Colony in Space
Joe Siegler
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Colony in Space
This Story: Season 8, Story 4. Production Code HHH
Overall: Story 58, Episodes 293-298
Airdates: 10 Apr 1971 to 15 May 1971
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Michael E. Briant
Links
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#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 293 - Colony in Space 1/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 10 Apr 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 7, 2022
This story is the first crack in the "Lets keep 3 on Earth". He takes a Time Lord controlled jaunt to another planet, and the newly created Tardis console is fully used. This is pic.twitter.com/hzdrSXME2d
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 293 - Colony in Space 1/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 10 Apr 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 7, 2022
the first time we heard "dimensionally transcendental". This story always had a bad reputation, never understood that. Not the best story or anything, but I always enjoyed it. pic.twitter.com/oX70LoR4lj
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 294 - Colony in Space 2/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 17 Apr 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 8, 2022
While Ep1 was mostly setup, it didn't really feel like setup. As we move into ep2, the plot progresses. One thing that's odd about this story is how easily The Doctor is taken in pic.twitter.com/94mXPYTYty
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 294 - Colony in Space 2/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 17 Apr 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 8, 2022
by the Colonists, it's as if he's always been there. New conflict arises between the colonists and a mining company who appears on the scene whom the Doctor suspects of lying. pic.twitter.com/J5pOgKJNpi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 295 - Colony in Space 3/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 24 Apr 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 9, 2022
The Doctor figures out that the IMC is trying to scare the colonists off the planet because it would make them rich. Have the usual conflicts in this kind of story. Both sides pic.twitter.com/YfcsrUDwo0
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 295 - Colony in Space 3/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 24 Apr 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 9, 2022
call for an adjudicator. The Doctor works to help the colonists. The IMC seem to be helped by one person at the colony, and the conflict escalates into open hostility / warfare. pic.twitter.com/Vh77lFODWL
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 296 - Colony in Space 4/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 1 May 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 10, 2022
The adjudicator arrives, and it turns out to be the Master. The feel of the story changes with his introduction and Jo's meeting of the primitives on the planet. Given we are now pic.twitter.com/6bEv5jQdcE
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 296 - Colony in Space 4/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 1 May 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 10, 2022
halfway through the story, I'm still confused as to why the Time Lords sent the Doctor here. The Master rules in favor of IMC. Open warfare breaks out between them and colonists. pic.twitter.com/aMEiZo6hiw
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 297 - Colony in Space 5/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 8 May 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 11, 2022
Going into ep5 I still don't know why the Time Lords sent the Doctor or why the Master is here. 4/6 down and there's still a lot of "Uh, why?". The battle between IMC and the pic.twitter.com/n6IwfyJsQ0
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 297 - Colony in Space 5/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 8 May 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 11, 2022
colonists continues. The Master is found out to not be the real adjudicator. I thought this cliffhanger was good with the Master trying to kill Jo. Last ep will have to move fast. pic.twitter.com/H548SEryHT
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 298 - Colony in Space 6/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 15 May 1971. #DoctorWho 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 12, 2022
The Doctor & the Master get inside the old city, and we find out that the Master is after a doomsday weapon on the planet - the same reason the Time Lords sent the Doctor here. pic.twitter.com/1ggMRwP2rH
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 298 - Colony in Space 6/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 15 May 1971. #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 12, 2022
The aliens have the Doctor self destruct the Doomsday weapon to stop the Master, and its destruction stops the soil being poisoned, allowing the colonists who faked their death pic.twitter.com/5xh4A6oPfJ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 298 - Colony in Space 6/6 (Serial HHH, Story 58) - 15 May 1971. #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 12, 2022
to remain. As I watched the story I still don't see why it has such an awful reputation. It's not the greatest, but it's not bad; still liked it. The Master escapes yet again. pic.twitter.com/TJAHBon4OV
