The Ice Warriors
Joe Siegler
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The Ice Warriors
This Story: Season 5, Story 3. Production Code OO
Overall: Story 39, Episodes 180-185
Airdates: 11 Nov 1967 to 16 Dec 1967
Written by Brian Hayles. Directed by Derek Martinus.
Notes
- Two of the six episodes are missing (episodes 2 & 3). They were animated and released in 2013, the third overall serial to have missing episodes animated.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 180 - The Ice Warriors 1/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 11 Nov 1967. #DoctorWho 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 13, 2022
The next in the "Monster Season" brings us the newly created Ice Warriors. They were repeated a few times in 2nd & 3rd Doctors run, and once in the 11th. Unlike the last story, pic.twitter.com/VJCAbJFHum
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 180 - The Ice Warriors 1/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 11 Nov 1967. #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 13, 2022
this one actually looks cold. While I always liked the look of the Ice Warriors, I felt they were too lumbering in execution to be real threats. A true "base under siege" story. pic.twitter.com/3FtuhOGdnM
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 180 - The Ice Warriors 1/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 11 Nov 1967. #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 13, 2022
Also, regarding the Tardis landing.. If Troughton had asked for an apple, I would have lost my shit. :) pic.twitter.com/WF7Uf1NR39
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 181 - The Ice Warriors 2/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 18 Nov 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 16, 2022
Ep 2 (& 3) are animated, and it's one of the earlier animations, so the style isn't as clean as the more recent ones. Still, it's not unwatchable. The Ice Warrior comes alive & pic.twitter.com/X5sHKZ3Dyl
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 181 - The Ice Warriors 2/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 18 Nov 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 16, 2022
takes Victoria & forces her to help. Everyone else now searches for the Warrior. The Ice Warriors are trying to decide whether to return to Mars or conquer the Earth. pic.twitter.com/2CUlLMSNvq
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 182 - The Ice Warriors 3/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 25 Nov 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 16, 2022
The other Ice Warriors are brought to life and plot to attack the humans, using Victoria as bait. The Doctor makes a breakthrough, and the Warriors seemingly kill Jamie in front pic.twitter.com/8tI5BoCFmA
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 182 - The Ice Warriors 3/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 25 Nov 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 16, 2022
of Victoria. He survives after a time, and the Doctor battles the base staff about rescuing Jamie & Victoria. Victoria manages to escape her Warrior, and gets one crushed by ice. pic.twitter.com/6QsmU4kqOG
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 183 - The Ice Warriors 4/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 2 Dec 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 17, 2022
I don't know who did incidental music here, but I really like it over other stuff from this era. Also with real eps back the atmosphere from Episode 1 is back which I also enjoy. pic.twitter.com/P1rKQLvyiK
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 183 - The Ice Warriors 4/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 2 Dec 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 17, 2022
After some back & forth between the base and the ship, Victoria escapes, Jamie is rescued, the Doctor finds Jamie, a Warrior is killed by avalanche, and the Doctor is trapped. pic.twitter.com/gxmB4R1rQn
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 184 - The Ice Warriors 5/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 9 Dec 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 17, 2022
I had forgotten how "whispery" the original Ice Warriors were. They got easier to hear in subsequent appearances, I think. The base staff decide as to whether to launch weapons to pic.twitter.com/nmLoCBGa47
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 184 - The Ice Warriors 5/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 9 Dec 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 17, 2022
kill the Ice Warriors and possibly everyone else. The Doctor works independently to free himself and Victoria under the guise of helping the Warriors. He and Victoria attack one. pic.twitter.com/AhAt5SewvR
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 185 - The Ice Warriors 6/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 16 Dec 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 19, 2022
While the Warriors threaten the base, The Doctor uses their tech against them, nearly killing 'em. The base's staff eventually agrees to use their weapon to kill the Warriors. pic.twitter.com/3JhPTbXxWJ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 185 - The Ice Warriors 6/6 (Serial OO, Story 39) - 16 Dec 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 19, 2022
I enjoyed this more than I remembered from the past. The atmosphere worked and I liked the incidental music. It was a little slow in places, but overall a very enjoyable story. pic.twitter.com/QaBIQfWKgS
