tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post1212415324441342140..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: Mother Russia written by Marc Platt and directed by Nigel FairsDoc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-26071089001145018422015-07-11T14:55:09.441-07:002015-07-11T14:55:09.441-07:00Yep, I loved this one also, particularly because i...Yep, I loved this one also, particularly because it's one of the times you really get close not just to the history, but to the culture as well with little details like glasha's wedding shift and the ritual braiding of her hair. Plus this is one of the few times I can think of where a story does the "And they spent months doing such and such" where I actually felt like they'd been there for months, just from the wonderful writing and the descriptions bought to life by purves. <br /><br />I really do wish we could explore Dodo more though, especially with her importance to Steven in the massacre (about the only thing I can remember about her), and the companion chronicles would be the place to do it but oddly enough whenever I think of Steven I always think of him with the Doctor and Vicky, not Dodo. <br /><br />I also love the way we get so little explanation of the infiltrator, it's just there, synister as something created and we learn enough to know what it is, plus I completely agree that not just turning history into yet another scifi romp made this an amazingly strong story, ---- Napoleon's wonderful "At least you are honest so must have an honest punishment" felt absolutely spot on to the period and the character while also being one of the most scary bits of Jeopardy I've seen for a while because of how real it felt. <br /><br />I've got no complaints with the story about length, it fitted together perfectly, though I actually was sad to finish sinse this one was great, indeed rehearing this makes me remember all the bits I enjoyed of the companion chronicles, introspective, colourful and fascinating, especially sinse they just use evocative music and performance to tell the story.<br />darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526681809763999806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-46153204366753958452011-01-05T22:24:21.066-08:002011-01-05T22:24:21.066-08:00Hi Steven,
Don't worry about it! You're ...Hi Steven, <br /><br />Don't worry about it! You're right, this was an incredible story and Peter Purves really does manage to get Hartnell's Doctor spot on. I can't wait to listen to more first Doctor stories.Doc Ohohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-63877424126819493262011-01-05T21:58:32.355-08:002011-01-05T21:58:32.355-08:00Did it again. Now feel like an idiot. That will ...Did it again. Now feel like an idiot. That will teach me to not use the preview button.Stevenhttp://pekinghomunculus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-16702371934580933032011-01-05T21:55:31.931-08:002011-01-05T21:55:31.931-08:00Sorry, didn't mean to make that last comment a...Sorry, didn't mean to make that last comment anonymous.Anonymoushttp://(optional)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-51969251319559418802011-01-05T21:53:57.834-08:002011-01-05T21:53:57.834-08:00This was a great story. However, what impressed m...This was a great story. However, what impressed me the most was how spot-on Peter Purves' impersonation of The First Doctor is. Excellent!<br /><br />More stories with Steven are quite welcome. Oddly enough, I had completely forgotten Dodo was in this story. The really is the forgotten companion in many ways.Anonymoushttp://(optional)noreply@blogger.com