Doctor Who Review - Pyramids of Mars

[@DalamReviews]

I’ve been away for a minute, but it only just occurred to me that my years old review *might* have a little more traffic after the latest episode haha. Thanks for checking it out, I absolutely adore this story!!

[@richardfarrer5616]

Very true - and your guess that Sutekh was killed has apparently not aged well 😀

[@gingerfreak01]

@@richardfarrer5616 To be fair the Doctor actually says that, that he lived another 7000 years.

[@gingerfreak01]

I watch Doctor Who content now and then, so the KZbin algorithm suggested this, probably understandably. I'm glad it did!

[@MrOpenSeseme]

Checking in 2024. loved to revisit this classic episode.

[@chrisblake4198]

Thank you! Watching your review helped me make a connection about the current season (Why was the Doctor inexplicably afraid at several points throughout the season? Sutekh's presence in the TARDIS and his ability to dominate the Doctor's mind)

[@ghostlightx9005]

"I am the servant of Sutekh; he needs no other." is my favourite line in all of Who.

[@calvinfranklyn5499]

I wanna know more about the character who says that line. Are they meant to be a fragment of Sutekh himself? The servant of Sutekh doesn't even have a wiki page, insofar as I can tell.

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

And my favourite is : "Sutekh brings you the gift of death." - then cue the use of steam take to another level.

[@NathanLWHughes]

That poor b*stard (Namin) whose family spent centuries worshipping and serving Sutekh ends up getting fried alive for his trouble. I really felt sorry for the guy.

[@michaeljones8168]

10 out of 10. Absolute perfection. I don't care what anyone says. I was once asked if I had to pick my favorite Doctor Who episode ever and, well, this is it. They asked why and I said the premise. The Doctor and everyone is running around frantically for four episodes trying their damedest to stop someone who is completely immobile. Because if he becomes mobile, he will be absolutely unstoppable. No one will be able to defeat him. Not the Time Lords. Nor Daleks. Nor Cybermen. Nor Sontarans, Judoon, Weeping Angels. No one. All of reality will be destroyed. That's why the Doctor showed Sarah the alternative 1980. To drive the point home. Pretty much the only companion he's ever done that to. Anyway, I've rambled. Absolutely love this story.

[@carlll7596]

and now hes mobile 😬

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Just a heads-up, this video is gonna get *_big_* over the next week or two.

[@GusMcGuire]

What was especially pleasing about this story was that it used the powers of its characters intelligently and appropriately. Sutekh is a god, so it makes perfect sense that his powers will be more than a match for the Doctor, and the Doctor - as a Timelord - appropriate defeats Sutekh using his ability to control time.

[@gingerfreak01]

Which is interesting also because the way the Osirans jailed Sutekh, and the way he had to sit there and bear it, suggests despite being gods they can't control time. A nice contrast between science, industry, hard work and innate abilities. Wonder if this distinction will be part of the resolution in Sutekh's latest appearance (I'm writing this after The Legend Of Ruby Sunday and before Empire Of Death). With a heavy heart I doubt it.

[@mortalhellion]

Many of the locations in this serial were filmed on Mick Jagger's property. Stargroves was a large manor house in Hampshire owned by the Rolling Stones' rock star. Source: "Doctor Who: The Complete History," volume 24, page 51. My favorite incarnation of the Doctor. One of my favorite stories. I just ordered the Doctor's coat like the one found in "Pyramids of Mars" to be worn for this Halloween.

[@MidnightChimey]

Stories about Gods and all-powerful beings can be risky to pull off as there is a danger of raising the stakes so high that nothing has any real dramatic weight any more. Pyramids of Mars handles the balancing act well, I think the fact Sutekh is used minimally and is restrained in his chair for most of the story has a lot to do with that. The stakes are all about what COULD happen if he is released

[@DalamReviews]

You’ve hit the nail right on the head here, that’s exactly right. It’s definitely a risk but they pulled it off excellently

[@emberashes6809]

He's baaaaaaccck

[@kieranjohnson6752]

I think the Pyramids of Mars is an underrated great of Doctor Who. When People look at the Fourth Doctor Era, many go for the City of Death, Genesis of the Daleks, or The Deadly Assassin as a favorite but I think Pyramids of Mars is one of the best.

[@LeonardoTrasente-zj4lf]

How about The Talons of Weng-Chiang, The Arc in Space, The Hand of Fear and the entire Key to Time series, The Planet of Evil?!

[@emberashes6809]

Too bad elisabeth sladen isnt around anymore If she was it would of been great to have her somehow be involved in the new episode

[@GarethColquhoun]

Doctor Who is now a shambling corpse of a show and dear Elisabeth Sladen has been spared that particular ignominy.

[@twilightskiesx]

Sutekh is back!

[@felixVanDiemen]

Yes 😁😁

[@shaz2761]

I'm sure they'll make him gay

[@calreid3208]

Anyone else here after The Legend of Ruby Sunday?

[@nightcorefusion3884]

Just need a refresher...

[@trence5]

The minute I saw the name I remembered this.

[@TCHorwood-xq7mw]

It's one of my favourite adventures and I watch it every now and then, but I I'm watching this after Ruby Sunday.

[@leebex100]

Yep 😂

[@duanezetrouer6048]

Yes I am here for that reason

[@h-ink-visualversatility974]

The Pyramids of Mars is easily in my Top 3 Doctor Who serials ever. Your review certainly coincides with my take 100%. This one I have revisted countless times. And it continues to enthrall me!

[@glentor3]

It’s a standout, even among the all the stories from the Hinchcliffe era.

[@evanmccreesh268]

I was a victim of overhype the first time I watched this story, so it I didn’t absolutely love it. But when I watched it again, with lower expectations, I thought it was a masterpiece

[@hgwells1899]

Always the way with "overrated" stories! But us oldschool viewers went in without preconceptions and took each story as it came, judged for ourselves. Same when people cry "underrated," go in expecting the worst, then finding it's just average classic Who... it must take a few watches to form a genuine opinion that's not a reaction to others. Anyway, this ones pretty good, it's not my go to 4th Doctor and Sarah Jane story... having said that, just talking about it, I can feel a rewatch coming on! Are you my mummies?

[@kobysteinnokel3246]

The one who waits will rise again

[@michaelwx1]

I was 6 when this first aired in 1976. I'd seen the occasional episode of Dr Who before but had never really been that interested, but I caught the first episode of The Pyramids of Mars and was blown away. It's the first time in my life that I would purposely watch the next episode (of anything) the following week so I could follow the story. The atmosphere and especially that scary ending to episode one was just awesome to my 6 year old brain. I was a huge Doctor Who fan for the next 5 or 6 years, watching the TV episodes but mostly reading the books because there was no way to rewatch things back then. Great TV

[@h-ink-visualversatility974]

This Doctor Who is absolutely among the very best, indeed! Up there with The Talons of Weng Chiang and The Robots of Death!

[@LeonardoTrasente-zj4lf]

I totally agree! Excellent choices!

[@NewtonDKC]

@4:16 The dress Sarah Jane wears never appeared on Victoria or Vicki either for that matter. It’s odd because when she first comes into the Console Room wearing it, the Doctor calls her “Vicki:. He then says the dress was Victoria’s. Its almost as if the writer browsed casually through the programmers history and thought Vicki was Victoria’s nickname rather than 2 distinct companions of the 1st and 2nd Doctor respectively. So is the Doctor having a senior moment in his TimeLord middle aged-ness? Or is it just one of the many instances of a writing flub and no satisfactory in-universe explanation exists? The easiest explanation would be it’s a dress from the TARDIS wardrobe that perhaps both Vicki and Victoria (and perhaps even Albert for that matter) wore on previous adventures, perhaps Victoria liked it so much, resembling dresses from her own time, she asked if she could have it and the Doctor said yes, but didnt take it when she stayed behind with the Harris family on the refinery. The real world explanation, of course, is probably closer to my first guess about casual reading up by the author (whoever actually wrote this part given the ambiguous nature of the authorship) in the days before the internet and google could deliver detailed life histories and every televised outfit (I shudder to recall our primitive past!). :-) I don’t recall it ever being officially addressed but always bugged me slightly being one of my favorite stories and thus one ive seen probably a dozen times. It is interesting to note if Robert Holmes had any part in this passage, he similarly messed up Victoria’s TARDIS timeline in the later “The Two Doctors” as he states Victoria left the TARDIS (presumably temporarily) to study graphology, sparking all sorts of explanations from fans including the Season 6B theory, when it would have been so much simpler to have simply placed the time glitchy story between Victoria’s last episode in ‘Fury of the Deep” and before the Doctor and Jamie met Zoe in “The Wheel in Space”, but again, it appears he simply didnt know her history very well. But just my thoughts which I probably devoted wayyyy too much time to. Great review!!! :-)

[@TCHorwood-xq7mw]

.. or she might have worn it off screen.

[@pauldunecat]

The tie back to UNIT being based at the property after the former priory was burned down is a nice touch as well.

[@spacedinosaur8733]

The DVD special has a great episode about Sutekh living in our modern world and talking about the episode. "This is my pet bunny Neil. Neil! Kneel before the power of Sutekh!" or "Sutekh brings mankind the gift of fresh milk."

[@hgwells1899]

Neil, lol. Probably watched that a while ago and forgot it. Wonder if he still sometimes needs a hand with the furniture

[@minicle426]

And we now know what happened to 'Fury from the Deep'.

[@Silver-rx1mh]

Agreed. A simply superb story that I can't fault in any dept. In fact I'd go as far as say It's my all time fav story of Toms.

[@DalamReviews]

It’s definitely among his best, no question

[@paulhunter6742]

Talons of Weing Chi-hun, and Keeper of Trakan were other two good Baker episodes

[@whiplashthunderhead4258]

Im old enough to remember watching this in 1979/80 Indelibly 45 years has not diminished what I thought of Sutekh The BBC managed to give the world a Tv villan the could stand toe to toe with the benchmark movie villan at the time Darth Vader

[@LeonardoTrasente-zj4lf]

The first time I saw Doctor Who was in 1980 on a PBS station out of Chicago on Sunday nights from 6:30 to 7 PM! I was into sports and a lot of other things at the time but once I discovered Doctor Who it was all over and it was painful to wait an entire week to see another 28 minute episode but totally worth it! At 57 I have every episode of Doctor Who available from iTunes Amazon you name it and am in my glory! Enjoy!

[@X-Gen-001]

I don't recall seeing the dress Doctor Who refers to as Victoria's. It's possible it's part of the unfortunate lost footage. I suspect it was new and never worn by Victoria but they used it to refer to the style Victoria wore during that time. The Pyramids of Mars is right at the top of my favorites list. Tom Baker was my era. I remember seeing this story on tv back in the 70's as a very young kid. Gabriel Woolf as Sutekh was as spellbinding as he was pure evil. The whole story was captivating from start to finish. As for my favorite villain of all, I still have to give that to The Master, Roger Delgado, Doctor Who's fellow gentleman and arch nemesis. He and the very dapper Jon Pertwee were a little before my time, but wow what an awesome time that was too as I came to know later. Sarah Jane Smith is my absolute top favorite companion and always will be. Tegan is still the absolute worst with her incessant hysterical whinging. lol

[@MrKongTY]

Really thankful for this video! Its so hard for me to find old who episodes where I stay. This allows me to catch up after todays episode!

[@LeonardoTrasente-zj4lf]

Tubi streaming service is free with commercials and they have all of the first seven doctors episodes available!

[@williamtrfar1830]

6:23 It's more than just being corpse-like, he _is_ a corpse. Sutekh killed Scarman and used his sheer force of will to reanimate his dead body as his puppet.

[@burgunbeerd]

18:30 yeaaaah I think he might have survived haha

[@jhowe5571]

No spoilers for me. I've seen it maybe a dozen times! Tom Baker, the 4th doctor is one of my top favorites. Every episode was great!😁

[@billblack7840]

Pyramids was my first trip in the TARDIS. I still remember sitting down at a friends house and his mother turning the show on. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@duncankilburn7612]

A great story and almost unique that the protagonist is of a truly supernatural nature. A one off.

[@paulhunter6742]

The Pyramids of Mars is one favorite Dr Who episodes. I like premise that Sutek was So powerful that took over Horus along with 700 other Egyptian Gods to imprison him. Doctor also mentioned his other names, Saudas and Satan.

[@paulhunter6742]

That's part really found intriguing, Sutek is very much alive and busy Centuries later (Now)

[@paulhunter6742]

Pyramids of Mars was among my favorites of Tom Baker era

[@qtrust]

The lie/truth mummy test blew my mind as a kid and has stayed in my head for almost 4 decades.

[@marcokite]

heehee - me too!!

[@LeonardoTrasente-zj4lf]

Same here! Too funny! Thought I was the only one!😂

[@DanBrizuela]

Can I just say how appreciative I am of your reviews. Whether it’s the classic run or the revival, you give such insightful thoughts to every episode and how open you are to so many ideas. This video especially is a breath of fresh air as there was another doctor who reviewer that I’ve been also listening for months going through his serial by serial reviews, until I learned how utterly sexist he is. Wanting to listen to his thoughts over chibnall and Jodie leaving, I learned of his disgust for the very thought of a female doctor the second she was announced and thinking chibnall was the only person who thought of having a woman in the role. Constantly saying he likes women, but never saying he respects them. This helped me get that awful taste out of my mouth. Thank you.

[@DalamReviews]

Thank you for your kind words, I’m glad to hear that these reviews can do that for you. I agree that it can be disheartening to learn that some fans are so sexist and bigoted, as I’ve had similar experiences to yourself. Your comment is particularly appreciated on this video, as it took me ages to edit, so I’m glad that it is doing some small good. :)

[@robertkauffman7351]

I am assuming this video will get lots of new views. It is a great review

[@1-JBL]

The first DOCTOR WHO story I ever saw, and it made me a fan for life. Of course, great as the villain is, he's a one-note character and need not ever make a return. The Doctor has never been more alien than that moment when he takes Sarah Jane back to her time. "1980, Sarah, if you want to get off." Chilling. Sutekh, Marcus Scarman, and the mummy robots very much reflect the Second Doctor's foe The Great Intelligence, who also possessed a human being to get his work done, and had Yeti robots for his muscle.

[@WhoDoctor-u2e]

I think Sutekh is very scary. Also the voice of Sutekh,Daniel Woolf, from Pyramids of Mars is also Sutekh now!

[@tulljones2105]

Gabriel Woolf; and you're right, he is, at 91 years old no less!

[@Steve-wo7gt]

There's a scene in this story where Sutekh is torturing the Doctor and Tom is screaming. It gives a feeling of danger. The Doctor was in genuine danger for a change. He is one of the few enemies the Doctor has faced that actually has the upper hand and so sadistic! Easily my favorite Doctor Who villain. I've always wanted a rematch. Glad we finally got one. I should've known RTD was bringing him back because in The Devil's Chord that scene where the Doctor brings Sarah Jane back to her time and the Earth is a wasteland is duplicated beat by beat with Ruby Sunday.

[@guidosarducci209]

Remember, the main effect of the villain was reflected in the superb acting skills of the others. The villain didn't exactly _do_ much in terms of the actor, except speak. So when you speak of how menacing he was, you're speaking of Tom and Elisabeth mainly, because it's their acting which brought him to life.

[@radic888]

2024 says hello.

[@katokianimation]

I love how they could make one of the most intimidating villian of all time with a budget of pur foam and a paint bucket. While the best the new team got with disney money, 40 years later is Scooby doo Monster unlished for 3 minutes

[@alexrobertssings]

Congratulations on the massive spike in views bro!

[@Nightmare_Child]

Sutekh is back baby!!!

[@marcokite]

yeah baby! yeah!!

[@allenhowell1574]

We never actually see Sutekh die, and that was intentional. He could still be out there, old and shrivelled, reduced in power, but obsessed with revenge.

[@bunny.2786]

ayo homie guess what 🤭

[@xedalpha1]

A villain who is so insanely, incomprehensively evil that you can never grasp just how evil he is makes for an unsurprisingly amazing villain.

[@meirionh]

Crazy how you stumbled across this video only a week before the season finale xD

[@xedalpha1]

@@meirionh I had a hunch 😆🤣

[@gingerfreak01]

So much to love in this, my favourite ever story. You've mentioned most of them in your excellent review. The visual setting. The story. Sutekh being a bit part player till the end. The phenomenal performances of Tom and Lis (both together and separate). The performances (and characterisations) of the other actors are really good too. One thing you miss that I thought deserved praise was Dudley Simpson's incidental music. Brilliant, especially the organ in the first episode. The whole thing is glorious. One of my very earliest memories is of the mummies. Just what they looked like, nothing more (I was 3 at the time). This was also the first VHS story I got. I absolutely love love love it.

[@fabala182]

This is eerie watching in 2024 now we're next to the last episode of Ncuti's first season

[@scepteredisle]

Yes it's sad watching trash destroy the Dr Who franchise.

[@KatEtoile]

Somehow, Sutekh returned

[@somerandomguy2073]

Eh, it's not much of a mystery. He was trapped in a time tunnel and latched onto the TARDIS to save himself. Surprisingly logical and sensible way to bring him back, really.

[@kdkseven]

Which is worse, Disney Star Wars or Disney Doctor Who?

[@KatEtoile]

@@kdkseven Disney Star Wars, by FAR 😬

[@kdkseven]

@@KatEtoile Sorry, it was a trick question- they're both equally terrible.

[@KatEtoile]

@@kdkseven a lot of people including myself would strongly disagree, so I’m sorry you’re not enjoying the new series, unless you just like hating on Doctor Who anyway.

[@josephryan362]

I just got the prymids of mars on dvd and on the same day I got the robots of death and the three doctor and the tomb of the cybermen because I got the revestashon 3 box set UK release

[@hgwells1899]

Scarmans look and movements remind me of b/w silent movie era killers. He's so creepy at the window. I always feel sorry for his brother, so hopeful right to the end, that I find his fate kind of disturbing to watch. The mummies look a bit of silly now but as a kid, their appearance fascinated me - I never really saw the human actor underneath, just the thing itself, similar to how I just accepted the Sea Devils or, indeed, the Daleks... trying to draw this one though, always came out kind of, ahem, busty, in all the wrong ways! Nice to see a review that isn't reacting for or against other people's rating of an episode

[@mpittard21]

Hes effectively a zombie for most of the story. I doubt his heart beats or his brain functions. Hes imply only active because of Sutekhs will .

[@omega810]

Time for a sequel video?

[@thepandorica1660]

I hope so too, but wait until the finale so it's the whole story of Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death

[@invisibleray6987]

VERY exciting, i hope you can do more episodes ASAP

[@aqacefan]

I'd hazard a guess as to why you didn't recognize Victoria's dress (which I believe to be from Evil of The Daleks) is that Lis wasn't wearing all of the hoops that Deborah Watling wore.

[@rodrigoantoniorojo2725]

I saw the scene of "the riddle" at the beggining of the 80's in Chile at 15 years old. 40 años after I saw again, I have to recognize that I remember sligh differente

[@omega810]

The one who waited :)

[@minicle426]

I always wondered what happened to Horus. Maybe if they ever make a sequel they could answer that. With him facing Sutekh again.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

The 2010s Tenth Doctor comics have following this up as a major part of their overarching plot. It's really good.

[@sabsab9126]

He didn't kill him. He trapped him in a time tunnel that he could never reach the end of.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

About that . . .

[@davidbanan.]

this was the first 4th doctor story i ever saw, it was amazing, i watched it when twitch did a "marathon" of the entire classic series, saddly missed first 3 doctors (and the first "block" of 4th doctor) but was able to catch it at Pyramids of Mars, stayed up to see the repeat of revenge of the Cybermen -and from then on, i stayed up every day untill like 2 in the morning every da-. and then i fell down the stairs the next day because i was so hyped for doctor who.... not kidding. i got to see the majority of the 4th doctor, and the 5th... or?, idk i think they got to 6 before i had to leave the internet and do stupid shit like being social with my family, i had the fortune of catching Survival on the last fookin scene. it was such an amazing run, and the second marathon i caught, they ran every dalek episode, so i got to catch Genesis of the Daleks, which i missed, and it was ok, I hardly remember anything from it other than the basic plot beats and one of the cliffhangers, in this case the literall cliffhanger, i guess the fact that i hardly remember anything from it might be why i thought it was just ok. the Highlights of that event for me were; and the series as a whole after the 4th doctor Revenge of the Cybermen (i like this story, i just find it fun) Terror of the Zygons Pyramids of Mars the seeds of doom, because i'm 99% sure it gave me nightmares somehow The Talons of Weng-Chiang, this story was like 99% of the reason i actually watched it every day when it was on twitch, Horror of Fangrock decently spooky, although i don't remember struggling to sleep so City of Death, i mean, cmon, you don't need to say anything. Horns of the Nimon, again, you don't need to say anything and then it just goes all over the place Logopolis was amazing kinda the visitation Earthshock is kinda meh i remember snakedance being OK Mawdrvyn Undead mainly because of the music Enlightenment, the special effects and of course, one of if not the best story of the entire classic series twin dilemma- ok but for real caves of androzani and hear it gets meeeeeega spotty to the point where i only have 1 i actually remember watching lol Rememberance of the Daleks, aka, the best dalek story of all time i don't really remember why i made this list, ADHD i guess

[@domm6812]

One of the greatest episodes of all time. I remember this one from my childhood, and it was terrifying and amazing.

[@MikeGranby]

Thanks for this. I remember watching this when I was 7 and being terrified and fascinated in equal measure. When I became a father myself, I rewatched with my two boys at around the same ages, and they had the same reaction. My oldest still recalls being traumatized by what he called the “donkey head” that appears in the TARDIS…

[@originaluddite]

Unless you're _excavating_ in your back yard, you'll have to start with an _expedition_ anyway. :)

[@devanandalovefoundation47]

bringing back Sutekh was brilliant. The baddest of the bad.

[@edp2260]

The 4th was the best Doctor. Sarah was the best companion. #1 and Susan were nearly as good. The writer for Pyramids of Mars: the best.

[@shaz2761]

I always liked Leela most

[@shaz2761]

I preferred Leela.

[@owenwildish331]

This is just a guess, but I think the dress Sara Jane Smith was wearing that belonged to Victoria might be based on the one Victoria wore during Evil of the Daleks, though it probably wasn't the actual dress from that story, but an attempt at something close to it, maybe?

[@mandroid-rb4uy]

Hello Dalam i personally prefer the Classic Dr Who i have tried Chibnall's take but I keep going back to the Oldies it's just better IMO

[@Ozgipsy]

Great review, thanks. I remember thinking the doorman looked like the Rocky Horror Show. It was a thing at the time

[@bonglesnodkins329]

Riff-Raff

[@cosmichobo4216]

I think that's supposed too be the outfit that Victoria wore in Evil of the Daleks

[@Nikioko]

Because the Doctor said: “Victoria wore this”? Not exactly. What Victoria wore in Evil of the Daleks, you can also see in the first episode of Tomb of the Cybermen.

[@hgwells1899]

@@Nikioko Never thought of that. Hope the animators are paying attention

[@mr.wafflesrz1137]

18:30 News Flash: He's back

[@MisterTutor2010]

The Knights and Knaves puzzle was also used in The Labyrinth.

[@android65mar]

Victoria's actual Victorian outfit was a lot more flouncy and lacey then that. After The Evil of the Daleks Victoria only wore contemporary or futuristic outfits

[@thetalisman7722]

So...this just got recommended. I wonder why?

[@fab42355]

Glad to see this 🙌👌

[@tonyug113]

this is one of the episodes i remember the most from my childhood, and clever use of egyptian mythology we dont see again till the stargate series.

[@Nikioko]

Pyramids of Mars is one of the best stories ever in the best season ever. And, of course, Robert Holmes is involved in the script.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Has there ever been any explanation as to his Pyrimd prison being on Mars and the Ice Warriors as in were they aware of kt? What did they think if it? Did they explore it? What?

[@richt63]

One of my favorite episodes of the fourth Doctor. Using the American spelling of the word Favorite. I'm an American fan 👍

[@henrykfu]

I actually wanted to be Sutekh as a kid. Also, he looked very cute sitting there in his little chair.

[@guidosarducci209]

"What would the other one tell me is the right button?" It's a classic logic puzzle. There's a variant with 3 sentinals, and the third one sometimes tells the truth and sometimes lies.

[@anthonybrown4874]

Big fan of Liz Sladen best Dr companion gone too soon.

[@31webseries]

About the same age and the EXACT same experience when I watched the riddle scene! 😂

[@stevenbliss989]

The Sutek actor's voice is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andrewmorton7482]

Sarah Jane is, for me, the best companion the Doctor has ever had

[@1969cmp]

One of the best of Dr Who.

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

Sutek should have ended up being the big baddy in Capaldi's Truth Monks trilogy. They could have even set it up to where Sarah Jane initially assumed it was him, and vanished in the process of investigating.

[@antpearson9676]

Huge fan. Best Dr Who's reviewer in my opinion. I saw this in real time as a child and it scared the living s...t out of me Thanks Ant p uk teacher retired

[@bright93]

Bought on DVD one of the few I watched it again and again along with Stones of Blood

[@Dboy21ish]

Check out the doctor who epi the legend of Ruby Sunday.

[@charlesbrentner4611]

The "Victoria" that travelled with the Dr. travelled with the 2nd Dr. Not many of his adventures have survived so it could be that it was part of one of the adventures that we only have pieces of.

[@ishaandw]

The Osirans are always a great villain

[@dendralen]

I Iike that the mummies looked like wrapped up Ice Warriors.

[@johnadamm]

It's one of my all time favorites for every reason you identified, but you did miss out on the famous "hand of Sutekh - a stagehand's arm holding down the cushion Sutekh was sitting on! It's a cack!

[@bananasaregood8655]

Fantastic story and villain, nothin much more to say, y said it all :) 9/10

[@tenmark7055]

A villain/monster who spends most of the story sitting in a chair occasionally flashing it's eyes and just oozing menace with his voice? What's not to love? I seem to remember the Doctor describing Osirisons as having cerebellums like spiral stair cases which I loved and the occasional glimpse of the jackal heads on his slaves were effective even though they didnt look very real.

[@arrowtt3364]

Must rewatch this episode at some point

[@allenreynolds2449]

This episode is one of my favorites

[@selvahechicera4292]

Not traveling backwards in time to kill Sutek. So. It's a "First Law of Time" thing. Tie traveling into a place where you are already involved is (smurf)ing dangerous. So dangerous the Doctor let Adric stay dead instead of rescuing him. And, while classic Dr. Who did occasionally break this law, almost always inadvertently or to somewhere where he was a different regeneration he always did everything he could to avoid breaking it. We only find out in modern Dr Who that thjer4e are literal monsters that lurk just "outside of time" that will come in and kill everyone even remotely nearby if you DO significantly break the 1st Law of Time. I think the episode was called Fathers Day but I can't swear to that.

[@ASChambers]

“Somehow Sutekh returned…” I’ll get my coat…

[@oreally8605]

It's absolutely hard to get the scene where the Doctor encountered Sutek. Copywrite reasons or such- you cannot get the full episode on KZbin.

[@marsbearmcw3050]

One of my faves.

[@Michael.Kilsby]

I have always loved it

[@damienkakoschke3099]

FYI, Marcus by the time he gets to the manor & is the servant of Sutekh, he's pale like a walking corpse because he is a walking corpse. Well, the Doctor trapped Sutekh in a time tunnel, he didn't kill him.

[@martinwood744]

Sutekh was so powerful that he conjured into existence a phantom hand just to hold his cushion down!

[@SallyLovejoy]

The old dress wasn't worn in one of Victoria's episode. Apparently, the actresses weren't even the same size. (I've no idea where I read/heard this. 😂)