Terror of the Autons
Joe Siegler
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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
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 24, 2022
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
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 279 - Terror of the Autons 1/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 2 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 24, 2022
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
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 280 - Terror of the Autons 2/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 9 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2022
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
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 280 - Terror of the Autons 2/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 9 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2022
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
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 281 - Terror of the Autons 3/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 16 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2022
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
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 281 - Terror of the Autons 3/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 16 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2022
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
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 282 - Terror of the Autons 4/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 23 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 26, 2022
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
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 282 - Terror of the Autons 4/4 (Serial EEE, Story 55) - 23 Jan 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 26, 2022
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
