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One of the several classic DW serials I got for Christmas was The Key to Time and last night, feeling ill and knackered and not up to anything requiring great attention, I watched the first two episodes of The Ribos Operation.
I was particularly curious about this season of DW because Four and Romana is the first pairing I remember as a child, though it never quite got through to me that Romana was a Time Lady and actually regenerated rather than just got played by another actress - perhaps because at that point I hadn't seen any other Doctors so presumably didn't know about regeneration. I have no idea at what point in the season I started watching either, and whether my parents were just watching it and I just started actually paying attention or what. But I don't remember Four and Sarah Jane and I don't think I remember Four and Leela, though The Face of Evil did feel oddly familiar when I watched it a couple of years ago, but I don't think I'd have been old enough when that was first shown to really watch it. I might have seen bits though. But The Key to Time started airing in September 1978 by which time I was nearly 6, so it probably is round about when I started watching properly.
Anyway, what struck me from those first two episodes last night was how much I liked Mary Tamm's Romana. I didn't remember liking her - I always had a bit of a thing for Lalla Ward, because she was in several other things I saw around that time - but last night I really did love her wit and sarcasm. She makes a good foil for Four. Plus she's absolutely gorgeous. And I adore that white feathery floaty thing she wears in this story!
I'm looking forward to the rest of the season now!
(Note to self: remember to look for more classic Who icons)
I was particularly curious about this season of DW because Four and Romana is the first pairing I remember as a child, though it never quite got through to me that Romana was a Time Lady and actually regenerated rather than just got played by another actress - perhaps because at that point I hadn't seen any other Doctors so presumably didn't know about regeneration. I have no idea at what point in the season I started watching either, and whether my parents were just watching it and I just started actually paying attention or what. But I don't remember Four and Sarah Jane and I don't think I remember Four and Leela, though The Face of Evil did feel oddly familiar when I watched it a couple of years ago, but I don't think I'd have been old enough when that was first shown to really watch it. I might have seen bits though. But The Key to Time started airing in September 1978 by which time I was nearly 6, so it probably is round about when I started watching properly.
Anyway, what struck me from those first two episodes last night was how much I liked Mary Tamm's Romana. I didn't remember liking her - I always had a bit of a thing for Lalla Ward, because she was in several other things I saw around that time - but last night I really did love her wit and sarcasm. She makes a good foil for Four. Plus she's absolutely gorgeous. And I adore that white feathery floaty thing she wears in this story!
I'm looking forward to the rest of the season now!
(Note to self: remember to look for more classic Who icons)
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