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OldSkool Who: Earthshock
There will be spoilers in a bit, but, first, I would like to note that before Galactica, Earthshock gave us more women than men, and the women kicked ass.
I have no idea if it was deliberate, but part one actually has more women than men with speaking roles.
People die in this story. I think it has one of the highest body counts ever. I mean, seriously, everyone dies. Even the four who escape from the freighter are stuck 65 million years in the past with no chance of survival since Earth is about to go into an ice age. That asteroid that killed the dinosaurs will kill them, too. And then there's Scott's entire troop, Dr. Kyle, Snyder, the ten crewmen on the freighter...
The only person who doesn't die is poor Walters, the scanner boy. And he'll probably pine away because Snyder, his snarky ass-kicking girlfriend is dead.
*sniffles*
I would like to pause to note that Snyder/Walters and Dr. Kyle/Lt. Scott are my otps.
This is still a very taut story, and except for the freighter exploding, most of the special effects are neatly executed and low-key. Even the freaky lasers from the Earth troop guns are acceptable, because they look odd, but they're supposed to.
And how much do I love that the women are all snarky bitches? So. Much. Even Dr. Kyle has her sarcastic moments (and eggs Nyssa on! Hah!). Also? Nyssa and Tegan shoot things. Mmm.
I need screencaps. Hrm.
Also, I really like the cyberman costumes (even if the poor boys had to be screwed into their frakking helmets. Now, THAT'S dedication). And, oddly, I like Scott and his troopers' costumes, as well. They're actually similar to the Galactica pilot uniforms. But, y'know, they didn't have the budget and time to make them that pretty.
There's some fabulous handwavey technobabble in this ep (like the explanation for the freighter traveling backwards in time). And I kinda want to marry Eric Saward for it. But only a little. Maybe an affair while I'm happily sucking Paul Abbott's brain dry.
Also, there's an extra I watched, and they mention that Earthshock was shot in six days. Think about that for a minute. Something the length of a movie, with special effects and (apparently) 108 scenes to shoot. In six days.
And I think it kinda turned out fucking fabulous.
So, what do we know? Earthshock is basically about how women will take over the world, shoot the cybermen with guns, and men are sad and crash into planets.
I have no idea if it was deliberate, but part one actually has more women than men with speaking roles.
People die in this story. I think it has one of the highest body counts ever. I mean, seriously, everyone dies. Even the four who escape from the freighter are stuck 65 million years in the past with no chance of survival since Earth is about to go into an ice age. That asteroid that killed the dinosaurs will kill them, too. And then there's Scott's entire troop, Dr. Kyle, Snyder, the ten crewmen on the freighter...
The only person who doesn't die is poor Walters, the scanner boy. And he'll probably pine away because Snyder, his snarky ass-kicking girlfriend is dead.
*sniffles*
I would like to pause to note that Snyder/Walters and Dr. Kyle/Lt. Scott are my otps.
This is still a very taut story, and except for the freighter exploding, most of the special effects are neatly executed and low-key. Even the freaky lasers from the Earth troop guns are acceptable, because they look odd, but they're supposed to.
And how much do I love that the women are all snarky bitches? So. Much. Even Dr. Kyle has her sarcastic moments (and eggs Nyssa on! Hah!). Also? Nyssa and Tegan shoot things. Mmm.
I need screencaps. Hrm.
Also, I really like the cyberman costumes (even if the poor boys had to be screwed into their frakking helmets. Now, THAT'S dedication). And, oddly, I like Scott and his troopers' costumes, as well. They're actually similar to the Galactica pilot uniforms. But, y'know, they didn't have the budget and time to make them that pretty.
There's some fabulous handwavey technobabble in this ep (like the explanation for the freighter traveling backwards in time). And I kinda want to marry Eric Saward for it. But only a little. Maybe an affair while I'm happily sucking Paul Abbott's brain dry.
Also, there's an extra I watched, and they mention that Earthshock was shot in six days. Think about that for a minute. Something the length of a movie, with special effects and (apparently) 108 scenes to shoot. In six days.
And I think it kinda turned out fucking fabulous.
So, what do we know? Earthshock is basically about how women will take over the world, shoot the cybermen with guns, and men are sad and crash into planets.