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Classic Who "Full Circle" Parts 1&2 Reaction

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Azmat Mahmood

This story is where season 18 truly begins. The tone is suddenly so much darker and more sombre. After the last few seasons of almost non-stop comedy hijinks, it makes for a refreshing change. As for K9 being constantly put out of action, the reason why is the new production team did not like the character and didn't think he fit into the new tone and style they were trying to bring to the show, so they found any excuse to write him out of the stories. It's quite funny that K9 has become such a popular character (it's only really after his return in School Reunion, he was always quite divisive before that) because the people who actually worked on the show (including Tom Baker himself) hated him and thought he was too silly and a convenient plot device. It didn't help that the prop was constantly breaking down and was a major nuisance on set. It's honestly amazing K9 has been around as long as he has at this point considering all of this.

Josef Schiltz

Hi Jess. I hope that you are starting to feel a bit better and getting this so soon after the op on your sinuses can't be feeling too good. I hope it all subsides quickly. As for jury service, that sucks! Meeting JNT at the production office at the start of his run with Doctor Who, we certainly got the feeling that he didn't like K9 and it became crystal clear during these stories and our little warrior has taken quite a beating. The Marshmen are very impressive and the rising from the waters is very reminiscent of the Sea Devils emerging from the ocean in the Jon Pertwee story.

James Fish

Thank you for a wonderful reaction as always! I really enjoy this story every time I watch it, you know there's a mystery but it's a long way from obvious. Indeed K-9 hasn't had a lot of luck in the last few stories. I think the issue with seeing New Who ahead of Classic Who is that there are occasionally spoilers, or characters are alluded to that you may not yet have encountered in the Classic series, but you're doing a great job of trying to filter those out. See you next time!