#I've actually finished the next serial and am halfway through the one after but those reviews will come separately

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So apparently the last time I watched Classic Who was *ahem* summer 2019, after which I stopped for absolutely no reason whatsoever

But! The prospect of an easter special with the sea devils has spurred me into action and so here I am, back working my way through Classic Who and wondering why I ever stopped

First things first: delve into my drafts and post the serial reviews from three years ago so I can move onto posting about the ones I’m watching now

Doctor Who and the Silurians

we finally meet Bessie!!

at this point I'm finding it weird being in colour

I wonder what the filming schedule was like compared to b&w

truly special effects to rival Jurassic park

"it's certainly something I've not seen before" "you mean in museums" "NO I DO NOT wait actually maybe I do"

"have you never heard of female emancipation?" LIZ SHAW

Local Villager Terrorised Again

(present day me butting in to add that I honestly don’t know what some of these points refer to now)

that flash reveal at the end of ep3 would have worked so well back then without the ability to rewatch/gif etc!

cave-traversing pigtails Liz

the moon! (which is of course an egg)

this feels like that s5 Chibbs two-parter but it makes more sense

honestly it’s hard to keep track of which Silurian is which

"I'm beginning to lose confidence for the first time in my life and that covers several thousand years" I’d be annoyed if there was anything other than constant inconsistency with the Doctor’s age

the tone of voice makes it like "Our leader is dead :D I killed him :D I am the leader now"

*revives Silurian after millions of years* *Silurian pulls back down the lid bc it's too early to wake up*

The Ambassadors of Death

oooh a cold open

the ambassadors......OF DEATH

is this our first time in Three’s TARDIS?

we didn't get to see Liz's reaction to it :(

is this one still partly missing? Hadn't expected a trip back to b&w

ANTI-THIEF DEVICE

Liz looking snazzy in her hat

Earth-bound Doctor wants to go into space!

"it's simple enough.. even you might be able to manage it" I've mentioned how much I love Liz right

a time bomb goes off and all the Doctor has is a plaster on his cheek

the person who kidnapped Liz looks like a knockoff John Cleese

Benton!

thuggy guard: don't try anything Liz: it's alright I won't hurt you

this is what? her third story? and Liz is already up there with Vicki and Babs as my all-time faves

I really like how they did Three arriving in that space ship w floating and perspective

oh so are literally ambassadors lol

~~dramatic face reveal~~

Inferno

LAVAAA

v dramatic title card

raaa raaa radum da daaaaaa

GREEN GOO

"I can see why you grew that moustache" don't you remember Bret Doctor?

sonic.....doorhandle!

how......did the Doctor get the console out of the TARDIS

stellar visuals during this TARDIS console flight :D

oh I don't like this drilling expert I hope Petra proves him wrong

Venusian karate!

sneaky sneaky tricking Liz into going away

I knew I'd heard a lot about this and I couldn't remember why until the doctor landed back in 'his workshop' and suddenly OH THIS IS THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE ONE

"unity is strength" YEP HERE WE GO

Brigade Leader don't ask for his name, it's decades until we get to that plot

eyepatch!!

lol at least Evil Petra is standing up to that guy

I mean she's wrong but she's not letting him belittle her

Three calling the royals a 'charming family' is making me laugh compared to Eccle's insta

"I don't exist in your world" "then you won't feel the bullets when we shoot you" I actually said OOOH out loud

love parallel worlds that are completely different but somehow have the exact same people, kinda the opposite of the butterfly effect

Can you imagine if Three was actually shot on the firing range and then just.....exploded and turned into a different person

the Doctor invented remote controls

loving Elizabeth and Petra vs Brigade Leader

'yes yes of course you are' drippingly patronising, even parallel Liz is brilliant

NOT-LIZ SHOT THE NOT-BRIG

......they just all died

Nobody: Stalmann: Sir Keith is an old woman

(^ what on earth does that comment mean??)

"I'll send for a doctor" "I happen to be a doctor Brigadier, remember?" I LOVE LIZ I'M NOT READY TO LOSE HER

Three: I'll miss you Liz Me: ME TOO

Terror of the Autons

RIP I didn’t make any notes for this but! the Master!! and the tissue compression eliminator!

and Jo Grant!

and also this beauty

plus one mystery timelord who, as far as I’m aware, we never meet again?

Overall a solid start to Three’s run! I think! It’s been a while and my memory is hazy! But I think I am correct in saying I enjoyed Inferno most out of those four, or maybe Terror of the Autons..