On the contrary, I understand what you’re saying and don’t disagree with it - I do think Leela is presented as more science-phobic in this one than any of her TV stories actually set her up to be. It just doesn’t spoil my enjoyment of Leela and Romana going on a little holiday together.
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It’s not even that it bothered me on it coming from Leela. I just feel if we’re going to bring up that issue, I’d like a little more sophistication than something I might expect out of a below average Stargate SG-1 episode.
I too very much enjoyed the holiday atmosphere, especially early on. I don’t want to come across as even disliking the audio as a whole - 7/10 implies I quite enjoyed myself overall, but I definitely didn’t seem to enjoy it as much as the average listener, either.
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Again, for sure I do agree with you - if I actually stop to think about it, the conversations Leela and Romana have about the science vs nature thing are incredibly contrived and overexplained. Definitely it could have been presented in a less obvious way, but I guess subtlety isn’t always DW’s best strength
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Yeah, this one is excellent. By now Gallifrey settled down for me, while I enjoyed the first Series, I think the second Series just tickles the right button for me. This one in particular being just an exceptional Two-Hander between two great Actresses. The best Type of Who Story are often rich in their Material and especially the Combination of superb acting and superb writing, and this definitely true for this one. As a Character Piece, it’s quite superb.
I do prefer the first Part of this Story a little more than the “Body-Swap”, that said the latter is still quite enjoyable, and I appreciate how this was a bit different from the usual Trope.
Love seeing all the Talk and Analysis this one inspired! Especially from @Jae great Essay!
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Thank you! I think S2 really has this series going of the ground, and spirit is an amazing episode, one of my all-time favourites even twenty episodes later. I’ll have to have a look at my essay again sometime, I’m curious whether I have more ideas now, if I do I could make a part two maybe
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