Planet of Evil
Joe Siegler
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Planet of Evil
This Story: Season 13, Story 2. Production Code 4H
Overall: Story 81, Episodes 406-409
Airdates: 27 Sep 1975 to 18 Oct 1975
Written by Louis Marks
Directed by David Maloney
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 406 - Planet of Evil 1/4 (Serial 4H Story 81) - 27 Sep 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 19, 2022
Another story I have zero memory of, almost a complete clean slate coming in this. Haven't seen it in a few decades. For a mid 70's BBC budget, the forest looks pretty decent here. pic.twitter.com/oo5bUlookT
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 406 - Planet of Evil 1/4 (Serial 4H Story 81) - 27 Sep 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 19, 2022
Most of this ep is setup for some colonists disappearing, the Doctor & SJS responding to a distress call they received, as well as a rescue mission for the disappeared team. pic.twitter.com/neWKa4QbWd
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 407 - Planet of Evil 2/4 (Serial 4H Story 81) - 4 Oct 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 21, 2022
An odd thing for me to fixate on, but I really liked the guns used in this story. They seemed to have a better design than most you saw in this era of Who. The Doctor & SJS spend pic.twitter.com/bYkz02HpxI
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 407 - Planet of Evil 2/4 (Serial 4H Story 81) - 4 Oct 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 21, 2022
most of their time being blamed for things they didn't do. We find out that the guys are here to exploit the planet's energy supply, but it can lead to cataclysmic destruction. pic.twitter.com/KSQRqql9Jb
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 408 - Planet of Evil 3/4 (Serial 4H Story 81) - 11 Oct 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 21, 2022
Cliffhanger from last ep was good. The Doctor in the void was well handled I thought - even liked the music. The main plot about not taking minerals off the planet, or the enemy pic.twitter.com/R3H8D8SNVM
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 408 - Planet of Evil 3/4 (Serial 4H Story 81) - 11 Oct 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 21, 2022
that looks like a drawing will stop them from leaving the planet. The creature is a bad special effect, tho. Most of this is someone determined to blame the Doctor for everything. pic.twitter.com/IZVONboHLm
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 409 - Planet of Evil 4/4 (Serial 4H Story 81) - 18 Oct 1975. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 23, 2022
The power struggle between the two main crew boils over, and actually saves the Doctor & SJS from a pretty good cliffhanger. As much as I think this story is meh, it has some good pic.twitter.com/tOD3hsej0m
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 409 - Planet of Evil 4/4 (Serial 4H Story 81) - 18 Oct 1975. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 23, 2022
cliffhangers. There's more screaming from "Mr. Over Zealous Security Guy". The Doctor eventually saves everyone. I could never get past the bad SFX for the antimatter creatures. pic.twitter.com/pOceJKL9fq
