Patrick Troughton (a.k.a the second Doctor) returns once again to the series, this time meeting the sixth Doctor.
Patrick Troughton loved playing the Doctor and it was often said that if himself and companion Jamie (played by Frazer Hines) had not been influenced by family and agents, then they would have remained in the series for much longer than they did. As such Troughton makes three reappearances after his initial departure and it's sad to think that this would be his last one.
This time he is not alone as he also brings his companion Jamie along! The pairing of the second Doctor and Jamie has always been one of my favourite ones so it's great seeing them back together again.
Now as mentioned several blog entries earlier when I talked about the 25th anniversary special The Five Doctors, the reappearances of the second Doctor throws up some continuity issues especially here. In the Two Doctors it is made clear that Jamie is aware that the Doctor is a Time Lord (which should be inpossible as Jamie only found this out when he left the Doctor) and also that the Doctor is being used by the Time Lords to run errands for them which also makes no sense with what we know so far. This is further developed and explained in the Season 6B theory which is the idea that the Doctor was not exiled to Earth straight away at the end of season 6 but was made to perform secret missions for the Time Lords...to be honest I just try not to think about it to much as it makes my head hurt!
The Sontarans are also back which marks their final appearance in the classic series. The next time I will see them will be in a tenth Doctor story with David Tennant! Things like this are just making me realise how close to the end my challenge feels now.
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