December 15, 2014

Doctor Who #41: The Web of Fear



Doctor Who: The Web of Fear, 1968 (the fifth story of seven from season five). Robot yetis invade London.

Directed by Douglas Camfield. Written by Mervyn Haisman, & Henry Lincoln. Starring Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, & Deborah Watling.

Concept: C
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: C
Enjoyment: A lot of things are done surprisingly well in this story. Sadly, the plot is not one of them.  People just wander around in the sewers for six episodes. And not being able to see the first yeti story (this is a sequel, and the original is lost) leads to a lot of basic questions not being answered (such as, "What the hell is this villain?" or, "Why is that robot so fluffy and huggable?"). C

GPA: 2.0

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