1.5 Keys of Marinus


Hmmm....

I'm not sure what to say about this episode.

It was interesting in some ways, but again, it also ran for far too long.  If you think about the fact that it aired over a period of six weeks, it would have been difficult to appreciate all the way through, I think.  I watched it mostly in one sitting [WHY] which isn't how it is ordinarily done, and by the time the sixth chapter came around, I was banging my head on a wall in a desperate attempt to recall what had happened in the first. Acid....keys....quest...ahhhhh!

The thing that made this episode somewhat interesting, is that it was supposed to be like a quest, like the search for the Holy Grail, except that the Doctor Who writers managed to make theirs devoid of humor and without direction. 


Each chapter was noticeably different from the other.  My husband liked this mode, because it was something new every time.  I appreciated it as well, but I had problems with the ultimate plot, and I don't think they tied all the chapters together very well, in the end. They sort of rushed things in the last chapter.

I know, I know. I complain too much!  Smack me!

Top 5 reasons why this episode was not suitable for children:

1. Barbara almost being raped [WHAT...why...]


2. Susan almost being murdered [Why did they have to stop that???]


3. Knight falling into abyss while trying to jump over a 4 feet wide abyss [That was a treasure]

 
4. Spouse abusing wife

5. Lots of stabbing, hitting, kicking, falling axes



Top five most ludicrous moments:

1. The Doctor becoming Sherlock Holmes, and everyone studying law.


2. Barbara smashing all the little brains....I want to smash them, too! [Except she didn't smash them all. She just smashed everything around the jars.]


3. The wolves that were clearly stolen from an episode of National Geographic [Yes, I'm very proud of this one.]

4. The plants that 'come alive' and start strangling everyone.  Why WAS Susan lying on the ground like an idiot?  Because she's stupid? Have I mentioned how much I hate Susan's character?

5. The statue that wraps its arms around their body, when it is actually just trying to get a feel up everyone's legs.

Do we care that Ian is going to be put to death at precisely.....


um....I think they mean 12:00?

I'm still trying to wrap my head around Ian's character.  I feel as though he's always doing what the Doctor should actually be doing.  He can pull out his knife fighting skills, and still come off as Barney, in some sense.  He comes off as some sort of father figure to everyone, but he has no charm whatsoever.  He needs to take a few lessons from James Bond.



Next up: The Aztecs

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