#image of the fendahl

[sarahwatchesthings]

So what's with the live owl just vibing in the background here? Is it Mother Tyler's familiar?

#doctor who #leela of the sevateem #image of the fendahl #gif

[siryl]

A painting by Philip James Allison based on the 1977 Doctor Who serial "Image of the Fendahl."

#doctor who #image of the fendahl #fendahl #fendahleen #philip james allison #paintypip #halloween

[timeagainreviews]

Remembering Chris Boucher who gave us “The Face of Evil,” “The Robots of Death,” “Image of the Fendahl,” and some great episodes of Blake’s 7.

#Doctor Who #Chris Boucher #The face of evil #image of the fendahl #robots of death #blake's 7 #writer #remembrance #RIP

[creativecuquilu]

Doctor, wake up! Leela’s got something to tell you!

#from covered sleepyhead to your curlesty in a second #gotta love the doctor going to sleep #doctor who #the doctor #fourth doctor #tom baker #sleeping #dozing #snoozing #oak #tree base #field #napping #wake up #hat #face covered #taking off #image of the fendahl #woodlands #gif

[thematrix-theuniverseofdoctorwho]

"Doctor Who - Image Of The Fendahl"

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[doctorwhowikioutofcontext]

#dogs #doctor who #wiki #doctor who wiki #image of the fendahl #doctor who wiki out of context

[thedoctorwhocompanion]

Chris Boucher (1943 – 2022)

Chris Boucher (1943 – 2022), Fan Favourite #DoctorWho Writer

A casual glance at a Doctor Who episode guide could suggest that Chris Boucher wrote just three stories for the Fourth Doctor in 1977. But simple facts like that won’t explain why – despite his limited contributions – Chris Boucher is held in such high regard by Doctor Who fans. He never wrote a Dalek, Cyberman, or Master story, a regeneration or multi-Doctor adventure. His greatest legacy in…

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#Blake&039;s 7 #Chris Boucher #City at the Edge of the World #Corpse Marker #Fourth Doctor #Image of the Fendahl #Kaldor City #Last Man Running #Leela #Louise Jameson #Match of the Day #Past Doctor Adventures #Psi-ence Fiction #Star Cops #The Face of Evil #Tom Baker

[rawwkfingers]

Image of the Fendahl

Folk horror? Experimental archaeology? Time Lords being depicted with god-like powers and a sinister agenda? Leela kicking all sorts of ass and consistently fighting with the Doctor about who is in charge?

It's like someone looked at my Doctor Who wishlist and gave it all to me in one go. The only way it could have been even more tailor-made for me was if it had a Marxist moral thrown in

I'm not going to lie and say it's on the level of stories like Silurians or Genesis, but just for what I personally love in fiction this scratched every itch

#rawwk on #classic who watch #image of the fendahl

[dwimpossblog]

Image of the Fendahl

The Doctor and Leela arrive in Fetchborough, where scientists are experimenting on what appears to be a human skull. But then deaths start...

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#Doctor Who #Doctor Who Season 15 #Dr Who #Fendahl #Fourth Doctor #Image of the Fendahl #Leela #Louise Jameson #Review #Tom Baker

[reachingforthevoid]

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

I rewatched this serial on 18 March 2023. It was the last of three scripts by Chris Boucher who then went on to script edit for Blake’s Seven. 

We begin with scientists - one a woman! - talking about an impossible human-looking skull. They are working in an old mansion with the latest computer technology. Meanwhile outside in a dark and misty forest, a chap is walking along. While the woman scientist becomes one with the skull in a way that Hamlet never did, the hiker is pursued by something weird and he dies. Next morning, one of the scientists takes their dog, Leakey (named for the palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist, Louis), for a walk and finds the corpse of the hiker. Turns out the head scientist is a filthy rich tech-bro! There’s also a local witch and several of the local folx are delightful.

In the TARDIS, the Doctor has pulled K9’s innards out to repair. He and Leela have a quick chat about gendered language for machines… Leela refers to K9 as “he” and calls the Doctor out on referring to the TARDIS as “she” when he protests that machines aren't gendered. Anyway, they are dragged to Earth because of the tech used by the tech-bro, and the Doctor quickly realises there’s a link to ancient — thought mythical — enemies of the Time Lords. 

I love this imperfect tale that merges tech with palaeontology, witchcraft with aliens, and a good dose of gothic tea-time horror. Weirdly, I recall this story as a new one from back in the late 1970s. Yet, I don’t have the same recollection with the other serials from the fifteenth season.

#doctor who #image of the fendahl #leakey the dog #chris boucher

[socialistexan]

After my full series watch through, I've put together a list of guilty pleasure Doctor Who stories.

These are stories that are either 1) rated poorly by the Doctor Who fandom but I really enjoy, 2) stories that I ranted poorly but really enjoyed, or 3) have aspects that are widely mocked but I love. I'll try not to count stories that are rated above a 7 by the fandom that I am even higher on (like Warriors' Gate, Kinda, The Haunting Of Villa Diodati) with one notable exception.

(formated as Story (my score / fan score): reason why)

The Chase (7.9 / 6.6):

I adore the campy and just flat out wacky vibe of this serial. From the companions dancing to the Beatles on the Time-Space television to the Daleks fighting Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster, and a Banshee and LOSING. Just so much fun. Pure 60's nonsense.

Monster of Peladon (6.6 / 5.3):

Anyone noticing a pattern? I love camp. I love wacky designs. I love off the wall ideas and bizarre design. I love Alpha Centari. Is this story good, oh g-d no. Did I have fun? You bet.

Invasion of the Dinosaurs (8.0 / 7.5):

Only because people love to hate the rubber Dinosaurs in this episode, but I absolutely adore them. I'm a sucker for kinda crappy practical effects, like, that's why I'm watching this show. I ordered the lemonade!

More under the cut since this is a long post

Image of the Fendahl (8.1 / 5.8(!)):

How is the story not more embraced as a near-classic by the fandom? I'll never know. It has fantastic direction, acting (even from the guest cast which was a rarity in classic Who at times), tone, atmosphere, and vibes. The story is a little derivative of, say, The Daemons, and it has a slightly slower pace with more quiet scenes (though that's a positive for me), but that's really it.

Black Orchid (7.8 / 6.5):

I tended to be higher on shorter serials that felt right for their length and didn't overstay their welcome, and this is that kind of story. Was it amazing? No. Did we get a few fun moments in a non-scifi story? Yeah.

Timelash (4.0 / 4.2)

This is one of the worst episodes the show has ever done, but at least it's the fun kind of bad. It's just so out there and takes so many chances, I kind of commend it for that. It's in that So Bad It's Good territory for me.

Paradise Towers (7.4 / 6.4):

This was camp from the lens of the late-80's. The aesthetics and tone are like a surrealist dream. I think Happiness Patrol is a better version of this story, but you really can't top the neon crab eyes, the roving girl gangs in bright colors, the Monty Python style farsical parody of fascism, or the evil lesbian cannibal grandmas.

New Earth (7.3 / 6.1)

This might be nostalgia talking, but I love this episode. Tennant and Piper are delightful. The cat nurses are so much fun. AND CASSANDRA MY BELOVED. I know 10's first season was rough, but man I loved this.

The Halloween Apocalypse (8.0 / 6.6)

I can could put A LOT of 13's episodes on here, because I was higher on a lot of her episodes (Eve of the Daleks is another I could have chosen here), but I'll pick this one because I was just delighted the whole way through. Big ouppy! Dan's house shrinking! A Nitro-9 reference! And it's set on the best day of the year, Halloween!

#Doctor who #the chase doctor who #image of the fendahl #monster of peladon #invasion of the dinosaurs #black orchid #paradise towers #new earth #the halloween apocalypse

[sarahwatchesthings]

Here's the image of the Fendahl in case you were planning on sleeping tonight. 😊

#doctor who #gif #image of the fendahl

[stephadoo]

Every Doctor Who Story → The Image of Fendahl

“The Fendahl is death. How do you kill death?”

#the image of fendahl #classic who #doctor who #dwedit #cwedit #edws #gifs

[doctorwhogirlie]

Doctor Who: Fendahl

Favourite Episode: Image of the Fendahl (Only Episode)

Home Planet: Planet 5, Sol System

Scary Factor: 0/10

My Personal Rating: I was not expecting this thing, was you? It made me giggle tbh, but also it was creepy. Mixed emotions about this one.

(Please don't take these too seriously, it's just a bit of fun)

#image of fendahl #doctor who #the doctor #doctor who girlie #classic who #classic doctor who

[doctorwho2022]

Doctor Who episodes that aired on the 4th of October…

In 1975, Planet of Evil Part Two

In 1980, Meglos Part Two

In 1986, The Trial of a Time Lord Part Five

In 1989, Ghost Light Part One

In 2014, Kill the Moon

#Doctor Who #Tardis #Postcards from the universe #On this day in 1999 two notable novels came out from BBC Books #The Taking of Planet 5 is a great mashup of Lovecraft; the Time War; and Image of the Fendahl. I think about the Memeovore a lot. #and Divided Loyalties introduced the concept of The Deca; a group of young Time Lords the Doctor was friends with at the Academy #according to Tardis Wiki the novel revealed that the Deca was a lie made up by the Celestial Toymaker #but that hasn't stopped the fandom and some other novels from accepting this official high school au as canon #1975 #1980 #1986 #1989 #2014 #October

[pers-books]

If any Classic Who fans are interested in a free ebook of Image of The Fendahl, the publishers are giving it away for the next 24 hours (Tweet timed at 3:25 PM · Dec 12, 2022) so go and grab it while the grabbing’s good!

#Classic Who #Doctor Who #Chris Boucher #Book: Image of the Fendahl #ebook #Freebie