Logopolis
Joe Siegler
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Logopolis
This Story: Story 18, Story 7. Production Code 5V
Overall: Story 116, Episodes 556-559
Airdates: 28 Feb 1981 – 21 Mar 1981
Written by Christopher H. Bidmead
Directed by Peter Grimwade
Notes
- This episode had quite a few firsts in show canon. It’s the first time (only time?) we see someone using a Police Box for its real function.
- The term Chameleon Circuit was coined here (was called a “camouflage unit” in Time Meddler). The term and sound for the cloister bell originated here too.
- The first appearance of Tegan Jovanka.
- The tweets for Episode 3 had the wrong episode number. They said 557, but should have been 558. Additionally, all the tweets for this story said it was Story 117, when it was really 116.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 556 - Logopolis 1/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 28 Feb 1981. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 6, 2023
Here it is. The last Tom Baker story. This one has ALWAYS been one of my favorites - even going back to my earliest days being a fan. I loved the mix of everything in this story, from pic.twitter.com/lKHHTg1g8Z
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 556 - Logopolis 1/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 28 Feb 1981. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 6, 2023
the sci-fi, to character changeouts, and the Doctor himself. I saw this in theaters in 2019 when it was there for two days around the release of this series on Blu-Ray. So much fun. pic.twitter.com/0XQ2VbCtc0
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 557 - Logopolis 2/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 7 Mar 1981. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 7, 2023
It was super hard not to do all 4 eps yesterday, love this story a lot. Tegan spends most of this ep lost in the Tardis corridors. In fact that's one of the reasons I loved this story pic.twitter.com/nholn2TNPT
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 557 - Logopolis 2/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 7 Mar 1981. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 7, 2023
early on, there's a LOT of scenes inside the Tardis. After the Doctor meets with the Watcher, he has an almost resigned feel. Tegan goes from shouty to understanding awfully quickly. pic.twitter.com/yaF1stOGsl
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 557 - Logopolis 3/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 14 Mar 1981. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 8, 2023
Anthony Ainley's Master finally shows up in full here, initially fooling Nyssa that he's still Tremas. The Master disrupts Logopolis to the point where it stops working, and requires pic.twitter.com/RtfNxsTQyi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 557 - Logopolis 3/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 14 Mar 1981. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 8, 2023
that he team up w/The Doctor to save it. Loved the "Mini Tardis" bits. Always wondered what happened to that prop. Tegan gets over the news of her Aunt Vanessa's death VERY quickly. pic.twitter.com/7SPFQjIROi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 559 - Logopolis 4/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 21 Mar 1981. #DoctorWho 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 9, 2023
It's the end.. but the moment has been prepared for.
I've arrived at the last ep of Tom Baker's run. Ending this story... The Doctor defeats the Master, but in doing so, causes his own pic.twitter.com/r1d367Z6rM
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 559 - Logopolis 4/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 21 Mar 1981. #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 9, 2023
regeneration by falling off a radio tower on Earth. The regeneration was quite good, and holds up today I think. The Master goes off at end of story once defeated. I've always enjoyed pic.twitter.com/Pij6VghukF
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 559 - Logopolis 4/4 (Serial 5V Story 117) - 21 Mar 1981. #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 9, 2023
this story, even when I mostly didn't watch Tom Baker's stuff. It took a VERY long time for Tom to come back to Doctor Who "proper" after this. I thought it was a great end for 4. pic.twitter.com/4tXpI0Zi2Z
