chuqui@cae780.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (01/11/84)
Well, Adrick ate it last night on the local Dr Who broadcast, and for the
first time since I started watching Dr. Who, I was impressed with the way
they handled things. Most of the Dr. Who shows I have seen have been
entertaining, but not exactly what you could call high theatre. In the last
couple of weeks the new Dr. Who shows have started, and while I miss Tom
Baker, Peter Davison seems to be growing into the role rather quickly and I
think that the series is improving (I do miss the scarf and K-9... *sigh*).
Unfortunately for me, of all of his assistants, Adrick was the only one I
really liked (quick, what is the cube root of 3?) and now he's gone
(maybe...). For those that haven't seen it yet, I don't plan on spoiling
things for you, but by my count, he dies at the end of the second story
after the regeneration.
I think the things that impressed me most about the episode were that, for
once, everyone didn't live happily ever after and they also didn't pull
the punches or gloss it over. They also ran the closing credits silently,
which was really eerie (nice touch, folks!)
The more I watch it, the more impressed I am. Davison may actually take
over as my favorite doctor yet...
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