Arc of Infinity
Joe Siegler
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Arc of Infinity
This Story: Season 20, Story 1. Production Code 6E
Overall: Story 124, Episodes 586-589
Airdates: 3 Jan 1983 – 12 Jan 1983
Written by Johnny Byrne
Directed by Ron Jones
Notes
- Councillor Hedin was played by Michael Gough. Gough appeared in the show some 17 years earlier with William Hartnell’s First Doctor as the titular role in “The Celestial Toymaker“.
- Commander Maxil was played by Colin Baker who would go on to play the Sixth Doctor.
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 586 - Arc of Infinity 1/4 (Serial 6E Story 124) - 3 Jan 1983. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 5, 2023
First ep of Season 20. This was an anniv yr, so every story had some enemy from the past in the show. This one has Omega, last seen in the 10th anniv story, "The Three Doctors". pic.twitter.com/RFl4eupsCr
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 586 - Arc of Infinity 1/4 (Serial 6E Story 124) - 3 Jan 1983. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 5, 2023
Tegan isn't shown, so we might have thought she was gone in 1983. Colin Baker (6th Doctor) makes his first appearance here as Maxil. Gallifrey heavy story here. 6 shoots 5. haha.? pic.twitter.com/CQSAcoXYFR
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 587 - Arc of Infinity 2/4 (Serial 6E Story 124) - 5 Jan 1983. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 6, 2023
Tegan reappears and helps look for her missing cousin from ep1. The Doctor is drug before the High Council who decides to prevent Omega from manifesting, they need to kill the pic.twitter.com/qCvO90c3G9
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 587 - Arc of Infinity 2/4 (Serial 6E Story 124) - 5 Jan 1983. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 6, 2023
Doctor, which sets Nyssa off on a violent streak. From what I've read it was supposed to be an appearance of Leela, which would have explained the violence. Love Gallifrey stories. pic.twitter.com/nzomkbRgOW
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 588 - Arc of Infinity 3/4 (Serial 6E Story 124) - 11 Jan 1983. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 7, 2023
The Doctor of course doesn't die, but he's being held by Omega where he can't be found. Tegan continues to search, and they stumble upon the place on Earth where Omega's HQ? pic.twitter.com/lB0vNmuSyS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 588 - Arc of Infinity 3/4 (Serial 6E Story 124) - 11 Jan 1983. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 7, 2023
Castellan pushes conspiracy theory & tries to implicate the Doctor. It's mostly a political thriller in this episode. Hedin is revealed to be the bad guy. Omega is also revealed. pic.twitter.com/PDuo0UZbYS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 589 - Arc of Infinity 4/4 (Serial 6E Story 124) - 12 Jan 1983. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 8, 2023
Omega manifests, but he looks like Peter Davison, who plays two roles here. In the end, his body breaks down, and he dies. This happens on a location shoot in Amsterdam, where we pic.twitter.com/i61MM03z0r
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 589 - Arc of Infinity 4/4 (Serial 6E Story 124) - 12 Jan 1983. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) February 8, 2023
get an accidental cameo by John Nathan-Turner. Tegan meets up with the Doctor & joins the Tardis crew again. In the end, I liked this story, but I wished Omega looked like Omega. pic.twitter.com/FC3L8voQly
