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 Pirate Planet

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

.

Re: The Pirate Planet

[alto2.livejournal.com]

Douglas Adams + really iffy makeup and special effects = fabulous fun.

Re: The Pirate Planet

[pinesandmaples]

I still don't understand this episode. Douglas Adams broke my brain.

And I still love the animatronic parrot.

Re: The Pirate Planet

[sharaz-jek.livejournal.com]

Moons of madness!!!!!

Re: The Pirate Planet

[koshiroryuu.livejournal.com]

By the left frontal lobe of the Sky Demon!!!

Re: The Pirate Planet

[sneakyangel.livejournal.com]

Not my favourite KTT story, but listening to the Tom Baker/Mary Tamm commentary is well worth a listen.

Re: The Pirate Planet

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Four: Nonsense! Making contact with an alien race is an immensely skilled and delicate operation. It calls for tact and experience- what would she know about it?
K9: She is prettier than you, Master.

Re: The Pirate Planet

[koshiroryuu.livejournal.com]

She is prettier than you, Master.

I think this might have been my daughter's very favorite line in the entire story. This was the first Romana I she'd ever seen, and yet with that one line, Romana I was instantly catapulted into the short list of companions who are cooler than the Doctor, by virtue of being not only smarter but also prettier. XD

Re: The Pirate Planet

[just-say-maybe.livejournal.com]

Space Pirates! Massive amounts of skience! And also: "I save planets, mostly."

Re: The Pirate Planet

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

The Doctor's righteous fury when he finds out what's happening to the planets.

Also: Romana, sharpshooter!