The Invasion of Time
Joe Siegler
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The Invasion of Time
This Story: Season 15, Story 6. Production Code 4Z
Overall: Story 97, Episodes 474-479
Airdates: 4 Feb 1978 – 11 Mar 1978
Written by Graham Williams & Anthony Read (under the name “David Agnew”)
Directed by Gerald Blake
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 474 - The Invasion of Time 1/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 4 Feb 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 20, 2022
This is another story that takes grief, but I always loved. A very Gallifrey heavy story, steeped in Time Lord lore. A sort of sequel to Deadly Assassin, but w/o The Master. pic.twitter.com/i3V4FaHCiw
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 474 - The Invasion of Time 1/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 4 Feb 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 20, 2022
The Doctor in this first episode seems like he's gone insane, betraying Gallifrey and the Time Lords, very much a WTF is going on story here. The swimming pool appears! pic.twitter.com/w8UdzLUYwF
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 475 - The Invasion of Time 2/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 11 Feb 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 20, 2022
The Doctor is enshrined as the new President of Gallifrey and has problems. Leela tries to help, but is thought to have attacked him, and is banished. The Doctor continues to pic.twitter.com/EZ8DIOdDPS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 475 - The Invasion of Time 2/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 11 Feb 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 20, 2022
act really weird this episode. K9 goes off to destroy the transduction barrier, which leaves Gallifrey defenseless, which doubles down on WTF is the Doctor doing here? pic.twitter.com/WOqiL2X04X
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 476 - The Invasion of Time 3/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 18 Feb 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 21, 2022
The Vardans are the invaders, and are also victims of "end of season budget shortfall". They're basically overlaid aluminum foil. We finally find out what is really going on pic.twitter.com/62VNTLGqha
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 476 - The Invasion of Time 3/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 18 Feb 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 21, 2022
with the Doctor, it's not the traitor vibe we had till this point. I do like that we find out here that not all Gallifreyans are Time Lords. Leela in the wastelands is good. pic.twitter.com/P20X4yXre8
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 477 - The Invasion of Time 4/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 25 Feb 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 22, 2022
The power battle between Time Lords escalates, and they start shooting at each other. The Doctor convinces Andred that he's not a problem, and they end up working together. pic.twitter.com/oIDyMCPfOT
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 477 - The Invasion of Time 4/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 25 Feb 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 22, 2022
The escalation of plot moves along nicely, with the stakes elevating. The Vardans materialize, and they look humanoid until we find the real ones behind this are Sontarans. pic.twitter.com/3gwJ173LTz
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 478 - The Invasion of Time 5/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 4 Mar 1978. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 22, 2022
The Sontarans enter the story, but a bit late (ep 5/6). Story switches now to an everyone fights the Sontaran story. Including Borusa who turns out to be a good ally. The only pic.twitter.com/m20hckvKvj
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 478 - The Invasion of Time 5/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 4 Mar 1978. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 22, 2022
ally the Sontarans have is Kelner. The Doctor seems intent on finding the Key of Rassilon. The Sontarans work to take down the barriers for their reinforcements. One ep left. pic.twitter.com/7pfl2Nwte6
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 479 - The Invasion of Time 6/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 11 Mar 1978. #DoctorWho 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 23, 2022
The Sontarans chase the Doctor into the Tardis looking for the Key of Rassilon. This was an ep I was excited to see - got to see more of the Tardis, but in execution, it was pic.twitter.com/xogE7Kt1KS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 479 - The Invasion of Time 6/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 11 Mar 1978. #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 23, 2022
very poor due to them running out of money at the end of the season. Still, was fun. In the end, Gallifrey is saved by a weapon produced with the powers of Presidency. pic.twitter.com/JibJMx7A8i
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 479 - The Invasion of Time 6/6 (Serial 4Z Story 97) - 11 Mar 1978. #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) November 23, 2022
Leela's last ep. I enjoyed her stories far more than I remembered, probably because I always saw the character as "cleavage". She had one of the worst exits of anyone though. pic.twitter.com/6lpkUw73Ln
