1) Revelation of the Daleks - Still a truly unique
experience, sick and insanely stylish
2) The Two Doctors - One of the most entertaining Doctor
Who's ever for me
3) Vengeance on Varos - More important to watch than ever
given entertainment is heading in this direction
4) The Mysterious Planet - Colin Baker on razor sharp form
and fantastic dialogue
5) The Mark of the Rani - A marvellous Time Lord bitch fight
6) Terror of the Vervoids - A deliriously enjoyable Agatha
Christie tale in space
7) Mindwarp - For that shockingly good final episode
8) Attack of the Cybermen - Noisy and crass but packed with
great moments
9) The Ultimate Foe - Atmospheric, dramatic but a little
anti-climatic
10) The Twin Dilemma - Four great performances, one leaden
plot
11) Timelash - Hideously enjoyable to watch for all the
wrong reasons
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To me, Varos and Two Doctors are the very best stories from the Colin Baker era
Poor Colin never quite did it for me. I really liked your comparison to Avon from Blake's 7. I'm 99% sure Saward really wanted somebody suave like Darrow or Maurice Colbourne in the role, and was crestfallen when he was handed Baker. Maybe it worked out for the best, though. Doctor Who is all about "playing against type" (only Tom and Patrick, for my money, were born for the role) but if you push it too far, people will reject it...I'm always bewildered at the lack of affection for Nine. First impressions matter more than anything else in the world, and if you don't fit the public perception of what the "Doctor" is, then you're sunk.
Watching all in order.
Really enjoyed this group of stories again, over too soon.
1. Revelation of the Daleks
2. Vengeance on Varos
3. Two Doctors
4. Mark of the Rani
5. Mindwarp
6. Ultimate Foe
7. Attack of the Cybermen
8. Mysterious Planet
9. Timelash
10. Terror of the Vervoids
11. Twin Dilemma
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