
Hello again, and HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DOCTOR WHO!
(Okay, so it's past midnight over here now but bear with me.)
It's fitting that, because of the recent downtime, the Second Doctor tribute ended up falling so close to the anniversary since he's my ultimate favourite of all Doctors (and also the favourite of many other people of good taste, such as Matt Smith).
And why is he so awesome?, I hear you ask. After all, it's a well-known fact that, during his middle season (S5) most of his stories had fallen into a specific "base under siege" formula, not to mention there's so many episodes missing from the BBC archives. Well, the answer to this is quite easy, albeit multi-pointed:
1) Because Pat Troughton is the best actor of all
eleven twelve actors who have portrayed the Doctor (and I mean this with no disrespect, as almost all of them will be quick to say this themselves) and had the ability to rise to any poor material he might have occasionally have been landed with;
2) Because even when the stories fell into a formula or had something written/produced in a poorly or unsatisfying way they never felt repetitive or tiresome (bubbles and balloons never felt to creepy);
3) Because of the great chemistry Troughton had with his fellow regulars, especially Frazer Hines;
4) Because the black and white filming was put into great use during this era, providing some stories with amazing atmosphere;
5) Because he's Pat motherfucking Troughton. This alone should be enough of an answer.
Anyway, let's take a look at our main protagonists, shall we?
( Patricia's TARDIS Tribute Part 2: The Second Doctor. )