4th March, 2022.
It’s got to be said;
- It’s my birthday, and I can’t afford to go out. It would’ve been nice to see The Batman. However? If you’d like to put some money in my PayPal account, you’d be welcome to. (There’s a Donate button in the sidebar, if you’re reading this on a desktop.)
- I’m going to spend my time, watching telly!
I’ll be doing that, once I’ve had dinner: then telling you about it, by tomorrow night, at the latest.
5th March, 2022.
They have two.
Something the Doctor is coerced into telling Maaga (Stephanie Bidmead†), when the pair get back to the Drahvin ship.
In the wake of this? In the wake of this, Maaga sends the Doctor and Vicki to search the Rill ship: whilst keeping Steven as a hostage.
The pair encounter some patrolling Chumblies whilst trying to find the Rill.
It’s only Vicki quick wits — and well aimed rock — that shows the pair the Chumblies super sensitive hearing … can’t detect anything behind them …
That?
Is the only thing that gets them on to a Rill ship: that smells strongly of ammonia …
~≈🐙≈~
Now …
What did I think of this episode?
What do I think? Reckon? Know? See? Smell … ?
I think, thus far?
Trap of Steel is another very good episode.
For starters? The animation for these first two episode is on a par The Evil of the Daleks.
Certainly, the detailing is good: and the colour palette, superb.
The older I get, the less strong my eyes are: so a strong colour palette — the vivid orange hues of the unnamed planet, the multicoloured scenes in space — are a joy.
The only thing I feel lets it down? Is the fact that the colour palette is way to strong for the Hartnell era opening credits.
Quite why the colourised version of the Troughton episodes I’ve seen look great, I don’t know: possibly because they’re using more blues and reds, rather than the distinct oranges shades of the Hartnell episodes in this presentation, I don’t know.
After all, both were designed for black and white, 4:3, TV.
Quite what’s happening, I don’t know.
At any rate … ?
Hartnell’s performance in Trap of Steel seems a lot better than the one he gave in Four Hundred Dawns.
At least, he seem a bit more ‘with it’ in this second episode: bar a stumble at one point.
Did I ever mention an old children’s TV show called Bagpuss? It’s possibly worth Googling for it, if you don’t know it.
One character — Professor Yaffle — is an old wooden book-end in the shape of a woodpecker.
The character always makes me think of Hartnell’s Doctor: in this episode in particular.
Yaffling aside, Hartnell seem functional in this episode.
That could easily be due to him having a good day.
But easily — and equally — be down to Purves and O’Brien giveng a lot of behind the scenes support to their leading actor.
As well as putting in some good performances, this time around.
As did Maaga: played by Stephanie Bidmead. She played a great villain: her death at the comparatively young age of forty-five seems a shame.
With all that said?
What we have in the shape of Trap of Steel?
Is another well written,episode of Dr Who.
Frankly?
I’ll be watching the next — Airlock — on Friday, 11th March, 2022: and have my reviews up, the next day.
I hope you’d care to join me!
Trap of Steel.★★★★
* I keep thinking Galaxy Four writer, William Emms, nicked the word, ‘Drahvin,’ from Hindu mythology. A quick search Wikipedia says the only mention of the word on the site … is in its entry on Galaxy Four. I’m possibly thinking of Hinduism: because — to me — Drahvin sounds vaguely like Brahmin, the word of a Hindu priest. Rill, on the other hand? A rill is a type of water channel.
† Wikipedia doesn’t say if she’s any relation to former Dr Who script editor, Christopher H. Bidmead. I’m betting they’re not: but would love to find out for sure …
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