"You thought I was dead, didn't you?"
"Mmm!"
"You're always making that mistake."
-- The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith, Doctor Who: "The Brain of Morbius"
Hello again, Whovians! Special guest companion John Takacs returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "The Brain of Morbius", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season 13 in 1976, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Philip Madoc as Dr. Mehendri Solon, and the introduction of the Sisterhood of Karn!
In this episode, John and I discuss things like John's fondness for Season 13, Doctor Who fandom in Ohio, Robert Holmes rewriting Terrance Dicks as "Robin Bland", how great Vincent Price would've been on Doctor Who, nods to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the Doctor's sheer contempt for the authority of the Time Lords, Sarah Jane being smarter than the Doctor after Solon gives them both drugged wine, the Doctor killing Solon with cyanogen, the mindbending battle between the Doctor and Morbius, explaining those mysterious faces hinted as previous incarnations of the Doctor before the First Doctor, the various "Brain of Morbius" home video releases, wondering why Solon only took Condo's left arm, Condo being too dumb to die, blind Sarah Jane being an homage to the blind girl in Frankenstein, wondering how the brain of Morbius hooked up with Dr. Solon, John's first reaction to Morbius' fishbowl-head creature form, the notorious Mary Whitehouse, the Sisterhood of Karn falling out with the Time Lords, Maren releasing the Sisterhood needed to change, Tom Baker almost being set on fire, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly from Wisconsin, David K. Proctor and Paul from Australia check in with updates, John showing off his Seal of Rassilon ink, the Judoon returning for Series 12, and more!
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Be sure to come back later this week as OG partner in time Jesse Jackson returns to help me discuss "The Fires of Pompeii", the second episode from Doctor Who Series Four in 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Peter Capaldi as Lobus Caecilius, and Phil Davis as Lucius Petrus Dextrus! Look for more of Next Stop Everywhere on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and the official Southgate Media Group website!