Black Orchid
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Black Orchid
At first I thought it was men dancing, but then I realized that it was MURDERRRR!
Woah. Hello Completely Random Aztec Man o_O
CADBURY CHOCOLATES.
"What's the matter, old girl? Why this compulsion for planet Earth?" Funny thing for you to be asking the TARDIS, Doctor...
"So, what IS a railway station?" Adric, thank you for reminding me why New Who needs some non-Earthling companions eventually.
And they've been expected? Wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey.
Everyone seems very interested in Nyssa...
I can't help but wonder if they made this story just so Five's cricket togs would have a place to fit in. It's just a little trippy.
Also, it amuses me greatly that Tegan is the only companion who can actually follow the game. Nyssa and Adric are made of confuzzled.
So apparently when it comes to cricket, Five > everyone.
Ah yes, it's been a while since someone's asked "Doctor...who?"
"Superb innings! Worthy of the master!"
"...the Master?"
"Yes! The other doctor!"
S'cuse me, mind just a tiny bit broken.
"What do you do with a COCKTAIL in a BATH?"
"Drink it, old boy!"
Guys, I am overcome with the strangest urge to pat Adric on the head.
Huh. They seem to have fun with using the same actress for 2 different characters for...reasons, apparently. First Romana I, now Nyssa.
That must be the titular flower. Also, Unidentified Bound And Gagged Man from earlier is free now.
Does it amuse anyone else that the TARDIS crew seem to have few qualms about stating outright where they're really from whenever asked?
Tegan dressed as a giant flower dancing the Charleston. Thank you for that quite unique image, guys. That was actually quite amusing.
Umm...you girls can tell each other apart by more than just the mole. Nyssa's hair is about twice as long.
I am appreciating bathrobe!Five. Also, pre-bath singing. This show.
Awww, shy-Adric being asked to dance. Why do I find that adorable-most.
"WHY do I always let my curiosity get the better of me?" says Five while trapped in Secret Stone Passageway. Also still in his bathrobe.
"Where's the Doctor?"
"Dunno."
"...What's he wearing?"
Context: removing it can make things sound COMPLETELY different.
Hmm, are we finally going to get an explanation on Completely Random Aztec Man?
Wait, why is Five still wearing his cricket pants under his bathrobe? More importantly, why am I even paying attention to that?
So now I have to wonder if Tegan just accidentally invented the Charleston.
Oh great. Logic might compel me to consider shipping Adric/Nyssa after this. *facepalm*
DEAD BODY.
Seriously, guys? MUST we continue the attempted-rape implications? Maybe I'm taking this a little too far, but...
So Completely Random Aztec Man is actually Brazilian. That would explain things.
So...what is it with the Doctor and getting caught up in Edwardian murder mysteries? Not that I'm complaining...
HOLY SHIT. GUYS? REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT NOT-RAPE-IMAGERY? YEAH. THE GIRL IN THE BED ISN'T HELPING.
Obvious prosthetics are obvious. Also, Five in a clown suit: Fail/Win?
"Just look at that!"
"Well, I didn't have any breakfast!"
Well you'd think keeping a 3-meals-a-day cycle would be tricky for time-travelers.
It just occurred to me that this is one of the only Classic's I've seen where the Doctor's true identity comes into play in a historical.
It seems to be a requirement of every murder mystery to have the protagonists return to a dead body only to find that it's disappeared.
Wow, Doctor, I'd expect YOU of all people to know that Indians don't come from South America. Unless you mean Native American Indian.
"You said he was a friend from Brazil!"
"Brazil?"
"Where the nuts come from."
For some reason, I'm pleasantly amused by the image of the TARDIS crew in costume being wheeled off in a '20s police car.
Okay, HOW often in the Classic series does the TARDIS get misplaced somehow? Because it seems to happen quite a bit.
Ah, of course! The police find the TARDIS and think it's one of their public call boxes and...ahhh, I see...
Well that's certainly an effective way of opening a door: burning it down.
So Five's got less than five minutes to rescue Nyssa from both a disfigured man AND a burning building.
Fun With Alliteration: Brother Battle on a Burning Building.
That was a hug. That was a straight-up hug. I refuse to believe any more of this wasn't-allowed-to-put-arm-around-female-companions talk.
Final question of the night: how long did they have to stay for both the funeral AND the book publication?
That was fun, actually! Nice to take a break from the usual formula once in a while.
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