Curse of Fenric! I did watch this when I was 11 or so, and it went down in family legend as the Scary One.
But redstarrobot has said pretty much what needs to be said. There are few DWs without holes here and there, but Fenric is marvellous, one of the very best of Seven's run - and it does make sense and is well worth rewatching. Or watching an episode a week, so that it breaks your heart when the vicar is killed. (Did I say I watched this when I was 12?)
My favourite is Ghostlight, which is the one everyone says doesn't make sense, but I don't see that. But then I adore pretty much all Seven's run, especially the ones that you need to watch and rewatch, because that's so how I like my telly to be and I have spent the rest of my life searching for something as good and scary and weird and layered as Seven era DW, and there are very, very few things out there that come close.
Seven is my Doctor. Can you tell? :-) Perhaps if you found Fenric a bit much, then something like Remembrance, or even Dragonfire would be a better starting place? (Remembrance is a good newbie ep). Battlefield has a more traditional feel to it, and much to love, although it isn't quite as good as the rest of S26. But it has Bambera, Ancelyn, Morgaine, and the Brigadier, which makes up for everything. Fenric is much better watched after a couple other eps to see how the relationship between Seven and Ace is taken to breaking point in both Ghostlight and Fenric.
But what do I know? I'm a hopeless case, who thinks Silver Nemesis is good fun...
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My favourite is Ghostlight, which is the one everyone says doesn't make sense, but I don't see that. But then I adore pretty much all Seven's run, especially the ones that you need to watch and rewatch, because that's so how I like my telly to be and I have spent the rest of my life searching for something as good and scary and weird and layered as Seven era DW, and there are very, very few things out there that come close.
Seven is my Doctor. Can you tell? :-) Perhaps if you found Fenric a bit much, then something like Remembrance, or even Dragonfire would be a better starting place? (Remembrance is a good newbie ep). Battlefield has a more traditional feel to it, and much to love, although it isn't quite as good as the rest of S26. But it has Bambera, Ancelyn, Morgaine, and the Brigadier, which makes up for everything. Fenric is much better watched after a couple other eps to see how the relationship between Seven and Ace is taken to breaking point in both Ghostlight and Fenric.
But what do I know? I'm a hopeless case, who thinks Silver Nemesis is good fun...
Nice presents though - have fun!