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	Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora (Story 86)
	Release Date: 2010-05-04
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Review by: Jacob, Virgina, USA
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The renissance dawn is rising yet the shadows of the dark age loom with danger.
The Doctor and Sarah decide to explore the inside of the TARDIS stumble upon the secondary control room and with it the discovery that they are heading into the Mandragora nebula. The Doctor and Sarah hang on for dear life as the come to ground inisde the nebula only to be struck by the vast energy that resides inisde the nebula. After narrowly missing more of the energy discahrges the crash land in the 15th century of Italy and the court of a young prince. Here he must contend with his uncle the Count who wants nothing more then his throne and power. Meanwhile a strange brotherhood has arisen to stop the artists and scholars that will surely change the world for worse. And the young prince himself alone and only armed with his sword and best freind and the arrival of the Doctor and Sarah must deal with these threats from all sides. But what they don't count on is the Mandragora energy snuck on board the TARDIS and now wants host bodies. And the Earth shall be its new home. Can the Doctor save the renissance or will the earth be plunged in darkness forever?

Review by: Mr. Paul Goddard
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One of the best
This is one of the best Dr. Who's. It's set in Middle Ages Italy. The Doctor must stop an evil force from taking over the earth. There is a cult that worships the evil force. It has highly interesting dialog. Here is an example. The cultist tells the king that he sees the king will soon die and it is written in the stars. The king is a riot in the whole movie. Here is how he answers. "You are a fraud Heronomous, we both know the truth of that, you can no more tell the stars then you can tell my chamber pot." Too cool.

Review by: Michael A. Nelson
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solid Baker/Hinchcliffe
A strong entry in the early Tom Baker years (my favorite era on the show). Great cast, great use of sets and locations, not too bad on the FX. Another gothic horror tinged story with a cult of satanists no less. Instead of a race of monsters, a ball of energy. Simple but effective.

Review by: A. Shapiro, Fl
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This Who has it all
A brilliantly written and acted episode. This episode has it all. Great villain, great chemistry among the cast, great buildup!!! Baker is amazing in this episode and the episode is so well paced that by the end, you will be popping out of your seat. Great episode from a fantastic era of Dr. Who.

Review by: Kevin J. Loria, New Orleans, LA USA
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"I wouldn't even say no to a SALAMI SANDWICH"
"How Big is Big?...."The Masque of the Mandragora, Season opener for the Fourth Doctor was surprisingly low key. We begin with the Doctor and Sarah in a TARDIS corridor having a conversation about his "enormous boot cupboard." But as tame as the moment seems, it is one of the scenes I remember best from this story arc....up until this point very little of the TARDIS interior had been seen and here it is suggested how really huge it could be inside it's disguised form. Soon after this moment would be "called back to" in the chase through the TARDIS interior for "INVASION of TIME." Another great thing about Masque is that is was another Dr. Who story set in Earth's past following the Third Doctor's isolation to Earth's "present" with UNIT (and some galactic yo-yoing towards the end of his tenure) it is good to have the Doc travel for these historical adventures again. This time the Doctor and Sarah are on Earth during the Italian Renaissance when the corrupt and powerful Medicis rule, and to heap some more trouble on to that the Doctor inadvertently transports a Mandragora ball of energy and alien intelligence intent on conquering Earth. There's a great cast of plotting and political characters maneuvering their Machiavellian notions through this tale: Evil Uncle Frederico; a Count planning to usurp the rule of his naïve, nephew; Giuliano, with the aid of his court astrologer Hieronymous, not to mention the evil brothers of the Cult of Demnos. As in much of the Classic episodes of Dr. Who, there are clear similarities to Classic Lit., this time it is POE's "Masque of the Red Death", with added twists ofcourse. This isn't a complaint, mind you. There's lots of horses, swords, wonderful costumes and wonderful dialogue, too. There's a running gag begun in this one in which the Doctor never gets to meet the great Leonardo DaVinci, I hope the new series picks up on this and does a story. Not to mention the open ending of this one...look out 1980's!!! Drinking Game: Drink when... ....the Doctor and/or Sarah are knocked unconscious ....the Doctor and/or Sarah are bound / gagged or arrested ....the Doctor and/or Sarah talk down to the "eye-ties" ....there is a case of mistaken identity before/ during or after the Masque ....someone is ZAPPED with Helix Lightning (like the Doctor's Clint Eastwoodish stand-off) ...you see a guy in tights (what the heck, go ahead)!