Carnival of Monsters
Joe Siegler
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Carnival of Monsters
This Story: Season 10, Story 2. Production Code PPP
Overall: Story 66, Episodes 334-337
Airdates: 27 Jan 1973 to 17 Feb 1973
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by Barry Letts
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 334 - Carnival of Monsters 1/4 (Serial PPP, Story 66) - 27 Jan 1973. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 15, 2022
Despite this being peak Pertwee (Letts/Holmes/Dicks), I never much cared for this story. I think when I was younger, I was always put off by the garish outfits worn by Vorg pic.twitter.com/FTdcCNPSzr
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 334 - Carnival of Monsters 1/4 (Serial PPP, Story 66) - 27 Jan 1973. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 15, 2022
& Shirna. We'll see how it goes this time around. This is the first story we hear of "Metebelis 3", which crops up in a few more Pertwee stories. Cliffhanger is amusing. pic.twitter.com/FlEoMepqAY
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 335 - Carnival of Monsters 2/4 (Serial PPP, Story 66) - 3 Feb 1973. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 16, 2022
The hand from the cliffhanger was Korg, who was checking the scope. The pace here is quite nice, as the Doctor realizes he's not on a proper boat, and tries to figure out a pic.twitter.com/ErPJeEsYen
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 335 - Carnival of Monsters 2/4 (Serial PPP, Story 66) - 3 Feb 1973. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 16, 2022
way to get out and retrieve the Tardis. Korg appears more nefarious than originally thought. Also contains the only (cameo) appearance of a Cyberman in any Pertwee story. pic.twitter.com/lTnciqS2za
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 336 - Carnival of Monsters 3/4 (Serial PPP, Story 66) - 10 Feb 1973. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 18, 2022
I've been enjoying this so far, but I remember one of the things that turned me off - the Drashigs. I mean I know it's 70's Who, but it looked pretty bad. Drashigs aside, pic.twitter.com/E2kNsTkDSh
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 336 - Carnival of Monsters 3/4 (Serial PPP, Story 66) - 10 Feb 1973. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 18, 2022
the plot worked well, far better than I remembered from the past. The Doctor escapes the scope after going back and forth the whole episode inside it chased by Drashigs. pic.twitter.com/SVKVUx4f17
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 337 - Carnival of Monsters 3/4 (Serial PPP, Story 66) - 17 Feb 1973. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 19, 2022
The Doctor escapes and sets about saving Jo who is still trapped in the scope. In the end he does that despite some local political interference who let the Drashings out. pic.twitter.com/1bWFKutoWS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 337 - Carnival of Monsters 3/4 (Serial PPP, Story 66) - 17 Feb 1973. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 19, 2022
The Doctor ends up having everyone sent back to where they belonged and leaves after the scope is destroyed. I ended up enjoying this - but it does have some dodgy effects. pic.twitter.com/9qJRljRDRp
