Too Much Was Cut
The War Games in its entirety is a 7.5/10 for me, but that's the original black and white without any cuts.
The coloured version started out great, but was given a serious disservice by being so sloppily chopped midway through. In an attempt to make it flow better, they continually show a CGI outlook of central command. Without former knowledge of the full episode, it'd be difficult to know what was going on.
The result of such butchery makes the entire episode move too fast, and leave out important details. Like Jamie and the nurse meeting the resistance team. Or how Jamie got caught.
Though I must say, the slight change to the 2nd Doctor's trial and regeneration was a nice touch.
I was still hoping for more in watching the War Games in Colour. Hopefully one day they give the full serial the justice it deserves one day, but I doubt it. Oh well.
The coloured version started out great, but was given a serious disservice by being so sloppily chopped midway through. In an attempt to make it flow better, they continually show a CGI outlook of central command. Without former knowledge of the full episode, it'd be difficult to know what was going on.
The result of such butchery makes the entire episode move too fast, and leave out important details. Like Jamie and the nurse meeting the resistance team. Or how Jamie got caught.
Though I must say, the slight change to the 2nd Doctor's trial and regeneration was a nice touch.
I was still hoping for more in watching the War Games in Colour. Hopefully one day they give the full serial the justice it deserves one day, but I doubt it. Oh well.
- 4thLadyPatience
- 2 jun 2025