The Stones of Blood
Joe Siegler
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The Stones of Blood
This Story: Series 16, Story 3. Production Code 5C
Overall: Story 100, Episodes 488-491
Airdates: 28 Oct 1978 – 18 Nov 1978
Written by David Fisher
Directed by Darrol Blake
Links: [ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 488 - The Stones of Blood 1/4 (Serial 5C Story 100) - 28 Oct 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 30, 2022
Story 100 in the overall show at this point comes 15yrs & 487 eps after the 1st. Story wise this is about 1/3 through total stories if I remeber right. I don't remember a lot pic.twitter.com/TpVDm2H5be
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 488 - The Stones of Blood 1/4 (Serial 5C Story 100) - 28 Oct 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 30, 2022
about this one except the change in tone from ep3 to 4. A friend of mine who is a big Hammer Horror fan loves this one. A lot of exploration and setup in this first episode. pic.twitter.com/MLUJqbausu
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 489 - The Stones of Blood 2/4 (Serial 5C Story 100) - 4 Nov 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 1, 2022
The Doctor & Romana are saved from their cliffhangers, although Romana spends a lot of time on a literal cliffside. A deleted scene from ep1 had a clone of the Doctor pushing pic.twitter.com/YgQAMrYf2v
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 489 - The Stones of Blood 2/4 (Serial 5C Story 100) - 4 Nov 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 1, 2022
Romana over, but they didn't excise references to it in ep2. Prof Rumford is a fun character. The horror aspect of this story kicks in during the second half of this episode. pic.twitter.com/ZhBv3gWXbE
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 490 - The Stones of Blood 3/4 (Serial 5C Story 100) - 11 Nov 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 3, 2022
The Doctor & Rumford discover who the villain is. Said villain is shown to be Rumford's assistant, who teleports Romana who knows where. While it never would have worked, I pic.twitter.com/TiojDgp9hg
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 490 - The Stones of Blood 3/4 (Serial 5C Story 100) - 11 Nov 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 3, 2022
would have loved to have Rumford as a companion. Late in ep, the tone changes from old gothic horror to Sci-Fi w/spaceship setting. Stones killing w/full red screen is cool. pic.twitter.com/kZTe8aCoJd
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 491 - The Stones of Blood 4/4 (Serial 5C Story 100) - 18 Nov 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 3, 2022
A lot of time is spent here with the Doctor defending himself against a special effect (Star Trek V?), all of which inside a spaceship. The vibe is totally different than the pic.twitter.com/OeEv3S0b5S
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 491 - The Stones of Blood 4/4 (Serial 5C Story 100) - 18 Nov 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 3, 2022
other eps, it's a tad jarring. The Doctor logics the judges into figuring out that Vivian Fay is who they were looking for; she's imprisoned forever. Segment was her necklace. pic.twitter.com/4BL4u4jgpu
