And so, we’ve come to the end of another story, Terry Nation’s “The Keys of Marinus.” A long-time favorite of Ketina’s and a sentimental favorite of mine, neither of us had seen it in years. Of course, we were both used to seeing it slightly out of context, immediately after “Inside the Spaceship,” without “Marco Polo” between the two stories. Seeing (sort of) the lost historical did, I think, change how we viewed “Keys,” far beyond understanding the continuity of Ian’s Chinese jacket (or, as Schmallturm would have it, the “flaming chicken” jacket). The episodic nature, which worked so well in the absence of “Polo,” causes “Keys” to pale a bit, with very little development shown in any of the mini-stories within the whole. Even the murder mystery (the most developed by far) was a bit thin. It’s fairly obvious that these scripts were written quickly, as the “Brief History of Time (Travel)” page for “The Keys of Marinus” details.
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6 – The Keys of Marinus
Hello everyone, the Historian here, along with Ketina, Ronelyn, Schmallturm and Kroroboros. And here we are at the end of another story, with the last, eponymous episode of “The Keys of Marinus.” What did we think of this final episode? You’ll find out after the summary!
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5 – Sentence of Death
Hello all, the Historian here, along with Ketina, Ronelyn, Schmallturm and Kroroboros, nearing the end of our journey across the planet Marinus. It’s court drama time this week, so let’s get to the summary!
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4 – The Snows of Terror
Hello everyone, the Historian here, along with Ketina, Ronelyn and Schmallturm, welcoming you back to Marinus. So let’s get on with it!
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3 – The Screaming Jungle
Hello everyone, the Historian here, along with Ketina, Kroroboros and Ronelyn, continuing our journeys on the planet Marinus. This week, a bit of an arborean adventure…
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2 – The Velvet Web
Hello everyone, the Historian here and, after a few small technical difficulties, Ketina, Ronelyn, Schmallturm, Kroroboros and I settled in to watch this second episode of “The Keys of Marinus” serial. I might add that this episode is also a bit of an event; as of last week, we have made it halfway through the first season of Doctor Who! So, let’s begin the second half, shall we?
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1 – The Sea of Death
Hello all, the Historian here, along with Ketina, Ronelyn, Schmallturm and Kroroboros. We’ve left Mongol China and are back to science fiction–and getting close to being half done with the first season as well! More about that another time, now on to the summary!
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