Old School Doctor Who Episodes Love Meme

[doyle]

I've run memes like this before for companions and for ships (and I'm trying to dig up links to those) and decided it might be fun to try one for all the episodes of old school Doctor Who. In the comments are threads for every story from An Unearthly Child to The TV Movie (actually, The Curse of Fatal Death, because I couldn't leave Lumley Doc out); reply to these comments with what you loved about the episode, whether it's favourite lines, moments, squee for the rubbish dinosaurs, character love, shippiness, screencap picspam, or just 'best episode ever'. No harshing others' squee, please - there are 160 serials linked, there must be some you loved... Loving on stories generally derided by fandom is positively encouraged.

For some help navigating, this wiki page has the serials in order.

If any have been missed, feel free to stick them on at the end - I've just realised The Myth Makers isn't there...

Comments

The War Games

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

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Re: The War Games

[alto2.livejournal.com]

So many time periods! And Time Lords! Jamie being incredibly protective of Zoe, the Doctor being in WAY over his head and having to face up to that fact... it's a fantastic story, even with the hilarious costumes the bad guys wear.

Re: The War Games

[pink-soprano.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see this when it gets released on DVD, even though I'm sure the end is going to make me cry.

Re: The War Games

[nentari.livejournal.com]

The final episode is so very painful... *sighs*

Re: The War Games

[pink-soprano.livejournal.com]

*gets a bit teary just looking at those pictures*

Re: The War Games

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

Me too. Even though to me the most heartbreaking image of all is Zoe wandering forlornly away, wondering what she's forgotten.

Re: The War Games

[kindkit.livejournal.com]

It is entirely awesome, but I wanted to mention the War Lord. Philip Madoc does an amazing job in the role, making the War Lord one of the most memorable Doctor Who guest characters I can think of.

Re: The War Games

[alto2.livejournal.com]

I fully agree with you.

Re: The War Games

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

Neil Gaiman's appreciation of War Games (http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2007/05/nature-of-infection.html). He talks about how that serial in particular opened his mind up to the possibilities that would eventually inform his fiction.

Re: The War Games

[biichan.livejournal.com]

The ending makes my eyes water.

It also has me convinced that a tiny part of the Doctor was glad to blow up Gallifrey.

Re: The War Games

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

*dies*

Re: The War Games

[marah-sarie.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, yes, this serial totally broke my heart and I cried like crazy at the end, but I also just have to say:

THE WAR CHIEF IS HOT.

(And you know he's the Master. IS, DAMN IT.)