Chief Technician Gia Kelly the second in command of T-Mat in "the Seeds of Death," and the only person on earth (or on the moon for that matter) who really understands how the system works. Let me say that again. Gia Kelly is literally the ONLY PERSON who fully understands T-Mat. People keep saying things like "Without her, we are lost." A ( Read more... )

Anne Travers, the third excellent Anne I have covered in this project, is the daughter of Professor Travers, the Earth's foremost expert on Killer Robot Yeti from Outer Space (and also the other type, but they're not nearly so exciting). As such, she is the scientific presence in charge of trying to manage the unexpected influx of web-slinging ( Read more... )

A term that comes up periodically, particularly in 30-day fandom challenges, is Companions Who Never Were - one-off characters who conceivably could have joined the TARDIS crew, but for whatever reason did not. Samantha Briggs of "the Faceless Ones" is the quintessential companion who never was. She was brought in specifically to replace Ben and ( Read more... )

As the First Doctor era is characterized by its splendid Historical episodes, so the Second Doctor era is characterized by a proliferation of Base-Under-Siege type plots. That is to say, every episode in Season 5 except for "the Enemy of the World" is a base under siege. This can make season 5 somewhat tedious to watch in order, but the story ( Read more... )

One fairly consistent fact about Time Lords, even before there were Time Lords officially, is that they are mildly telepathic. Not only that, but their machines are telepathic as well, up to a point. And if the expanded universe is to be believed, practically everything on Gallifrey, down to the very furniture (but not, for whatever reason, the ( Read more... )

Cully is the son of Senex, leader of the eponymously peace-loving Dulcians in "the Dominators." He is the male version of the Rebellious Princess trope - a young hothead protected by the prestige of his family, but stifled by their sedentary and accommodating culture. He wants adventure in the great wide Somewhere. He's also apparently the only ( Read more... )

Ramon Salamander, the titular Enemy of the World. Of course I like him - everybody likes him. The people of Europe love him for rescuing them from famine with his innovative sun-storers. His underground troglodytes love him for braving the horrors of the surface world to secure them uncontaminated food stores. Fariah loves him for letting her ( Read more... )

Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee bickering is the best thing in all of Doctor Who. The actual best thing. And that's because the Second Doctor is absolutely fantastic. (It's also because the Third Doctor is absolutely fantastic, but I talked about him already ( Read more... )

I love plant monsters. I love plant monsters. You may have noticed at some point that I love plant monsters. And the Killer Seaweed - the titular Fury from the Deep - is a very nice plant monster. Have you ever even seen a seaweed monster before?? I sure haven't. Seaweed - all the advantages of being a plant monster plus all the advantages of ( Read more... )

this post is dedicated to thinkingingallifreyan on his birthdayJames Robert McCrimmon is a Jacobite piper from 1745. He was another very experimental character - they actually filmed two endings to "the Highlanders": one in which Jamie came along and on in which he didn't. And this time the experiment was wholly successful. Jamie remains one of ( Read more... )