It's time to tie up those boot straps real tight and get back to the mad marching because the second round is about to get under way. We had about a dozen upsets in the first round we even saw one second seed get eliminated early. All the first seeds got through will that still be the case in a few days when the second round is done? In order to find out we need to get to it.
Title: Inferno Seed: 1 Doctor: John Pertwee Companion: Liz Shaw Other Character: The Brigadier and Benton Enemies: The Primords Locations: 1970's Earth and a parallel Earth Significance: Liz Shaw last regular appearance as a companion. When the Doctor arrives alone on a parallel Earth he meets that Earth's evil twin versions of Liz Shaw, Benton and The Brigadier. First story to be include a parallel universe.
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Title: The Green Death Seed: 8 Doctor: John Pertwee Companion: Jo Grant Other Characters: The Brig, Mike Yates, and Benton Enemies: BOSS, Stevens, and The Giant Maggots Location: 1970's London, Llanfairfach, Wales, and Metebelis III Significance: Marked the end of the shows 10th anniversary season. The final appearance of Jo Grant as a regular companion. Captain Mike Yates goes through some major trauma that leads to his rethinking of his life path and causes a personality change that would have major impact later on in the show.
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Title: The Green Death Seed: 8 Doctor: John Pertwee Companion: Jo Grant Other Characters: The Brig, Mike Yates, and Benton Enemies: BOSS, Stevens, and The Giant Maggots Location: 1970's London, Llanfairfach, Wales, and Metebelis III Significance: Marked the end of the shows 10th anniversary season. The final appearance of Jo Grant as a regular companion. Captain Mike Yates goes through some major trauma that leads to his rethinking of his life path and causes a personality change that would have major impact later on in the show.
WINNER: THE GREEN DEATH (a squeaker of an upset)
Title: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Seed: 13 Doctor: Sylvester McCoy Companion: Ace Other Characters: Captain Cook, Mags, and Nord Enemies: The Gods of Ragnarok, The Chief clown, The Robot clowns Location: The Psychic Circus on planet Segonax Significance: Final episode of the 25th anniversary season. Ace who is afraid of clowns is forced to face her fears as she is taken hostage by clowns. Ace is seen trying on the fourth Doctor's scarf as well as Melanie Bush's polka dotted jacket. It is the longest story title in the classic series, hey, that should count for something!
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Title: State of Decay Seed: 12 Doctor: Tom Baker Companion: Romana, Adric, K-9 Enemies:The King Vampire, The Three Who Rule Location: A planet in E-Space during the 30th century Significance: Writer Terrance Dicks final script. Hello! It's a freaking vampire story how more significant does it have to be?
WINNER: THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY (again by a hair this one wins it but not really an upset)
Title: Remembrance of the Daleks Seed: 3 Doctor: Sylvester McCoy Companion: Ace Other Characters: Gilmore, Rachel, Allison Enemies: Davros and the Daleks Location:Shoreditch, London, November 1963 Significance: This is the first story in the 25th anniversary season. The seventh Doctor comes back this series as a much darker and mysterious darker and more manipulative than prior seasons. This story also returns up to 76 Totter's Lane the original location of the first episode. The first time a Dalek is shown to be able to hover and in so doing can go up stairs. Something the Doctor is surprised to discover.
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Title: The Daemons Seed: 11 Doctor: Jon Pertwee Companion: Jo Grant Other Characters: The Brigadier, Mike Yates, and Benton Enemies: The Master, Azal, and Bok Location: Devil's End in the 1970's Significance: It is the last story in what is called The Season of The Master where every story of the series included The Master. We got devil worshiping and Witchcraft as well as a May Day celebration that sees the Doctor getting tied to a Maypole. Part two of this story is the 300th episode of the show.
WINNER: REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS
Title: The Talons of Weng-Chiang Seed: 7 Doctor: Tom Baker Companions: Leela Other Characters: Jago and Litefoot Enemies: Magnus Greel, Li H'sen Chang, Mr Sin Location: London 1889 Significance: Jago and Litefoot were such hits as supporting characters they were given their own audio series. Often this story is in the list of all time favorites and at one time or another has appeared as the number one favorite episode of some fans. The Doctors signature scarf is missing from the entire story. Many TV stations in Canada and the US refused to play the story as it featured white actors in what was called "yellow face" instead of using Chinese actors.
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Title: The Robots of Death Seed: 2 Doctor: Tom Baker Companion: Leela Enemy: Taren Capel Location: Storm Mine 4 Significance: Although I can't prove it I say the Super Voc robots are somehow related to the Heavenly Host robots the 10th Doctor battles against in the Voyage of the Damned episode.
WINNER: THE TALONS OF WENG-CHIANG (another 2 seed goes down)
Title: The Caves of Androzani Seed: 1 Doctor: Peter Davidson Companion: Peri Enemies: Sharaz Jek, Trau Morgus Location: Androzani Major and Minor Significance: This is Peter Davidson's final regular appearance as the Doctor. This story was voted the best story in a 2009 poll conducted by Doctor Who magazine. Often during the story Morgus would break the fourth wall and reveal his thoughts to the audience. The Doctor gives the one and only time the celery on his lapel is explained in this story. The Doctor sacrifices himself to save Peri as they are both suffering from Spectrox poisoning and they only have enough antidote for one.
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Title: Revelation of the Daleks Seed: 8 Doctor Colin Baker Companion: Peri Other Characters: Alexei Sayle features as a disc jockey working to keep those held in suspended animation entertained. Enemies: Davros and the Daleks Location: Tranquil Repose, Necros Significance: First story to split the Daleks into two factions; the Imperial and the Renegade. This was the final episode for 18 months and nearly the final episode if it hadn't been for the BBC giving the show one more shot. A glass Dalek is seen for the first time. This story marks the first time it is shown that a human can become a Dalek a theme that would carry on to the current series.
WINNER: THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI
Title: Resurrection of the Daleks Seed: 13 Doctor: Peter Davidson Companions: Tegan and Turlough Other Characters: Lytton Enemies: Davros and the Daleks Location: The London docklands in 1984 and a Prison Station during an unknown future date Significance: The last regular appearance of Tegan as a companion. The first appearance of Lytton as a villain but yet he manages to survive and shows up again later in a sixth Doctor story. This story has one of the highest body counts of any Doctor Who stories.
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Title: Shada Seed: 12 Doctor: Tom Baker Companions: Romana and K-9 Other Characters: Chronotis, Chris, and Claire Enemies: The Krargs and Skagra Locations: Cambridge, Think Tank, and Shada all in 1979 Significance: Until 1992 Shada was an unreleased story due to it being incomplete as it was interrupted due to a writers strike in the UK in 1979. It was finally released using Tom Baker to narrate joining the parts of the story that were never filmed.
WINNER: RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS
Title: The War Games Seed: 3 Doctor: Patrick Troughton Companions: Zoe and Jamie Other Characters: Carstairs Enemies: The War Lords and The War Chief Location: An unnamed planet and Gallifrey Significance: The final story of the seventh season as well as the last story to feature Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. Zoe and Jamie also make their final regular appearance as companions. It was the final story to be filmed in black and white. The introduction of the Time Lords and the first time Gallifrey is shown also occur during this story.
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Title: Robot Seed: 11 Doctor: Tom Baker Companion: Sarah Jane and Harry Other Characters: The Brigadier and Benton Enemies: Hilda Winters, The Scientific Reform Society, Professor Kettlewell, K1 Location: Great Britain during the 1970s Significance: It was the first story to feature the fourth Doctor as well as Harry Sullivan as a companion. It also marked the last time the Brigadier and Benton would be seen on a regular basis. The first time the Doctor offers someone a jelly baby. The Doctor first mentions that he hates good-byes.
WINNER: THE WAR GAMES (just inched through almost had another major upset)
Title: An Unearthly Child Seed: 7 Doctor: William Hartnall Companions: Barbara, Susan, and Ian Location: I.M. Foreman's junkyard at 76 Totter's Lane London 1963 Significance: It's the first episode ever how more significant can you get? First appearance of everything; the Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara, the Tardis, the entire show. While Susan is the Doctor's granddaughter, Ian and Barbara are actually unwilling companions on the Tardis as it takes off for their first adventure.
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Title: Attack of the Cybermen Seed: 15 Doctor: Colin Baker Companion: Peri Other Characters: Lytton Enemies: The Cybermen Locations: London sometime in 1985 and Telos sometime in the 27th century Significance: Features the return of Lytton a minor villain from Resurrection of the Daleks. Also the Cyber-Controller returns in this story last seen in The Tomb of the Cybermen. It also included the original natives of Telos called the Cryons. Their world is taken over by the Cybermen. It is the first episode in which the chameleon circuit on the Tardis is seen to work as it was broken during the above mentioned episode An Unearthly Child. It soon breaks again leaving the Tardis back in it's police box form. It is highly considered one of the most violent stories of the series.
WINNER: AN UNEARTHLY CHILD (another one that just sneaks it's way into the next round which otherwise would have been considered and upset of a 15 beating a 7 seed)
The other half of the second round match ups will be posted in a few days.
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