Of all the episodes from which to create a sequel............though I should be grateful that we didn't see, The Monster of the Web Planet. Wait, haven't we already established that the monster of Peladon was real and his name was Aggedor? Why do we have to rehash this?
The production code to this was YYY. Exactly my reaction as well.
And you get an F- from me for originality. We have the ruler, who isn't David Troughton but his daughter, who is also quite useless.
We have the Chancellor, who must have been related to the previous Chancellor because he's naughty too.
Aggedor has survived all these years. We get to see the Doctor calm him with a ridiculous rendition of God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, again.
We get the wall torches that open and shut doors. The Alpha Centauri is there, as well, because we missed that image burned into our brain.
The Ice Warriors are back. The only difference being that they are lousy and mean spirited in this story. I liked the first story, when the Ice Warriors were actually good. It was a nice change of pace.
The natives of Peladon are new. We called them the 'badger people', mostly because of their hair, they dug in the dirt as miners, and they were kind of angsty. But then, if you had to go through a curse all over again, I'd be angsty too.
It's rather handy when your planet has a mineral that everyone really wants. All the people on the planet think that joining the Federation was a bad idea. Good one, David Troughton, way to continue your legacy. What was the perk to joining the Federation anyway? It seems as though it's not all that awesome. "Hi! Now we can take all your stuff voluntarily, instead of by force! Yay!"
Why didn't they let Aggedor loose in the tunnels to kill everyone, instead of using a 'fire breathing' image of him? Or would that be too much like the original plot? I suppose Aggedor was a bit of a loose cannon. He might not do the job right. Maybe I miss the irony.
There's the character who acts really nice but is actually quite insane. He wants to be master of the universe. Where have we heard that story before?
I hate Sarah Jane's drama face. I think she talks like her jaw is wired shut. Her teeth barely move. It bothers me quite a bit actually. I like her better as an older person. I just find her personality off putting right now.
I wish I could place myself in sensory withdrawal sometimes.
Next Up: Planet of the Spiders
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