Doctor Who, "The Horns of Nimon"
Jan. 17th, 2011 05:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
holliOkay, Douglas Adams should *always* be script editor, because this was freaking delightful. Basically, Four and Romana wandered into the middle of Space Theseus and the Space Minotaur, and ended up saving a planet from being overrun by people in giant papier-maché bull heads. There was some epic costume design (apparently, they way they indicate rank on the planet Skonnos is by helmet fanciness and also shirt ruffles), and maybe the best Evil Scientist I've yet seen on this show, ever. I mean, he was basically Space Rasputin to start with, and that was before he started overenunciating and chewing scenery with abandon. His death scene was EPIC.
I also really enjoyed Space Theseus' plotline-- the poor kid's girlfriend was convinced he would defeat the Space Minotaur and rescue them all, and did not let reality stand in her way one bit. I mean, he helped save the day a little, but mostly it was Four and Romana. Actually, scratch that: mostly Romana. Romana freaking RULED in this serial.
Probably my favorite thing, though, was the dialogue, which to me seemed very heavily Adams-influenced, and the interaction between Four and Romana, which was just incredibly charming. The way they're both totally nonplussed by everything the universe throws at them, and make casual little remarks to each other about the big drama playing out in front of them-- it's really, really endearing.
I also really enjoyed Space Theseus' plotline-- the poor kid's girlfriend was convinced he would defeat the Space Minotaur and rescue them all, and did not let reality stand in her way one bit. I mean, he helped save the day a little, but mostly it was Four and Romana. Actually, scratch that: mostly Romana. Romana freaking RULED in this serial.
Probably my favorite thing, though, was the dialogue, which to me seemed very heavily Adams-influenced, and the interaction between Four and Romana, which was just incredibly charming. The way they're both totally nonplussed by everything the universe throws at them, and make casual little remarks to each other about the big drama playing out in front of them-- it's really, really endearing.
