Doctor Who Rewind - The Curse Of Peladon
Doctor Who Rewind - The Curse Of Peladon
Planet Peladon is ready to join the galactic federation, but high priest Hepesh is up to no good, warning the delegates that if the old ways are given up, the royal beast Aggedor will rain terror on all.
As the delegate from Alpha Centuri arrives, Chancellor Torbis is killed by a large beast, witnessed only by the kings mute champion Grun.
Into this the TARDIS arrives, seemingly the result of a test drive. The Doctor and Joe meet the various delegates, alpha Centuri, a hermaphroditic hexapod with one gigantic eye, Arcturus, a tentacled head in a glass dome mounted on a mechanised life-support box and Ice Lord Izlyr and the Ice Warrior Ssorg.
Through out the talks on whether Peladon should join the galactic federation attempts are made on various mysterious attempts delegates lives. And everyone is suspected of sabotage.
As the Doctor has a history with the Ice Warriors he suspects them, but King Peladon, influenced by Hepesh, is convinced it is the Doctor who is guilty and sentences him to death.
Escaping with the help of Hepish, who wishes no harm to him, the Doctor heads down into the secret tunnels, there he encounters Aggedor, the beast is calmed down by the Doctor, who uses a hypnotic device while singing an old Venusian lullaby. Interrupted by Joe, the Doctor can't manage to gain the beasts confidence and returns to the kings throne room where he tries to convince the king of the reality of Aggedor and who it is being used to sabotage the conference.
Hepish again dismisses the Doctors claims and the King orders the Doctor to fight Grun in combat. The Doctor wins the fight but spares Grun's life.
Arcturus powers up his energy weapon, preparing to fire. Ssorg opens fire with his own rifle, killing Arcturus, as Hepesh slips away with another guard.
All now realise Hepish is behind the sabotage, he has used the old legends of the beast to scare and influence the delegates and the king. He has trained the beast himself to be Aggedor.
As Arcturus and the Ice Warriors are ancient enemies, it would be simple now to accuse the latter of murdering the former's delegate. Hepesh must have made an agreement with Arcturus for Peladon's mineral deposits in exchange for his help, as Arcturus' planet lacks minerals. However, to replace Hepesh might result in civil war. The Federation allows for interference in crisis situations, but Alpha Centauri is still uncertain. While the delegates argue, Hepesh is gathering his own forces to take the throne room by force, but reminds them that the king must not be harmed. Grun tries to persuade Hepesh from this course of action, but is defeated by Hepesh's men.
The Doctor finds Grun and they both head down to the tunnels to tame the beast. They return to the throne room with the beast to find Hepesh's men have taken control. When Hepesh sees the beast he orders it to kill the Doctor but the beast turns on him instead.
I must admit that I found this four part story to be a bit overly long and lingering. The action and sets are pretty much the same through out and I got tired of the endless debates about who or what was behind the sabotage. There were some high points though, the fight with Grun was shot and executed really well. And as always the alien costumes were imaginative and iconic in all there glory.
I believe Peladon makes a return before the end of Perwee's tenure, I do hope for better things however.
Next up on the rewind, the sea washes up a few mutant fish.
Planet Peladon is ready to join the galactic federation, but high priest Hepesh is up to no good, warning the delegates that if the old ways are given up, the royal beast Aggedor will rain terror on all.
As the delegate from Alpha Centuri arrives, Chancellor Torbis is killed by a large beast, witnessed only by the kings mute champion Grun.
Into this the TARDIS arrives, seemingly the result of a test drive. The Doctor and Joe meet the various delegates, alpha Centuri, a hermaphroditic hexapod with one gigantic eye, Arcturus, a tentacled head in a glass dome mounted on a mechanised life-support box and Ice Lord Izlyr and the Ice Warrior Ssorg.
Through out the talks on whether Peladon should join the galactic federation attempts are made on various mysterious attempts delegates lives. And everyone is suspected of sabotage.
As the Doctor has a history with the Ice Warriors he suspects them, but King Peladon, influenced by Hepesh, is convinced it is the Doctor who is guilty and sentences him to death.
Escaping with the help of Hepish, who wishes no harm to him, the Doctor heads down into the secret tunnels, there he encounters Aggedor, the beast is calmed down by the Doctor, who uses a hypnotic device while singing an old Venusian lullaby. Interrupted by Joe, the Doctor can't manage to gain the beasts confidence and returns to the kings throne room where he tries to convince the king of the reality of Aggedor and who it is being used to sabotage the conference.
Hepish again dismisses the Doctors claims and the King orders the Doctor to fight Grun in combat. The Doctor wins the fight but spares Grun's life.
Arcturus powers up his energy weapon, preparing to fire. Ssorg opens fire with his own rifle, killing Arcturus, as Hepesh slips away with another guard.
All now realise Hepish is behind the sabotage, he has used the old legends of the beast to scare and influence the delegates and the king. He has trained the beast himself to be Aggedor.
As Arcturus and the Ice Warriors are ancient enemies, it would be simple now to accuse the latter of murdering the former's delegate. Hepesh must have made an agreement with Arcturus for Peladon's mineral deposits in exchange for his help, as Arcturus' planet lacks minerals. However, to replace Hepesh might result in civil war. The Federation allows for interference in crisis situations, but Alpha Centauri is still uncertain. While the delegates argue, Hepesh is gathering his own forces to take the throne room by force, but reminds them that the king must not be harmed. Grun tries to persuade Hepesh from this course of action, but is defeated by Hepesh's men.
The Doctor finds Grun and they both head down to the tunnels to tame the beast. They return to the throne room with the beast to find Hepesh's men have taken control. When Hepesh sees the beast he orders it to kill the Doctor but the beast turns on him instead.
I must admit that I found this four part story to be a bit overly long and lingering. The action and sets are pretty much the same through out and I got tired of the endless debates about who or what was behind the sabotage. There were some high points though, the fight with Grun was shot and executed really well. And as always the alien costumes were imaginative and iconic in all there glory.
I believe Peladon makes a return before the end of Perwee's tenure, I do hope for better things however.
Next up on the rewind, the sea washes up a few mutant fish.
posted by Nic Treadwell at 12:28 pm
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