The Slave Traders Sue: Have we skipped an episode? Sue can’t believe yesterday’s cliffhanger has somehow resulted in a luxurious holiday for four in Italy. Sue: Poor Susan. She would have loved this. It’s so unfair. There’s a wonderful moment where Hartnell pretends to forget Ian’s surname, and the perfectly executed gag makes Sue laugh…
The Powerful Enemy Things get off to a pretty good start with some excellent banter in the TARDIS. And then the Doctor accidentally asks Susan to open the doors. Sue: Ah, bless him. I want to give the Doctor a big cuddle. Barbara feels the same way, and when she carefully places herself in the…
World’s End Large chunks of this episode are taken up with an exasperated Sue moaning about how the TARDIS crew haven’t noticed a huge, ominous sign that warns the public against throwing dead bodies into a river. It could be a lot worse. It could be a poster for Sugar Puffs. Sue: You’d have to…
Planet of Giants Sue is fascinated by the TARDIS crew’s new costumes. Sue: Barbara looks like a dental nurse; Ian is going for a job interview; Susan is looking forward to spending some time on a farm; and the Doctor’s got himself a shiny new cloak. It’s all go, isn’t it? Sue identifies several parallels…
A Land of Fear I stun Sue with a confession. Me: I’ve never seen this story before. She spits a mouthful of hot coffee over our kitten, Tegan. Me: It isn’t my fault! I didn’t have a VHS player when they released this story. And bits of it are missing, of course. Sue: What do…
Strangers in Space The Sensorites begins with an incongruous scene which features our heroes fondly remembering all their adventures together so far, although nobody mentions the weird one with the scissors. However, when Barbara waves away her experiences in Mexico with a vague shrug, Sue isn’t very happy. Sue: “I’m over it now?” That was…
The Temple of Evil My hope that Sue would soak up this episode in revered silence is dashed within seconds, mainly because we get embroiled in two very tedious discussions. Well, tedious to me, at least. Sue: Why have they decided to visit the Aztecs? I thought Ian and Barbara wanted to get back to…
The Sea of Death Sue: Pause! Stop it! Rewind! Damn, she’s good. Even I didn’t notice the production team member pushing the revolving door when I saw this episode for the first time. It happens at least twice (three times, according to Sue), and she spends the entire episode scanning the frame for the slightest…
Against everyone’s advice, except for some divorce lawyers who contacted us last week, our adventure continues with a reconstruction. Sue is initially perplexed by the experience. Sue: It looks like a normal episode to me. This isn’t so bad. I don’t know what all the fuss is about. Me: This is the recap from the…
The Edge of Destruction Sue finds it amusing that travelling in the TARDIS is a traumatic experience for everyone concerned, and when the crew are thrown violently to the floor, she doesn’t see it as a portent of doom, she regards it as business as usual. She’s wrong, of course. Sue: What the hell is…