#The Armageddon Factor

[sarahwatchesthings]

That's it, that's the show.

#doctor who #romana #fourth doctor #gifs #the armageddon factor

[stephadoo]

Every Doctor Who Story → The Armageddon Factor

“It is for this that you were born. The sixth child of the sixth generation of the sixth dynasty of Atrios. Born to be the sixth and final segment of the Key to Time.”

#The Armageddon Factor #classic who #doctor who #dwedit #cwedit #edws #gifs

[notyoujamie]

#doctorwhoedit #cwedit #dwedit #doctor who #modern who #classic who #my gif #** #*dw #romana ii #mickey smith #sarah jane smith #the armageddon factor #the creature from the pit #school reunion #parallel

[halestromthewhoobsessed]

The original US DVD covers for S16 stories are so bad they’re hilarious, they really committed to the Key to Time fragment graphics and left the rest to a compositional formula that never looks good once

#doctor who #classic doctor who #classic who #the ribos operation #the pirate planet #the androids of tara #the armageddon factor #the fourth doctor #fourth doctor #romana #romana 1

[normiedoctorwho]

I love that the Doctor’s name reveal in Armageddon factor was so blasé and abrupt that classic who retconned it 10 years later to being a nickname.

Then new who is all like, “A name is a promise,” and making a massive deal that River knew it.

Meanwhile Drax is over here like, “HEY THEET!”

#doctor who #classic who #theta sigma #Armageddon factor #the Armageddon factor #imo the doctor’s real name is theta sigma #but they don’t like it #cuz it’s a timelord thing

[wheelybard]

Romana based her regeneration on a rock.

#doctor who #the Armageddon factor #Romana #romana ii

[cleowho]

“The Armageddon factor.”

The Armageddon Factor - season 16 - 1979

#Title Drop

#doctor who #classic doctor who #classic who #fourth doctor #tom baker #the armageddon factor #first romana #mary tamm #title drop

[reachingforthevoid]

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

I rewatched this, the last of the key to time season, on 29 March 2023. I know I’ve seen it before, but I have no memory of it. Oh, and it seems that some of it — the Drax stuff — I misremembered as being part of Underworld. Brains, hey. Weird things.

We begin with an odd clip of what looks like a commercial. No, it’s a romance set in a time of war. We are on Atrios, which is waging a terrible war against Zeon. There’s a princess, Astra, played by a fiery Lalla Ward, who is kidnapped by a mystery chap in a skull-like mask. It transpires he’s the Shadow, the rather inefficient agent of the Black Guardian employed to do the same job as the Doctor and Romana… I mean, come on, five segments to not quite one. Thinking about it, the Shadow is like a stand-in Master, only rubbish.

There are a lot of ingredients that should make for a fun tale and satisfying conclusion to the quest narrative arc… but for whatever reason, it doesn’t quite hang together.

We say farewell to Mary Tamm as Romana, and hello to Valentine Dyall as the Black Guardian.

#doctor who #the armageddon factor #the shadow #the black guardian #atrios v zeon v drax #mary tamm #lalla ward

[thedoctorwhocompanion]

Once Upon a Time Lord Writer, Dan Slott: "Doctor Who Is My All Time Favourite TV Show"

Once Upon a Time Lord Writer, Dan Slott: "#DoctorWho Is My All Time Favourite TV Show"

After a few years of waiting, Once Upon A Time Lord has finally been released by Titan Comics. The story is written by Dan Slott who is a critically acclaimed author of The Superior Spider-Man and Silver Surfer for which he won an Eisner award. His run on Silver Surfer was very reminiscent of Doctor Who and there is a reason for that: Slott is a huge Doctor Who fan, saying it’s his favourite…

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#An Unearthly Child #David Tennant #Freema Agyeman #Genesis of the Daleks #Martha Jones #Marvel Comics #Once Upon A Time Lord #Robot #Spider-Man #Tenth Doctor #The Armageddon Factor #Titan Comics

[rawwkfingers]

The Armageddon Factor

Not gonna lie, I was extremely confused when I saw Lalla Ward on screen! But her appearance helped confirm my headcanon that Time Lord regenerations come from someone else already existing in the universe considering she's the sixth Time Lord that I know of to have a body double? 1, 2, 6, 12, and both Romanas

That aside though, I liked this serial! It wasnt the strongest of the season but it wasnt the worst either. It was very one-note; the only character with more than one defining character trait was the lieutenant guy struggling to decide between following the obviously-idiotic Marshal or working with the Doctor

But the number of characters and the knowledge that this was the climax helped to make those one-note characters palatable. Sure, Astra was obviously the Key and the Marshal's incompetence beggars the question of how he got to power in the first place, but that simplicity helped heighten the tension around the ultimate goal of the Doctor and friends

Who were far from simplistic in this serial. The Doctor SHINES in this story, Baker's natural charisma overflowing from every scene (particular shoutout to his clear disdain for Drax.) K9 being mind controlled was a cool twist if shortlived and his friendship with Mentalis was really cute (and excellent foreshadowing for Drax cuz who else other than a Time Lord could build such a computer.) While not one of her stronger stories I enjoyed how often Romana was left to deal with things on her own rather than just being a yes girl for the Doctor

The Shadow was really well done, a genuine menace to the characters, but I was a little let down by the Black Guardian. I wish his ruse as the White hadnt been laid out to us before it happened, and his goals of "mass chaos and death" were really stereotypical and not all that interesting

The whole Key to Time arc was excellent tbh, definitely one of the strongest seasons I think

1. The Ribos Operation. Honestly, the serial as a whole I would actually rank at like, 3. The premise was fun, but nothing unique. What has me putting at the number one spot tho is the Binro was right scene. One of my favorites in all of Who, a truly heartwarming gesture of humanity

2. The Pirate Planet. What a ridiculously campy premise, pulled together with a ridiculously campy villain and then a surprise legitimate evil menace at the end and my favorite Key reveal of the season

3. The Stones of Blood. Another super strong and unique premise, combined with absolutely top notch performances from the supporting cast. Its only below TPP because of the silliness of the Justice Machines tbh

4. The Power of Kroll. While I am overjoyed to get a good political episode again, this serial went up against two extreme heavyhitters in terms of unique storytelling, and one of my all time favorite scenes in the entirety of Who

5. The Armageddon Factor. While I enjoyed elements of it, I do have to say the general premise and characters were the weaker of the season

6. The Androids of Tara. The only BAD serial in the season. Ridiculously uninteresting stakes, the weakest premise, boring characters. All in all not great

#rawwk on #classic who watch #the armageddon factor

[sarahwatchesthings]

Classic Doctor Who S16E25, "The Armageddon Factor" Part 5 Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special, "The Star Beast"

#doctor who #romana #fourth doctor #donna noble #tenthree #the armageddon factor #the star beast #dw spoilers #gifs

[deanstructor]

The longest and last Key to Time story of Season 16. Is it really as bad as it seems to be? A review of "The Armageddon Factor" starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Mary Tamm as Romana!

#youtube #review #doctorwho #deanstructor #teamstructor #4th Doctor #The Armageddon Factor

[forestkodama]

Finishing Season 16 of Classic Who with my partner.

Him: "Are you ready for The Armagedon Factor??"

Me: "Yes, I am ready to be betrayed."

Him: "....oh...? In any particular way...?"

Me: "Ah, I just know they will break my heart in some way or another."

Him: "Huh... Okay then. Shall we?"

.

Him: "So what did you think?"

Me: "Wasn't the best, that's for sure. Standard struggle with the third act. Really makes me wish they had 50% more budget to improve the script and set. Seriously anti-climatic and chaos plot devices. But I appreciated the presence of three Time Lords, and even one with an cockney accent! But oof, campy to even bad acting, even for such 1-dimensional characters."

Him: "But no betrayal?"

Me: "Hmm... No? It was rather predictable, honestly."

Him: "I think we should start the next season."

.

Two minutes into The Destiny of the Daleks.

Me: "This is such bullshit."

#classic doctor who #fourth doctor #romana #the Armageddon factor #destiny of the daleks #doctor who betrayal

[no1ryomafan]

My endless new brain worms made me come to a very funny realization that I’m only posting here because knowing Twitter people would find a way to get upset at my mundane opinions bc Twitter even though I made a post implying this LOL. (Also I need to post more getter memes)

#getter robo #getter robo armageddon #shin getter robo vs neo getter robo #new getter robo #getter robo ovas #ryoma nagare #meme #yes I made this in meme generator but I do that with most of my text memes #this saids a lot about society (me) #I don’t like the take of arma and neo are bland but this is so ironic it kills me #I’m only going to factor in age in this but also I’m literally almost News age?? #Don’t ask me where the other Ryoma’s fall I just know the ovas the best

[causalityparadoxes]

Drax my beloved silly little Timelord <33

#he's so small next to Tom Baker omgg #just watched Armageddon Factor for the first time and omgggg i love drax so much #id seen clips but he's so funnyyyy #doctor who #4th doctor

[serpercival]

Oh, the Ten vibes Four is giving off in this one are astounding.

On a different note, hello, Surgeon Merak! Nice to know that you exist so I can have the Doctor relentlessly compare Hawkeye to you.

#serpercival writes: commentary #spwrites liveblog: the armageddon factor