OMG this is so Hammer-horror-esque.

I commented that the ending of Episode 1 is a pretty good demonstration of what people mean by Cultural Appropriation, in that Namin's family has been faithfully worshipping Sutekh in secret for generations, awaiting his return, and then suddenly some white man swans in saying "I am the servant of Sutekh; he needs no other," and zaps him. Andrew disagrees, though, on the grounds that Scarman was dead/possessed and didn't actually choose to serve Sutekh or usurp Namin. In any case Sutek, being evil and all, would probably consider the injustice to be a bonus.

Val, the department store clerk in 'Closing Time' who thinks the Doctor and Craig are an adorable couple, looked familiar; so green_trilobite looked her up on IMDb and found she'd worked on Dr Who twice before - in the Davison era as Captain Wrack (over-the-top Eternal pirate lady)in 'Enlightenment;' and in the Hartnell era's notorious 'The Gunfighters' (she sings the endless ballad that accompanies the narrative.)

We rewatched both this evening - 'Enlightenment' was still good; 'The Gunfighters' was actually not as bad as I remember, despite the wonky accents. I like it that the Doctor basically makes them leave at the end because Dodo is 'shipping Doc Holliday/Bignose Kate way too hard.

Man, do I want Lone Centurion!Rory/Bracewell fic - not necessarily slash, given Centurion!Rory's mission, but I'd like them to fight crime together.