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: Inferno

[acciochocolate.livejournal.com]

My fave Three story, probably my fave Classic Who story, and maybe my fave DW story of all time. This is one of the few times in the series that the idea of dimensional travel is brought out and dealt with. As my fave concepts in science fiction are time and dimensional travel, this story is right down my alley. That all the main characters, with the except of the Doctor, get to show their acting chops by playing vastly different characters is just awesome--actors love stuff like this. Seven parts is not too long for this story. Good example of the use of hubris.

Only regret about this is that there is no real good-bye for Liz Shaw, nor did she ever get to travel by TARDIS. The Doctor should look her up and give her a short trip.

And of course the Primords looked rather silly.