Sunday 15 September 2013

The Ice Warriors

 




I love Season 5 so much. Fantastic to be able to watch this all the way through!

That's almost Star Trek sounding that vocal melody...

ONE. One what?

Always forget how many staff there are in the base. On the audio I only really think of Clent & Garrett. 

That is some crazy headgear Miss Garrett has on.
Those monochrome suits are weird; they all look like walking Rorschach tests.

Arden's got a bit of a crazy haircut under that helmet. Ooh, what's that in the ice?

Not really sure why the TARDIS landed on its' side.

Trout laughing at Jamie's failed attempt to crack onto Miss Garrett is great.

Love Troughton's Yeti coat.

Not too sure what a "Stabb-ill-izer" is.

Clent's by far the best of the Bosses-Cracking-Up in season 5; the most interesting and human.

Not sure about Gromit's Scottish accent. Preferred it when he kept quiet and just rolled his eyes.

The snow effects and Avalanche footage are brilliantly employed.

"We've been on retreat in Tibet!" Clever.

Surely a block of ice that size would be incredibly heavy?

Oo-er! Jamie's too busy trying to get Victoria to dress up for him to notice the Ice Warrior is waking up!

TWO! And we've gone all animated! The character and set design is wonderful! The movement's a bit floaty though.

But that's a minor quibble, this is top drawer stuff.

Infinitely superior to repetitive telesnaps and distracting ticker tape style garish subtitles you have to read.

Sorry, I've drifted off just marvelling at the animation. So great to see this story all the way through at last.

Penley's right, Storr is an idiot.

Varga says his sonic gun will burst Victoria's brain. Of course, he hasn't heard her scream, yet...

"I trust no-one, Doctor!" Clent is a big X-Files fan. 

Penley's Escapades in Computer Land, a new spin-off coming soon...

Varga's hissy-sniggering laugh is great stuff. Wonderful performance from the late Bernard Bresslaw.

Well that was just wonderful; several million kudos points to all involved in animating these missing episodes.

THREE! French Hens!

It doesn't even feel odd going back to the live action episodes now.

A nice lie down for Jamie for a while. He's got a big of a hangover by the looks of it.

Jamie can't really be paralysed, surely!

Think Storr's being a bit optimistic there. No way are the Ice Warriors going to give a monkey's about him.

I'm still pinching myself a bit that we've got another "complete" Troughton to watch at will.

Maybe I'm weird but I actually quite like the Ice Warrior with the big helmet.  (You lot and your dirty minds).

Only Storr can have been shocked that the warriors decided to bump him off.

That was definitely stock glass-break sound FX. Think it's the same one for the Autons in Spearhead actually.

Everyone's obssessed with countdowns in this. Now Varga's giving him 10 seconds.
 

Jamie's rocking those goggles. The bear thinks they're cool anyway.


"I'm a scientist, not a gladiator!" Penley's gone a bit Doctor McCoy!

Surprised Wallace hasn't managed to fix the Ioniser. Must be because he doesn't have Gromit to help.

Victoria's whinging ain't 'alf tedious, mum!

"Let me have it! Give it to me at once!"

The Ice Warriors have a far higher fluid content... He's saying they're boozed up all the time. Makes sense.

"I await your punishment, Commander!" Steady on!

 have gone all wibbly! 


Lovely "where's the Doctor?" ending as they disappear when the day is saved.

 TTFN! K.
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