The Brain of Morbius
Joe Siegler
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The Brain of Morbius
This Story: Season 13, Story 5. Production Code 4K
Overall: Story 84, Episodes 418-421
Airdates: 3 Jan 1976 to 24 Jan 1976
Written by Robin Bland (Terrance Dicks)
Directed by Christopher Barry
Notes
- The “Morbius Doctors” from here founded the basis of Chris Chibnall’s “The Timeless Children” from New Who Series 12. He postulated that not only were the Morbius Doctors incarnations before Hartnell, there were a TON of them prior to Hartnell. I often wonder what Terrance Dicks who wrote this would have thought of the newer development.
Links
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#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 418 - Brain of Morbius 1/4 (Serial 4K Story 84) - 3 Jan 1976. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 3, 2022
This is a story I never cared for in the past, because I was against the concept it postulates that Hartnell wasn't the first Doctor. I could ignore it as fanwank until 2020 ep pic.twitter.com/ZnUAXoIujt
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 418 - Brain of Morbius 1/4 (Serial 4K Story 84) - 3 Jan 1976. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 3, 2022
The Timeless Children. I now actively wish the Morbius story didn't do this, so I'll see if I enjoy this at all. Solon (Philip Madoc) was the War Lord in "The War Games". pic.twitter.com/lxDt7oUOZ1
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 419 - Brain of Morbius 2/4 (Serial 4K Story 84) - 10 Jan 1976. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 3, 2022
I have a friend who is a big time Hammer Horror fan, and he calls this a masterpiece. I can see why - it's sort of a Frankenstein type story set in the Doctor Who world. It's also pic.twitter.com/XLeHLQ0krG
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 419 - Brain of Morbius 2/4 (Serial 4K Story 84) - 10 Jan 1976. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 3, 2022
very dark, which I'm sure is meant to be atmospheric, but it feels cheap to me. Liked talking about the Time Lords here - the Sisterhood of Karn are introduced in this story. pic.twitter.com/BjU7vWxzD7
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 420 - Brain of Morbius 3/4 (Serial 4K Story 84) - 17 Jan 1976. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 3, 2022
Sarah was blinded in last ep, that continues here. I had forgotten the Sisterhood of Karn was out to kill the Doctor here. Their appearances in modern Who are quite different. pic.twitter.com/n79s4qtl9x
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 420 - Brain of Morbius 3/4 (Serial 4K Story 84) - 17 Jan 1976. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 3, 2022
The Doctor convinces the sisterhood to let him help them, saving the sacred flame. Always wished we got to dive into the sisterhood deeper in another Doctor Who story. Never did. pic.twitter.com/XJ3jxzHW4x
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 421 - Brain of Morbius 4/4 (Serial 4K Story 84) - 24 Jan 1976. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 4, 2022
OK, this is the ep that annoyed me with the "Pre-Hartnell Doctors". Looking past that, we wrap up the story, which is a distinct horror feel in a way that hasn't really been done pic.twitter.com/3G9ysbi14Y
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 421 - Brain of Morbius 4/4 (Serial 4K Story 84) - 24 Jan 1976. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 4, 2022
in Who. Liz Sladen had great performance this story, and I thought Phillip Madoc was excellent. Just the overall concept wasn't my cup of tea, although it was clearly done well. pic.twitter.com/PePPqR666g
