“There should have been another way.” The TARDIS lands in an undersea military base in the year 2084. In the future as seen by Dr Who in the 1980s, the Cold War is still going on (though see below) and…
Month: June 2014
Dr Who: The Five Doctors
“A man is the sum of his memories, you know— a Time Lord even more so.” In the barbaric ancient history of the Time Lords, in the early days of their control over time, they used the “Time Scoop” to…
Dr Who: The King’s Demons
The TARDIS materializes in England in 1215, right before the eyes of an astonished crowd who were watching a joust (an unusual move for the TARDIS, which normally manages to arrive out of sight, though friendly guest characters are often…
Dr Who: Enlightenment
“You are a Time Lord, a lord of time. Are there lords in such a small domain?” The Black Guardian trilogy concludes with a far stronger outing than last week’s Terminus. The Doctor learns of the Black Guardian’s influence over…
Dr Who: Terminus
“There is no return. This is Terminus.” Terminus is definitely the weak link in season 20’s Black Guardian trilogy, and a below par episode for Dr Who in general. It’s often the case that the weaker episodes of Classic Dr…