"Once they see that the device works properly, they'll release me."
"I very much doubt it. You see, before you reactivated it, I reversed the polarity of the neutron flow."
"You did what?! You realize what will happen?!"
"Oh, yes. Do you?"
"Well, there'll be a massive reverse feedback into their whole power system."
"Exactly. In about ten minutes from now, the whole place should go up. Enjoy your revenge."
-- The First Master and the Third Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Sea Devils"
Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Sea Devils", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 9 in 1972, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Roger Delgado as the First Master, and the introduction of the Sea Devils!
In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like wondering if Skype can record by candlepower, my Cleveland Guardians and Jesse's Texas Rangers starting the new baseball season, more with Jesse and Classic Era story pacing, Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin on Game of Thrones, "The Sea Devils" being the first story where the Doctor and the Master are mentioned to formerly be friends, the Season 9 story order, the Doctor admitting that the Silurians shouldve been called the Eocenes, "The Sea Devils" being one of only two stories where the full "Reverse the Polarity" line is delivered, the 11 TV stories in the entire history of Doctor Who where the TARDIS isn't featured, the British Royal Navy waving fees on the use of stock footage after being happy with the positive publicity, director Michael Briant receiving a visit from two Naval Intelligence officials concerned about where the visual effects team got the plans for the model of a prototype submarine, Jon Pertwee being the only member of the production team who didn't get seasick while making "The Sea Devils", the Brigadier's assault on the Silurians affecting the Doctor's attempt to broker peace with the Sea Devils, the Doctor having a case of the Mad Munchies, Jo getting to rescue the Doctor for a change, Robert Walker being a complete douche, Robert Walker thinking he's the only one who can solve the situation with the Sea Devils, Robert Walker showing that he's actually a big ol' coward, "Warriors of the Deep" not being a good story, the Master pretending to still be a prisoner, George Trenchard collaborating with the Master, the Master having a latex mask of himself handy just in case he needed to escape, wondering where the Master got all the stuff in his prison cell, Robbins making money off the Doctor and Jo, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly from Wisconsin and Dave Proctor, my appreciation for Jesse writing in to The Fandom Zone, my recent appearance on The Fiveish Fangirls podcast to discuss the 10th anniversary of Marvel's The Avengers, the Sea Devil's upcoming first appearance in the Modern Era, and more!
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