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rewatched some Classic Who recently
Sep. 3rd, 2019 06:40 pmKinda was good but given that I live in New Zealand, the way the Kinda were dressed but portrayed by mostly white actors was not a good feel. Especially with the general 'colonialism bad' message I got from the story.
Also not a good feel with how they portrayed Hindle's mental instability.
But like. Still a good story, if a little formulaic in regards to the structure and the guest characters, but with interesting elements and ideas that made me eager to watch Snakedance.
Earthshock, a very very good story, especially the last part. Not just because it sees the end of Adric, but because Five does something hasn't done before: attack someone.
Like he tackles a Cyberman, grates gold into its lungs and shoots it. He's not supposed to do that.
But he does.
( Earthshock continued, and I feel as if I'm just repeating received fan wisdom about some parts, even if I usually hate that sort of opinion )
Snakedance! Not quite as good as Kinda but still solid. Fills out the world building a bit and lays out the origin of the Mara. Which is a nice thematic origin, and thus ripe for reuse.
Evil in human minds given form through psychic resonance? Scary snakes? Sounds perfect. I want to see it in Modern Who, maybe given the Cybermen convergent creation treatment - how some things keep popping up because they're one solution to a problem that's present everywhere.
( Snakedance, also continued in a very similar manner )
Also not a good feel with how they portrayed Hindle's mental instability.
But like. Still a good story, if a little formulaic in regards to the structure and the guest characters, but with interesting elements and ideas that made me eager to watch Snakedance.
Earthshock, a very very good story, especially the last part. Not just because it sees the end of Adric, but because Five does something hasn't done before: attack someone.
Like he tackles a Cyberman, grates gold into its lungs and shoots it. He's not supposed to do that.
But he does.
( Earthshock continued, and I feel as if I'm just repeating received fan wisdom about some parts, even if I usually hate that sort of opinion )
Snakedance! Not quite as good as Kinda but still solid. Fills out the world building a bit and lays out the origin of the Mara. Which is a nice thematic origin, and thus ripe for reuse.
Evil in human minds given form through psychic resonance? Scary snakes? Sounds perfect. I want to see it in Modern Who, maybe given the Cybermen convergent creation treatment - how some things keep popping up because they're one solution to a problem that's present everywhere.
( Snakedance, also continued in a very similar manner )
