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

Earthshock

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

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Re: Earthshock

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

This one was really well made. And that ending... poor Adric.

Re: Earthshock

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

The suspenseful sensation was so well done.

Re: Earthshock

[livii.livejournal.com]

Mmm, lovingly padded scenes of Cybermen breaking out of plastic wrap and walking down corridors. :D :D

This one is really good, other than the Cybermen themselves not being my favourite version (and I love Cybermen A LOT); I especially loved the two female space captains as I'm always super keen on strong women characters, especially older ones who don't take shit, are technologically capable, and have mean streaks. RAWR! And also, Tegan kicked SO MUCH ASS IT IS MIND-BLOWING.

Re: Earthshock

[tree_and_leaf]

I've seen a lot of fanboys moaning about Beryl Reid's character, but I loved the idea that they had an unglamorous woman captaining a space-freighter, not just because it's cool to see an older woman with that sort of job, but because it made the point that the future will still be made up of ordinary people, rather than everybody suddenly being incredibly cool.

Re: Earthshock

[ryttu3k.livejournal.com]

This episode makes me cry. Trufax. Poor Adric D:

Re: Earthshock

[neutralalienist.livejournal.com]

Me too. D: (The FACE Five makes doesn't help. Dammit, Peter, stop being excellent.)