Classic Who "Snakedance" Parts 1&2 Reaction

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[@TheElderBlotch]

Janet Fielding's performance as possessed Tegan was always my favourite part of the Mara tales, it's a treat when companions get to act evil and you can see how good of an actor they really are. Snakedance rises higher on my favourites list with every watch. Even if I prefer Kinda overall, the Tegan plot, the Manussan lore and world-building, creepy surreal sequences and another set of colourful side-characters make it a worthy serpentine sequel. Also to all the people who didn't spoil that there was a second snake story, you have my eternal thanks because Sesska's genuinely freaked out reaction is brilliant so far.

[@DaleRibbons]

"I've already done my snake story!" Well, welcome to the sequel! But I think the next story will be more to her liking. Looking forward to the reaction to that!

[@robtheanimator1356]

She will ADORE the next story! 🙂

[@fadikhoory5350]

And the new few stories after that, I think that one will be hard to edit.

[@rhysh7390]

Yes! That is going to be a superb reaction!

[@iKillerZombie]

That gasp in reaction to the title was everything, haha

[@Faction.Paradox]

"What do you mean, Snakedance?" is an even more iconic reaction than I expected

[@darthken815]

Indiana Sesska: "Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?"

[@Wannabe_Baby]

I'm always torn between feeling sympathy over your fear of snakes and finding it hilarious. The amount of times you say "this is bullshit" was so funny!

[@ClintBandito]

Jess thinking she'd done the snake story whilst we all laughed manically 😂😈

[@BernardJKD]

Omg we did

[@oldhollywoodfan2727]

6:30 The actor playing Dugdale is Brian Miller and was married to Elisabeth Sladen..He also voiced daleks and appeared in the Sarsh Jane Adventures episode Mad Woman in the Attic.

[@djco5782]

@@oldhollywoodfan2727 Jess may also remember him as the tramp in Deep Breath.

[@DaleRibbons]

He also appeared in Deep Breath as the homeless man who is scared by the regenerated Doctor.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

The actor who plays Lon is a very young Martin Clunes who later becomes a well established actor in britain who is best known for the roles as Gary Strang from the british sitcom "Men Behaving Badly" and as Dr. Martin Ellingham from "Doc Martin".

[@orchidwave2574]

Yeah, it was a nice surprise to see Clunes show up in vintage Dr. Who stuff that I've never seen. Fun and versatile performer. That's part of the kick for me as someone who's hardly watched any of the old Dr. Who except bits and pieces years ago when reruns broadcast on PBS - seeing familiar British actors pop up here and there, although my familiarity with British actors is pretty hit and miss. I remember as a teenager most of these stories were too ponderously slow or corny or both for me to sit through regularly unless I was too bored to do anything else. I appreciate it a lot more now.

[@OldManFerdiad]

@@orchidwave2574 his performance is one of the highlights of this, I saw this on broadcast and it wasn't highly regarded but over the years I've come to appreciate the writing and performances (and design) in Snakedance and Kinda.

[@lemonfreshrob]

And also an amazing host of the panel show "Have I Got News for You" on occasion.

[@ianbuckley2347]

"Sir,stop holding your snake like that. It's indecent.". I spat out my coffee while I was watching 😂 Thanks Jess,great reaction.😊👍

[@cuedotfilms4427]

Martin Clunes who plays Lon went on to be a very successful actor in the UK. This was his first television appearance, and you can already see what talent he has.

[@OldManFerdiad]

it's a really good performance and one of the strengths of this story for me

[@alexjames4507]

Shoutout Doc Martin

[@joshuajoshua2732]

According to Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton hated the outfit she was wearing in this episode, which was dubbed the "Intergalactic Hamburger Waitress Uniform" by the cast and crew.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

Sarah Sutton, in her first time out of her Velvet Traken suit, is very cute, shows her legs -The Doctor does not notice. Back in 1987, at a convention for the PBS station in Cincinnati, OH, Sarah Sutton was the guest, Q&A, and signed photos. I was glad she was there, as one of the Who actress' I had a crush on, when I was then 18. The crossing line patters -the problem. Would have been fine with the blue-stripe blouse, a solid color skirt, even the shorts -yet, it was the 80's.

[@OldManFerdiad]

it's the most 80s thing ever and I kinda love it

[@ImpossibleCaseEdits]

Ken Trew designed the costume for a longer term, specifying that the skirt could be removed and worn as shorts.

[@OldManFerdiad]

@@ImpossibleCaseEdits yes, there were burgundy 'pedal pushers' underneath in the same shade as her original costume.

[@robalexander8065]

Re. Nyssa's new look. There was a rumour that Davison's then wife, Sandra Dickinson, on a visit to the set, really hated Sarah's costume and told her as much, really upsetting Sutton, who took against it too, especially the skirt. The main reason for the costume change was the trousers had split on Nyssa's previous Trakenite ensemble. The trousers were always going to be more practical than the puffball/fairy skirt she wore in Keeper of Traken and Logopolis. The look definitely evolved from her rather regal Trakenite original complete with a fur-edged gilet and a rather stately-looking butterfly hair grip.

[@Payne2view]

"I already did the snake story!" - well, um.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

Steven Moffat named "Snakedance" as one of his favourite Doctor Who (1963) stories.

[@frankshailes3205]

(1983) ;)

[@TetchyEquation]

There's a refrence to it in the Eleventh Hour, when Amy counts the rooms one her second floor "Five, One Two Three Four Five" "Six"

[@timkinss]

I've just realised that a skeletal Mara is not only very disturbing, but very possible to do without having to be super realistic! Cunning. This is a gorgeous sequel to Kinda (same writer) which is still not only fascinating in its philosophy and psychology, but a wonderful depiction of a society 500 years after supernatural horror-- there are ancient artifacts but all the contemporary stuff is tatty and cheap (children's snake toys, and the ceremony in the next episode) and the real horror is now looked down upon. Every single character has a specific relationship to the ancient legends, such as the entertainer who drops the pretence as soon as people he respects appear, and Lon's mother who has a quiet feeling for the tuth but pretends not to. And then this random weirdo turns up ranting about how fairy tales are real, and you can immediately see that he won't be listened to, and it's 100% believable why. Tegan's behaviour when possessed is sinister and also deliberately childlike, as if her own identity has retreated into childhood, and Nyssa and the Doctor have their own lovely moments. Love this story. It's definitely not the poor relative of Kinda, it's the next chapter.

[@robinstorey2061]

I always preferred Snakedance over Kinda. I loved the world building it managed to achieve. Funnily, a wee while back when you were talking fearfully about 'the story with all the snakes' I assumed you meant this one. When Kinda finished and you thought that was the snake thing all over with, I was thinking "Oh dear".

[@invincor]

You inadvertently stumbled on an old fan myth with your quip that Tegan was listening to “Running Up That Hill” on her headphones. The writer didn’t talk to fan press for many years and in the vacuum a rumor ran wild that Kate Bush wrote the Mara stories under a pen name.

[@bananasaregood8655]

PLEASE do a rewatch reaction to the minisode ‘Time-crash’ while you are watching this season, it needs to happen!!!

[@Eltonlaleham]

The actor playing Dugdale who has the ginger hair and beard, and is wearing the pirate jacket and pirate hat is played by Brian Miller who is the widower of Lis Sladen who played Sarah Jane Smith who appeared with both Doctors 3 and 4.

[@TheBillPodcast]

"This is some bullshit!" Tremendous :) Peter Davison and Martin Clunes (in an early role as Lon) are two of the UK's finest and most celebrated and successful actors. Your reactions also highlighting the outstanding and underrated acting talent of Janet Fielding is one of the great positives of the internet age. Thank you for continuing your journey through the Whoniverse for us all, you're the best!

[@ImpossibleCaseEdits]

This has always been one of my favorites of the 20th season. A terrific cast, a wonderful script and great performances.

[@AnthonyP73]

Well that was by far the funniest intro to a classic Who reaction so far - Nyssa jump scare!

[@BulbasaurRepresent]

I'm so happy to hear how much you're enjoying Five! He's one of the Doctors that constantly battles for my top spot.

[@AndyRossism]

Hehehe I've been looking forward to seeing your reaction to this one even just the title 😅

[@idrishall6126]

When FIVE appeared with his 3 companions, i was a teenage boy ,and Sarah Sutton was hot eye candy Now 4 decades later, i am acquiring true appreciation for the acting talents of my fellow Aussie ,Janet fielding LET ME ASSURE YOU her best parts,are still to come !!!

[@stacyp2186]

I’ve been waiting for this one just for your reaction. lol. You did not disappoint. Hahahaha

[@djco5782]

The look in the thumbnail. 😂 Like me with Planet of the Spiders, at least the low budget makes it bearable.

[@DaleRibbons]

Mine is 'Planet Of The Dead'

[@darthken815]

@djco5782 Hello fellow arachnophobe.

[@djco5782]

@@darthken815 Solidarity.

[@darthken815]

@@djco5782 👍🏿

[@HandofOmega]

​@@darthken815Same! Too bad we didn't have that defense for Arachnids in the UK...🤢

[@OldManFerdiad]

Sarah Sutton started in the "fairy princess" Traken outfit with the big ballerina skirt but showed up one day for rehearsal wearing dark cords and put the jacket on and the Producer JNT thought it looked great and changed in from the start of Season 19. You can see in S19 especially the idea of the Tardis crew having recognisable 'costumes' rather than just outfits.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

This was Martin Clune's first TV role. He admitted in an interview on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) that he thought he was good at the time but looked back on his performance as "rubbish". He and Ross were also amused at the cheapness of Doctor Who at the time, with Ross estimating an episode cost just 37 pence.

[@OldManFerdiad]

One of my favourite things in this story is that the Doctor just comes across as some random conspiracy theorist that keeps showing up harassing government officials and the local royal/official family.

[@therealpbristow]

14:14 - This is the scene I used for one of my exam pieces, back when I took some acting classes. I played Ambril. It helped get me a LAMDA gold medal. =:o}

[@JohnsDrams]

"Look at You!" She's going to die when she sees Colin Baker again :D

[@adamprior8744]

I was expecting to find out that Jess just skipped past this story after finding out the name. Good on her to try it.

[@Jaketherobonrd]

Ok you’ve done Kinda, now be ready for SnakeDance. Funny story SnakeDance I borrowed at my library too and I wasn’t able to watch the whole story because the tape was scratched. I remember i only got to the end of part 1. So I didn’t get the chance to see the whole story till I got it in a boxset with Kinda many years later on dvd. Honestly I don’t think this story is not as good as Kinda was. But can I say the cliffhanger for part 2 with Tegan’s Eyes turn evil red is terrifying!

[@madran7731]

Yes, you've been through the snake story. And now you have the sequel. With new added snakeiness!!!

[@ElectroTherapyFTSoul]

These next stories are the ones I've really been looking forward to lately. This one for evil reasons, and the next one for good reasons.

[@ryanpollard1166]

While not quite a patch on Kinda, Snakedance is still a solid sequel and the Mara (the God of Beasts) is still a perfectly chilling enemy.

[@timkinss]

I reject the Mara defined that way! Just for me, RTD had no claim to recruit it into his silly half-baked pantheon

[@masterkyoogway3565]

​@@timkinssI mean reject all you like, it's canon now

[@therealpbristow]

@@masterkyoogway3565 That fact that *Sutekh* called the Mara that is canon... But why should we believe anything Sutekh said?

[@masterkyoogway3565]

@@therealpbristow because we've been given literally no reason not to? The pantheon is being explored and expanded so having characters we already know be a part of it is not a big deal

[@therealpbristow]

@@masterkyoogway3565 I'm guessing you're new to this "spot the loophole" game, aren't you? =;o}

[@Melancthon7332]

lol watching you go through the Stages of Grief while reconciling yourself for some snakey good times was absolutely hilarious and delightful

[@robvanriot]

Ahhh I was so caught up in your reaction that I forgot Martin Clunes was coming!

[@thelastofthetimelords9043]

While not a televised story. There is a third Snake story. It's Cradle of the snake and it's one of the big finish stories.

[@Sandman_jazz1983]

There's also a story in the Book "Tales of Trenzalore" in which the Mara attacks the aging and senile old 11th Doctor

[@timidwolf]

Martin Clunes (Lon) became very well known later on in the UK (Men Behaving Badly, Doc Martin etc ...), in TV interviews and/or specials with him they would always bring up scenes from this story for a laugh.

[@HandofOmega]

The Doctor: "Why has the Mara returned now?" Jess: "To f*** with ME!" 😂😂😂

[@Alfwin]

"I can't tell if I find him insufferable or amazing" perfectly sums up my feelings on that character, lol

[@meropetied]

Some of your followers have been waiting for just years for this one. Sure, Kinda is brilliant and you made it through. But this one is so much more impressive with its snake imagery. I just can't wait for next week. But it's also a pair of two very impressive freaky ass Who stories from the early 80s with excellent writing and performances. It's a very interesting investigation into Buddhist thinking, too. Yay, meditation saves the day. I've always thought it was funny that when Classic Who goes deep into Buddhism, it's always a creature feature (see Planet of the Spiders and The Abominable Snowmen too).

[@stuartwho]

You don’t need to be a mind reader to guess that 100% of your subscribers were looking forward to this reaction. Not in your wildest dreams or nightmares did you expect the Mara to be a recurring villain. And yet they also got named as the God of Beasts in the Pantheon of Discord in Empire of Death. Does that mean the Mara could make its Nu Who debut in 2025 especially now Tegan is around somewhere?

[@mikalmos369]

OMG, that thought hadn't even occurred to me, oh I so hope you're right!

[@dupersuper1938]

*spoilers* Is there a non-spoilery way for me to recommend the trailer for a certain season's home video release...?

[@Wub-t5o]

The showman is played by Brian Miller who was married to Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane)

[@TakeNoteOfThat]

Evil Tegan, new hair style Tegan 🤤

[@hornorsilk2901]

Welcome back to the snake, the real nemesis of the channel! Oh, RTD really didn't understand the Mara. A shame. The Mara here is much scarier than RTD's "God of the Beasts."

[@matheusflores619]

You're saying that just because he gave the Mara a title?🤣

[@hornorsilk2901]

@@matheusflores619 "God of the beasts" indicates the kind of "title" he gave the Mara, but the thing is, the Mara is not a "God of the beasts." The Mara is a Buddhist conception, and here, the Buddhist element is far more noticeable than in Kinda.

[@timkinss]

​@@hornorsilk2901exactly. RTD decided there was no more to it, which he does a lot

[@TheMoonRover]

I don't know about the Buddhist stuff, but from its two appearances in Doctor Who, "God of Nightmares" would've been more accurate. Or the Trickster, but that name is taken. The Mara has nothing to do with beasts. It first appears as a humanoid figure in Tegan's nightmare, and only later appears as a snake.

[@BernardJKD]

​@@matheusflores619no because RTD has no creative clue.l

[@charlesclinton3305]

Your reaction to this reminds me of how I feel around my sister's dogs.

[@AlexanderSy]

These episodes show how fantastic an actress Janet Fielding is. She's Tegan, Mara, possessed, vulnerable, scary, psychotic, lost, human, demonic...all of it!

[@Darren79]

Peter Davison's first wife Sandra (mother of David Tennant's wife Georgia) exclaimed "She looks like a deckchair" upon seeing Sarah Sutton's new outfit - and really upset the producer! 😁

[@robalexander8065]

And Sarah herself, who took against the costume.

[@robalexander8065]

Producer John Nathan-Turner kept the "Six Faces of Delusion" headdress, after the production wrapped.

[@robert_bbiii]

Why I always say sarcastic five is the best five.

[@ihateunicorns867]

Lon is played my a very young Martin Clunes. He's a pretty famous actor in Britain.

[@daryllyew62]

"Snakes. Why did have to be snakes?"

[@jcortese3300]

I always loved this one -- Martin Clunes was excellent. All of the guests were excellent, and the world-building was so dense and beautiful. It really seemed like beyond the screen, this was a world that went on and on.

[@Lynxdoc]

While not your usual genre I would love to see you react to Doc Martin starring Martin Clunes (Lon)

[@Wub-t5o]

John Carson is wonderful as Ambrill 'I'll cancel the whole thing - at once'

[@AnotherScifiGuy]

"This is bullshit!" XD I'm surprised no one at least gave her a vague warning/heads up about this one.

[@DarthTach]

Snakedance was my first introduction to Doctor Who. Although at the time I was too young to really know what I was watching. I didn't really get into it until the 7th Doctor in the late 80's/90's. But after that a TV station did show all the Doctor Who stories from The Unearthly Child to Survivors.

[@Wub-t5o]

This story made no impact on me back in 1983 but I've grown to love it. So many good characters

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

Jess, you must have a relation to Indiana Jones, and aversion to snakes. We've had other Who -the insect planet of ants, grubs, and moths, the giant Crabs (Macra), the Seaweed/seafoam terror, the one with maggots, the Spiders, the giant rat in sewers of Victorian London, the giant green blob with suggestive appendages - for you, it's Snakes.

[@scottboswell6406]

Martin Clunes, the Prince, later was famous for a show called "Men Behaving Badly", so him behaving badly with that snake statue fits! Now he's best known as "Doc Martin", a long running show where he's the big city doctor living in the quaint seaside village. "I don't want to explore caves. . . . in Dr. Who" - -

[@alexfletcher5192]

It is funny. A couple of weeks ago you were saying 'Isn't that the 6th Doctor?' This week the unprepared Brit is watching this, going 'Isn't that Martin Clunes (Lon)?' Best known today as a fish-out-of-water General Practitioner in the punningly-entitled 'Doc Martin' (which has featured some familiar faces, like Ian 'Winston Churchill' McNeice and, on one occasion, Sigourney Weaver), my generation probably thinks of him first as 'laddish' Gary Strang in the BBC's hit 1990's sitcom 'Men Behaving Badly' (alongside Neil 'Bob the Builder' Morrissey). And in case you thought we had strayed from the world of Whovianology, this zeitgeist-catching comedy was written by Simon Nye - who later authored 'Amy's Choice'!

[@robalexander8065]

This is Martin's first major TV role. He would go on the next year to play William Gaunt's son in No Place Like Home, which also featured Shada's Daniel Hill.

[@matthewmartin2558]

You thought you were safe from the snake story after Kinda. You thought you jinxed yourself when you kept saying how much you loved the expanded TARDIS team, and then you lost all of them but one. The fates threw you a bone and gave you back Tegan, but then they let the Mara have its way, and you got Snakedance. Sorry for your torture.

[@JohnSteed-ef7fl]

I thought you would not be expecting this , but it was a great reaction, sorry that you didn't have a clue about it !

[@Eltonlaleham]

I do say Seska if you have not seen classic Sci-fi series, Blake,s Seven from the late 70s to early 80s it is well worth seeing and reacting to like Alexa Chipman, Marie-Clare and Shelma32 have done it is also well worth seeing and reacting to the Tomorrow People as well if you have never seen these 2 awesome sci-fi series.

[@Darren79]

The writer Christopher Bailey years later commented that there was no real reason why the Mara had to be represented by a snake (apart from the obvious Garden of Eden connotation) - he said it could have been an evil bin/trash bag. :)

[@Darren79]

People always focus on Tegan with this story but I actually think it's Nyssa who gets to shine - she essentially becomes the sole companion (guest characters aside). This is one of my favourite Davison stories - if not my absolute favourite.

[@mikalmos369]

Jess: " I already did the snake story! Us: "...well...nooooo, no you didn't. You did "the snake story", not THEE snake story. BTW, did I show you my new tattoo?"🪱 Mmmmuuuuaaahhhh ha Ha HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!

[@paulhammond6978]

Have you been sleeping alone again?

[@whobp8]

Oh, did we neglect to mention there are two snake stories? My goodness, how could we make such an oversight? 😇 This makes me sound cruel, but I love how indignant you got when you realized what was going on with this story. If it's any consolation, there's an element of the next story which I suspect you will find delightful. Lon, the bored character you get such a charge out of, is played by Martin Clunes, who has become a quite well known British television star, this is one of his earliest roles. The owner of the Hall of Mirrors is played by Brian Miller, the real life husband of Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane) The reason that Adric, Nyssa and Tegan rarely changed their outfits is because Producer John Nathan Turner wanted to get toy manufacturers interested in producing more Doctor Who merchandise and he thought they were more likely to want to produce Doctor Who action figures if the Doctor and his companions had a single, easily identifiable look. In reality, the companies that make toys based on Doctor Who nowadays love the characters to wear lots of different costumes so they can put out lots more toys, (David Tennant in brown suit, David Tennant in blue suit, with or without overcoat, with or Without glasses, with or without 3-D glasses, David Tennant in spacesuit, David Tennant in tuxedo, etc. As for the merits of Nyssa's costume, I suspect the burgundy pantsuit was warmer when they were filming on location in colder weather. While the new costume, well, it was the 80's.

[@robalexander8065]

The costume change was in part necessitated by Nyssa's trousers being split in Arc of Infinity.

[@JulieFreyHomeWebBiz]

Prank occurred while filming this episode. It was often repeated at conventions. Where you see Peter Davison looking very excited, it was before that scene. Think of how loose Tegan's outfit looks.

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Gary Strang and Adrian Boswell in the same story.

[@robalexander8065]

At the time of filming, both were unknown. Jonathon would appear in the BBC classic serial Beau Geste (produced by Barry Letts) in the autumn of 1982, so would be most famous for that in early 1983 when Snakedance was broadcast. Martin would appear in sitcom No Place Like Home from 1983 until 1986, by which time Jonathon Morris was playing Adrian in Bread. Clunes would go on to appear in things like Jeeves and Wooster and The Harry Enfield Television Programme. It was originally for Enfield that ITV created Men Behaving Badly, which really put Clunes on the map.

[@jvieceli]

“Oh yeah…there is another snake episode. Sorry did we fail to mention that? Well you know…spoilers! 😁”

[@chrisbrooker7260]

A really good story, a worthy successor to the excellent Kinda. And featuring a number of soon to be well known actors as well The best part (aside from Janet Fielding’s fine performance) is everyone treating the Doctor as a raving loon

[@HandofOmega]

Lucky for her the third part of the "Mara Trilogy" was never made!...Although since it was name dropped in the latest new episode as part of the "God Saga", now might be a great time for the Mara to finally return!

[@darynvoss7883]

You may have seen the Mara in Legend Of Ruby Sunday

[@javelldunn3379]

Amazing reaction Jess 😊

[@Darren79]

Martin Clunes (Lon) was an actor considered for the role of the ninth Doctor.

[@stickytapenrust6869]

19:25 - he’s both insufferable and amazing. Insufferable because his personality is a part of us that most of us keep deeply repressed in our personalities and amazing because he has the confidence to let that part of him out through his personality.

[@alexfletcher5192]

As your reaction already suggests, 'Kinda' was enough of a creative success - or oddity, depending on your point of view - for a sequel not to be completely out of the question. And that's notwithstanding the fact that this is the 20th anniversary series; somewhere you might expect to see a returning monster or villain (such as Omega). For my money, however, this is the stronger story. And it's got lovely Brian Miller (or Mr Elizabeth Sladen, if you prefer) in it - 31 years before he turns up as a tramp, accosted by the newly regenerated 12th Doctor and his 'attack eyebrows' in 'Deep Breath'.

[@jersefoole]

This is me keeping my thoughts to my self. Concerning people who act negatively to needles snakes and bugs. You're welcome.

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

Janet really acted her ar*e off in these stories, especially pairing with Martin Clunes, great choice in my opinion, the 2 were perfect with each other.

[@frankshailes3205]

In "Kinda", Tegan broke the perfect circle of mirrors by looking through a gap at the Mara's manifestation... this is the consequence of that curiosity...

[@BernardJKD]

Lord save us from trite head canon.

[@DocRobAC]

Snakedance is one of my favourite stories, mostly because the world building is interesting and the plot is not wildly over complex, certainly not when compared to Kinda, but I prefer it.

[@cameronmonaghan6883]

I am so excited for this story. Ever since The Mind Robber I wanted to see Jess reactions to the Mara episodes. I actually prefer this to Kinda. Mainly because of the fact the Doctor is trying to warn everyone but is dismissed as a madman. It makes the characters those you love to hate. Also it's weird to see young Martin Clunes. Especially since he's better known for Doc Martin (which I didn't watch) and the Manhunt series (which I did watch) I LOVE THE VECNA REFERENCE. It's weird how the villain of this and the previous story are essentially both the Whoniverse version of Vecna.

[@R.senals_Arsenal]

Wow, you really don't like snakes! For me it's spiders, though the arachnids in Planet of Spiders were mostly fake enough not to trigger me. Janet does a great job with this dual role. You know in The Mara is mentioned briefly in The Legend of Ruby Sunday when the herald is listing out gods by name. I know you wouldn't, but I'd love to see the Mara return for modern WHO.

[@Lokeydin7]

How the heck doses Sesskasays have only 103k subscribers? That is pure nonsense, there is no one who reacts better then she does, there are some great runners up but shes Queen of the reactors!! Just being honest.

[@edwardmctaggart6841]

Have not seen your reactions yet. I usually wait until you have done the whole story. I was wondering if you ever plan on watching the animated versions that have been made of the classic series A lot of the missing stories have made since you started your reactions.I Think you may have watched the reconstructed version of Shada if my memory serves me right?

[@daveangel2991]

Realised the other week this was coming up and, uh oh, this episode name *might* be a problem.

[@Stephen-Fox]

Janet Fielding is _so_ good in this and Kinda. Actually I think everyone's performances are great in this one, but Janet Fielding just shines so much more than everyone else.

[@HandofOmega]

I really do like the Doctor and Nessa as a pair of companions, they just get on so well...TOO well, really. I guess you really do need Teagan there to provide that much needed dramatic conflict...

[@firefly24601]

Well, THIS one should go over well....

[@TakeNoteOfThat]

Jess, are you saying you hope Nyssa changes clothes at some point? 🙂

[@robalexander8065]

Jess's first reaction to Nyssa's new outfit was a mixture of bewilderment and bemusement. I caught that she didn't like the costume on a personal level but was happy to roll with it, in a - well, it WAS the 80s - vibe.

[@Lokeydin7]

I REALLY don't think she mean "literally fuck off" LMAO

[@justindluscom3279]

We've had one yes, but what about second snake story?

[@SUK2293]

Snakes on a Tardis

[@cutthr0atjake]

This is one of Martin Clunes first TV rolls. He's excellant in this roll, even with certain costumes yo come next week! 😁

[@robalexander8065]

His first TV role. And what a debut!

[@moviesrocks2]

i was going to warn you, but decided against any spoilers. have fun with the rest of the story

[@viddysgamingviddyos4710]

Trust the Mara to feature in stories that are almost the only ones to get reactions to the story/serial name in the title sequence alone.

[@BernardJKD]

Umm. What?

[@TimelordRick]

Not to be pushy. But hows the 4th doctor retrospective coming?