Not really sure what scenes you missed or if I missed them too, on my YouTube viewings.
IIRC, Barbara was already ill from the insecticide and that contributed to her fainting? I don't see anything at all about that part of the story in your post, but obviously you can't comment on every aspect in this format.
Well, the Doctor is improving, but I don't think he's a hero yet - not until "The Savages." IIRC, that is the first time in the series when he and all his companions could have left safely, but did not and instead chose to stay for no other reason than to help others. But I could be misremembering - especially about the recons.
I totally agree that Barbara and Ian made the Doctor love humanity. They were strong characters - I'd say the strongest companions until the new series. And their interactions with each other mattered as much as their interactions with the Doctor. Though I did love how Ian would always just be amused the Doctor's irrational, irascible behavior. Shows his easy-going nature, I think.
I like how in this ep, the Doctor and Susan see the evidence, and they know what's going on. The humans are harder to convince. Ian's doubt reminded my of An Unearthly Child and his unwillingness to believe then, too.
I figured it was partly the insecticide, but I don't remember how much we knew about it at that point in the story.
Yeah, I don't seem to remember anything majorly adverse happening to the TARDIS that prevented them from leaving, but this is definitely the advent of One's general benevolence.
I'm ashamed of myself for repeatedly forgetting what great characters Ian and Barbara are, probably because most of my mind remains in the mindset that the Classic stories tend to be driven more by plot than character.
IIRC, Barbara was already ill from the insecticide and that contributed to her fainting? I don't see anything at all about that part of the story in your post, but obviously you can't comment on every aspect in this format.
Well, the Doctor is improving, but I don't think he's a hero yet - not until "The Savages." IIRC, that is the first time in the series when he and all his companions could have left safely, but did not and instead chose to stay for no other reason than to help others. But I could be misremembering - especially about the recons.
I totally agree that Barbara and Ian made the Doctor love humanity. They were strong characters - I'd say the strongest companions until the new series. And their interactions with each other mattered as much as their interactions with the Doctor. Though I did love how Ian would always just be amused the Doctor's irrational, irascible behavior. Shows his easy-going nature, I think.
I like how in this ep, the Doctor and Susan see the evidence, and they know what's going on. The humans are harder to convince. Ian's doubt reminded my of An Unearthly Child and his unwillingness to believe then, too.
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Yeah, I don't seem to remember anything majorly adverse happening to the TARDIS that prevented them from leaving, but this is definitely the advent of One's general benevolence.
I'm ashamed of myself for repeatedly forgetting what great characters Ian and Barbara are, probably because most of my mind remains in the mindset that the Classic stories tend to be driven more by plot than character.
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