Unwilling Adventurer
-First Doctor era obsessed, Ian and Barbara worshippers, William Russell devotees,The Adventures of Sir Lancelot fans.
Expect a lot of writing and One era gushing. Feel free to say hi!
"As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves."- First Doctor.
Team One in ‘The Reign of Terror.’
Ian and Barbara’s adorable rock climbing/cave jumping adventure. Apparently the bit where Barbara gets stuck was added by William and Jackie in rehearsal. Love it that they had some input into what their characters might do in situations.
This scene is quite frightening as the Doctor and Susan sit on the floor and plead with the Daleks not to exterminate the Thals. The Daleks of course refuse and hold their plungers up in these kind of Nazi salutes. This must have been even more horrifying on TV at the time, less than 20 years after the war ended, and aliens talking of exterminations and master races. These days the Daleks come across as quite amusing (they did back then sometimes) but sometimes they were just incredibly scary knowing all that they were capable of.
*Evil cackle*
Really love the Barbara/Ganatus relationship in this story and the way it heightens the tension between Ian and Ganatus and the way they both want to be leader. Barbara gets on really well with Ganatus but also values Ian’s ideas and opinions but she doesn’t blindly follow Ian either, which was quite clear when Ian and Barbara had the argument about the Thals and the fluid link. That’s the good thing about Ian and Barbara, they often disagree on something but they also respect each other and listen to the other’s opinions and try and compromise for the greater outcome. They are the best team when they play to each others strengths.
The dynamic of these three characters in this story is really interesting and we love seeing the way in which a male rival for Ian is added to stir things up a bit.
Susan: “Now no running around for a bit, Ian.”
Ian: “Yes Matron!”
Susan makes an excellent nurse when Ian is poisoned. Think she secretly enjoys it too.
Ian you clueless dork.
“During all the years I have been taking care of you, you in return have been taking care of me.” The Doctor to Susan.
No greater relationship than that of the Doctor and his granddaughter.
“She lets out her knowledge a bit at a time so not to embarrass me..that’s what I feel about her. She knows more science than I’ll ever know. She’s a genius!” - Ian about Susan.
Ian was a great teacher and protector of Susan, and she in return nursed him back to health in ‘The Sensorites’.
“Think of all the times we’ve been in trouble before, we’ve always managed to get out of it in the end.” Barbara to Susan (The Reign of Terror)
Barbara was always there to comfort and protect Susan. They had a lovely relationship.
Susan reminisces about home.
