#zaroff

Okay… I fucking love the Underwater Menace. It is utter perfection. Here’s why:

Jamie is rather confused in this story, understandable. As far as he knows he was just kidnapped by some faeries (albeit well meaning ones)

[Image Description: A black and white telesnap photo of Jamie McCrimmon’s face, looking directly to the camera with a confused expression.]

This is the face of a very confused man. ‘What have I come upon?’, yes what indeed Jamie?

I like that we get a bit of internal monologue, it’s different

Jamie canonically speaks Gaelic in the show!

Polly can speak four languages, good for her

‘Vital secret will die with me. Dr. W’ – just… I can’t… it’s great

Of course they are about to be eaten by sharks!

Oh Zaroff, finding the Doctor amusing. Well, it is Two so that’s fair.

Why wouldn’t Zaroff have a pet octopus?

Okay, more seriously, the fish people are a horrifying concept. Like, they were ordinary people who were turned into fish and can presumably never leave the sea again and they have to gather food for the same people who subjected them to their fate! Honestly, I would love it if this idea was done in New Who at some point (with better effects… what am I talking about, the cardboard eyes are amazing!)

Good that the one non-white character doesn’t die, the Irish guy is a bit stereotypical though

The Doctor’s face when he fiddles with the lights to save Polly… ‘oh, did I do that?’, just epic Second Doctor trolling

[Image Description: A black and white photo of the Second Doctor holding a piece of equipment in his right hands from a power supply box which is in the background. The Second Doctor’s expression is one of mock innocence, with his left index finger to his lip]

‘Did I do that?’, well I guess he is rather bumbling... maybe he didn’t know what he was doing?

“Tell me, why do you want to blow up the world?”, pitch perfect delivery there.

“For the achievement”, do you know what? Fair. I can respect that.

Ben and Jamie in tight leather… yes, me likes

[Image Description: A black and white telesnap photo of Jamie McCrimmon and Ben Jackson wearing black faux leather jumpsuits. Jamie has his arms folded and has a wry expression, Ben is slightly behind Jamie and has an open grin.]

The Doctor: *is very happy to see Ben and Polly but is keeping a hushed tone*. Also The Doctor: Jamie!

The beginning of a beautiful relationship

Two is 5’9”! He literally says so in Episode 3!!

I fucking love Zaroff, “At least help me stand at your side so I may feel the aura of your goodness”… that is such obvious cheesy bullshit so of course Polly buys it.

And of course ‘Nothing in ze world can stop me now!!!”

[Image Description: A black and white photo of Professor Zaroff, wearing a black cape over his laboratory clothes, laughing maniacally. He is looking offscreen, but not directly to the camera.]

A man who cannot be defeated.

Okay, the one thing I don’t like is Jamie slapping Polly. That was uncalled for. Though I guess I’d rather it was Jamie than Ben (if it has to be anyone, which is 100% did not)

Zaroff’s death is pretty grim actually, drowning in his own lab

I liked Ben dragging the Doctor to safety, he’s got a good head on his shoulders

It’s pretty sad when Jamie and Polly and the Doctor and Ben think the other pair didn’t survive, I really wish their reunion survived

Yay! Jamie is enjoying himself! I hope that continues and he doesn’t see any phantom pipers anytime soon…