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Classic Who "Edge of Destruction/Brink of Disaster" Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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2018-12-21 16:05:25
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This actually spreads over today and tomorrow but I figured I'd get you both of them today :) Enjoy your weekend! 

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Classic Who Edge of Destruction/Brink of Disaster Full Reaction! - Google Drive

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Ian Smith

Big thumbs up from me :) Would you believe - there are people in the YT comments asking "Are you going to react to part 2?' *bashes head against a wall*

Ian Smith
>>18222777

Regarding the emotional impact of Classic Who stories: while it's quite true that it doesn't go as overboard as NewWho (which tried to do emotional moments with seemingly ever other story!),Classic is not afraid to go for the 'big heartbreak' stories (after all - this is where the New series got its inspiration from). There are two 1st Doctor stories on their way,which have endings as heartbreaking as anything New Who has ever done.

Bug Duck Energy

Omg. I haven't watched this reaction yet but i can't wait to see Jess react to one of my favourite Classic Who overacting moments! Edit: Not disappointed. Susan killing her bed with the scissors is hysterical, in every sense of the word. XD I'm not sure why but Susan's hysterics doesn't annoy me, they just make me laugh.

Paul Hayes

What a lovely reaction! I hadn't watched this for some years, so it was nice to watch it with you relatively "fresh". It's such a shame the next serial doesn't exist, as it's a really good one, but I look forward to joining you for story five next year! I have watched that one quite recently, so it will be a nice contrast.

Steven Cooper

A great reaction to what is certainly one of the weirdest Doctor Who stories ever. It's also quite definitely the cheapest story the show ever made -- the total cost of the two episodes combined was just under three thousand pounds. Even allowing for inflation between 1963 and now (a roughly twenty-fold increase!), that amount is still only about one-thirtieth of the budget of a similar length of modern Who. With the technology available to tell it being so primitive, a story like this becomes essentially a filmed stage play performance, complete with fluffs, dries, and missed cues as the actors struggle with their characters' wildly fluctuating motivations. The reason why this story exists at all is hinted at in An Adventure in Space and Time -- basically, Donald Baverstock (Chief of Programmes for BBC1) was very reluctant to commission Doctor Who beyond its initial batch of 13 episodes. (He's the guy in AAISAT who complains about Verity Lambert to Sydney Newman and tells him, "Kill it, Sydney... Kill Doctor Who". As an in-joke for long-time fans, Baverstock is played there by Mark Eden, who back in 1964 had the title role in "Marco Polo", the now-missing story immediately following this one.) With the first two stories having used up eleven episodes, a two-parter was needed to fill out the thirteen, and it was up to story editor David Whitaker to dash off this script, using no guest characters and no additional sets beyond the TARDIS. He throws in all sorts of bizarre elements to keep the weirdness going, like Susan with the scissors. Although you found it laughable, that scene actually got Verity Lambert into quite a bit of trouble (since it was violence that kids could easily imitate), and she later admitted it was a misjudgment. The good character work for Barbara, especially her scene with the Doctor at the end, makes it all worthwhile, although I'm sure with more time Whitaker could have come up with a better resolution to the plot than a stuck spring... Really looking forward to your journey through classic Who next year.

Ian Smith

Damn BBC! I'm sure you're already aware,but Brink of Disaster is currently blocked. :( ...and so is Forest of the Dead Rewatch.