The animation helps this story as they didn't have the budget to make the large Macra act as they do here. Love it! The 2nd Doctor and Jaime are my 2nd favorite duo. They are fantastic together and play off each other perfectly. You'll see.
I'm super glad you loved 'The Macra Terror' since I always thought it was kinda underrated amongst the rest of the Second Doctor Era. Can't wait to see you react to 'The Faceless Ones' next, which I also find to be a highly underrated story that has a lot of fascinating concepts within it.
You have to remember that Jamie wasn't written for in this season the start of next season the writers really flesh out his character a lot more, starting with Evil of the Daleks
The animation of The Faceless Ones has two very subtle hints towards a certain future characters. These hints were not present in the original live action because obviously the characters weren't created yet.
Hi Jess, I love that as a modern day Whovian, you enjoy the Classic Who stories as much as you do. :) Sadly, such a lot of new Whovians don`t even want to try & experience them. I hope, you are feeling a lot better now.
This is a great story it’s very underrated I’ve always loved it. The animation is fantastic on this one as well also please remember to watch the surviving episodes of the next story as they animated all episodes so you know 1&3 exists episodes 2&4-6 are animated
Who's about scaring kids. Jamie walking in pitch blackness, while the Macras features glow in the darkness and him covered in billowing green gas. Superb recreation.
I'm so happy you like Ben and this episode on the whole. :) I just watched it myself and I think it's a really good one. I agree with you about the animation; it's really smooth, everyone looks great and they've stopped trying to make things match up exactly and started having some fun with it (like the scenes where the Macra pick Polly up or drag the Controller away). I feel like someone who likes animated movies but isn't into Doctor Who could even watch this and enjoy it. Enjoy your week off! :)
Mad how effortlessly Classic Who manages having 3 companions compared to the latest series of New Who. Feels like they all had something to do in this story, and the guest characters still had more than enough screen time to establish themselves.
Well I mean classic who episodes are usually *at least* twice as long as new who eps are. Obviously Classic Who's sort of format wouldn't work with modern television but it sucks the sorts of things we lose by not having it
@@bcheeseey but even if you look at the 2 episodes in this video - which run for about as long as one episode of New Who. You've got Ben getting brainwashed and betraying the rest of the crew. Jamie and Polly get captured and sent to work - Jamie escapes and ends up fighting the Macra before being captured again, Polly stays captured for the 2 episodes. Meanwhile the Doctor starts inspiring a revolution amongst the guest characters. The guest characters themselves split into 2 groups - those that side with the Dr and those who don't - one side constantly cast as antagonists, chasing Jamie down, keeping Polly prisoner, brainwashing Ben and trying to shut down the Dr's influence. Everyone has their own storyline. Compared to the last episode of the latest series where the Dr is captured and learns about her own & Gallifreys past while the Master monologues at her. Meanwhile the 3 companions team up with the guest characters to fight the Cybermen - Graham comes up with the idea of hiding in the Cyber-suits so he, Yas, and 2 guest characters can escape from the Cyber-ship. Ryan is on the planet with other resistance fighters and throws a bomb, overcoming his disability which affects his coordination sometimes. And Yas is there too, Graham says some nice things to her in a touching scene. And that's in one of the better New Who episodes at balancing 3 companions. If you go back and treat this as a 2-3 part New Who story (which it is) Yas somehow seems to do even less.
They also weren't all introduced at once, as well as a new Doctor. They kind of phase them in and out more. The companions are definitely more prominent now than they were as characters -probably very minorly starting now with Jamie I suppose
Note Jamie is still poorly developed. This script was another adapted to include him late in the day. But also note that he gets lots of fun stuff to do without words. If only we could see it all. Still, just great animation here compared to so much else in the missing episode reconstructions.
Thanks for continuing with your coverage of this series. It's a good story. I've seen extras on the UK DVD of it of how they actually made the Macra - the real thing is quite a sight lol! I've pre -ordered The Faceless Ones (up until this point I've only seen episodes 1 and 3 as they make up the only surviving footage of this story) so I'm really looking forward to it (it's estimated to be delivered on 16th March) & to your coverage of it!
This is a great story all 3 companions had story this episode looking forward to the faceless ones episode 1 does exist and would be great if you see this and episode 3 with the animated parts in between
It's a bummer the last few moments aren't animated and the episode cuts out a few lines early. According to a transcript I've read (www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/4-7.htm), after the Doctor says "let's get out of here," [The last line of the animation] Ben asks "Yes, but how?" and the Doctor responds with "Take a leaf out of Jamie's book. Give them the old dance routine!" Apparently, this is followed by "The Doctor, Polly, Jamie, and Ben dancing enthusiastically, slowly moving closer to the door." Iconic. But, hey, at least we got to see Jamie's highlander fling animated!
Fun fact when I first watched this - When the Doctor wrote 11 out of 10, my mind immediately went "Oh that's cool, one more connection to the 11th Doctor in my book from the 2nd Doctor himself, even though it's just one small thing. Matt would be proud". Now it's possibly one of my favourite unintentional nods in Doctor Who every time I see this episode.
didn't watch the vid yet (i have to work) but i wanted to remind you that eps 1 & 3 of the faceless ones actually do survive! so i would adore it if you could react to those ones instead. (sorry if this info is not necessary)
Yo, Mark McKeown? You know you can deleted individual comments without deleting the entire thread. I even went back and edited the particular comment, Just for You.
Let me try again, since apparently this comment has so many spoilers that I need to tag it with *spoilers* or something. Ben Jackson is such a wasted companion. He was introduced in The War Machines, and his main purpose was going to be to do all the physical stuff William Hartnell wouldn't be able to do. I think this hits its peak in The Tenth Planet when he's tampering with the technology, and that other jerk throws him over the railing. (Imagine him doing that to poor Willian Hartnell!) However, once William Hartnell was replaced by Patrick Troughton, Ben kind of became redundant. And then once Jamie came along, Ben officially became useless. I like how here they made some use out of him, even if it was just to be affected by the mind-control. And he does blow-up The Macra in the end, which is nice. Polly and Ben are going to leave very soon. (It shouldn't matter if that's a spoiler, since Seskasays isn't going to be reacting to it Anyway it seems) Ben was fine with leaving, as he knew he hadn't really had any character-devlopment. Polly was actually asked to stay with Jamie, but the actress declined claiming it felt right that since they came together, they should leave together. Polly and Ben's exit is probably one of the worst exits for companions ever though, beaten only by Dodo. Jamie is in it for the long-haul. Jamie rocks! Hey, if anyone's interested, I'm reviewing all the Doctor Who stories on my channel, with me just having uploaded my review of: 'Planet of the Spiders (1974)!' No pressure, of-course; It just might be worth checking out! :)
Love the story. Again wish the Macra return. This story proves that three companions work in the right writing 08:00 I am half expecting Jack Harkness to jump in and have a solo. Really find control annoying
Wow. My positive views on this channel has dropped quickly. Apparently I did something wrong, but I still dont get how. Apparently it's okay to.leave detailed synopsis then, from what I'm getting at? And apparently everyone on this channel is extreamly mean. So, I guess I won't be watching this channel ever again. And even me saying that is going to get responded to with: 'Good riddance,' or something. It's ridiculous.
I don't know where that last comment you wrote went so I'll reply here. Giving a plot summary of any level of detail to an upcoming episode is absolutely a spoiler. If you're indicating you did this before and it wasn't deleted or commented on, then it was an oversight. You're saying this is their final story because they barely feature in the next - how is Jessica to know this? You've just told her, so how can that *not* be a spoiler? I feel like you don't understand the very basic meaning behind that word. It's very simple - if you're discussing episodes beyond the one you're watching her react to, then it's a spoiler. This has been the rule for years now, but I don't really recognise your username so perhaps you're new'ish. If you want to give your trivia then go ahead - but just do it on the actual reactions themselves, like everyone else does. Thanks.
@@markmckeown87 I didnt spoil anything. All I said was they were leaving: 'Very Soon.' I never said which story. Everyone else jumped in and started talking about how it was a spoiler for me saying they would leave eventually. Jamie is going to leave Eventually. The Second Doctor is going to leave Eventually. Are these spoilers?
@@carealoo744 No, those are not spoilers. But saying "Really, The Macra Terror is their final story, since they barely feature in The Faceless Ones at all." is a spoiler.
@@markmckeown87 I agree. But that only happened because everyone started to reply to me. The original comment never had anything that was a spoiler. I felt attacked like I needed to defend myself. It was like people were saying I was a horrible person. I already have depression and suicidal thoughts. My 1 big dream is UA-cam, and now even that has become a war-zone. I'm literally crying right now as I type this. I'm sorry. I guess you were just doing what you thought was right. But everyone else really hurt me and I don't feel inclined to check this channel out ever again. So, I guess I'm sorry for doing such a horrible thing. Goodbye.
@@carealoo744 UA-cam is a war zone even at the best of times, and people will jump down each others' throats. I think people care a great deal about Jess' reactions and want to keep as much from her as possible. When you don't know anything at all, it makes for greater reactions. Trust me, what you said is nothing in comparison to what some idiots say! Don't not watch or comment just because of this. Like I said before, if you're commenting on the current episode or anything before then you can say what you want. If you want to comment on anything from the following episode on wards, just tag it with **spoilers** or something, that's what a lot of other people do. No need to apologise, it happens, but sorry if it's caused you some mental anguish. We're good people here and anyone who commented is just trying to protect Jess from potential spoilers, big or small. I'm sure you can understand. Feel better.
A note about _The Faceless Ones_ release: they've animated all 6 episodes, but the original live action versions of episodes 1 and 3 still exist.
As an interesting note, Michael Craze drops the "cockney" accent when playing the controlled Ben.
The animation helps this story as they didn't have the budget to make the large Macra act as they do here. Love it! The 2nd Doctor and Jaime are my 2nd favorite duo. They are fantastic together and play off each other perfectly. You'll see.
True, i prefer the black and white animation since it matches the audio quality more.
I'm super glad you loved 'The Macra Terror' since I always thought it was kinda underrated amongst the rest of the Second Doctor Era. Can't wait to see you react to 'The Faceless Ones' next, which I also find to be a highly underrated story that has a lot of fascinating concepts within it.
You have to remember that Jamie wasn't written for in this season the start of next season the writers really flesh out his character a lot more, starting with Evil of the Daleks
Starting with Faceless Ones, really.
@@meropetied Yeah thats true
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS MACRA!
"He doesn't even have a stick." LMBO. XD
The animation of The Faceless Ones has two very subtle hints towards a certain future characters. These hints were not present in the original live action because obviously the characters weren't created yet.
Hi Jess, I love that as a modern day Whovian, you enjoy the Classic Who stories as much as you do. :) Sadly, such a lot of new Whovians don`t even want to try & experience them. I hope, you are feeling a lot better now.
This is a great story it’s very underrated I’ve always loved it. The animation is fantastic on this one as well also please remember to watch the surviving episodes of the next story as they animated all episodes so you know 1&3 exists episodes 2&4-6 are animated
Who's about scaring kids. Jamie walking in pitch blackness, while the Macras features glow in the darkness and him covered in billowing green gas. Superb recreation.
I'm so happy you like Ben and this episode on the whole. :) I just watched it myself and I think it's a really good one.
I agree with you about the animation; it's really smooth, everyone looks great and they've stopped trying to make things match up exactly and started having some fun with it (like the scenes where the Macra pick Polly up or drag the Controller away). I feel like someone who likes animated movies but isn't into Doctor Who could even watch this and enjoy it.
Enjoy your week off! :)
Mad how effortlessly Classic Who manages having 3 companions compared to the latest series of New Who.
Feels like they all had something to do in this story, and the guest characters still had more than enough screen time to establish themselves.
Well I mean classic who episodes are usually *at least* twice as long as new who eps are. Obviously Classic Who's sort of format wouldn't work with modern television but it sucks the sorts of things we lose by not having it
@@bcheeseey Exactly what this guy says.
Well, in the 60's maybe. 80's Classic Who didn't fare quite so well. Poor Five.
@@bcheeseey but even if you look at the 2 episodes in this video - which run for about as long as one episode of New Who.
You've got Ben getting brainwashed and betraying the rest of the crew.
Jamie and Polly get captured and sent to work - Jamie escapes and ends up fighting the Macra before being captured again, Polly stays captured for the 2 episodes.
Meanwhile the Doctor starts inspiring a revolution amongst the guest characters.
The guest characters themselves split into 2 groups - those that side with the Dr and those who don't - one side constantly cast as antagonists, chasing Jamie down, keeping Polly prisoner, brainwashing Ben and trying to shut down the Dr's influence.
Everyone has their own storyline.
Compared to the last episode of the latest series where the Dr is captured and learns about her own & Gallifreys past while the Master monologues at her.
Meanwhile the 3 companions team up with the guest characters to fight the Cybermen -
Graham comes up with the idea of hiding in the Cyber-suits so he, Yas, and 2 guest characters can escape from the Cyber-ship.
Ryan is on the planet with other resistance fighters and throws a bomb, overcoming his disability which affects his coordination sometimes.
And Yas is there too, Graham says some nice things to her in a touching scene.
And that's in one of the better New Who episodes at balancing 3 companions.
If you go back and treat this as a 2-3 part New Who story (which it is) Yas somehow seems to do even less.
They also weren't all introduced at once, as well as a new Doctor. They kind of phase them in and out more. The companions are definitely more prominent now than they were as characters -probably very minorly starting now with Jamie I suppose
Note Jamie is still poorly developed. This script was another adapted to include him late in the day. But also note that he gets lots of fun stuff to do without words. If only we could see it all. Still, just great animation here compared to so much else in the missing episode reconstructions.
I give this 11 out of 10
Hi sea pea long time no see
Hey Mark, hope you're doing well mate :)
Ok my version of episode 3 is in black and white and Jamies down in the mines over here looking like a Scottish Velma and I live 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 it 👏🏻 😭
Thanks for continuing with your coverage of this series. It's a good story. I've seen extras on the UK DVD of it of how they actually made the Macra - the real thing is quite a sight lol! I've pre -ordered The Faceless Ones (up until this point I've only seen episodes 1 and 3 as they make up the only surviving footage of this story) so I'm really looking forward to it (it's estimated to be delivered on 16th March) & to your coverage of it!
This story has a bit of a 'Prisoner' vibe to me, if you've ever seen that-the MacGoohan original,not the Cavaziel remake.
I really hope they use this animation company again. It’s really excellent in comparison.
“ let’s try that wee door first “
“ that doesn’t sound like a man in control “
There’s crabs in the old shaft... 😂
This is a great story all 3 companions had story this episode looking forward to the faceless ones episode 1 does exist and would be great if you see this and episode 3 with the animated parts in between
I love the Macra this is soo sweet Awesome Video hugs :)
It's a bummer the last few moments aren't animated and the episode cuts out a few lines early. According to a transcript I've read (www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/4-7.htm), after the Doctor says "let's get out of here," [The last line of the animation] Ben asks "Yes, but how?" and the Doctor responds with "Take a leaf out of Jamie's book. Give them the old dance routine!" Apparently, this is followed by "The Doctor, Polly, Jamie, and Ben dancing enthusiastically, slowly moving closer to the door." Iconic.
But, hey, at least we got to see Jamie's highlander fling animated!
I love that they made the Macra’s mandibles (I don’t know the official name sorry) white so it looks like they have monstrous mouths
Fun fact when I first watched this - When the Doctor wrote 11 out of 10, my mind immediately went "Oh that's cool, one more connection to the 11th Doctor in my book from the 2nd Doctor himself, even though it's just one small thing. Matt would be proud". Now it's possibly one of my favourite unintentional nods in Doctor Who every time I see this episode.
In a way I'm happy this was animated because I don't even know how hard it would've been to watch the original episode.
Loose Cannon Recon is a good alternative
the original episode before it was lost would have been fantastic to see. But Loose Cannon is hard to get through.
BioShock, the game, reminds me a bit of this.
"wonderfully bizzare" good you like that more to come no details ok no spoilers
I think there is a Scene that was not animated in episode one I think it was cut because of budget.
Think of the crab rolls and cakes you would get out of just one Macra, good eating that is ;)
"there's not such thing as macra"
THERE IS NO MACRA!! ONLY ZUUL
didn't watch the vid yet (i have to work) but i wanted to remind you that eps 1 & 3 of the faceless ones actually do survive! so i would adore it if you could react to those ones instead.
(sorry if this info is not necessary)
the macra are terrifying. macra do not exist.
a wedding? Try not to outshine the bride when you're there. ;)
I love this story
Yo, Mark McKeown? You know you can deleted individual comments without deleting the entire thread. I even went back and edited the particular comment, Just for You.
Great review Jess
Let me try again, since apparently this comment has so many spoilers that I need to tag it with *spoilers* or something.
Ben Jackson is such a wasted companion.
He was introduced in The War Machines, and his main purpose was going to be to do all the physical stuff William Hartnell wouldn't be able to do.
I think this hits its peak in The Tenth Planet when he's tampering with the technology, and that other jerk throws him over the railing. (Imagine him doing that to poor Willian Hartnell!)
However, once William Hartnell was replaced by Patrick Troughton, Ben kind of became redundant.
And then once Jamie came along, Ben officially became useless.
I like how here they made some use out of him, even if it was just to be affected by the mind-control. And he does blow-up The Macra in the end, which is nice.
Polly and Ben are going to leave very soon. (It shouldn't matter if that's a spoiler, since Seskasays isn't going to be reacting to it Anyway it seems)
Ben was fine with leaving, as he knew he hadn't really had any character-devlopment. Polly was actually asked to stay with Jamie, but the actress declined claiming it felt right that since they came together, they should leave together.
Polly and Ben's exit is probably one of the worst exits for companions ever though, beaten only by Dodo.
Jamie is in it for the long-haul. Jamie rocks!
Hey, if anyone's interested, I'm reviewing all the Doctor Who stories on my channel, with me just having uploaded my review of: 'Planet of the Spiders (1974)!' No pressure, of-course; It just might be worth checking out! :)
Love the story. Again wish the Macra return. This story proves that three companions work in the right writing
08:00 I am half expecting Jack Harkness to jump in and have a solo.
Really find control annoying
Random video. I'm 43 and I'm confronted with such an attractive woman.. Her husband is such a lucky man.
This was animated in colour for The Blu Ray/DVD this era is still in Black and White
Spoilers!
All this talk about Ben and Polly is really sad to me, knowing what will come soon.
Wow. My positive views on this channel has dropped quickly. Apparently I did something wrong, but I still dont get how. Apparently it's okay to.leave detailed synopsis then, from what I'm getting at? And apparently everyone on this channel is extreamly mean. So, I guess I won't be watching this channel ever again. And even me saying that is going to get responded to with: 'Good riddance,' or something.
It's ridiculous.
I don't know where that last comment you wrote went so I'll reply here.
Giving a plot summary of any level of detail to an upcoming episode is absolutely a spoiler. If you're indicating you did this before and it wasn't deleted or commented on, then it was an oversight.
You're saying this is their final story because they barely feature in the next - how is Jessica to know this? You've just told her, so how can that *not* be a spoiler? I feel like you don't understand the very basic meaning behind that word. It's very simple - if you're discussing episodes beyond the one you're watching her react to, then it's a spoiler. This has been the rule for years now, but I don't really recognise your username so perhaps you're new'ish.
If you want to give your trivia then go ahead - but just do it on the actual reactions themselves, like everyone else does.
Thanks.
@@markmckeown87 I didnt spoil anything. All I said was they were leaving: 'Very Soon.' I never said which story. Everyone else jumped in and started talking about how it was a spoiler for me saying they would leave eventually.
Jamie is going to leave Eventually.
The Second Doctor is going to leave Eventually.
Are these spoilers?
@@carealoo744 No, those are not spoilers. But saying "Really, The Macra Terror is their final story, since they barely feature in The Faceless Ones at all." is a spoiler.
@@markmckeown87 I agree. But that only happened because everyone started to reply to me. The original comment never had anything that was a spoiler. I felt attacked like I needed to defend myself. It was like people were saying I was a horrible person.
I already have depression and suicidal thoughts. My 1 big dream is UA-cam, and now even that has become a war-zone. I'm literally crying right now as I type this.
I'm sorry. I guess you were just doing what you thought was right. But everyone else really hurt me and I don't feel inclined to check this channel out ever again.
So, I guess I'm sorry for doing such a horrible thing.
Goodbye.
@@carealoo744 UA-cam is a war zone even at the best of times, and people will jump down each others' throats. I think people care a great deal about Jess' reactions and want to keep as much from her as possible. When you don't know anything at all, it makes for greater reactions. Trust me, what you said is nothing in comparison to what some idiots say!
Don't not watch or comment just because of this. Like I said before, if you're commenting on the current episode or anything before then you can say what you want. If you want to comment on anything from the following episode on wards, just tag it with **spoilers** or something, that's what a lot of other people do.
No need to apologise, it happens, but sorry if it's caused you some mental anguish. We're good people here and anyone who commented is just trying to protect Jess from potential spoilers, big or small. I'm sure you can understand.
Feel better.