Fanciful Indeed

I noticed Q has used that image of Channing at the window - damn near cacked 'em when I saw that in episode 3 and the way the director lingers on the shot, he's really upping the ante in the giving me the willies department.

At least the soldiers didn't shoot Ransome as HE came out of the woods - they must have been gunning for the Doctor. When Ransome finally buys it, in a puff of smoke though it's quite impressive and nasty (it's that flame on his chest). This episode is quite nasty though - a dog gets it, albeit off camera and poor Mrs. Seeley - reminded me of Man Bites Dog when that old dear gets frightened to death - maybe the Auton was trying to save bullits in his arm-ery. So, she doesn't die, but the intent was there.

That Mr. Seeley should suggest of his wife that he's "never known a women as fanciful as..." her took some working out - oh, her wild ideas, ah here was me thinking I'd missed her feminine charms.

I made some other interesting observations in this episode. The Doctor has a coke habit - watch as he taps his nose when he asks Liz to get the "key" - yeah mate, that will open up the doors of perception. And if that's not enough the moment he gets inside the TARDIS he lights up a fat one, or smokes one hell of a bowl. No wonder the TARDIS is fitted with a metabolism detector - it lets him know when the munchies are kicking in. I also love UNITs interrogation methods - "I want the truth". Oh, OK it's like this see...

What must it have been like watching this first time round though, oblivious to what's aorund the corner, on the High Street. Oh we are the lucky ones.