Post by matthewsee on Aug 18, 2013 18:45:41 GMT -5
Quite good seeing separate pictures of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton placed next to each other on-screen to demonstrate the contrast between these two Doctors.
During this episode David Tennant noted that the Second Doctor had more running around than the First. This noted how much more youthful and physicality Troughton had over Hartnell.
They were discussions on Jamie, Victoria and Zoe but not on Ben and Polly.
Ben and Polly were discussed in the First Doctor episode but that was only for their relationship with the First Doctor. No discussions on their relationship with the Second Doctor in his episode.
When talking about Jamie and Victoria, Steven Moffat said that since both come from Earth’s history they are not from the world of contemporary audiences and yet it still works.
Notwithstanding the complexities about Clara, why don’t you try that for yourself Moffat.
Narrator Gareth Pierce when introducing Zoe said that she came in the age of Bond girls and The Avengers. Hopefully today’s viewers knows which Avengers that he is talking about.
For the Famous Foes segment it started with the Ice Warriors and then the Cybermen. This I found surprising it was done in that order as the latter had appeared first and had more stories with the Second Doctor than the former.
At the end of this episode David Tennant says that if it wasn’t for Troughton’s performance, none of his successors would be around to play their own versions of the Doctor including Tennant himself.
I heard the opinion of the impact of Troughton on his successors before from Sixth Doctor Colin Baker who is not interviewed for this episode.
It is an opinion that I don’t really subscribe to with Baker saying that Troughton’s performance made it acceptable to viewers in having a post-Hartnell Doctor. This is because it is not an opinion that is reflected by viewing figures at that time. The ratings for the Troughton era was considerably lower than the Hartnell era.
Whatever the appeal Troughton had is not shown by viewers seeing him more than they did with Hartnell.
During this episode David Tennant noted that the Second Doctor had more running around than the First. This noted how much more youthful and physicality Troughton had over Hartnell.
They were discussions on Jamie, Victoria and Zoe but not on Ben and Polly.
Ben and Polly were discussed in the First Doctor episode but that was only for their relationship with the First Doctor. No discussions on their relationship with the Second Doctor in his episode.
When talking about Jamie and Victoria, Steven Moffat said that since both come from Earth’s history they are not from the world of contemporary audiences and yet it still works.
Notwithstanding the complexities about Clara, why don’t you try that for yourself Moffat.
Narrator Gareth Pierce when introducing Zoe said that she came in the age of Bond girls and The Avengers. Hopefully today’s viewers knows which Avengers that he is talking about.
For the Famous Foes segment it started with the Ice Warriors and then the Cybermen. This I found surprising it was done in that order as the latter had appeared first and had more stories with the Second Doctor than the former.
At the end of this episode David Tennant says that if it wasn’t for Troughton’s performance, none of his successors would be around to play their own versions of the Doctor including Tennant himself.
I heard the opinion of the impact of Troughton on his successors before from Sixth Doctor Colin Baker who is not interviewed for this episode.
It is an opinion that I don’t really subscribe to with Baker saying that Troughton’s performance made it acceptable to viewers in having a post-Hartnell Doctor. This is because it is not an opinion that is reflected by viewing figures at that time. The ratings for the Troughton era was considerably lower than the Hartnell era.
Whatever the appeal Troughton had is not shown by viewers seeing him more than they did with Hartnell.