Classic Rewatch: Destiny of the Daleks
With equal parts psychopathy and sarcasm, we drill into Season 17 with Terry Nation’s final story contribution to Doctor Who, and the full-time arrival of Lalla Ward as Romana.
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With equal parts psychopathy and sarcasm, we drill into Season 17 with Terry Nation’s final story contribution to Doctor Who, and the full-time arrival of Lalla Ward as Romana.
This week, Jay is out of the studio (or IS he?) as the rest of us learn to trust no one. We’re 90% certain we’re watching Doctor Who and not Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but who can be certain?
Typically, we’d use this moment to compose a little anecdote about the world around us, a little commentary on social behavior and interaction, and then tie it in somehow to a recurring theme or plot line from the classic Doctor Who story we’re currently revisiting. Doing so, in this case, would rob us of the time we’d rather be enjoying one of Tom Baker’s most iconic performances, and a remarkably solid script from Terry Nation. (We know you had it […]
We scratch our heads a bit as Terry Nation’s Third Doctor & Sarah Jane tale has the building blocks of a great story, from concept to cast, but the result somehow misses.