The Dæmons
Joe Siegler
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The Dæmons
This Story: Season 8, Story 5. Production Code JJJ
Overall: Story 59, Episodes 299-303
Airdates: 22 May 1971 to 19 Jun 1971
Written by “Guy Leopold” (Barry Letts & Robert Sloman)
Directed by Christopher Barry
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 299 - The Dæmons 1/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 22 May 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 12, 2022
This story has a legendary status. I never disliked it, but didn't understand why it was one of those "pedestal" stories. It's also the rare 5 ep story. This also is one of those ones pic.twitter.com/02bCz8k9qH
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 299 - The Dæmons 1/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 22 May 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 12, 2022
where most of Ep1 is a bit of "what's going on here"? The Master is the local vicar in this story. The Doctor moves to stop events, but he doesn't know the Master is involved yet. pic.twitter.com/4xMJ62RK5k
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 300 - The Dæmons 2/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 29 May 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 14, 2022
The Master's main thrust here is to raise Azal, although why I don't know. The Doctor spends half this episode unconscious from the cliffhanger. Things start to progress with pic.twitter.com/ChV3uEKQ5l
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 300 - The Dæmons 2/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 29 May 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 14, 2022
UNIT folks (and the Doctor) investigating, and "all hell breaking loose" - we're being led to believe some giant demonic something is rampaging around Devil's End.
Episode 300! pic.twitter.com/1Cro7EhaH6
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 301 - The Dæmons 3/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 5 Jun 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 15, 2022
The Doctor figures out there is no supernatural thing going on here, the Daemons are just aliens who came to earth 100k years ago. This is a good middle episode in the story because I pic.twitter.com/RlNUicIgJ3
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 301 - The Dæmons 3/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 5 Jun 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 15, 2022
liked the pacing and the buildup. The way various characters interacted with each other and the overall plot worked well for me. Roger Delgado is spectacular in this episode. pic.twitter.com/TlcpVHeoWI
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 302 - The Dæmons 4/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 12 Jun 1971. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 15, 2022
Azal appears, and it appears initially the Master has bitten off more than he can chew. The Doctor works towards.. I'm not sure what exactly, but he's got a plan for something with a pic.twitter.com/fXZVgPonoo
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 302 - The Dæmons 4/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 12 Jun 1971. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 15, 2022
UNIT scientist. The Doctor also spends some time on a motorcycle this ep - very "Pertwee" of him. Loved this ep, too. Pertwee's performance was damn good. pic.twitter.com/kRsSepjT0y
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 303 - The Dæmons 5/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 19 Jun 1971. #DoctorWho 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 16, 2022
The ending of this story dances on "intense" for Doctor Who. Azal goes to give his power to the Master, but Jo Grant offering to sacrifice herself stumps Azal who "self destructs". pic.twitter.com/SHssDSHWOi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 303 - The Dæmons 5/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 19 Jun 1971. #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 16, 2022
Towards end we get the best line by the Brig - "Chap with wings there. Five rounds rapid".❤️that line. Nick Courtney used it in his own autobiography actually. https://t.co/VmwGs4QvtE pic.twitter.com/wIrWmBE2XZ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 303 - The Dæmons 5/5 (Serial JJJ, Story 59) - 19 Jun 1971. #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 16, 2022
As this was the Season 8 finale, the Master didn't just escape again, he's captured this time. A friend of mine considers this peak Pertwee. I like it, but my fav Doc3 is yet to come. pic.twitter.com/VKbGIzMbf5
