The Return of a McCoy villain? *possible spoilers*

[Whofan]

The Curse of Fenric was the penultimate Doctor Who story in the classic series. In it, the Doctor and Ace journey to a WWII base and a town with London evacuees, where a scientist is developing a code-breaking computer, which unwittingly releases Fenric, a creature from north mythology and an evil from the dawn of time-and an old enemy of the Doctor's (Although one that was never seen before, but presumabely fought against the Second Doctor) who the Doctor imprisoned in the past using a game of chess. The serial otherwise has a somewhat convulted plot, with Russians, vampires, norse mythology, the meaning of faith and time paradoxes....for more info, here's a summary of the story: http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_7m.htm


Now I have to wonder, in the latest trailer we see another of the 'eye patch' people, with an old mask, but curiously, wearing a Vikingish helmet and furs. Perhaps more revealing, however, is that he/she is sitting at a chess table. Given that Norse/Viking mythology and chess were both identified with Fenric, could this be the return of him? The look's a bit different than the bodies possessed in Curse of Fenric, maybe that's what he really looks like.


Granted, Fenric might not be the most well-known of WHO villains from the original series, but neither were say, the Macra or Meglos (The latter who almost appeared in the Lodger). Also makes more sense than Omega to me.

 

[Tom]

Omega!

 

[Professor Zoom]

Omega!

Come ON people, it's the MEDDLING MONK, he's behind it all....

 

[Skellington]

^Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Sophie Aldred in stockings.

Sorry my mind wandered, what was the topic?

 

[Captain Dago]

Sophie Aldred in stockings.

 

[Sindatur]

Sophie Aldred in stockings.

She did seem to like her Parochial School Girl Skirts

 

[Guy Gardener]

Penultimate means second best or the whatever before the final whatever.

So?

If Curse of Fenric is the penultimate episodes, Whofan, what is the ultimate episode?

Oh.

If we're going to delve into the Aesir... McCoy fought the Gods of Ragnorok in the Greatest Show in the galaxy too. They fit the clues too to some degree.

 

[captcalhoun]

Omega!

Sophie Aldred in stockings.

Sorry my mind wandered, what was the topic?

Sophie Aldred in stockings.

She did seem to like her Parochial School Girl Skirts

yeeeesssssss....

 

[The Badger]

First, a request. If you are going to say something spoilerish please don't put it in the first couple of lines of your post. These will pop up if your cursor is over the title of the thread, making it possible to read it by accident.

Second, we've also seen a pyramid (with stars and stripes flag and 'Area 52' on the side), plus a sarcophagus, in the trailers. So how about Sutekh?

 

[Stevil2001]

If Sutekh, Fenric, or Omega show up, I'm writing to my MP to complain.

 

[Turbo]

But what will those of us without MPs do? Complain to our ambassadors from the UK?

 

[captcalhoun]

in your case, since you're Aussie, write to the Governor-General

 

[23skidoo]

First, a request. If you are going to say something spoilerish please don't put it in the first couple of lines of your post. These will pop up if your cursor is over the title of the thread, making it possible to read it by accident.

Are you referring to the discussion of the plot of Curse of Fenric? I think under the BBS's guidelines 22 years falls well outside the statute of limitations on spoilers.

Alex

 

[Nerys Myk]

Spoiler: Spoiler

I hear a new actor might take over after the Tenth Planet.

 

[captcalhoun]

Spoiler: doctor who

I heard Susan's leaving! sacrilige!

 

[Professor Zoom]

But what will those of us without MPs do? Complain to our ambassadors from the UK?

I think we'll have to nuke from above. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[RTOlson]

Penultimate means second best or the whatever before the final whatever.

According to Merriam-Webster, "penultimate" means "next to last."

"Curse of Fenric" was the next-to-last story of the original run with "Survival" being the last.

That said, it might be interesting to touch upon the Fenric storyline again.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Oh, that penultimate!

It took me 4 years to find out the show had been cancelled and we were still half way through McCoy's first run.

 

[The Badger]

First, a request. If you are going to say something spoilerish please don't put it in the first couple of lines of your post. These will pop up if your cursor is over the title of the thread, making it possible to read it by accident.

Are you referring to the discussion of the plot of Curse of Fenric? I think under the BBS's guidelines 22 years falls well outside the statute of limitations on spoilers.

This thread is labelled 'possible spoilers', and is about a potential future reveal. If the big bad of this series is indeed Fenric, then it's mention here would be a spoiler. It was that I was referring too, not the original story.

It was also a general plea for a bit of fore thought in any thread that involves spoilers.