Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom: Part 4 starts as the Doctor (Tom Baker) literally drops in & saves Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) from being infected by the Krynoid pod, in the confusion of a fight with Harrison Chase (Tony Beckley) & Scorby (John Challis) in which the Doctor & Sarah escape the pod manages to infect botanist Keeler (Mark Jones). Wanting to know the result of a Krynoid infecting a human Chase has him taken to a nearby cottage in the grounds of his manor, tied to a bed & fed raw meat for the mutation to feed on... Time is running out as if Keeler develops into a full Krynoid & escapes the Krynoid intergalactic weed would spread & destroy all animal life on Earth...
Episode 24 from season 13 this Doctor Who adventure was originally aired here in the UK during Febuary 1976, directed by Douglas Camfield after a padded Part 3 this has gotten the story right back on track. The script by Robert Banks Stewart has ditched the more overt horror themes & ideas that were particularly prevalent in Parts 1 & 2 & The Seeds of Doom now feels a bit like a James Bond flick with Chase sounding & acting like an archetypal Bond villain from the 70's with some insane plan & there's a very James Bond moment where he places the Doctor in a huge compost compactor machine which will eventually crush him & turn him into compost! This is such a foolproof plan Chase even leaves the room because, like you know, nothing could go wrong like Sarah saving him could it? This episode also doesn't forget the horror & after a complete absence from Part 3 the Krynoid is back, there's quite a chilling scene here as Chase has Keeler tied to a bed & watches Keeler's agony as he turns into a Krynoid & to aid the Krynoid Chase has his butler feed Keeler raw meat! This is a great episode, it's lots of fun, it has plenty going on & it's pretty creepy in parts too as this is when Doctor Who actually tried to be scary.
It's obvious the same Krynoid suit from Part 2 was used here but I guess the raw meat did the trick as it then mutates into a huge green slimy blob of tentacles that menace the Doctor & Sarah Jane for a fantastic cliffhanger ending to this episode. It actually looks pretty horrid & a lot better than the average Doctor Who 'man in a badly made & fitted rubber suit' monster. The lack of CSO during this episode is also very good after some horrible use of it during Part 3. Unusually there's some atmospheric nighttime shooting as well which was more expensive than daytime shooting so was used less often. For those who are concerned about such things there's been a fair amount of guns on show & some fist fights as well so along with the scary scenes maybe this isn't suitable for very young children.
The Seeds of Doom: Part 4 is a great episode in a great story & it's as simple & straight forward as that, well worth a watch if your looking for some creepy, action packed fast moving & entertaining sci-fi about killer plants from outer space!
Episode 24 from season 13 this Doctor Who adventure was originally aired here in the UK during Febuary 1976, directed by Douglas Camfield after a padded Part 3 this has gotten the story right back on track. The script by Robert Banks Stewart has ditched the more overt horror themes & ideas that were particularly prevalent in Parts 1 & 2 & The Seeds of Doom now feels a bit like a James Bond flick with Chase sounding & acting like an archetypal Bond villain from the 70's with some insane plan & there's a very James Bond moment where he places the Doctor in a huge compost compactor machine which will eventually crush him & turn him into compost! This is such a foolproof plan Chase even leaves the room because, like you know, nothing could go wrong like Sarah saving him could it? This episode also doesn't forget the horror & after a complete absence from Part 3 the Krynoid is back, there's quite a chilling scene here as Chase has Keeler tied to a bed & watches Keeler's agony as he turns into a Krynoid & to aid the Krynoid Chase has his butler feed Keeler raw meat! This is a great episode, it's lots of fun, it has plenty going on & it's pretty creepy in parts too as this is when Doctor Who actually tried to be scary.
It's obvious the same Krynoid suit from Part 2 was used here but I guess the raw meat did the trick as it then mutates into a huge green slimy blob of tentacles that menace the Doctor & Sarah Jane for a fantastic cliffhanger ending to this episode. It actually looks pretty horrid & a lot better than the average Doctor Who 'man in a badly made & fitted rubber suit' monster. The lack of CSO during this episode is also very good after some horrible use of it during Part 3. Unusually there's some atmospheric nighttime shooting as well which was more expensive than daytime shooting so was used less often. For those who are concerned about such things there's been a fair amount of guns on show & some fist fights as well so along with the scary scenes maybe this isn't suitable for very young children.
The Seeds of Doom: Part 4 is a great episode in a great story & it's as simple & straight forward as that, well worth a watch if your looking for some creepy, action packed fast moving & entertaining sci-fi about killer plants from outer space!