The Time Monster
Joe Siegler
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The Time Monster
This Story: Season 9, Story 5. Production Code OOO
Overall: Story 64, Episodes 324-329
Airdates: 20 May 1972 to 24 Jun 1972
Written by Robert Sloman & Barry Letts (uncredited)
Directed by Paul Bernard
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 324 - The Time Monster 1/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 20 May 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 6, 2022
This is a story that's had a traditionally bad reputation, but I never understood why. I always enjoyed this one. The Master is back again, only this time he's shown to be here pic.twitter.com/uqppkfNAzz
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 324 - The Time Monster 1/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 20 May 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 6, 2022
immediately in the Doctor's dream. The 70's "women's lib" idea is in this story. This is the 3rd of the three (incompatible) on screen versions of the destruction of Atlantis. pic.twitter.com/iCmiDYyqMi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 325 - The Time Monster 2/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 27 May 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 8, 2022
The resolution of the cliffhanger shows the Master mucking about with time. Honestly, that's something I'm surprised Doctor Who doesn't do more often than it has. The Master pic.twitter.com/eIcPlMdoTU
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 325 - The Time Monster 2/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 27 May 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 8, 2022
is trying to summon Kronos, a "time eater". I also like that every time the Master hypnotizes someone, the same incidental music is used - going back to Terror of the Autons. pic.twitter.com/aW5Mrjj7fW
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 326 - The Time Monster 3/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 3 Jun 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 9, 2022
The Master spends his time here trying to control Kronos, who he believes will give him mastery of all time in the entire universe. You know, typical Master plan, basically. pic.twitter.com/l70lsTKPrs
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 326 - The Time Monster 3/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 3 Jun 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 9, 2022
The Brig & UNIT try to move on to stop things, but are being stuck by time experiments. The Master plans to go to Atlantis via the crystal but first tries to kill UNIT. pic.twitter.com/0hBC8jqsPA
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 327 - The Time Monster 4/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 10 Jun 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 9, 2022
Ep4 we get into some of the fun of the story (for me). The Doctor gets inside the Master's Tardis, and there's some time machine shenanigans going on. Some of my fav eps of Star pic.twitter.com/Br8XRPrP8q
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 327 - The Time Monster 4/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 10 Jun 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 9, 2022
Trek were all ship shows, and a lot of this is inside a Tardis. The Master making the Doctor talk backwards was hilarious. Still not at Atlantis. Very much liked this episode. pic.twitter.com/VSgjwzdmZ5
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 328 - The Time Monster 5/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 17 Jun 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 10, 2022
We finally get to Atlantis, and with it the character of Queen Galleia, someone who was a major attraction to me when I was younger for obvious visual reasons. :) The Master pic.twitter.com/HG0Nv07Trz
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 328 - The Time Monster 5/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 17 Jun 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 10, 2022
tries to control the King of Atlantis, but the Queen seems to be mad horny for the Master.? I love that they call Jo "The Lady Jo Jo Grant". The King wants the Doctor to help. pic.twitter.com/DdZviY1SWF
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 329 - The Time Monster 6/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 24 Jun 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 10, 2022
There's a nice scene when the Doctor relays a story from his own youth here. Wish we got more of that. The end of this story is more action packed than most Who. In the end The pic.twitter.com/8yDmNVqHpT
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 329 - The Time Monster 6/6 (Serial OOO, Story 64) - 24 Jun 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) July 10, 2022
Doctor defeats the Master by "Time-Ramming" the two Tardii, which released Kronos, who now appears benevolent and releases them. Liked this story A LOT. #DelgadoBestMaster pic.twitter.com/QhIKUBWKnl
