tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284961058548237555.post3236496515082220217..comments2023-08-24T07:29:44.519-07:00Comments on Tea with Morbius: An Unearthly ChildMatthew Celestinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02874430461346560520noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284961058548237555.post-90017128460375535212018-01-30T17:05:00.807-08:002018-01-30T17:05:00.807-08:00Very thoughtful analysis of the story. Yes, it do...Very thoughtful analysis of the story. Yes, it does receive some criticism for being trite and boring, but having just reread the Target novelization by Terrence Dicks, it does have a certain charm. At the end of the story, they all hurriedly depart in the Tardis, having just re-escaped from the Tribe of Gum. The Doctor explains that because of their hasty departure, he was unable to determine their exact place in time and space, and therefore he could not determine a course to return the 2 teachers to 1963 London. (also he could not really control the Tardis with any great certainy) But, why the hasty dematerialization in the first place. With the travelers safely within the Tardis, there was no threat from the tribesmen. The Doctor could have taken his time to deduce their location, and thus set a proper course to London. Instead, they make a fateful journey to Skaro and meet the greatest villains of all. waxtheknobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075436233041108066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284961058548237555.post-81323878900940437542014-11-29T08:43:35.616-08:002014-11-29T08:43:35.616-08:00Quite so. People just watch it for the first episo...Quite so. People just watch it for the first episode without really appreciating the rest of the story. The rest of the Hartnell era is similarly treated, with the emphasis placed on how it sets up the future of the show.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.Matthew Celestinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874430461346560520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284961058548237555.post-23796591492392019442014-11-29T08:35:25.794-08:002014-11-29T08:35:25.794-08:00I'm very glad to see I'm not the only pers...I'm very glad to see I'm not the only person who enjoyed parts 2-4 of An Unearthly Child. I also liked that the actors take the story seriously and ,along with the dark gritty script and brilliant direction help create a truly fascinating piece of television. Like a lot of Hartnell's time as the Doctor, I think An Unearthly Child as a whole is very overlooked by most fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com