When Peter
Turned Into Colin:
Celebrating
Peter Davison’s Last Season
Has it been
30 years already since Peter Davison hung up that Cricket style costume with
the stick of celery on it? Yes it has
and if you remember watching the Fifth Doctor during the 80’s then you must be
feeling pretty old. Well maybe not as
old as the ones who watched Jon Pertwee turn into Tom Baker 40 years ago this
May. Even still I cannot believe it has
been 30 years since Peter Davison regenerated into the robust and blond haired
Colin Baker to the amazement of Peri inside the TARDIS console room. It just ‘Feels different this time.’
Peter
Davison’s last season started on January 5th 1984 with the not so
memorable Warriors of the Deep. Well it
is memorable but for all the wrong reasons.
It is often called Warriors of the Cheap as the sets was less than
stellar but the one thing that always stuck in my mind was why Ingrid Pitt’s
character Solow would karate kick the Myrka who is an electric based creature
that if touched you would be electrocuted.
Plus just look at the Myrka talk about cheap. It was definitely not one of the better
rubber suit monsters that the show has come up with. Season 21 starts with a story that should be
great with the return of the Silurians and the Sea Devils but the story is just
ok and I consider it one of my guilty pleasures to watch as I think it is
somewhat enjoyable despite being mediocre.