Old Who, huh? Yes, some of the early eps are rough, especially since they didn't seem to know what to do with the women characters.
I found the earliest story arc that really got me into it was "Genesis of the Daleks." It's got Four, who is really the easiest to see in the role for a new introduction to the older incarnations, simply because of the images that permeate pop culture. Also, it's got Sarah Jane, and trust me, she does a lot more in this arc than scream for help. Finally, it's the origin story of the Daleks, and, arguably, the first battle of the Time War. So it all ties nicely into the current stories.
As for One, I'd try either "The Aztecs" (you kind of see why he's more of an observer, when Barbara decides she can stop a whole civilization from committing human sacrifice by basically saying: "Now you stop that!" At the same time, she calls One on a lot of his hypocrisy; she's hardly the damsel in distress in this one) and/or "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" (where the Daleks are NOT cute, and the Doctor loses his first Companion [no, I'm not telling], so you kind of get a sense of his first taste of loss).
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Date: 2008-03-12 04:14 am (UTC)I found the earliest story arc that really got me into it was "Genesis of the Daleks." It's got Four, who is really the easiest to see in the role for a new introduction to the older incarnations, simply because of the images that permeate pop culture. Also, it's got Sarah Jane, and trust me, she does a lot more in this arc than scream for help. Finally, it's the origin story of the Daleks, and, arguably, the first battle of the Time War. So it all ties nicely into the current stories.
As for One, I'd try either "The Aztecs" (you kind of see why he's more of an observer, when Barbara decides she can stop a whole civilization from committing human sacrifice by basically saying: "Now you stop that!" At the same time, she calls One on a lot of his hypocrisy; she's hardly the damsel in distress in this one) and/or "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" (where the Daleks are NOT cute, and the Doctor loses his first Companion [no, I'm not telling], so you kind of get a sense of his first taste of loss).