CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO | The Firemaker - S1 Ep.4 | REACTION & REVIEW

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[@alexfletcher5192]

Ian Chesterton saves the day! The main transition in the storytelling is how Doctor Who (yes, it's his name) goes from being the eccentric gentleman explorer - the 'British Empire abroad' - to being, if not the de facto hero of the show, then it's central champion figure. At this point their entire predicament is a direct result of his actions and he doesn't even get them out of it. Other than in the process of saving his own skin. In that respect he harks back to the unnamed traveller in H.G Wells novel or to many such boffins in the early sci-fi works. Exploration is primary and risk is a secondary consideration. And it certainly doesn't stop here.

[@Nosregni]

I love the “good knife” scene. It’s the first time Hartnell really feels like the Doctor, having fun outsmarting his opponent.

[@Eltonlaleham]

I do say Marie-Clare Ian is such an awesome companion, and he is very heroic and he is very much an action figure.

[@andrewbowman4611]

If the twigs were touching, it wouldn't work; not as well, at least. What Ian's done is he's looped some twine or one of his shoelaces into a figure of eight and put one loop around one twig, and the other loop around the other twig. It's the friction of the vertical twig against the twine and the base of fire that causes the flames. To be fair, a lot of people assume it's an error, but it's perfectly sound. In fact, most children of a certain age at the time would have been aware of it due to the Boy and Girl Scouts.

[@stevelivesey5777]

Thank you, saves me explaining it lol.

[@andrewbowman4611]

@@stevelivesey5777 To be honest, I wasn't entirely confident I'd got it all right. To be fair to myself, it's been a few decades since I've had to make a fire like that.

[@Eltonlaleham]

I do hope Adam has fun with the next story, and enjoys it enormously Marie-Clare and also the sets in this story are awesome in billions of ways.

[@Eltonlaleham]

I do in some ways Marie-Clare wish I had been either born in the year 1963, when the classic era of Dr Who started on bbc1 in black and white with Bill Hartnell as the Doctor and also ran for 26 golden years .

[@markdavidson9100]

Love the historicals, gives the show a timeless quality ❤

[@alexfletcher5192]

I think it's most common for fans to separate it out into 'Part 1 - and the other three'. Mainly because the first part has to introduce the central iconography of the whole series. And it was recorded twice to make sure of that. At the time, nobody really wanted it to be the opener, but the script situation was such that they had to go with it. And a few of those original scripts were later published and may still be circulating out there.

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

In the 1990s I think it was, the script was published using the unused title - "Tribe of Gum". (Kal was originally named Gum, apparently!)

[@alexfletcher5192]

The ending of the novelization (which, I think, either narrowly predated or came after the 1981 repeat in 'The Five Faces of Doctor Who') has one of my all-time favourite cliffhangers. It is - as much of the Target range was - written by the mighty Terrance Dicks and goes beyond the radiation warning to tease what comes next. So it was a bit startling then to buy the prose version of what we shall call 'the next story' and find out that, because it was published in 1965, before continuity was a thing, it had a completely different intro; rewriting the one presented in this. That book was written by then story-editor David Whittaker and, given the legal situation facing the BBC over 'An Unearthly Child' today, I wonder if one day we'll see its version of the show's origins pressed into service as the first ever Doctor Who story instead. Even if it takes some future iteration of AI to achieve it!

[@davidrenwickjunior]

Love your banter, Adam looks great when he smiles 😊 I like the review, it does feel like a challenge getting through that storyline with the cavemen sometimes, but I love the first episode An Unearthly Child, really sets the scene for a great show. The cavemen wasn’t originally intended to be the opening story but it was the only one available with others under development, the intended opening story is used later on in the series and would have been a stronger opening I think, no spoilers though, I’ll let you know when you get there. I’ve watched you do classic who once and am enjoying the rewatch along with Adam’s introduction to it. I can’t wait to see how he reacts in comparison to how you did to various highlights to come, different themes, doctors, tardis interiors, companions coming and going, recurring monsters, certain cliffhangers and anniversary specials. Great times ahead

[@paulhammond6978]

maybe? Honestly, I think the episode you are talking about would make an even weirder first impression on new viewers than this one - the rest of the series does do basically alternating historical/space adventure stories as it gets going, and this first adventure is basically a bit of a non-standard historical story (it's a prehistorical story, I guess, though therefore much more made up out of the imagination than any of the other historicals). There's no other episode in the whole of Doctor Who anything like the one they did want to do first.

[@Joey15811]

New series does my head-in with the cop out deaths for companions. Every single one is a undone (Jack, Rory, Clara) in some way or prevented (Donna) or just chickened out of (Rose, Amy, Rory). They need to do normal exits like Martha and 13s rather than all these chicken out death

[@mark-s]

Yes Ian and Barbara are back looking forward to the dead planet next

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

As you say - this would have been a great 3 parter. Basically cut episodes 2-4 down, remove the false escape, and it would be much tighter. But, you'd lose the moment with the Doctor and the rock... which is actually pretty pivotal. But - this was the 1960s, this was early television, this was a serial - the show ran for 42 out of 52 weeks of the year! So pacing was slow, because that's how this medium was in that time, and for this format. Once upon a time I tried to do a DIY cut of the first episode, straight into the next story. It kind of worked...

[@Eltonlaleham]

I hope Marie-Clare you can at sometime rewatch Blake,s Seven again and has your partner Adam seen Blake,s Seven and if not he could see it and react to Blake,s Seven, and also I enjoyed your viewing and reacting to Blake,s Seven one sci-fi series I had the privilege of seeing when it started on tv on BBBC1 and I wonder also Marie-Clare if you think B7 should ever be remade and modernised.

[@derrenlodge6502]

You need to get that on a T-shirt.."Karma is a Savage Adam". An average 7/10. The next story will be very memorable I think...Take note,Adam. Loving your reactions...Adam is such a novice when it comes to Classic Who,but he'll learn..:⁠-⁠)👍

[@JoanneRachel-u4n]

❤❤❤❤❤ love your videos and doctor who hope you are both well ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

I'm sure there's interviews with people like Terrance Dicks saying how the 4 parter was the best for story telling, but it still was a pain when you get to episode 3...

[@csmadisun]

Alright, fine, I'll subscribe. But only because you asked so nicely! :p - With killing off companions... does Danny Pink count? Is he a companion? I know Captain Jack died (even if they did bring him back 10 minutes later), Clara does still die, both as Oswin back in Victorian times (where she dies for real) and as Clara herself (she might get to keep having adventures, but she absolutely has to come back to die), and Bill got shot through the chest by a Cyberman (saved at the last second by weird magic nonsense, but whatever). Steven Moffatt was pretty brutal! - The cavemen aren't the only ones out for blood - keep an eye on Adam there! - I LOVE the Doctor's bit with the knives! "It is a good knife!!" It's a real shame you barely showed it here, it's great. - That cavemen fight is surprisingly brutal for what was supposed to be a family show. - If you view Parts 2-4 of this story as its own mini adventure, then the middle part of that sags a little (as many long stories do). - The next story is... oh boy, Adam's gonna be intrigued!

[@ToniHyvarinen86]

I have a feeling that Adam will like the next serial.

[@johng5859]

MC needs to put Adam on a PR retainer! I think this is a solid conclusion to the story, and the fight between Kal and Za is well choreographed and another great example of the often brutal realism you get throughout the Stone Age episodes. The story as a whole is not especially representative of what the series would become, and indeed the show’s first producer, Verity Lambert, didn’t like it much at all, but I think it holds up well and I would give it a 7 overall. The first episode, which I tend to regard as a stand alone, I rate as a 9. Speaking of cliffhangers, the one coming up in the very next episode is one of the most famous and celebrated of them all…

[@PaulRichards-vz4pl]

It’s a pretty brutal scene with Za smashing Kal’s head in with a rock for a family show. I love the race back to the Tardis at the end. It’s going to be interesting seeing what Adam makes of the next story. I agree with Adam that it’s a shame that in modern Who there’s less cliffhangers. Great reactions. You might introduce Adam to Blake’s 7 at some point and especially now it’s coming out on Blu-Ray with new effects this November? Looking forward to the next reaction.. I’d give part one 10/10, two 6/10, three 4/10, four 8/10.

[@Eltonlaleham]

I am sorry to hear Mari-Clare that some viewer posted a hate comment on this video, and they must be very smallminded and have nothing else better to do with their time. I do say one sci-fi series you may want to see and react to, if you can is the shortlived series Star Maidens which is awesome .

[@curmudgeone]

Marie-Claire, always enjoyed your solo reactions persona, at times serious, at others comedic; now with Adam we have a marvellous double act; almost choking on his coffee (tea?) at that WEIRD noise you made; and bringing added value (unsubtle Costco visit video plug there 😉🤣) with his reactions and his personality interacting with yours. 🙂

[@Eltonlaleham]

The main villain Za is well nasty, and he is a man I would not ever trust one inch.

[@Slate-writer]

compared with modern telly, it's not a great story and could easily be edited down, but well done for getting stuck into the classic, classic, classic whooo ! (love the show, my fave Dr is Two)

[@betamaxblake]

Nice, will you be doing a Blake's 7 rewatch at some point now the season one blu ray has been announced?

[@robalexander8065]

Now THAT is a great shout!

[@joshuajoshua2732]

It's a great story yes I agree the rest aren't as good as the first part but I like the stakes and how realistic it is in the caveman period and how dramatic and brutal it is back in the days when writers and producers didn't shy away from the violence considering this is technically a children's show you would not get that in today's Dr. Who because of all the over sensitivity going around it.

[@robalexander8065]

Have you reacted to the Peter Cushing Dr Who films?

[@Joey15811]

Part 1: 10/10 Part 2: 6.5/10 Part 3: 3/10 Part 4: 5/10 Overall: 6/10 Definitely weakest of season for me