The Mark of the Rani
Joe Siegler
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The Mark of the Rani
This Story: Season 22, Story 3. Production Code 6X
Overall: Story 140, Episode 637-638
Airdates: 2 Feb 1985 – 9 Feb 1985
Written by Pip & Jane Baker
Directed by Sarah Hellings
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 637 - The Mark of the Rani 1/2 (Serial 6X Story 140) - 2 Feb 1985 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 28, 2023
This story has the Rani & the Master - The Rani basically being a "female Master". Of her two appearances, this is the better one, she's much more camp in the other. When I heard this was pic.twitter.com/GUOkHZHzSE
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 637 - The Mark of the Rani 1/2 (Serial 6X Story 140) - 2 Feb 1985 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 28, 2023
to have the Master, I was excited to hear how they explained his escape from Planet of Fire. They didn't, they just had some twaddle about him being "invincible". This is a good story, as pic.twitter.com/cxFi3nnuGF
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 637 - The Mark of the Rani 1/2 (Serial 6X Story 140) - 2 Feb 1985 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 28, 2023
it's a BBC strength - period piece. The outfit Peri was in I never cared for. The Master kills a dog (not shown) - I'm honestly surprised the show didn't take shit for that. Excellent ep. pic.twitter.com/z8y5vsWlaE
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 638 - The Mark of the Rani 2/2 (Serial 6X Story 140) - 9 Feb 1985 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 29, 2023
This ep has one of the better set designs - the Rani's Tardis interior. Was made to look more advanced and it does. The Doctor poking around in there was awesome. The end of the story pic.twitter.com/HKFIgoGbvi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 638 - The Mark of the Rani 2/2 (Serial 6X Story 140) - 9 Feb 1985 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 29, 2023
sets up a future story with the Master & Rani trapped in her Tardis, but it's not paid off & ignored next time the characters show up. This ep also has a really silly scene with a tree. pic.twitter.com/YcWTYfwEWN
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 638 - The Mark of the Rani 2/2 (Serial 6X Story 140) - 9 Feb 1985 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 29, 2023
Overall, it's a really great story, but the Master was pretty superfluous. Always wondered what happened to his Tardis. Story ended kind of quickly, the Rani & The Master just "left". pic.twitter.com/gPOejD548Z
