Doctor Who — The Faceless Ones: Episodes 3 and 4 — A Review

16th April, 2020.

I have to admit, I like to watch TV.

And usually?

And also have to admit, I have a limited palette.

Right at the moment … ?

Right at the moment, I’m watching old favourite, Dr Who.

I’ve been watching The Faceless Ones: one that’s new to me, as it’s been missing since before my birth.

But … ?   I’ve started watching it, just after eight o’clock, tonight: just to avoid any conflict with the Clap For Our Carers event that happens at eight, on a Thursday.

Even though I don’t take part … ?   It’s nice to hear, and to know it’s going on.

Except of course … ?

Tonight, someone decided lighting fireworks would be a good way of joining in.

There’s going to be a lot of annoyed pet owners out there.

At any rate … ?

At any rate, tonight I’ve sat down to two more episodes of The Faceless Ones: and yes.

It’s good!

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Doctor Who — The Faceless Ones: Episodes 1 and 2 — A Review

14th April, 2020.

Yes: we in the UK are living life under lockdown.

Hair going uncut, laundry done in an obsessive manner, vegetables fretted about … 

And a general sense that life is … on hold … 

For now.

Frankly?

I am bored out of my nut: as, I suspect, is most of the country.

And, quite possibly?

Quite possibly, I’m doing what many of us are doing.

Watching TV.

To be more specific?

I’ve just watched the first two episodes of classic Doctor Who story, The Faceless Ones*: complete with Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.

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Merlin Episode 9: A clip …

Do you remember that — last night — I got to raving about the episode of Merlin that was on … ?

And how absolutely fantastic it was … ?

I’m not kidding, either: I’ve just re-watched it, and it still looks amazing.

Love in the Time of Dragons isn’t one of the big, story-arc driven episodes — which next weeks episode, Queen Of Hearts looks like it may be — but instead one that focuses on Gaius, played by Richard Wilson.

And the fact that he, as one of the older characters has both a history, and a passionate side.

But don’t take my word for it: let me, instead, show you what I felt was one of the more touching scenes in Love in the Time of Dragons.

And leave you with this, as well …

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Merlin Episode 9: Love in the Time Of Dragons

*Spoilers*

I’ve got a bit of a confession to make: right now, I’m writing this whilst watching episode 9 of series three of Merlin: otherwise known as Love In The Time Of Dragons.

And so far … ?

It’s a cracker!

One that sees Pauline Collins playing Alice, an old flame of Merlin’s mentor, Gaius: played, as ever, by Richard Wilson.

So far … ?

The episode has seen the character of Alice putting the venom of a Manticore into a remedy that’s supposed to be healing Uther of an unnamed minor illness.

So far … ?

The venom looks — looks, I should stress — like it’s going to kill Urther by the end of the episode.

Alice’s treachery has been discovered.

Gaius and Merlin have already worked out that — in order to save Uther — they need to destroy the box that the Manticore has been hiding in, whilst travelling with Alice.

And it looks like Gaius — the only other person, bar Merlin and Morgana capable of any form of Magic at Uther’s court — has to destroy the box.

The only sad point in this … ?

Is that Alice — Gaius’ former lover — has just been sentenced to death, by Uther.

So far … ?

I am loving this episode … !!

In focusing almost entirely on Gaius — one of Merlin’s most underused character’s, I feel — it’s given us a very good change of pace, a step outside the usual story arc …

And one that — like the series 2 episode of Torchwood, From Out of the Rain — is an absolutely stunning little character-driven episode!