The Mutants

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 318 - The Mutants 1/6 (Serial LLL, Story 63) - 8 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2

This is a story I have little to no memory of, beyond it being filed in my mind as "didn't like it". Which ALMOST gives it a blank slate. So far the only plot point here is that there pic.twitter.com/tVSL6Vls7y

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 1, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 318 - The Mutants 1/6 (Serial LLL, Story 63) - 8 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2

are two sides on a planet who don't like each other much, and the Doctor stumbles into the middle of their argument. He's here on instruction from the Time Lords to deliver a message. pic.twitter.com/JuBKuCljsW

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 1, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 319 - The Mutants 2/6 (Serial LLL, Story 63) - 15 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2

Jo escapes the dome with Ky, but she's poisoned by the atmosphere (but survives). They're pursued by The Marshall's men but only because he coerces the Doctor into helping him. pic.twitter.com/ZoCK4ulicp

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 1, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 319 - The Mutants 2/6 (Serial LLL, Story 63) - 15 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2

Still having issues figuring out exactly why the two factions in this story don't care for each other beyond just "we don't like them". Doctor escapes and goes searching for Jo. pic.twitter.com/WGLSRCo0bw

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 1, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 320 - The Mutants 3/6 (Serial NNN, Story 63) - 22 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2

Halfway through the story, and the only thing I find remotely interesting here is what's inside the box the Doctor is carrying. I just don't seem to care about the tension that is pic.twitter.com/1cHMmUtO2k

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 2, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 320 - The Mutants 3/6 (Serial NNN, Story 63) - 22 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2

there between the Overlords & the Solonians. The Mutts (Mutants) remind me of something that would have been in Hartnell's "The Web Planet".

It's just.. "Can we get to ep6 now?" pic.twitter.com/7Sxdx7LMS5

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 2, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 321 - The Mutants 4/6 (Serial NNN, Story 63) - 29 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho

The Doctor audibly says "Why was I sent here", and I wonder the same. The Marshal continues trying to blow up everything. We should be winding up the story IMO, yet there's two eps left. pic.twitter.com/zPB0oVKD4J

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 4, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 322 - The Mutants 5/6 (Serial NNN, Story 63) - 6 May 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2

Well, the Marshal seems to be going off the rails, and that's fun to watch. There's something about the planet being contaminated, but I'm unclear how it ties into the stuff from the pic.twitter.com/F44WjlnRHh

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 5, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 322 - The Mutants 5/6 (Serial NNN, Story 63) - 6 May 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2

prior eps. This episode feels a bit better than the prior ones. I think this story really should have been just four episodes, though. The setup for Ep 6 was actually pretty good. pic.twitter.com/fSxmMmAUC4

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 5, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 323 - The Mutants 6/6 (Serial NNN, Story 63) - 13 May 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2

The Doctor tricks the Marshal into incriminating himself. In the end, Kai's mutated form kills the Marshal, and things are set right with the existing mutants. The Doctor/Jo escape. pic.twitter.com/HfEA2WZJO0

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 5, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 323 - The Mutants 6/6 (Serial NNN, Story 63) - 13 May 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2

This story had the same problem that people gave Underworld grief for with CSO effects, but nobody seems to care here. The best ep was #5, the rest was mostly forgettable. Meh. pic.twitter.com/fGsmgQShb2

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 5, 2022