Vengeance on Varos
Joe Siegler
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Vengeance on Varos
This Story: Season 22, Story 2. Production Code 6V
Overall: Story 139, Episode 635-636
Airdates: 19 Jan 1985 – 26 Jan 1985
Written by Philip Martin
Directed by Ron Jones
Notes
- Etta (one of the people watching on TV) was played by Sheila Reid. She appeared in a couple of episodes in Matt Smith’s run as Clara’s Grandmother (Dark Water & The Time of the Doctor).
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 635 - Vengeance on Varos 1/2 (Serial 6V Story 139) - 19 Jan 1985 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 26, 2023
This one has the reputation of being the most violent of the era. It does portray death & violence as an entertainment choice. One that isn't too far off of some of our choices today. pic.twitter.com/uO6osEOEHu
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 635 - Vengeance on Varos 1/2 (Serial 6V Story 139) - 19 Jan 1985 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 26, 2023
I always liked this story. Nabil Shaban as Sil is probably the greatest creation in the Sixth Doctor era. Wish we saw more of him outside of Colin's era. Sean Connery's real life son Jason pic.twitter.com/XrK7LhSvVX
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 635 - Vengeance on Varos 1/2 (Serial 6V Story 139) - 19 Jan 1985 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 26, 2023
is in this one. This is a dark story for sure, but one that I always thought worked. The Doctor of course works to undermine the problems here, which include Sil wanting to take over. pic.twitter.com/SmY6CPJPuh
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 636 - Vengeance on Varos 2/2 (Serial 6V Story 139) - 26 Jan 1985 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 28, 2023
I always loved the angle here of people watching from home being entertained by all this stuff. I remember thinking in the 80's it wasn't far of real life, and now in 2023, even moreso. pic.twitter.com/kETehd8tqS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 636 - Vengeance on Varos 2/2 (Serial 6V Story 139) - 26 Jan 1985 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 28, 2023
The scene with the Doctor and a guard and an acid bath was one of the major attack points against the show. After they experiment on Peri, the Doctor stirs up som rebellion and takes down pic.twitter.com/9WsNxZJnYe
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 636 - Vengeance on Varos 2/2 (Serial 6V Story 139) - 26 Jan 1985 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 28, 2023
Sil and the Varosian violent system. In the end the Ziton Ore makes the planet some real money. I like the end where the TV viewers didn't know what to do without the TV violence. pic.twitter.com/1KmZviXDML
