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Terror of the Autons

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on May 26, 2022July 1, 2024
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Terror of the Autons

This Story: Season 8, Story 1. Production Code EEE
Overall: Story 55, Episodes 279-282
Airdates: 2 Jan 1971 to 23 Jan 1971
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by Barry Letts

Notes

  • This was the first story for both The Master and for Roger Delgado.

Links

[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 279 - Terror of the Autons 1/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 2 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2

The 1st ep of Series 8 launches a lot. New companion (Jo Grant), new adversary (The Master - who is in every story this series), & Capt Yates. It's a semi sequel to Pertwee's pic.twitter.com/6krTDa7DlW

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 24, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 279 - Terror of the Autons 1/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 2 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2

first story (Spearhead) as it contains the Autons again. Jo is a bit of a ditz compared to Liz, who was a scientist, but the pairing of Three & Jo works quite well overall. pic.twitter.com/n69ATXCwWO

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 24, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 280 - Terror of the Autons 2/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 9 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2

One other thing that happens a lot in this era happens here - Jo Grant is hypnotized. The Master takes over a plastic factory, something we saw in Spearhead. UNIT looks into pic.twitter.com/dFVtJpgEny

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 280 - Terror of the Autons 2/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 9 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2

what's happening. The Master does what he always does. Plot to destroy the Doctor. He is Moriarty, after all. Delgado just dominates every scene he's in. #BestMaster pic.twitter.com/uRfGY93N7v

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 281 - Terror of the Autons 3/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 16 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2

The Master's plastic progress has a plan to distribute plastic flowers to the populace, which will of course kill them. The Doctor finally figures out a link between what pic.twitter.com/rFmOT8vjDh

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 281 - Terror of the Autons 3/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 16 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2

is going on with the Master and moves to investigate. The Blu-Ray set I'm watching here has improved sfx for the plastic doll. They're much better than the 70's original. pic.twitter.com/oyuFSQ3QtJ

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 282 - Terror of the Autons 4/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 23 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2

The Master and the Autons are defeated when the Doctor "reverses the polarity" of the Master's radio gadget and stops the invasion force from arriving. The ending of this pic.twitter.com/lgH2FC5H0Y

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 26, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 282 - Terror of the Autons 4/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 23 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2

story felt rushed, like a proper "stopping" of the Master's plan wasn't in the script - he also kind of gave up on his own plan a bit too easy I thought. The Master escapes. pic.twitter.com/8XOnlYEg3p

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 26, 2022

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