Letterboxd — Your life in film

I watched the version from Doctor Who: The Collection: Season 17, which it calls 'Shada: The Definitive Version' including the Tom Baker Introduction.

The introduction is nice, just seeing Tom being Tom is the reason I'd call all of his episodes (or at least the ones I've seen) enjoyable. Any excuse to see more Tom is a good excuse. I'd argue Tom could easily pull off a Heaven Sent like story where it's just him. Maybe expand him in the…

Can't help but feel that the Ball of Yarn from the Creature from the Pit was foreshadowing of this story.

Romana once again proves that she has the best fashion sense of any companion.

The Doctor and K9 saying goodbye is such a beautiful moment even if neither of them die.

"Well, it's been a great, great partnership, old girl."
- The Doctor (4) to the TARDIS

"Master."
- K-9

"Oh, come on, K9. This is no time for emotional…

Why K-9 sound like that?

Doctor Who has such a rich history of species that resemble cacti.

They let Romana and K-9 go on a killing spree only to fucking CUM on K-9 at the end of it!

This observation certainly isn't helped by the... Design... Of the titular Creature from the Pit...

Rant about NMD's (Not My Doctors (People who think that the 13th Doctor is too 'woke' simply for being a woman)) that doesn't really have anything to…

"If you're supposed to be the superior race of the universe, why don't you try climbing after us?"
- The Doctor (4)

Romana doesn't really seem to care that much about regenerating, huh.

Reading the TARDIS Wiki as to why reveals there are multiple contradicting accounts of why this is, my favourite being that the TARDIS got jealous of her being the Doctor's companion, replaced Romana, and after realising their mistake helps her regenerate for real so that the real…

An alright story to end an alright season.

*Doctor walks into frame*
*Comical Music Begins*

They probably should've just played a laugh track as well.

The way K9 phrases meeting another AI makes it sound like we're about to meet K10.

They Dormammued the Marshal and Mentalis' asses.

So many Time Lords in this story. The Doctor (Obviously), Romana, Drax, the illusions of the Doctor and Romana, and Princess Astra's actor goes on to play Romana!

While this story is…

I feel that I don't have anything to really say about this story other than I quite like the premise, though it probably would've been more fun if the Pirate Planet had more Cyborg Pirates on it or if they were at war with a planet they were plundering, rather than just mining an uninhabited planet.

The first episode feels like people ignoring the Doctor, though I do love K9 spinning on the spot.

I like how they solved the…

"My name is Romanadvoratrelundar."
- Romanadvoratrelundar

"I'm so sorry about that. Is there anything we can do?"
- The Doctor (4)

"I'm sorry to hear that" is the best response you can say to anything, and I love that the Doctor agrees with me.

"759."
- Romanadvoratrelundar

"756. That's not old, it's just mature."
- The Doctor (4)

"You've lost count somewhere."
- Romanadvoratrelundar

"Well I ought to know my own age!"
- The Doctor (4)

YAY!!!! More conflicting information…

My first full Troughton Era story.

Except, not really since episodes 1 & 3 are audio only...

I have the same criticism as I did with the last audio only episodes I watched.

Mainly that the plot is harder to follow given that I can't see what's happening.

Though, if I can say something positive about episode 1 being audio only, it would be that it probably makes the opening of episode 2 more shocking.

During this episode we learn that…

Hate having seen later Doctor Who episodes! Literally the only things I can think about during this episode are the Ark in Space and the End of the World.

The Ark in Space for obvious reasons and the End of the World since this episode mentions the sun destroying the Earth.

"We only know them as intelligences that inhabit that planet. They might have a way of assuming human bodies, of using them to pass, to mingle amongst us."
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