Warriors of the Deep

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 609 - Warriors of the Deep 1/4 (Serial 6L Story 131) - 5 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 1/2

This story has issues. First - the good, it brought back Pertwee era baddies The Silurians & the Sea Devils together. The basic plot wasn't bad, but it was held up by a labor pic.twitter.com/hqQznsfcNT

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 28, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 609 - Warriors of the Deep 1/4 (Serial 6L Story 131) - 5 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 2/2

problem, and they had no time to practice. It showed. It's lit like a hospital room. It was intended to mirror Earthshock, one of the recent popular stories. It didn't work. pic.twitter.com/SNUsQBUY1J

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 28, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 610 - Warriors of the Deep 2/4 (Serial 6L Story 131) - 6 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 1/2

This ep starts w/an underwater sequence - a real one. Rarely see those in Who. I liked seeing the old races coming back, but they felt off. The Silurians are different because pic.twitter.com/rb660Sed9R

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 1, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 610 - Warriors of the Deep 2/4 (Serial 6L Story 131) - 6 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 2/2

their heads now just light up when they talk, that used to be a weapon. The Sea Devils just seemed subservient; not there on their own. And then there's the Myrka. hahaha. pic.twitter.com/Ko6P8vdqNm

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 1, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 611 - Warriors of the Deep 3/4 (Serial 6L Story 131) - 12 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 1/2

The weird thing with this story is despite its reputation, I always kind of liked it. This watch is feeling like a slog, though. You get the feeling this is close to being pic.twitter.com/xJzMZM5EwM

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 2, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 611 - Warriors of the Deep 3/4 (Serial 6L Story 131) - 12 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 2/2

something good, but didn't get there. The Sea Devils are "great warriors", but all they're doing is walking in hallways :) The political side of the story pops up at the end. pic.twitter.com/qJva8tJd3e

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 2, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 612 - Warriors of the Deep 4/4 (Serial 6L Story 131) - 13 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 1/2

This story ends in a very Eric Saward way, everyone dies. The story ends with the Doctor standing in the base around a bunch of dead characters lamenting the way it ended, pic.twitter.com/RLniyr8fFK

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 3, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 612 - Warriors of the Deep 4/4 (Serial 6L Story 131) - 13 Jan 1984 #DoctorWho 2/2

saying "There should have been another way". Wish the Sea Devils & Silurians were handled better. Callback to the Pertwee Silurian story shows 1 of those Silurians survived. pic.twitter.com/HEF66WAbji

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 3, 2023