( Destiny of the Daleks) The Time Lord Drax later mistook Romana for Astra. Soon after Astra was restored, the Fourth Doctor’s companion, Romana, regenerated and chose the appearance of Astra as her new form, saying that she liked the princess’ appearance. After the Fourth Doctor had defeated the Black Guardian, Princess Astra was restored to her humanoid form and returned to normal life.
She was later transformed to her true shape. Astra was kidnapped by the Shadow and taken to the third planet. The Princess was the sixth child of the sixth dynasty of the sixth royal house of Atrios, the last member of the line, which passed on the sixth segment of the Key to Time in their genetic structure. As a small (but significant) bonus, the DVD's have much better looking cover art this time around too.Princess Astra of Atrios was the sixth segment of the Key to Time. This time around it's on two discs, with two commentaries - including one with Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, and John Leeson (K-9) and not one, not two, but somewhere around TEN extra featurettes! For the record, the most enjoyable featurettes on these discs, for me, include "A Matter of Time" on the "Ribos Operation" disc - it's a one hour feature about the entire tenure of producer Graham Williams a retrospective on doubles in Doctor Who on "The Androids of Tara" disc "There's Something About Mary," a short featurette about Mary Tamm's tenure (on "The Power of Kroll") and then finally, on the "Armageddon Factor" disc, there's a look at rogue Time Lords. As a comparison: The original "Armageddon Factor" on one disc had only production notes, a photo gallery, a who's who, and commentary with Mary Tamm, a guest actor, and director Michael Hayes. And "your money's worth" is definitely here.
It's almost as though BBC Video knew they'd have to give you your money's worth if you're going to spring for new sets. The episode has two other highlights as well - we meet Drax, a man who knows the Doctor from his past, and we also are introduced to Lalla Ward as Princess Astra - the same Lalla Ward who would take over the role of Romana for the next season. There's a villain in that one that I still say looks like Zechs from Gundam Wing, so it gets points from that. It all comes to a conclusion with "The Armageddon Factor." In that six-part story, it's kind of obvious from some repetitive scenes that they're stretching for time. "The Androids of Tara" gives us not only Romana but a Romana lookalike! "The Stones of Blood" gives us Stonehenge, Doctor Who style, and also serves as the series' 100th serial. Yes, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams. "The Pirate Planet" features the writing of Douglas Adams. unless characters that look like the Jolly Green Giant are your thing.Įvery other story in the box set is a gem.
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The Doctor's trusty "tin dog" K-9 is also present for this series of adventures, appearing in all but "The Power of Kroll," which is conveniently the season's weakest link. She was sexy, sly, and could put the Doctor in his place in ways no companion could before. (Her name is longer but darn if I could spell it) Perhaps because I saw her before developing a fondness for Romana's second incarnation as played by Lalla Ward, I actually preferred Tamm's portrayal. The first story, "The Ribos Operation," introduces Mary Tamm as the first actress to play the Time Lady Romana. Thankfully, the folks at 2Entertain worked with BBC Video and the Doctor Who Restoration Team to create a much-improved set. It was a treat to have an entire season of Doctor Who in one fell swoop, but extras-wise, it was not up to the usual standards of the Doctor Who range. exclusive without picture restoration and with very little as far as extras were concerned. In 2002, this series of episodes was released on DVD as a U.S.
This series of six serials - twenty-six half-hour episodes in all - followed the Doctor and his new companion Romana in a search for six elements with hopes of getting them before the evil Black Guardian can. Years before other science fiction series made season-long arcs an expectation, back in 1978, Doctor Who did the same with its season-long "Key to Time" season. Starring Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, and John Leeson #8 (3/09) Wonder Woman: The Animated Original Movieĭoctor Who: The Key To Time Special Edition
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