Story Title: The Crusade
Episode Count: 4 Series: 2 Story No: 6
Doctor: 1st Companions: Ian, Barbara, Vicki
Date(s) Watched: Sunday 24th May 2009
So after a 4¾ month hiatus, I’m back on the marathon
The first story whilst back on it & it’s a good one.
After the rather lacklustre Web Planet comes The Crusade, the only story of Season 2 which is incomplete, remarkably. It’s a shame really as the story is rather good. Unlike the last Historical, this one is played almost straight (minus the market stall scene) and again performances are great all round.
The story starts off in full action (with Barbara getting herself captured & The Doctor & Ian fighting the baddies) and doesn’t really let up throughout. Both Julian Glover & Jean Marsh excel in this & play the parts wonderfully & convincingly. The team are all on form as well, however how anyone can mistake Vicki for a boy is beyond me
The music was fitting & atmospheric and the sound in the castle was mixed well as well, making it sound like they were inside a real castle. The sets were all convincing as well, although sometimes the wood looked a bit artificial.
One oddity I noticed in this is that the Tardis’ landing sound effect is not the usual one for some strange reason yet when the Tardis leaves the standard whooshing sound is back.
Either way it’s a great story & it’s a shame that Episode 2 & 4 are missing as one or two bits of it are a bit difficult to follow at times
Overall Rating: 4/5 – Great performances, sets & music throughout just a shame half of it is missing (hopefully it’ll get an animated recon one day)
Episode Count: 4 Series: 2 Story No: 6
Doctor: 1st Companions: Ian, Barbara, Vicki
Date(s) Watched: Sunday 24th May 2009
So after a 4¾ month hiatus, I’m back on the marathon
The first story whilst back on it & it’s a good one.After the rather lacklustre Web Planet comes The Crusade, the only story of Season 2 which is incomplete, remarkably. It’s a shame really as the story is rather good. Unlike the last Historical, this one is played almost straight (minus the market stall scene) and again performances are great all round.
The story starts off in full action (with Barbara getting herself captured & The Doctor & Ian fighting the baddies) and doesn’t really let up throughout. Both Julian Glover & Jean Marsh excel in this & play the parts wonderfully & convincingly. The team are all on form as well, however how anyone can mistake Vicki for a boy is beyond me
The music was fitting & atmospheric and the sound in the castle was mixed well as well, making it sound like they were inside a real castle. The sets were all convincing as well, although sometimes the wood looked a bit artificial.
One oddity I noticed in this is that the Tardis’ landing sound effect is not the usual one for some strange reason yet when the Tardis leaves the standard whooshing sound is back.
Either way it’s a great story & it’s a shame that Episode 2 & 4 are missing as one or two bits of it are a bit difficult to follow at times
Overall Rating: 4/5 – Great performances, sets & music throughout just a shame half of it is missing (hopefully it’ll get an animated recon one day)
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