Edward and
Bella, Sookie and Bill and other sappy vampire couples are second rate compared
to Zargo and Camilla. Zargo and Camilla
along with Aukon is Doctor Who’s one true vampire couple. Long before the Matt
Smith story The Vampires of Venice this classic story by long time Who scribe
and fan favorite Terrance Dicks actually boasts human vampires and a really
cool castle.
The State of
Decay is the second part of The E- Space Trilogy and heralded by some to be the
best story of the three. I tend to
agree. Some may say that State of Decay
is downright scary and has a paranoid feel to it. The atmosphere of this episode really makes
it one of those stories that you tend to remember long after watching it.
It is also a
very interesting story in the fact that Terrance Dicks delves into more
Timelord history and their involvement in a war with the Great Vampire. Yes it seems the Timelords were a warmonger
race well before they fought in the Time War.
But it is also great to see the Doctor and Romana scared as they are
reading the history of the Timelords involvement with the vampires that you tend
to get scared yourself.
Imagine how
the Doctor must feel like knowing it is his solemn duty as a Timelord to eradicate
the universe of vampires and he happens upon the king of all vampires who
happens to be feeding off an IV of blood that Arkon has gathered from sacrificing
the villagers.
My fond
recollection of watching this story is mainly that the Doctor is fighting
vampires. A group of three vampires that is in a sense very odd and very scary. One hell bent on terrorizing the villagers
and the other two who seem to be living an extremely bizarre love life. Plus it also has a great story of the
villagers rising up against their oppressors and winning their freedom. A staple of most Doctor Who stories but
mainly a from the Jon Pertwee era where Terrance Dicks did most of his writing for
the show but it was good to see that in a Tom Baker story.
So if you
are a fan of vampires or a fan of really good storytelling in a sci – fi setting
then join us in watching State of Decay.
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