It’s interesting what you said about the Five Doctors being only for the fans, because as a 7 year old this was the first Doctor Who story I was aware of and the concepts intrigued me so much that I eventually became a huge fan.
Agreed, I like some of the violence especially in Season 21 due to it's much darker tone, but when it randomly pops up in Season 19 and 20 it seems so weird at times haha
The 5th Doctor's era is underrated. Okay - some of the stories are of poor quality, and I think there's perhaps an overreliance on returning enemies(which seemed to effect a lot of the 1980s DW era), but there's many gems in there : Earthshock(Eric Saward's masterpiece), Mawdryn Undead, Enlightenment, Resurrection of the Daleks, The Caves of Androzani.
Completely agree, I’ll be honest I was dreading getting to the 80s era but ended up really enjoying it for the most part and Season 21 (minus the last story) has quickly become a new favourite of mine
It’s interesting what you said about the Five Doctors being only for the fans, because as a 7 year old this was the first Doctor Who story I was aware of and the concepts intrigued me so much that I eventually became a huge fan.
That’s cool tbf haha, I mostly do count it as a fan service story though
In season 19 Earthshock with the Cybermen was violent in many respects much as I like the story many people get killed
It definitely was the start of how dark this era turned, and honestly I quite like the dark direction
It is a shame the 5th Doctor era was violent in many stories
Agreed, I like some of the violence especially in Season 21 due to it's much darker tone, but when it randomly pops up in Season 19 and 20 it seems so weird at times haha
The 5th Doctor's era is underrated. Okay - some of the stories are of poor quality, and I think there's perhaps an overreliance on returning enemies(which seemed to effect a lot of the 1980s DW era), but there's many gems in there : Earthshock(Eric Saward's masterpiece), Mawdryn Undead, Enlightenment, Resurrection of the Daleks, The Caves of Androzani.
Completely agree, I’ll be honest I was dreading getting to the 80s era but ended up really enjoying it for the most part and Season 21 (minus the last story) has quickly become a new favourite of mine
Theres a good way to describe Season 20 - "Beige"
Thus the colour of the thumbnail haha, a generic yellow