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THE Curse Of Fenric

posted 8 years ago by raventhom
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More Germans, ah but this time, Viking ruins, Russians, and yes, Vampires, or Vampire like beings.
Fenric turns out to be an old old enemy of the Doctor, and they had played a deadly chess match, again challenged, the Doctor almost outwits Fenric but Ace, unknowingly gives away the secret. This entire serial is based on belief. If your faith is strong, you will prevail. I thought at once, the chess game was going to be like "The Seventh Seal", one of Bergman's great films, but a different turn, changed it all.
Not the best of Doctor 7, but watchable

[–] bellatrix79 8 years ago

Loved it

[–] apostasia 8 years ago

Frankly, it's all downhill from here. 

Just a painted face on a trip down suicide row

[–] pferreira86 8 years ago

Great story, well written.

[–] Chris12955 8 years ago

The whole master plan of Fenric's with Ace nicely addresses the strange way she arrived in the future. It was all part of Fenric's plan. They were planning something akin to this back in the previous season with the chess game The Doctor was playing in Silver Nemesis. That game was more involved in the original script for Silver Nemesis before it was trimmed to three episodes, but they still kept enough in for this nice payoff.

The idea of Soviets being good guys would have been somewhat risque back then.

You didn't mention it, but did you get the sexual themes in the story? And Ace being reborn as if breaching through the uterus water at birth in the end. More McCoy era mixing heavier themes into Doctor Who.

[–] mindbait 8 years ago

and Ace's really weird flirting

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New song "Breathless Love"

[–] raventhom 8 years ago

as a femme fatale... no, just NO

[–] Chris12955 8 years ago

Femme Fatale? Are you sure you are using that term right?

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

"and Ace's really weird flirting"

Actually, I think that's the one thing they got exactly right. From my recollections as a teenage boy, I could never figure out what the hell teenage girls where going on about... 

Fortunately, there were some older females about who were able to "clarify" things for me. 

ant-mac

[–] raventhom 8 years ago

Even as a any age Ace just wasn't that "tempting" Many other companions, yes, but at that time in that setting, sorry she just wasn't, at least in my eyes

[–] chainsaw_metal1 8 years ago

I was in my early teens when I was introduced to Ace, so I had quite the crush on her. She's still my favorite companion.

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

I also really liked her... Right up until she insulted the Brigadier in BATTLEFIELD.

After that, I never quite felt the same about her again.

ant-mac

[–] Culfy 8 years ago

My favourite ever episode - as you might have noticed

1 mark deducted for not being Curse of Fenric. Insert 'The' into previous if you are Ant-Mac

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

"My favourite ever episode"

Which one?

The first, second, third or fourth?

Personally, I like the entire serial, not just one individual episode of it.

ant-mac

[–] paulbeardsley 8 years ago

Hurrah for pedantry! But I would like to see the return of the word "serial".

So this is permanence, love's shattered pride.
What once was innocence, turned on its side.

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

"Hurrah for pedantry!"

Don't mind me. I've always been a bit fussy.

ant-mac

[–] paulbeardsley 8 years ago

Note, I wasn't being sarcastic. Pedantry can be a lot of fun!

So this is permanence, love's shattered pride.
What once was innocence, turned on its side.

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

Oh, I do enjoy it. But that might be because I'm a bit too fussy from time to time.

And I'm pretty sure that anyone who knows me in the real world just rolled their eyes and said, "Well duh!" 

ant-mac

[–] Culfy 8 years ago

I totally enjoy every single minute that could be said to belong to the cohesiven storyline known as 'The Curse of Fenric'.
1 mark deducted for not being Curse of Fenric. Insert 'The' into previous if you are Ant-Mac

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

"I totally enjoy every single minute that could be said to belong to the cohesiven storyline known as 'The Curse of Fenric'."

That just means you've got good taste.

And thanks for including "The" in the title. 

ant-mac

[–] pferreira86 8 years ago

Even as a any age Ace just wasn't that "tempting" Many other companions, yes, but at that time in that setting, sorry she just wasn't, at least in my eyes

It probably doesn't help that JNT's dog Pepsi decided to make a cameo in the background shot. 

[–] ant-mac 8 years ago

"It probably doesn't help that JNT's dog Pepsi decided to make a cameo in the background shot."

That bitch! 

I let everyone decide for themselves as to whether I was referring to Sophie, Pepsi or JNT... 

ant-mac

[–] pferreira86 8 years ago

I let everyone decide for themselves as to whether I was referring to Sophie, Pepsi or JNT...

Well JNT and Pepsi are male so poor Sophie... 