Day 436: The Deadly Assassin Part 1

Gallifrey, home planet of the Time Lords. As far as we're concerned, it is a mystical and wonderful place, where Gods wander the corridors and observe the Universe. It is a place that we have only briefly visited before, with visits generally being confined to one room, or with the Time Lords kept away whilst we focus on the main action. But now, in The Deadly Assassin, we finally get to see the true power of Gallifrey.

It's not entirely what's expected, to be perfectly honest. Instead of meeting Gods, we meet bickering old men who worry about the colour of their robes and such. One could easily be disappointed, but it's also easy to accept these new facts and move on, as we can enjoy the old men bickering (thanks mainly due to Robert Holmes, the writer of this serial and several other classics), and just settle into witnessing all of this previously untold history fold out before our eyes. We can see Time Lord Presidents, Prydonian chapters, Castellans and the like and we can be excited to see all of what we could only guess about come forth and reveal itself. It's good to watch The Deadly Assassin, and discover more and more about the Time Lords.