Dr. Who Reaction Series 7 - The Crimson Horror
Added 2023-09-02 14:00:59 +0000 UTC
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Hmm I don´t know. James Bond was always a mystery to me. In terms of "Why do people like those kind of movies?" Action isn´t really mine to be honest. But if I decide to watch it one day, I´ll remember your tipp :)
Nicologik
2023-09-11 07:58:06 +0000 UTCIf you ever decide to do a Bond movie reaction, the Diana Rigg 'Bond' wss "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" - HIGHLY recommended! Yeah,I get why this feels Classic; and it's a weird but fun episode. My complaint is that it's the second 'Victorian-era gothic fantasy' story in series 7b. Imo,one was enough!
Ian Smith
2023-09-04 17:52:29 +0000 UTCI know Emma Peel, I watched that show when I was little. It just has a very different name in Germany "Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone". After looking it up though I do remember her. I looked up to her when I was a little kid cause she was so beautiful to me. :) I agree, Doctor Who tends to spoil us with amazing stories, and everytime there is a "normal" episode it just always seems so underwhelming. :D I never felt that with any other show. Strange tbh... Thank you I hope the new computer will work well, and won´t cause me any problems :)
Nicologik
2023-09-04 10:35:22 +0000 UTCI have never seen any Bond movie and neither The Avengers, but if I do, I will look out for her. :) edit: Ohhhhhh the name Emmy Peel sounded familiar but I didn´t know the english title. i looked it up though and it´s one of the shows I used to watch when I was little. But it´s called "Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone" in German. That´s why I didn´t put it together. :) The episode gave me a Classic Who episode as well. I thought I was the only one :D Thanks for trying to explain why you do like the episode. I know where you´re coming from now :) OMG TomTom :D :D I didn´t get that one, but it´s hella funny now :D Thanks for letting me know :D :D I was wondering why he had such a strange name, but it didn´t click. :D
Nicologik
2023-09-04 10:29:48 +0000 UTC"Remember, we are going to the North!", Strax, "The Crimson Horror" Ok, I adore this episode - I know that's not a common feeling. Now, obviously, I love Dame Diana Rigg - she played the heroine in an early Bond film but, as mentioned above, is better known to cult TV fans as Mrs Peel in "The Avengers" TV show. And it's nice to see her acting with her daughter. I'm not even a super great fan of the Paternoster gang. I do like them and Strax is really funny. And I also like it that Jenny plays a heroic role in penetrating the lair in this story. "I'm going to play with my grenades.", Strax under his breath, "The Crimson Horror" And I like Victorian era stories - the setting of the original Sherlock Holmes adventures. BTW: in one of the Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories there was a mention of a case that Sherlock Holmes had worked on but was never written up by Watson - "The repulsive case of the red leech". I wonder where Mark Gatiss might have got an idea for this story. I also quite like small stories that don't advance a major series arc very much but have a self contained plot. But none of that really helps me understand why I adore this story. It really gives me some Classic Who feelings and I really, really like that. I rate it in the very high 8's because I like it so much. There's another literary reference in this one. In Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Casque of Amontillado" a character is chained to a wall in a cell. So when Mrs Gillyflower mentions Amontillado, the Doctor replies that they've had enough of that. There's also a Classic Who reference about wanting to get a companion to Heathrow Airport and there's even a line of dialog that reinforces the reference for people who know that Classic Who era. BTW: The modern Clara has an odd role in the house with the children. She is almost like the Victorian governess from "The Snowmen" episode but updated to a modern household. She isn't related to the children - she is a friend of the family and she just looks after them. There's a "silly" joke but I find it lots of fun. Just after Strax threatens the horse, a young boy, Thomas Thomas, gives Strax road directions. Back in the day there was (still is) a GPS system called TomTom. Get it? "Thomas Thomas" giving navigation directions - funny. That character is named as Urchin Boy in the credits which were available in the TV episode listings to avoid spoiling the joke. "Turn round when possible, then, at the end of the road, turn right.", "What?", "Bear left for a quarter of a mile, you will have reached your destination.", Thomas Thomas and Strax, "The Crimson Horror"
Andrew Vignaux
2023-09-03 23:17:12 +0000 UTCAs Jenny Smyth mentions above, Diana Rigg was a very well known actress in Britain. Back in the sixties she was Emma Peel in a series called The Avengers. Nothing to do with the Marvel characters. I always assume that when Jenny (not the one above!) wears the black catsuit and does her martial arts moves, it is a tribute to Emma Peel and to Diana Rigg. The story is a bit slight but enjoyable in a camp, horror story, kind of way. Nothing special but I sometimes think that Doctor Who spoils us and makes us expect something mind-blowing every time. The Doctor and Clara's outfits (and, as you say, her hair) are great and seeing the Paternoster Gang trio again is a huge treat which I hadn't expected when I first watched. Strax never fails to be as funny as the first time. Hope your new computer serves you well and I hope your health continues to get better.
Stephen Males
2023-09-02 17:04:39 +0000 UTCIt’s always fun seeing the three characters they make a great comedy trio. Sorry to hear you have had some health issues, that really sucks. If your computer has lasted 15 years then it’s done very well, but I guess it’s always hard to part with hard earned money. Did you know that Mrs Gillyflower and Ada were played by real life mother and daughter Diana Rigg and Rachel Sterling ? Diana Rigg is a very well known actress in the uk who sadly passed away a couple of years ago.
Jenny Smyth
2023-09-02 15:23:11 +0000 UTC
