or Peter Davison is tall. Probably both.
Pfft, wow, that's not the sort of animal you'd expect would be able to sneak up on you. Hooray! Peri just somersaulted down a hole and the Doctor was barely perturbed! It would be upsetting how callous he's acting if I didn't hate Peri so much. Ok, a really great exchange about the celery just happened that I can't sufficiently describe or transcribe, so here you go: Why do you wear a stick of celery in your lapel?
Woah! I think that guy just broke the fourth wall to call the audience "spineless cretins". Ok, the Doctor has put his arm around Peri and is being friendly in response to external meanness. And he did note the pain in her leg, even if his initial response was apathetic. Ugh, I don't want to look at lips of some mystery mime up close.
He just did it again! That guy is freaking me out. At least I think it was the same guy. These people are all creepy and violent, it's hard to tell them apart.
Can this spectrox really be the most valuable substance in the universe if the Doctor has never heard of it? Uh oh, here they come for the Doctor and Peri! I wonder how they're going to get out of this one?
And the mysterious mime is laughing. He's wearing a black and white mask of some sort, that's why I'm calling him a mime. Um, this is getting frighteningly close to them actually being shot... Oh noes! They started shooting! How will they get out of it? Will they live? Find out next week on DOCTOR WHO!
That's where they ended the episode, the swine. But I don't have to wait! They seem to be ok, I guess... well, they didn't fall down, and now they're wandering around talking to the mime. Ooh... holy wow! Those were androids that were shot! The mime made androids to be shot so he could talk to the real Doctor and Peri. This is really good! Oh man, the mime is laughing and talking a little too much like Tim Curry, and he's touching Peri and it's making me nervous.
Did that guy just call that other guy a slut? This is weird, yo. I don't get these people. Dude, Doctor, don't tell Peri to bend down and touch her toes when the mime is around. He is so unnerving I can't handle it. Hee hee, you should have seen that, he's creeping on Peri and the Doctor kind of slides up from nowhere in front of her kind of grinning. But I don't want to do another video for this episode. This guy is comically loquacious.
The mime just said "Even I cannot bear to see or touch myself". Mostly, other people cannot bear to see you touch yourself. This guy is a classic wronged vengeful villain. Oh, you see, he's like the Phantom of the Opera, only lame. Um... I think the Doctor just got shot in the head... that can't be good for him. Oh, no, he's ok. Though, that other prisoner guy seems to have kidnapped Peri while the Doctor was out. Oh, lord, mime man is crazy nutso.
Hey, oh yeah, the dragon monster thing. Been a while, I'd forgotten about him.
"Led by your own cupidity"? What is with this guy?
Yeesh, mime just hit the Doctor and now his androids are ripping his arms out! Aw, and the Doctor just gave Salatin and Peri away. Whoops. Oh my, talk about Doctor whumping. Poor guy, this is uncomfortable. Yah! Now he's tied up and blindfolded!
GOD! SUCH A CREEPER! UNBELIEVABLE CREEPER! He's such a creeper, this guy.
Ugh, so much shooting. At least the Doctor is just running away. Although it doesn't make for the most gripping television. Oh, Doctor. Watch where you're going! He just tumbled down a huge slope like an idiot. His hair still looks great, though!
Will the mime just shut up and leave?! His mask came off and everyone is shrieking in horror at his face. Ha ha. And now he's carrying her around talking about how beautiful she is, all sad because she's dying from the spectrox poisoning. Celery! He just tried to cure her with celery! "It's a powerful restorative where I come from" he said! Celery! It didn't work well enough because her breathing and stuff isn't as good as a Time Lord's. Argh! The mime is touching her! Gross!
He's not that bad, really. I mean his face. He has severe burns, but he's not, like, so awful I'm screaming in terror.
Oh noes! The Doctor gave all the antidote to Peri! He is dying!! He just said he MIGHT regenerate, but he doesn't know! It feels different this time! What?! He's remembering all his companions... out of his mouth. They're coming out of his mouth, but there's the Master and he's saying he should die, when the others were saying he shouldn't... Ew, I don't like Colin Baker. Gross, I don't want to watch the next one. He just regenerated in front of her and he's being rude! What a prick! Lame. I'm gonna go watch someone else. The last episode of the old series before the movie, I think.
Quotes:
"Now what do we do?!" "...surrender?"
"If it ever gets out that I executed two androids, I'll be the butt of the army."
"You have the mouth of a prattling jackanapes."
"He said my mind was nearly the equal of his. Incredible conceit."
"How did you get past my androids?" "I don't know. Maybe they liked my face."
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Four to Doomsday
Another! Another! Next in line. I don't know how long I'll be going in order like this for, but for now it's working pretty well for me. Old episodes used to flow into each other much much more. Oh, Doctor. What is that thing on your head? Oh, jeeze, that was pretty funny. They're talking about Earth fashion and the Doctor says "Some of them even wear safety pins" meaning as earrings. The '80s, I guess. Heh.
Wow, Tegan can draw really quite well. Oh, holy god. It's... well, it's... an African. And the TARDIS isn't translating him. Oh crap, no, it's not an African. He's an Australian aboriginal and Tegan can understand him. There still is no reason why the TARDIS won't translate him. Anyway, he's one of many people from various times and places on Earth, though the rest seem to be translated. And look, there are the people Tegan drew. It's the two green people who weren't the Monarch (played by Stratford Johns? That's not a name).
These Earth people are really weird. Cryptic, lethargic, and weird.
And now we're watching an endless show of Earth culture. Some kind of flute dancing and now some dragon dancing, oh god, why is this happening?? It's like Orgy of the Dead! Oh, god, I'm sorry, Doctor Who. I didn't mean it. I really didn't. It's not like Orgy of the Dead at all. I'm so sorry. Not at all like it. Oh, thank heavens, the dragon thing is ending. Please let there not be more.. SHIT. Now it's Roman gladiator stuff. What kind of boring people prefer this as entertainment to ANYTHING ELSE??? Oh, but the boring Greek guy is helping the Doctor do... something. Um, did the Monarch just say... "Flesh time"? I don't know how to feel about that.
No, yet more! Now it's the Australians! Oh for the love of all that is clay, who thought this was a good idea? Waugh! Old Greek guy is a robot! I think they're all robots. Ugh. Oh, god. The Doctor just said "Chinaman". Fucking '80s. Anyway, fleshtime! And here we go with the "androids can't feel love, isn't that awful" and "oh, no it isn't, what's love anyway". The Monarch wants to turn Earth people into robots to save them from sickness and hunger and stuff. It's like Age of Steel and such. So irritating after a point. We won't become robots, get over it. And my god, these people are so DULL. THAT'S the problem with this plan, it makes everyone DULL. SO DULL. An eternity of DULL. This episode is becoming DULL. I THINK I'VE BEEN AWAKE FOR ABOUT 48 HOURS WITH ABOUT THREE HOURS OF NAP. I'M HUNGRY. Ok, you know what, Adric is being an idiot. I don't like him any more. I hope he dies soon. Stop telling people about the TARDIS. That's the Doctor's ace in the hole.
Oh, look at that celery on his jacket. Silly man. Hee hee, that was funny. I can't describe it, I suppose I'll show you. I just find this exchange hilarious, especially the end: check it out.
But Adric is the real destructive fool here. He doesn't see the harm in the Monarch wanting to turn all of humanity into robots. What a stupid freak. And HOLY FUCK! Tegan just operated the TARDIS! How did she do that???
The Doctor said he was shortsighted in his right eye. I guess that's what the brainy specs are for. And OH GOD there's going to be more dancing! Oh my god I hope that's not what he meant. And there's a handbook for the type 40 TARDIS. And GOOD GRIEF IT IS MORE DANCING. WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS??? Ugh, the Doctor is bluffing very obviously, knowing the Monarch can hear him, saying how cool he's just realized the Monarch is, and Adric actually believes him. What an idiot. He can't die in a fiery inferno fast enough for me. And the Doctor just called Adric an idiot!!! Hooray!!! Finally. And OH GOD IT'S THE FIRST DANCE YET AGAIN. Ugh, Adric was bluffing when he said he'd go along with the vampires, but he's definitely not now. But I think he's just come to his senses and he's going to help the Doctor. Good good.
MORE DRAGON DANCING. I don't know how much I can say from here on in. I just tried to work out after an astonishingly small number of sleeps and basically collapsed after about 15 minutes. Oh for the love of god... enough with the dragon dancing! Oh... oh my... no, please. Whatever that is, I prefer the dragon dancing. Oh, please, oh god... this is so much worse. Diaper wrestling? Clumsy failed gay sex? Please, enough!
Mmm, the Doctor can withstand subzero temperatures for about six minutes. One day I will catalogue all these little facts.
Ok, so I'm not really sure what happened with that ending there, but I don't really care. Nyssa just collapsed, but, again, I just don't care. I'm gonna watch more Four.
Quotes:
"Hello. I am Monarch." "Yes, you look like you might be."
Wow, Tegan can draw really quite well. Oh, holy god. It's... well, it's... an African. And the TARDIS isn't translating him. Oh crap, no, it's not an African. He's an Australian aboriginal and Tegan can understand him. There still is no reason why the TARDIS won't translate him. Anyway, he's one of many people from various times and places on Earth, though the rest seem to be translated. And look, there are the people Tegan drew. It's the two green people who weren't the Monarch (played by Stratford Johns? That's not a name).
These Earth people are really weird. Cryptic, lethargic, and weird.
And now we're watching an endless show of Earth culture. Some kind of flute dancing and now some dragon dancing, oh god, why is this happening?? It's like Orgy of the Dead! Oh, god, I'm sorry, Doctor Who. I didn't mean it. I really didn't. It's not like Orgy of the Dead at all. I'm so sorry. Not at all like it. Oh, thank heavens, the dragon thing is ending. Please let there not be more.. SHIT. Now it's Roman gladiator stuff. What kind of boring people prefer this as entertainment to ANYTHING ELSE??? Oh, but the boring Greek guy is helping the Doctor do... something. Um, did the Monarch just say... "Flesh time"? I don't know how to feel about that.
No, yet more! Now it's the Australians! Oh for the love of all that is clay, who thought this was a good idea? Waugh! Old Greek guy is a robot! I think they're all robots. Ugh. Oh, god. The Doctor just said "Chinaman". Fucking '80s. Anyway, fleshtime! And here we go with the "androids can't feel love, isn't that awful" and "oh, no it isn't, what's love anyway". The Monarch wants to turn Earth people into robots to save them from sickness and hunger and stuff. It's like Age of Steel and such. So irritating after a point. We won't become robots, get over it. And my god, these people are so DULL. THAT'S the problem with this plan, it makes everyone DULL. SO DULL. An eternity of DULL. This episode is becoming DULL. I THINK I'VE BEEN AWAKE FOR ABOUT 48 HOURS WITH ABOUT THREE HOURS OF NAP. I'M HUNGRY. Ok, you know what, Adric is being an idiot. I don't like him any more. I hope he dies soon. Stop telling people about the TARDIS. That's the Doctor's ace in the hole.
Oh, look at that celery on his jacket. Silly man. Hee hee, that was funny. I can't describe it, I suppose I'll show you. I just find this exchange hilarious, especially the end: check it out.
But Adric is the real destructive fool here. He doesn't see the harm in the Monarch wanting to turn all of humanity into robots. What a stupid freak. And HOLY FUCK! Tegan just operated the TARDIS! How did she do that???
The Doctor said he was shortsighted in his right eye. I guess that's what the brainy specs are for. And OH GOD there's going to be more dancing! Oh my god I hope that's not what he meant. And there's a handbook for the type 40 TARDIS. And GOOD GRIEF IT IS MORE DANCING. WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS??? Ugh, the Doctor is bluffing very obviously, knowing the Monarch can hear him, saying how cool he's just realized the Monarch is, and Adric actually believes him. What an idiot. He can't die in a fiery inferno fast enough for me. And the Doctor just called Adric an idiot!!! Hooray!!! Finally. And OH GOD IT'S THE FIRST DANCE YET AGAIN. Ugh, Adric was bluffing when he said he'd go along with the vampires, but he's definitely not now. But I think he's just come to his senses and he's going to help the Doctor. Good good.
MORE DRAGON DANCING. I don't know how much I can say from here on in. I just tried to work out after an astonishingly small number of sleeps and basically collapsed after about 15 minutes. Oh for the love of god... enough with the dragon dancing! Oh... oh my... no, please. Whatever that is, I prefer the dragon dancing. Oh, please, oh god... this is so much worse. Diaper wrestling? Clumsy failed gay sex? Please, enough!
Mmm, the Doctor can withstand subzero temperatures for about six minutes. One day I will catalogue all these little facts.
Ok, so I'm not really sure what happened with that ending there, but I don't really care. Nyssa just collapsed, but, again, I just don't care. I'm gonna watch more Four.
Quotes:
"Hello. I am Monarch." "Yes, you look like you might be."
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Castrovalva
Ok, I know I said I wanted to go back and watch more Tom Baker, but Peter Davison just looked so cute sitting up in Four's clothes like that, I just had to continue with this story. So here we go. Suddenly it's weird having the Doctor be so young. He's all cute and confused. It's suddenly disorienting to have the Doctor suddenly be someone else. And he's acting really weird. I've never had regeneration feel so bewildering. He's all... thinking he's other Doctors and talking to the Brigadier and Jamie. And for some reason his new outfit is waiting for him in front of a mirror. And there's the recorder from Two, but no. His prop is to be a fucking cricket bat. And here's his room - a cricket enthusiast haven. Why you ask? Crack. Pure crack. Pure, unadulterated, totally canon crack.
Waugh!! He's floating! The Zero Room is cool! This is how he sleeps here, I guess. Neat. Tegan is Australian. Hey! The brainy specs! D'aww...
I do like him. I mean, he's no Tom Baker, but Four was getting so angry and distant by the end anyway... maybe that's just what happens to them? I mean it never happened to Nine, but Ten certainly went batshit for a while before he regenerated.
What the...? What the hell are those people wearing? I mean really. Seriously, you people look ridiculous.
Ok, spent a lot of time just watching and absorbing there. Basically the guy who everyone thought was in charge of Castrovalva was actually the Master in disguise, and Castrovalva was a creation projected by Adric's mind, as was the instruction manual in the TARDIS computer. The Master made some funny faces and poses when he thought the Doctor was evading him. I don't know, their relationship is very odd at this point. And the Master is still an expert weirdo.
Waugh!! He's floating! The Zero Room is cool! This is how he sleeps here, I guess. Neat. Tegan is Australian. Hey! The brainy specs! D'aww...
I do like him. I mean, he's no Tom Baker, but Four was getting so angry and distant by the end anyway... maybe that's just what happens to them? I mean it never happened to Nine, but Ten certainly went batshit for a while before he regenerated.
What the...? What the hell are those people wearing? I mean really. Seriously, you people look ridiculous.
Ok, spent a lot of time just watching and absorbing there. Basically the guy who everyone thought was in charge of Castrovalva was actually the Master in disguise, and Castrovalva was a creation projected by Adric's mind, as was the instruction manual in the TARDIS computer. The Master made some funny faces and poses when he thought the Doctor was evading him. I don't know, their relationship is very odd at this point. And the Master is still an expert weirdo.
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