The Robots of Death
Joe Siegler
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The Robots of Death
This Story: Season 14, Story 5. Production Code 4R
Overall: Story 90, Episodes 444-447
Airdates: 29 Jan 1977 – 19 Feb 1977
Written by Chris Boucher
Directed by Michael E. Briant
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 444 - The Robots of Death 1/4 (Serial 4R Story 90) - 29 Jan 1977. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 25, 2022
This is one that's considered one of Tom's best. I recognize that, but legit have little memory of it beyond the "Kill the Doctor" cliffhanger in ep3. Looking forward to this. pic.twitter.com/QnJTIejTsY
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 444 - The Robots of Death 1/4 (Serial 4R Story 90) - 29 Jan 1977. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 25, 2022
The costumes in this are goofy. The Doctor arrives at a point where a local is killed by a Robot, & of course he is blamed. Oddly the Doctor & Leela meet only robots this ep. pic.twitter.com/B9jkQ3qKV3
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 445 - The Robots of Death 2/4 (Serial 4R Story 90) - 5 Feb 1977. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 26, 2022
The robots creepy vibe is amped up a bit in this ep, although it's not immediately apparently why. The Doctor & Leela finally meet some people and at the same time multiple pic.twitter.com/lNZNRKOeY3
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 445 - The Robots of Death 2/4 (Serial 4R Story 90) - 5 Feb 1977. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 26, 2022
people are dead, so we know who gets blamed. Most of this ep are the locals arguing about who is killing their people. We do see one of them is behind it, but we don't know who. pic.twitter.com/JbkpuKwgyi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 446 - The Robots of Death 3/4 (Serial 4R Story 90) - 12 Feb 1977. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 26, 2022
Thought the ep2 cliffhanger was a good one, resolution kind of underwhelming. The Doctor seems to have gone from prisoner to free with no effort. Granted, he's helping, but it pic.twitter.com/bMyu6QMMZ5
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 446 - The Robots of Death 3/4 (Serial 4R Story 90) - 12 Feb 1977. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 26, 2022
felt like something was missing. Robots are being reprogrammed to kill everyone, hence the story title. The Doctor works with one robot to try and figure out what's going on. pic.twitter.com/6KQlzhlsbZ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 447 - The Robots of Death 4/4 (Serial 4R Story 90) - 19 Feb 1977. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 28, 2022
In this ep, the robots are trying to kill everyone, and it's basically a survival ep. That's really the plot of the 4th ep. It's not complicated, but it works. In the end, pic.twitter.com/wiZLGpt1Km
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 447 - The Robots of Death 4/4 (Serial 4R Story 90) - 19 Feb 1977. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 28, 2022
the Doctor figures out a way to defeat them and order is restored. Overall, this is a good story, but I don't think it's quite as high as the pedestal most fans have it on. pic.twitter.com/si3hczzgJG
