Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension
TV & Film:TV Reviews
We’re heading off-world for the second time in a season... What is this, the Troughton era!? Actually, no! The Doctor’s just off on another bizarre mission for the Time Lords to help a poor, oppressed species evolve into superbeings because… reasons? Well, whatever the reasons may be, we’ll be talking about them, as we discuss The Mutants!
Over the course of the episode, Anthony plays historian (again), Julie gets offended by the term “munt,” Reilly espouses his admiration for the direction, and Don ponders alternate casting with Matt Berry as Varan. The entire crew ponder the question of whether or not there are women on Solos, and if not, how the Solonians reproduce...
If you would like to watch along with us, this story is available for streaming at both Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk). If you’re a little old fashioned (like Anthony), you can also get it on physical media from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3IPnrGg) and from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/343iWJl).
Other media mentioned in this episode:
If you’re unfamiliar with Apartheid, the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid) is a good place to start reading up on the extremely oppressive policy that was in place thanks to the white minority government of South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.
For the chronology of the universe (including humanity), according to Doctor Who: http://www.doctorwhochronology.com/homepageold/drwhoold/intro.htm
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Episode 120: Missing the Junk in the Trunk (The Ribos Operation)
Episode 119: Like an Undercooked Cake (Season 15 Retrospective)
Bonus Episode 35: The Julie and Reilly Simping Special (The Fate of Krelos / Return to Telos)
Episode 118: Effectively Getting Susan'd (The Invasion of Time)
Episode 117: Two Dollars and a Ball of String (Underworld)
Episode 116: Saved by a Jelly Baby (The Sun Makers)
Episode 115: Snuffleupagus' Detached Trunk (Image of the Fendahl)
Bonus Episode 34: The Daleks Have Blue Balls! (The Daleks... in Colour!)
Episode 114: Is the Enormous Prawn Horny? (The Invisible Enemy)
Bonus Episode 33: How Is This Guy Funded!? (The Underwater Menace Animation)
Episode 113: The Real Housewives of Wherever (Horror of Fang Rock)
Bonus Episode 32: We're Getting Cronenberg'd! (Destination: Nerva)
Episode 112: Three Fifths of a Speaking Woman (Season 14 Retrospective)
Episode 111: Simple Old-Fashioned Cannibalism (The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
Bonus Episode 31: Summoning Old Gregg (The Box of Delights)
Episode 110: Murder on the Kill-All-Humans Express (The Robots of Death)
Episode 109: Very Leeroy Jenkins (The Face of Evil)
Episode 108: Crispy, But Also Greasy (The Deadly Assassin)
Episode 107: The Hand of Microwaving (The Hand of Fear)
Bonus Episode 30: Terry-Thomas in Panties (Dracula and The Vault of Horror)
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