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For the season finale, the Doctor has taken the TARDIS to the most dangerous place in the universe...

France!

Can people please stop trying to rape Barbara! This happened in the Keys of Marinus and like that story, this one loses half a star for it.

Classic Who should've kept different parts of stories having different titles since 'Guests of Madame Guillotine' is a lovely title, should've been the story's name instead of 'The Reign of Terror'.

Episodes 4 & 5…

"Yes, it all started out as a mild curiosity in a junkyard. And now it's turned out to be quite a... Quite a great spirit of adventure, don't you think?"
- The Doctor (1)

Poor Barbara went from being the focus of the previous story to disappearing midway through this story.

"Look at the state he's in!"
- Susan Foreman describing the Doctor's condition

Susan, he's just lying unconsc- HOLY SHIT HIS COAT IS FUCKING DESTROYED!!!!
I'M SHOCKED THE DOCTOR…

"The Aztecs, they knew how to build."
- The Doctor (1)
Personally, I don't see how historians could be so sure about this.

It's nice to get a story focusing on Barbara (at least at the beginning and her speech at the end), since she felt the least fleshed out of the TARDIS team, though she did have the occasional scene.
The Doctor is the main character so he of course gets a lot of focus.
Susan is the mystery…

This story is basically 6 different mini-stories. Although I've not seen it yet, I assume that this is basically a smaller version of Season 16: The Key to Time.

Plus, the teleportation sounds in this story are just, *Chef's Kiss*.

And Now, my thoughts on the individual episodes:

Episode 1: 6/10
"Marinus was unique in the universe. Robbery, fear, hate, violence were unknown among us.
- Arbitan

He even says "among us" in a different tone and as if it's…

"You haven't been listening, have you? Honestly, Doctor...
- Jo Grant
"You never listen to a word I say!"
- Jo Grant and the Doctor in unison
I love them.

Love that the Doctor just went on a different adventure and only helped the Brigadier because the other adventure was simply too hard for him.

Love that the Doctor can just take on 3 armed guards and win.

Here I was thinking Yates was good undercover then in strolls the…

A Couple of Silly Scenes (Mainly about Leia evading Villains) but overall it's pretty enjoyable.

And now... Random thoughts about the show:

People in this universe really think Bail Organa fought in the Clone Wars, huh?

Kenobi didn't even ask those guys if they wanted deathsticks before drugging them... smh!

I Like seeing Stormtroopers just being people.

Vader easily could gone after Kenobi at the end of Episode 3.

That poor stormtrooper who had to watch an Inquisitor fail to…

FUCK YES JO!!! YOU SHOW THAT GOATEE MOTHER FUCKER THAT YOU CAN'T BE HYPNOTISED ANYMORE!!! I'M MOVING YOU FROM GREAT TIER COMPANION TO PERFECT OR FANTASTIC TIER!!!

I know that The Master's dynamic with the Doctor is probably considered one of, if not, the best part of Pertwee's era, but the Master and Jo's dynamic ain't half bad itself. Any time you hear the phrase "My dear Miss Grant..." you know you're in for one hell of a sentence.

And…

"The Vicar, so-called, but he's an Imposter."
- Olive Hawthorne

I am deeply saddened that the Brigadier doesn't wear his episode 1 outfit for all of this story but at least the Master wears his silly little glasses for a fair amount of time.

Love that the Master can just show up somewhere, call himself 'El Mastero' (or something to that effect) and only the Doctor will notice it's him.

Also love that one of the villains of this story…