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Classic Who - "The Two Doctors" Part 1 Full Reaction

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Andrew Vignaux

"Circular logic will only make you dizzy, Doctor.", Peri, "The Two Doctors" The Sontarans are back! Of course, you could imagine that based on the prolific Classic Who writer (and long-time script editor), Bob Holmes, who wrote the first Sontaran story. Last season's wonderful "The Caves of Androzani" was the last time we had a Bob Holmes script. So the Sontarans are back. And Bob Holmes is back. Did I forget anything? "And what are you smiling at, you, you hairy-legged Highlander?", "I'm just admiring your diplomatic skills.", The Second Doctor and Jamie, "The Two Doctors" Oh, yes! The glorious team of the second Doctor and Jamie are back!! I'm so happy. I adore Pat Troughton's Doctor, and Frazer Hines' Jamie. And I couldn't wait for your reaction to seeing them again. It made my day too! Originally, this story was set in New Orleans and the Androgums, with their obsession with cooking and eating, were created with the city's culinary reputation in mind. However, the setting and location filming were changed to Seville, Spain - ok. And the location shooting was so, SO HOT! "Shockeye, their last supper would have added lustre to your reputation. ... Except that they won't live to remember it.", Chessene, "The Two Doctors" Long time watchers of the wonderful SF "Blake's 7" series were happy to have Jacqueline Pearce, who plays Chessene, appear in a Classic Who. "I have a desire to taste one of these human beasts, madam. The meat looks so white and roundsomely layered on the bone, a sure sign of a tasty animal.", Shockeye, "The Two Doctors" Shockeye of the Quawncing Grig is deliciously played by John Stratton. He had been acting for years (back into the 1940s) - like the black-and-white TV's "Quatermass and the Pit". "What do you do with the poor things when they're dead?", "I mount them in my collection, so that I can sit and admire them.", "Don't you have a television?", Anita and Oscar, "The Two Doctors" I really like these two. One of Bob Holmes's signature traits is the nice interplay of the secondary characters. "Officially, I'm here quite unofficially.", The Second Doctor, "The Two Doctors"

Steve Webster

Robert Holmes was a vegetarian, and this story is his allegory of the meat industry and eating meat in general. His linguistic skills are on display again, with 'androgum' being an anagram of 'gourmand' and 'Dastari' an anagram of 'a TARDIS'.