Yay. :-) (I adore the original Team TARDIS. Well, I love most of them, but there's something about the first adventures - no rules have been set yet, and it's lovely.)
I think that's interesting, because it's hard to say - the change is quite gradual. Also, The Aztecs would suggest that the Doctor's not wanting to be involved is not necessarily him always not being moral - he has learnt to his cost that interfering with history is not wise, so his moral, or his way of protecting himself and Susan is non-interference. But it is gradual - getting shown up by Ian in An Unearthly Child, him getting them all into trouble in the Daleks, Barbara's wonderful raking him down in The Edge of Destruction. (She says something like "You ought to get down on your knees and thank us, you ungrateful old man!") His confrontation with her in return in The Aztecs, and Cameca, might well be another turning point for him. He's mystery-solving by The Sensorites, anyway, more so than Ian. (Although maybe not as much as Barbara, who has a holiday in the middle and then comes back and solves everything.) Probably the moment we know the change has happened somewhere - and it seems quite natural by then - is the moment in The Dalek Invasion of Earth that I mentioned (which is the first serial of the second season). It seems to be a gradual shift, rather than any sudden decision, but definitely from then on, he's the one putting things right. The Rescue is next, and he charms Vicki, and faces down the villain alone. Ian and Barbara are always a little more even with him on the hero stakes than any other characters - but then, they were the very first characters we met in this show, after all.
If you ever get the chance to watch all that's left of the first couple of seasons episode by episode in order like you're doing with this one now, I highly recommend it. (Especially in dark winter months!)
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Date: 2011-11-18 06:29 pm (UTC)I think that's interesting, because it's hard to say - the change is quite gradual. Also, The Aztecs would suggest that the Doctor's not wanting to be involved is not necessarily him always not being moral - he has learnt to his cost that interfering with history is not wise, so his moral, or his way of protecting himself and Susan is non-interference. But it is gradual - getting shown up by Ian in An Unearthly Child, him getting them all into trouble in the Daleks, Barbara's wonderful raking him down in The Edge of Destruction. (She says something like "You ought to get down on your knees and thank us, you ungrateful old man!") His confrontation with her in return in The Aztecs, and Cameca, might well be another turning point for him. He's mystery-solving by The Sensorites, anyway, more so than Ian. (Although maybe not as much as Barbara, who has a holiday in the middle and then comes back and solves everything.) Probably the moment we know the change has happened somewhere - and it seems quite natural by then - is the moment in The Dalek Invasion of Earth that I mentioned (which is the first serial of the second season). It seems to be a gradual shift, rather than any sudden decision, but definitely from then on, he's the one putting things right. The Rescue is next, and he charms Vicki, and faces down the villain alone. Ian and Barbara are always a little more even with him on the hero stakes than any other characters - but then, they were the very first characters we met in this show, after all.
If you ever get the chance to watch all that's left of the first couple of seasons episode by episode in order like you're doing with this one now, I highly recommend it. (Especially in dark winter months!)