the "dangers of twisted science!" theme felt... Cold War-ish?
It reminded me of "Inferno," which was from Jon Pertwee's first year--1970?
I'm not all that familiar with old Who beyond a little of Four and Seven (does Eight even count?), but I knew enough to cheer at the reversed polarity!
Does Eight count?!? ::points at icon:: Of course he does! ;) Can't remember off the top of my head if he reversed the polarity in the TVM or not. That was mostly a Pertwee line.
if you assume the screwdriver was converting the regular sound waves of the organ to "hypersonic" waves... I suppose they could've blasted Lazarus's jury-rigged DNA modifications all to pieces? Or something.
See, I figured something logical, if not scientifically accurate, would be to run the cathedral carillon from the organ console--'cause, hey, bell tower! Only....no. And there used to be at least glimmers of actual science going on, back in the Good Old Days (TM), but these days it's sort of like "Oh, who cares about the science, just make it look cool." Which is nice, except for those of us who actually try to follow the plot...(Of course, as another LJ friend pointed out, he's really not a scientist anymore. They've made him a magician. Gah.)
And you're right about the scripts. I've been saying that since series 2 started last year. Could we please give the man something real to work with, instead of just having him spontaneously yelling at people, if not actually threatening them?
It was better than More and More Daleks Until You Can't Stand Them Anymore, for sure!
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Date: 2007-05-08 11:25 am (UTC)It reminded me of "Inferno," which was from Jon Pertwee's first year--1970?
I'm not all that familiar with old Who beyond a little of Four and Seven (does Eight even count?), but I knew enough to cheer at the reversed polarity!
Does Eight count?!? ::points at icon:: Of course he does! ;) Can't remember off the top of my head if he reversed the polarity in the TVM or not. That was mostly a Pertwee line.
if you assume the screwdriver was converting the regular sound waves of the organ to "hypersonic" waves... I suppose they could've blasted Lazarus's jury-rigged DNA modifications all to pieces? Or something.
See, I figured something logical, if not scientifically accurate, would be to run the cathedral carillon from the organ console--'cause, hey, bell tower! Only....no. And there used to be at least glimmers of actual science going on, back in the Good Old Days (TM), but these days it's sort of like "Oh, who cares about the science, just make it look cool." Which is nice, except for those of us who actually try to follow the plot...(Of course, as another LJ friend pointed out, he's really not a scientist anymore. They've made him a magician. Gah.)
And you're right about the scripts. I've been saying that since series 2 started last year. Could we please give the man something real to work with, instead of just having him spontaneously yelling at people, if not actually threatening them?
It was better than More and More Daleks Until You Can't Stand Them Anymore, for sure!