riverdresses: (5-D • not a place that Polly hasn't been)
Okay! To celebrate my finishing the original run of Troughton-era serials, it's time to throw the first of two parties!

This party, more or less, is dedicated entirely to the ladies of the Troughton era - the three gorgeous, kickass, feisty & brave companions that stepped into the TARDIS between 1966 & 1969 - Polly Wright, Victoria Waterfield & Zoe Heriot. Each of them brought something special to their Doctors, to their other companions & of course, to all of us that love & adore them.

& this is also partly, my way of saying 'screw you!' to everyone who thinks all original series companions were just whiny, helpless little girls who always needed to be saved by the Doctor or their other companions. BULLSHIT. Watch a few recons & serials & you'll find out just how wrong that conception is.

My first offering - a fanmix, just for the three of them! While the proper picspam is here, my mix is housed over at my personal community [livejournal.com profile] teasplash. Clicking the fake cut will take you right to it!

(One's a slayer of Cybermen. One kills mutant seaweed with her voice. One blows up computers by talking to them. Together, they fight crime as Troughton's Angels!)

& now to the picspam of our lovely Angels! Loads & loads of Polly, Victoria & Zoe behind each cut, with liberal dashes of Anneke Wills, Deborah Watling & of course, the darling Wendy Padbury at the very end. I do hope you enjoy it & if you've got caps, or anything you feel like sharing, share away! This is a party, after all!

*some of you may be wondering about the name of this picspam - it was inspired by an icon I saw of Three, Liz, Jo & Sarah Jane with the text 'Pertwee's Angels' on it. I LOVE that icon & I thought that it actually fitted for Two's companions - he too had three lovely girls for companions, who were just as brave, after all! & it's also a bit of an in-joke between myself & [livejournal.com profile] nentari - any gal from Two's era, that should have been made a companion is an honorary Angel! & there are at least four that should have been, but sadly, they aren't included here. Maybe one day I'll give them their own picspam.

(& yes, I will be making a mix for the ladies of Three's era - there might not be a picspam for them, but there will be a mix for them! I'm already working on it, actually!)


SO. NOT. DIAL-UP. FRIENDLY.

Starting at the beginning, we have the most glamorous Cyberman slayer in seven galaxies - my personal style icon & fashion inspiration, Polly Wright!

Well, listen to our little dolly rocker Duchess! )

Next up, we have the glamorous, exceptionally brave, & quite fierce miss Victoria Waterfield!

Don't you think it's a bit short? )

& our last part brings us to our third & final Angel - Zoe Heriot, the logician with the mind of a computer who likes to wear miniskirts & sparkly catsuits!

I will not be beaten by this brainless tin box! )

& as promised, a rather liberal dashing of Anneke, Debbie & Wendy, right behind this cut! Loads of glamour from our girls!

she's a model & she's looking good )

(caps & snaps all snagged from The Tragical History Tour & some from my own collection. The caps of Anneke in The Saint were done by [livejournal.com profile] nentari.)

Phew! Now that was an epic picspam & possibly more epic than my Jamie one! But it sure was fun & I'm glad to finally have it up! Worth the sadness of The War Games, possibly.
riverdresses: (time • never let anyone do your thinking)
Summer rewatch-athons are love. & for my friends in the States, this month's DWM has a whole feature on the Second Doctor, as well as covering a bit of the final Big Finish stories for Charley Pollard. (I might try scanning/snapping the feature on Two for you all - it was a great read & of course, very well-timed for me! Next month, they'll be covering Three's era. ♥)

So on we go with the great & mighty Troughton rewatch-athon! This turn, it'll be The Macra Terror, The Faceless Ones, both of which are the final serials for Ben & Polly as Two's companions, & The Evil of the Daleks. which will introduce the lovely miss Victoria Waterfield as the next travelling companion for Two & Jamie.

Also, I'll be adding a slightly new feature to my recap of The Evil of the Daleks & for a few other serials in future recaps. Since [livejournal.com profile] nentari was a very kind soul & shared with me the audios of several serials, The Evil of the Daleks being one of them, I'll be watching the recons of some serials, then listening to the audio versions of them, which I'll mention my impressions of - kind of like recapping a Big Finish audio in some ways!

(of course, for some, I only have the audio versions for, but I'll mention that when I get to them!)

Off we go!

The Macra Terror )

The Faceless Ones )

The Evil of the Daleks )

& my thoughts on listening to the original audio of The Evil of the Daleks.

The Evil of the Daleks; audio version )

& that's our recaps for the week! Next week I'll be recapping Tomb of the Cybermen, Victoria's own Companion Chronicle The Great Space Elevator & The Abominable Snowman (the audio version, supplemented by my Lost in Time DVDs in some places).

Previous recaps
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Time Meddler
The War Machines
The Smugglers
The Tenth Planet
The Power of the Daleks
The Highlanders
The Underwater Menace
The Moonbase
riverdresses: (time • 4+3+2=9. where we begin.)
Alright everyone, this is (more or less) the official start of the great & mighty Troughton rewatch-athon! Our serials for this round will be The Highlanders, The Underwater Menace & The Moonbase.

The Highlanders )

The Underwater Menace )

The Moonbase )

WHEW! Quite a batch of recapping, eh? Next up will be The Macra Terror, The Faceless Ones, which, sadly, will be Ben & Polly's final serial with Two & Jamie, then The Evil of the Daleks, where we shall meet the next person to join Jamie & Two on their travels - the lovely miss Victoria Waterfield!

Previous recaps
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Time Meddler
The War Machines
The Smugglers
The Tenth Planet
The Power of the Daleks
riverdresses: (time • friends in all kinds of galaxies)
& now, here we go, off on the second three recaps of the great & mighty Troughton rewatch-athon!

The Smugglers )

The Tenth Planet )

The Power of the Daleks )

Whew! This was the official beginning of the great & mighty Troughton rewatch-athon & alas, the ending point of the Hartnell era for now. (but I've a load of Hartnell-era serials to watch!) The next three serials will be The Highlanders (!!!), The Underwater Menace & The Moonbase, the last two I may supplement with my Lost in Time DVD collection.

Previous recaps
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Time Meddler
The War Machines
riverdresses: (time • time & relative dimension)
Whoa! Okay, making my way through the first leg of the great & mighty Troughton rewatch-athon, which, amusingly, starts with five William Hartnell serials.

I hadn't planned on including The Dalek Invasion of Earth originally, as I'd wanted to see The Aztecs first, so I could get to know Susan a bit better before seeing her final serial, but I figured, what the hell? I was going to start with a bit of the Hartnell-era first anyway, so I tossed it in. (but I may get to see The Aztecs soon!)

So here we are with recaps of the first three serials!

The Dalek Invasion of Earth )

The Time Meddler )

The War Machines )

Next three serials will be the recon of The Smugglers, The Tenth Planet (One ----> Two & then the great & mighty Troughton rewatch-athon really begins!) & The Power of the Daleks.

abandon hope all who enter here

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