Watching "Invasion of Time", which is my favourite Four serial.
…Marry me, please. I've actually seen this serial on a lot of "worst of" lists, and every time I do I wanna punch somebody.
It's the closest TV!Gallifrey has ever come to being like it's audio counterpart: political shenanigans, randomly dying guardsmen, K9 being badass and using the matrix, treachery, undignified running in the panopticon, technological Mcguffins, hypnosis, rocking Time Ladies (Rodan is such a proto-Romana) and of course Leela being BEST.
YES, YES, AND YES. I do not grok people who are all like, "Time Lords as cosmic bureaucrats = le yawn!" It makes a brilliantly rich ground for plots, and it makes so goddamned much sense.
Borusa is also terribly smooth in this serial, making me sad that he goes crazy in Five Doctors. He and Four are a lovely together because Borusa is in turns fond and in awe, and he's the closest TV Who ever gives us to a parental figure for the Doctor.
THIS IS THE ONLY TRUE BORUSA. Seriously, 5Docs is bullshit. I have elaborate fanwank to make that whole sloppy-ass piece of writing go away like it should.
Which Leela serials have you seen? The Sunmakers and Fendahl are also v. v. good. And of course Face of Evil is the best one of all. You have seen it, Y/N?
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…Marry me, please. I've actually seen this serial on a lot of "worst of" lists, and every time I do I wanna punch somebody.
It's the closest TV!Gallifrey has ever come to being like it's audio counterpart: political shenanigans, randomly dying guardsmen, K9 being badass and using the matrix, treachery, undignified running in the panopticon, technological Mcguffins, hypnosis, rocking Time Ladies (Rodan is such a proto-Romana) and of course Leela being BEST.
YES, YES, AND YES. I do not grok people who are all like, "Time Lords as cosmic bureaucrats = le yawn!" It makes a brilliantly rich ground for plots, and it makes so goddamned much sense.
Borusa is also terribly smooth in this serial, making me sad that he goes crazy in Five Doctors. He and Four are a lovely together because Borusa is in turns fond and in awe, and he's the closest TV Who ever gives us to a parental figure for the Doctor.
THIS IS THE ONLY TRUE BORUSA. Seriously, 5Docs is bullshit. I have elaborate fanwank to make that whole sloppy-ass piece of writing go away like it should.
Which Leela serials have you seen? The Sunmakers and Fendahl are also v. v. good. And of course Face of Evil is the best one of all. You have seen it, Y/N?