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

Re: The Crusade

[livii.livejournal.com]

This one is dead good as well, though sadly with recons again; I wrote after seeing it:

There was intrigue and deft plotting and directing and good acting and everything. In particular the actor playing Saladin was absolutely marvellous; Richard was very good as well. And oh, the dialogue! Beautifully written and delivered, with poetry and Shakespeare, bless.

The version I saw also had an older William Russell delivering a short narration while acting as an older Ian. This was made of so much win, I cannot express it. Look! Look!