Doctor Who Marathon Blog

Saturday, 30 January 2021

205 Victory of the Daleks

Watched 30-Jan on Bluray

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No. xx (out of 2__)

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Friday, 29 January 2021

204 The Beast Below

Watched 29-Jan on Bluray

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No. xx (out of 221)

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203 The Eleventh Hour

Watched 29-Jan-2021 on Bluray

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No. xx (out of 220)

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Friday, 22 January 2021

202 The End of Time p1/p2

Watched 22-Jan on Bluray

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ABM Rating 2.20/2.25
LJM Rating 3.69/3.58
SPJ Rating 7.30/7.20

No. 136 (out of 218)
No. 137 (out of 219)

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Watched xx

The first things labelled "Part 1" and "Part 2" since Survival.

RTD bows out.

Is he exhausted?

Sunday, 13 December 2020

201 The Waters of Mars

Watched 13-Dec on Bluray

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ABM Rating 3.90
LJM Rating 4.70
SPJ Rating 9.95

No. 4 (out of 217)

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From Quickflix

This one is a modern classic. The reflective personal, funereal mood at the beginning of this story is very believable. The premise is a little bit Star Trek but that's not completely unwelcome. The 'earthquake' in DW lore at the end (see the last 10 minutes or so, I won't ruin it for anyone here) is quite phenomenal. The classic DW fan in me was rebelling against the Time Lord victorious idea but the true DW fan in me was stamping my feet and cheering. This episode was just amazing. The only thing I regret is (like Turn Left the series before) it doesn't really get followed up in the next episode. It could have set the scene for a truly remarkable climax for David Tennant's Doctorship. But it's like the scriptwriters just forgot what happened.... oh well, can't have everything.