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Classic Who "The Keeper of Traken" Parts 1&2 Reaction

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Darren Seal

I love this story - feel it’s so underrated.

Josef Schiltz

"Midsummer Night's Dream or Nightmare Betrayal? The answer is somewhat . . . statuesque? Soon . . . Soon! Oh ho! The Fosters are summoned from e'er before to sweep the moonbeams from off the floor."

James Fish

Thanks for another great reaction. I loved this story when it first aired and I've lost count of the number of times I've seen it since & it hasn't grown old for me. Usually when I hear the word Empire I think of a system held together via repression and injustice, so I love the fact that here you have an Empire entirely held together via peaceful co-existance. I feel the people of Traken are very calm and kindly but they've been thrown into the most awful situation which tests all of that. The keeper himself is a fascinating concept, holding the Union together. made me laugh when they summoned him & he shouted 'Eeeevil!', leading the others to understandably conclude he meant The Doctor and Adric, but it was in fact just Melchor playing peekaboo with him lol! Sorry to hear you had trouble sleeping, I had exactly the same thing the other night. Not brought about by dwelling on anything or being unwell, just felt too hyperactive to sleep (as though I'd drunk a pint of coffee before bed) so am feeling for you. Hope you feel better soon & see you next time!

Alex Hoggett

This is the first episode of Doctor Who I watched as a child. This and Blake's 7 led to a life long interest in Scifi. To this day, it remains one of my absolute favorites.

Josef Schiltz

Oh, almost forgot this. Those with eagle eyes for space furniture may have noticed Nyssa's neat white space lamp on the desk in her scene with Adric. The same lamps that were used in the Command Centre in Space 1999. It just shows the Traken Empire were buying in second hand electrical goods from the odd passing moon.