Project: Who - Four to Doomsday
Four to Doomsday
Written by Terence Dudley
Directed by John Black
The Doctor is trying to take Tegan home. She's very concerned about losing her job, and wants to get back as soon as possible. The Tardis lands, and they all think "Yay, we can stop her whining!" but no. It's a spaceship, and they're nowhere near Earth.
They look outside and realize the Tardis is parked inside a laboratory. The Doctor briefly goes out to investigate, sees nothing wrong, and has the others follow him out to snoop around.
The Doctor and Tegan go one way while Adric and Nyssa go another.
The Two Ts find the bridge, with three green aliens sitting around watching television. For fun, Tegan draws them a picture of Earth-style peeps.
Nyssa gets tired of Adric's foul mood and sexist attitude and wanders off with an older-looking gentleman.
They all meet up very quickly, along with four people who appear to be humans from various cultures and different points of time. One of them is an Aboriginal fellow, and Tegan takes great delight in chatting with him in his native tongue.
Two of the three aliens walk in, now looking like humans straight out of Tegan's drawing.
* * *
WTF is up with Adric? He's completely out of character here, putting the females down because of their gender, he's in a foul mood and is, well, a prick.
Tegan ... Honestly, I've never been a fan of hers. She's always come off as a shrill bitch. There's been a little of that so far, but not to the extent that I remember. Maybe she gets worse later on, but I'm liking her.
It may be getting a little crowded in the Tardis, though. We kind of have to have the Doctor, since it's his series. Adric's being a giant douche, Tegan's being kind of awesome ... And Nyssa's just kind of there, hanging around in the background not really doing anything or contributing in any way.
It makes me wonder, is three companions too many? The series has changed, and the last time we had three was at the very beginning of Jamie's reign, in the 60s. Is too much focus being spent on the guests of the week, with none to spare on the third wheel?
Written by Terence Dudley
Directed by John Black
The Doctor is trying to take Tegan home. She's very concerned about losing her job, and wants to get back as soon as possible. The Tardis lands, and they all think "Yay, we can stop her whining!" but no. It's a spaceship, and they're nowhere near Earth.
They look outside and realize the Tardis is parked inside a laboratory. The Doctor briefly goes out to investigate, sees nothing wrong, and has the others follow him out to snoop around.
The Doctor and Tegan go one way while Adric and Nyssa go another.
The Two Ts find the bridge, with three green aliens sitting around watching television. For fun, Tegan draws them a picture of Earth-style peeps.
Nyssa gets tired of Adric's foul mood and sexist attitude and wanders off with an older-looking gentleman.
They all meet up very quickly, along with four people who appear to be humans from various cultures and different points of time. One of them is an Aboriginal fellow, and Tegan takes great delight in chatting with him in his native tongue.
Two of the three aliens walk in, now looking like humans straight out of Tegan's drawing.
* * *
WTF is up with Adric? He's completely out of character here, putting the females down because of their gender, he's in a foul mood and is, well, a prick.
Tegan ... Honestly, I've never been a fan of hers. She's always come off as a shrill bitch. There's been a little of that so far, but not to the extent that I remember. Maybe she gets worse later on, but I'm liking her.
It may be getting a little crowded in the Tardis, though. We kind of have to have the Doctor, since it's his series. Adric's being a giant douche, Tegan's being kind of awesome ... And Nyssa's just kind of there, hanging around in the background not really doing anything or contributing in any way.
It makes me wonder, is three companions too many? The series has changed, and the last time we had three was at the very beginning of Jamie's reign, in the 60s. Is too much focus being spent on the guests of the week, with none to spare on the third wheel?