City Of Death

[poliphilo]

On the plus side: Tom Baker (though I find him a bit showy and self-regarding), Lalla Ward, the chemistry between them, her wardrobe, a script that occasionally glitters (something to do with Douglas Adams having a hand in it?) and a brief appearance by John Cleese and Eleanor Bron. 

On the minus side: lengthy sequences of the characters weaving their way through the streets of Paris (look at us, we're on our hols!), 
a silly looking monster, and one seriously disappointing dropped catch: we travel back in time to Leonardo's da Vinci's studio and never get to meet him.  This is the fourth story I've watched in succession (cruising round the continuum, dropping in on different Doctors) and the one I've been most tempted to fast-forward. Golden Age? I'm not convinced.

And now I think I fancy a little Peter Davison.

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[setsuled.livejournal.com]

something to do with Douglas Adams having a hand in it?

He rewrote the whole script, from what I hear.

a silly looking monster

For some reason I'm always willing to accept any rubber mask but I'll still make fun of cgi.

And now I think I fancy a little Peter Davison.

I saw a poll that named his Caves of Androzani the best Doctor Who story ever--I certainly agree it's his best (and also the best use of Perry's cleavage), though it is also his last serial, so I don't know if you'd want to hop into that one. Otherwise I think I liked Terminus and Enlightenment best. I tend to avoid Davison's first season, despite some good stories, due to Adric, and his last season, aside from Androzani, is generally as badly written as some of Colin Baker's worst episodes.

Incidentally, at Comic-Con to-day I saw two girls dressed as the fourth and fifth Doctors together with a girl in a TARDIS bunny girl outfit.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm actually halfway through Caves of Androzani. I'm enjoying Davison's Doctor but the story's really grim.

I don't like cgi monsters either. Russell T Davies used them far too much