You say it's not Tom's most balanced performance like that's a bad thing.

"Image of the Fendahl" is easily the second-best story of season 15.

"Image of the Fendahl" is easily the second-best story of season 15.

It's worth watching just for the completely over-the-top Gatherer Hade.

It's worth watching just for the completely over-the-top Gatherer Hade.

The inverted 4-then-2 format of "The Invasion of Time" didn't work as well, but I don't think it's the structure that's the problem with that story.

The inverted 4-then-2 format of "The Invasion of Time" didn't work as well, but I don't think it's the structure that's the problem with that story.

Tom Baker six-parters were mostly pretty good, but whoo, Pertwee is a different story.  I had to take a break from my Pertwee marathon after episode 1 of "The Sea Devils".  I could have made it through the rest of the serial, as it's a decent enough story, but I looked ahead and saw "The Mutants", "The Time Monster"…

Tom Baker six-parters were mostly pretty good, but whoo, Pertwee is a different story.  I had to take a break from my Pertwee marathon after episode 1 of "The Sea Devils".  I could have made it through the rest of the serial, as it's a decent enough story, but I looked ahead and saw "The Mutants", "The Time Monster"…

Judging by what made my sister wake up screaming in the middle of the night, the scariest DW villains are George Cranleigh and Omega (after he took on the Doctor's form and started decaying).

Judging by what made my sister wake up screaming in the middle of the night, the scariest DW villains are George Cranleigh and Omega (after he took on the Doctor's form and started decaying).

… but schtupid.

… but schtupid.

Solomon seemed to me to be exactly the sort of character that Eric Saward would have had a boner for.  It gives me faith in the new production/writing team that they blew him the FUCK UP.

Solomon seemed to me to be exactly the sort of character that Eric Saward would have had a boner for.  It gives me faith in the new production/writing team that they blew him the FUCK UP.

I noticed that too.  It's either an in-joke, or something important.

I noticed that too.  It's either an in-joke, or something important.

Considering it was written by the guy who bears responsibility for "Cyberwoman", it wasn't half-bad.

Considering it was written by the guy who bears responsibility for "Cyberwoman", it wasn't half-bad.

Rory's dad is a hoopy frood who really knows where his trowel is.