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* “The Macra Terror” - A good, solid, sci-fi episode. It’s quite disturbing to see Ben hypnotised for such a long part of the episode, while Patrick Troughton seems to be finally getting used to the role. Peter Jeffrey is good as the Pilot, while Denis Goacher’s is quietly disturbing as the Control Voice. | * “The Macra Terror” - A good, solid, sci-fi episode. It’s quite disturbing to see Ben hypnotised for such a long part of the episode, while Patrick Troughton seems to be finally getting used to the role. Peter Jeffrey is good as the Pilot, while Denis Goacher’s is quietly disturbing as the Control Voice. | ||
* “The Faceless Ones” - Doctor Who is back in the 60s, but thankfully there’s no nightclubs. “The Faceless Ones” is another solid episode, and the best episode of Patrick Troughton’s run so far (perhaps because of the absence of Ben and Polly?). The guest cast is full of familiar faces (Colin Gordon, Wanda Ventham, Donald Pickering, Bernard Kay) and it’s nice the production team actually filmed at Gatwick Airport. | * “The Faceless Ones” - Doctor Who is back in the 60s, but thankfully there’s no nightclubs. “The Faceless Ones” is another solid episode, and the best episode of Patrick Troughton’s run so far (perhaps because of the absence of Ben and Polly?). The guest cast is full of familiar faces (Colin Gordon, Wanda Ventham, Donald Pickering, Bernard Kay) and it’s nice the production team actually filmed at Gatwick Airport. | ||
{{First pic|Evilofthedaleks title.jpg|”The Evil of the Daleks” - | {{First pic|Evilofthedaleks title.jpg|”The Evil of the Daleks” - is it good?}} | ||
* “The Evil of the Daleks” - The Final End? Hopefully so, since the Daleks haven’t been up to standards in their recent stories. This is an episode whose reputation might improve if it stays lost, because the whole thing is... not very good. John Bailey and Marius Goring are good value as the nervous Waterfield and the bonkers Maxtible, but after episode two, it descends into a big mess of talks in sitting rooms, Jamie almost getting murdered numerous times and more boring talks in sitting rooms. It only gets moderately intreting in Episode Seven. | * “The Evil of the Daleks” - The Final End? Hopefully so, since the Daleks haven’t been up to standards in their recent stories. This is an episode whose reputation might improve if it stays lost, because the whole thing is... not very good. John Bailey and Marius Goring are good value as the nervous Waterfield and the bonkers Maxtible, but after episode two, it descends into a big mess of talks in sitting rooms, Jamie almost getting murdered numerous times and more boring talks in sitting rooms. It only gets moderately intreting in Episode Seven. | ||
However, we have Episode Two, which is almost perfect. The Doctor and Jamie have good rapport and it’s always fun watching it. But for now, I think it’s best that we just have Episode Two. | However, we have Episode Two, which is almost perfect. The Doctor and Jamie have good rapport and it’s always fun watching it. But for now, I think it’s best that we just have Episode Two. | ||
* “The Tomb of the Cybermen” - You always see this story high in polls. But I always wonder why, since it’s NOT GOOD. “The Tomb of the Cybermen” would have been better if it didn’t have the Cybermen in it, because when they show up, the episode descends into the Cybermen waking up and...doing absolutely nothing. Only one Cyberman actually get up into the Control Room! | * “The Tomb of the Cybermen” - You always see this story high in polls. But I always wonder why, since it’s NOT GOOD. “The Tomb of the Cybermen” would have been better if it didn’t have the Cybermen in it, because when they show up, the episode descends into the Cybermen waking up and...doing absolutely nothing. Only one Cyberman actually get up into the Control Room! | ||
On the acting side, George Pastell is good as the manic Klieg, while Cyril Shaps puts in a characteristically good performance as the nervousness Viner. But other | On the acting side, George Pastell is good as the manic Klieg, while Cyril Shaps puts in a characteristically good performance as the nervousness Viner. But other than that, “The Tomb of the Cybermen” is a bit of a damp squib. | ||
* “The Abominable Snowmen” - A story which might have been helped by having incidental music. The Yeti are too cuddly to be taken seriously, Wolfe Morris is suitably sinister at Padwhatsisname and Wales makes a convincing Tibet. An entertaining story on audio at least. | |||
* “The Ice Warriors” - One of the bettter Troughton’s with Victoria. Derek Martinus’ direction is stylish (see Victoria being chased through the glacier in Episode Four) and there’s an excellent guest cast. A good, if forgettable, story. | |||
* “The Enemy of the World” - Doctor Who Meets James Bond: Explosions! Hovercraft! Stock explosions taken from a James Bond film! Skin-tight leather outfits! | |||
“The Enemy of the World” is an entertaining political thriller. Patrick Troughton is excellent as Salamander, managing to produce menace even with a terrible accent. There’s lots of action, and the characters are written excellently. Every seen with Griffin is always a delight to watch. | |||
* “The Web of Fear” - Don’t believe the DWM polls, this is really not that good. The first episode is very atmospheric, but it sadly descends into a dull mystery that is padded terribly. The shootout in Episode Four is among the best action sequences in the history of Doctor Who, but otherwise, it’s all very dull. | |||
* “Fury from the Deep” - An Episode that could have been good, but is let down by concentrating too much on Victoria’s departure. The location filming looks good in the telesnaps and the attack on Maggie by Mr Oak and Mr Quill is among the most scariest moments to appeared in the show until now, but the scenes with the helicopter scenes in Episode Six are deathly dull on audio. A interesting, if flawed, episode. | |||
* “The Wheel in Space” - “The Wheel in Space” is a pretty dull affair. Troughton and Hines’ chemistry just about manages to save Episode One, but it’s all downhill after that. There’s some pretty atrocious accents among the Wheel crew (what kind of accent is Michael Goldie trying to do?) and Zoe, while not quite as annoying as Victoria, isn’t much better. Even the performances aren’t very memorable, apart from James Mellor’s entertaining turn as Sean Flannigan. As Zoe says, “I feel like somebody’s been hitting me all over with small hammers”. | |||
* “The Dominators” - It’s not as bad as is reputation. Cully is definitely companion material (watching he and Jamie blowing up the Quarks is always fun) and Zoe is less annoying than before. There’s some, er, interesting outfits, and there’s even some decent actors hanging about. There’s worse ways to spend two hours. | |||
* “The Mind Robber” - One of the most visually memorable stories of the 60s. It’s a very odd story, but it’s well written, and there’s a good villainous turn from Emrys Jones. | |||
* “The Invasion” - One of the most importantly stories of the late 60s. Douglas Camfield’s direction, especially in the action sequences, is superb, and Kevin Stoney is excellent as Tobias Vaughn, as is Peter Halliday as the hapless Packer. The best Cyberman story, and perhaps the best Troughton. | |||
* “The Krotons” - Robert Holmes’ first script is not his best. There are some nice touches (the banter between the Doctor and Zoe is great) and Philip Madoc is his usual villainous self as Eelek. Not the best story, but by no means the worst. | |||
{{First pic|Ice Warriors.jpg|An example of Michael Ferguson's camera angles in “The Seeds of Death”}} | |||
* “The Seeds of Death” - Michael Ferguson’s choice of camera angles make this a visually interesting episode. Terry Scully is excellent as Fewsham and there’s recognisable actors like Ronald Leigh-Hunt and Christopher Coll hanging about. An entertaining episode. | |||
