Episode 77: Flagrant Abuse of Paisley (The Mutants)

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...

 

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• The Alf Collection: Seasons 1-4 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3mKVB5q | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3na3PnV)
• Futurama – Season 1-8 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jfbkaQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aQeMUL)
• Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2VNSNKA | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/37JfHoE)
• Austin Powers Triple Feature (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G4NQit | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vuHNyO)
• Charlie’s Angels – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/34fhP98 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/32KZ11a)
• Conan: The Complete Quest (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3s4N5jt | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3rb4don)
• Dune (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3s4Nen1 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3r7yuEx)
• The Fly (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3sXqJ1T | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3xn9jPp)
• Citizen Kane (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3o9YRYD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/34iW9ZV)
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• Midnight Oil – Essential Oils (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3o6qUZ6 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3u9nM2a)
• The Best of SNL’s Stefon (YouTube: https://youtu.be/A94ktjmgZvM)

 

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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