The Curse of Fenric
Joe Siegler
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The Curse of Fenric
This Story: Season 26, Story 3. Production Code 7M
Overall: Story 155, Episode 695-698
Airdates: 25 Oct 1989 – 15 Nov 1989
Written by Ian Briggs
Directed by Nicholas Mallett & John Nathan-Turner (uncredited)
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#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 695 - The Curse of Fenric 1/4 (Serial 7M Story 155) - 25 Oct 1989 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2023
For this I will be watching the "Extended VHS" version from the S26 bluray set, as it has 5 mins of extra footage per ep. This is generally regarded by most people as the best pic.twitter.com/zoFTgg93YZ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 695 - The Curse of Fenric 1/4 (Serial 7M Story 155) - 25 Oct 1989 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 25, 2023
7th Doctor story. It's darned good. Looks great, written and acted well. It's an annoyance the plug got pulled from the show here as they figured out "good Who" again in 1989. pic.twitter.com/KsKH7LMcQt
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 696 - The Curse of Fenric 2/4 (Serial 7M Story 155) - 1 Nov 1989 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 26, 2023
Man this is good. The atmosphere is perfect - it's so well done, you just go along with stuff you're not entirely sure why it's happening that you'd normally go WTF about. This pic.twitter.com/nNW4v1ETPS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 696 - The Curse of Fenric 2/4 (Serial 7M Story 155) - 1 Nov 1989 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 26, 2023
is another story where the Doctor manipulates Ace. I suspect this would have paid off somewhere in the never made 1990 series. Something about chess sets is a head scratcher. pic.twitter.com/LuNDvPKIUE
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 697 - The Curse of Fenric 3/4 (Serial 7M Story 155) - 8 Nov 1989 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 27, 2023
Ace seems to have an attraction to the baby, which will pay off nicely in ep4. I got so info the flow of this that I forgot to think of what to write here. Really enjoyed this! pic.twitter.com/Q2xqFMqon7
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 697 - The Curse of Fenric 3/4 (Serial 7M Story 155) - 8 Nov 1989 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 27, 2023
Ace figures out the Doctor is manipulating people, and gives him a lot of shit about it. She also uses "feminine wiles" to distract guards, a new angle. Great set up for finale. pic.twitter.com/Z8VSWavNwR
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 698 - The Curse of Fenric 4/4 (Serial 7M Story 155) - 15 Nov 1989 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 28, 2023
Fenric ends as it lived - beautifully. The payoff for chess sets is good, the manipulation of Ace was to her benefit - the baby she loved to turned out to be her mum, who she pic.twitter.com/GaRn7M8qCZ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 698 - The Curse of Fenric 4/4 (Serial 7M Story 155) - 15 Nov 1989 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 28, 2023
hated. This story more than any other annoys me we didn't get a Series 27 in 1990. The Doctor breaking Ace's faith was a great scene. Fenric goes with the best #DoctorWho of all time. pic.twitter.com/KLzJ3yCWO3
