tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842454219073315476.post442122415706187743..comments2013-03-15T10:23:12.874-07:00Comments on Journey of the Phoenix: Rage against the dying of the light - 'Doctor Who' Season 26 (1989)Silent Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10137831715628442620noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842454219073315476.post-16930101395885809252013-03-14T22:29:24.571-07:002013-03-14T22:29:24.571-07:00Sly McCoy is 'my' Doctor, so it's alwa...Sly McCoy is 'my' Doctor, so it's always nice to read an appreciation of his excellent final season (his previous two were hit and miss, but 'Remembrance' and 'Greatest Show' are terrific) and the rather sweet farewell speech that concluded the series until Rusty Davies brought it back.<br /><br />Speaking of which, for all the people who denigrate this period as the worst in the show's history (hello? Trial of a Timelord much?), it's interesting to note that Davies adopted more from the McCoy era than any other, notably giving the Doctor some moral complexity and basing a long-term around the companion. Sophie Aldred is terrific as Ace and it's no surprise the series became the real McCoy (chuckle) after she replaced the insufferable Bonnie Langford. It would have been nice to know how she'd have bowed out - Davies' throwaway 'explanation' about charity work from the Sarah Jane Chronicles is inadequate on every level - but while she disappeared along with the classic series, she was also the first truly modern companion.<br /><br />Interesting trivia about the cracking water tank in Battlefield, by the way, as part of a very enjoyable read.Xander Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229851529939403585noreply@blogger.com