Classic Doctor Who 8x01 "Terror of the Autons" eps 3-4 full reaction
Added 2022-06-26 05:56:58 +0000 UTCComments
The stuntwork was very impressive! Poor Katy Manning! I know how she feels...
Fourth Wall Reactions
2022-06-29 23:16:44 +0000 UTCI was just about to post the same thing! They certainly got their quid’s worth out of that stuntman (which was probably all he got, considering pay rates those days)! Also, Jo’s tripping over when running away with the Doctor in that scene wasn’t scripted. Katy Manning is very short sighted, but didn’t tell anyone when she auditioned, so she can’t really see what she’s doing or where she’s running, and is always falling over and running into things. Jon Pertwee, though, soon starts making sure he holds her hand whenever they have to run together. Always the gentleman was Pertwee.
Lloyd B
2022-06-27 08:11:30 +0000 UTCDefinitely a real guy who went down that hill. I think he even broke his wrist and kept going with the take, IIRC. What a champ!
Nicole Mazza
2022-06-27 06:38:58 +0000 UTCTerror of the Autons is a very fun story with great introductions for Jo and the Master. I love how this story expands on the previous Auton story and shows any kind of plastic can be turned into a weapon by the nestene consciousness. This story also feels very different to the previous seasons much more gritty, grounded tone. It replaces it with a faster, comic strip like tone that would prove to be very successful in the years to come. I love how this story immediately establishes the dynamic between the Doctor and the Master. Two intellectual equals with a great deal of respect and even admiration for one another, but constantly trying to upstage the other. You really get a sense that these two characters used to friends, but somewhere along the way things changed. I also love how they immediately set Jo apart from her predecessor. She's clearly not as book smart as Liz was and is much more impulsive, but she makes up for it with her determination to take the initiative and try and help in whatever way she can. It's easy to tell even this early on Jo will be a fiercely loyal and compassionate companion.
Azmat Mahmood
2022-06-26 08:47:57 +0000 UTC
