The Rani kills her helpers rather than saying “stay”. The Master and the Rani devolve into a bumbling duo. To say part two is a letdown however is probably putting it lightly. Things that I THINK were supposed to be funny but came off as dumb, and moments of plot that just occur for no reason. I would place the negatives into two categories. Ultimately though I still believe this outing fails in spite of the phenomenal effort from four amazing actors. I doubt most Americans understand what the Luddites were all about, and without that knowledge this story was always confusing. Being from somewhere other than Europe I confess that I never really got it until now. I’m noticing things this watch-through that I never appreciated previously. I am indeed pleased to say that I’m enjoying Colin Baker more than I ever have. I found that The Rani having an agenda beyond The Master’s obsession to kill The Doctor (in fact she was initially disinterested in Doc and thought The Master had become quite pathetic) made her the more compelling villain and I would probably prefer to see her again than The Master.Ī fairly average, but still entertaining serial.
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This serial is a definitive record, that some time in 1984/85 the above conversation must have happened, and for me that will be this story’s defining legacy. “That, now hear me out … turn people into trees!” “So we need a way for The Rani to try and kill The Doctor, any ideas?” We can finally definitively say “Sometimes”. The Rani also didn’t seem to immediately recognise The Doctor so when combined with the other instances of Time Lords crossing paths over the last 60 years, regarding the big 2 questions about Time Lords Ī) Can they tell a Time-Lord from Human by sight?ī) Can they recognise someone they know after a regeneration? We are introduced to a new Time-Lord villain, but through most of episode 1 she is continually outwitted by The Master, which is hardly a way to sell her competence. Peri seems to have finally got over the murder-thing and I like how she is starting to play along with The Doctor’s vanity. Generally I feel it’s a fairly decent one with a couple of strange bits in the second part and wonky accents 3.7/5 angry raging workers It’s actually our first historical set one since The King’s Demons and the first one to have real historical characters (Stevenson and Lord Ravensworth) for a long time. Pip and Jane Baker’s first script for Who is fairly good and probably their strongest. Apparently there was a spare film crew that had been paid-for going free, so JNT jumped on the chance, so we get a lot of location filming. Apparently it was raining throughout filming and Colin was left tied to that poll for a whileīlists Hill museum and the wider Ironbridge Gorge area in Shropshire double for the North East here, with some interesting accents. Sadly part two is where it goes a bit wonky with the tree minefield. That difference is quite important and a good one. Rather than being interested in power like the Master, she’s just for her research with no respect for anything else. And then we have the Rani played by the wonderful Kate O’Mara. The first episode is quite good with the Master sneaking around (and killing a dog…) and the mystery of the Bath House. Unlike some stories this season, the Doctor and Peri are in the action quite quickly. This story earns 3.5 bickering Time Lords (and Ladies) out of 5. The sets and costumes were great, I especially loved the Rani’s Tardis interior very unique. Honestly, some of these scenes feel like they belong in the Twin Dilemma. The Doctor and Peri are back to being unbearable together, I knew it wouldn’t last.
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It was fun to watch him go full John “Simp” as he fanboyed over her… but I do not, under any circumstances, want to hear Anthony Ainley utter the words “impregnate” and “Sweet meat” one more time, especially in reference to Maggots.
It was entertaining to see the Master interact with the Rani. This is of course no fault of the marvellous Kate O’Mara.
As enjoyable of a character this is, she seems soiled by her subsequent stories which are a considerable drop in quality (I’m looking at you Dimensions in Time!). We are introduced to the Rani, another Gallifreyan nemesis obsessed with time meddling. Pip and Jane Baker: “The industrial revolution!” Pip and Jane Baker: “ I know just the time period, the kids are going to love it!” John Nathan Turner: “Lets spice up the season, how about some historical action”
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