Things I've Been Watching

[lost_spook]

belantana asking me about Classic Who reminded me that I'd given up reporting on my rewatching in order (that I started about four years ago now - so long that I'm just pining for One, Ian and Barbara by now

Comments

[dbskyler]

I am completely with you on "Ribos Operation" -- it's such a gem of an episode, why doesn't it get more love? Great introduction to Romana and the Key to Time quest, great characters, wonderful humor, plus it has the incredibly touching "I was right" scene with Unstoffe and Binro the Heretic. I still don't think it's fair that the show brought back Sabalom Glitz, but didn't bring back Garron and Unstoffe, who were far more interesting in my opinion.

As for Pirate Planet, I agree with everything you said here, too. (If your reviews are boring for liking things, then my comments must be boring for agreeing with you?) I'll also add that I don't like the Captain, either -- he's played way too OTT for my taste, to the point of becoming cartoonish. But yes, some great ideas and dialogue in it, and Tom does shine in the end.

As for Stones of Blood -- damn. This is another episode that I seem to have completely forgotten. But not only do I absolutely know I have seen it, I am pretty sure I have the thing on videotape, because at one point I taped the entire Key to Time arc. Now I'm going to have to go see if I can hunt it up, and find out if the tape still plays. Oh well, I was in the mood for some Fourth Doctor anyway . . . : )

[lost_spook]

Oh, it's nice to be agreed with, too! :-)

Well, Stones of Blood is one of those I know isn't a great episode, but I just find it so engaging and likeable I don't care. Besides, Beatrix Lehman as Emilia Rumford is one of my very favourite guest characters. But most people have bad things to say about the hyperspace bit. I'll look forward to hearing your reaction!

And The Ribos Operation doesn't put a foot wrong and yet it never seems to attract attention, either. It's very odd. Heh, I think bringing back Garron and Unstoffe (and Unstoffe's appalling West Country accent) would have been fun, although, to be fair, by the time it got to Dragonfire, viewers might have been just a bit confused. :lol:

And, yes, I'm not sure about the Captain, but at least I don't feel the actor isn't taking it seriously, and that's he's playing that as being a front... which makes it odd to watch, yes. But it does make sense after a while.