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From: bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (B. Banerjee)
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Subject: Assorted Dr. Who observations and questions
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Date: Sat, 1-Sep-84 23:52:48 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep  1 23:52:48 1984
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Hi,
	Its been a while since I lasted posted to this group, and
in that time I have collected a number of observations and questions
regarding what has become my favourite TV program.

	Last week was pledge week for WHYY (12) in Philadelphia.  They
took a break from the 'Key to Time' series to show an episode 'Never
before seen in this area'.  This was 'The Kings Demons' with Peter
Davisson.  First some general comments...

	This show only confirmed my previous impressions of Peter
Davisson as an ineffectual Doctor.  He had neither the elan nor the
humor with which Tom Baker (yah!) played the Dr.  His action solely
consisted of tensing his jaw, and trying to look intense while the
Master was running rings around him (Hell, i felt like rooting for
the Master).  His sidekicks were also very weird.  They consisted
of a rather strange Woman with a new wave hairdo, sporting a cockney
accent; and a nurd who wore a thin tie.

Now the questions ...

1) When I last saw the Master in a Tom Baker episode (the deadly
assasin?), he looked like a melting slag heap with eyes.  He was
evil incarnate... and moreover, had run out of regenerations.
Now, the Master in 'The Five Doctors' and in this episode of 'The
Kings Demons' had obviously regenerated.  His personality had also
changed from evil incarnate to just another rogue.  How did he
manage to regenerate?

On another note... tonights episode on NJ network was 'Warriors Gate'
where Romana II and K-9 leave.  I was sorry to see K-9 go.  The
snotty little kid (Adric) won't be the same.  The question on this
one regards Romana staying in E-space.  If you saw the episode, didn't
this decision seem rather sudden?  The last time we saw her, the Dr.
was planning to drop her off on Gallifrey.  She, on the other hand
wished to continue roaming the Galaxy with the Doctor.  You may
assume that disenchantment with the Doctors plans drove her to the
course of action that she took.  However, I hardly think that this
is sufficient cause to stick around a piddly little Universe (E space)
helping some hairy creatures of suspect motives, with a rather
nebulous plan.  Any speculations as to her motives here????

On another note.  I find it rather interesting when the writers
base their stories on old standards.  It was interesting to compare
'The Androids of Tara' to 'The Prisoner of Zenda', and to another
later spoof on it - 'Royal Flash'.  Also last weeks episode
(Forget the title) with the Giant Vampire was interesting in light
of the Gothic mood the director tried to imbue it with.

One last question - Rassilon?  All accounts in all stories seem to
point to him as the Super-being of the Time Lords.  He is the one
that tamed the Black Hole around Gallifrey (Did I get this right?).
He built the Bow Ships that defeated the Great Vampires, and he
basically formed the basis for the Time Lord Race.  Yet the Time
Lords in 'The five Doctors' appear rather ambivalent as to his
benevolence.  Why the dichotomy?  Any explanations?

Enough for now.

May your temporal Stabilizers never act up.
-- 
				Binayak Banerjee
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