In the early days of Doctor Who fandom, the fan writers created categories for certain types of story. These included 'historicals', 'pseudo-historicals', 'base under siege' or 'oddball'. The final Doctor Who film made by Seattle International Films would classify as 'oddball'. It is set in an alternative dimension where there are no rules. Strange and surreal things happen to our heroes.
The Doctor and Carl are brought to this strange dimension when the Tardis crashes there, in a rocky wilderness. The Doctor needs to replace a valuable component. The Doctor and Carl vist a nearby house and are separated and forced to complete tests. The Doctor meets a masked figure who offers her a device, but Carl is tricked into killing the Doctor, forcing her to regenerate into a new, male, incarnation.
Out of all four films, Broken Doors is the one with the best production values. The shot on video look is reminiscent of the originals series. All of the locations, especially the quarry planet, could have been accomplished by the BBC TV series.
Barbara Benedetti has settled in to the role of the Doctor. She is strong in confronting the masked man. It's a pit that we only got four videos with her.
Randy Rogel is good as Carl. The character is used for comic relief but gets the significant role of being the one to inadvertently cause of the Doctor's regeneration.
Michael Santo is the voice of the masked figure, as well as the form of the regenerative Doctor. It is a shame that we never got to see his incarnation of the Doctor.
The Seattle International Films have been fascinating to watch. Each one has improved on its predecessor and it looks like they finally got them to look great. If anything, these films definately prove a female Doctor can work. Let's hope Jodie Whittaker is up to the task.
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