Arrangements for War is a story that has to deal with a lot of fallout from Project: Lazarus. Evelyn was affected a great deal by what happened in that story. We have had to wait for a long time for the conclusion of this emotional strive that has entered the relationship of the Doctor and Evelyn.
The thing that Evelyn seems to not be able to get past is that the Doctor’s morals are going to be slightly different. He may look human but his beliefs are not necersarily human. The Doctor takes Evelyn to the planet Vilag to try and give her some space to try and get over the death of Cassie. As if that isn’t enough the planet is in the middle of forming an alliance to fight off an invasion from the Killorans. The story paints an alternative way of life for Evelyn. Normally this wouldn’t be something that she would give a second thought about but follows recent events she does sees a different way of life. This is due to her friendship with Governor Justice Rossiter (played by Gabriel Woolf).
Gabriel Woolf is the big name of this story. He had previously appeared in The Pyramids of Mars (1976) as Sutekh and it was his voice that made the character so memorable which is why he was fantastic as Rossiter. Colin Baker and Maggie Stables were fantastic as two friends who’s relationship has been strained by recent events. Stables in particular was the star of the story because it was her character who needed to try and get over Cassie and perhaps spend a bit of time away from the Doctor.
Arrangements for War doesn’t quite have the dramatic feel that Project: Lazarus but what it does do is deal with the fallout of that story and does it in an emotional way. I thought that the characters and the setting of the planet was well done and whilst its not my type of story I think that it’s one that quite a few people would like.
The thing that Evelyn seems to not be able to get past is that the Doctor’s morals are going to be slightly different. He may look human but his beliefs are not necersarily human. The Doctor takes Evelyn to the planet Vilag to try and give her some space to try and get over the death of Cassie. As if that isn’t enough the planet is in the middle of forming an alliance to fight off an invasion from the Killorans. The story paints an alternative way of life for Evelyn. Normally this wouldn’t be something that she would give a second thought about but follows recent events she does sees a different way of life. This is due to her friendship with Governor Justice Rossiter (played by Gabriel Woolf).
Gabriel Woolf is the big name of this story. He had previously appeared in The Pyramids of Mars (1976) as Sutekh and it was his voice that made the character so memorable which is why he was fantastic as Rossiter. Colin Baker and Maggie Stables were fantastic as two friends who’s relationship has been strained by recent events. Stables in particular was the star of the story because it was her character who needed to try and get over Cassie and perhaps spend a bit of time away from the Doctor.
Arrangements for War doesn’t quite have the dramatic feel that Project: Lazarus but what it does do is deal with the fallout of that story and does it in an emotional way. I thought that the characters and the setting of the planet was well done and whilst its not my type of story I think that it’s one that quite a few people would like.
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