82. Galaxy 4, Part I: Four Hundred Dawns

I know I read a novelization of this story maybe 35 years ago, but I remembered nothing about it, except that it featured a woman-dominated race. I watched the Blu-Ray version, which is not helpfully labeled. The disc itself actually says it contains “Episodes 1-6,” even though it has only four. For the record, the black and white animations and surviving footage are on disc one; the color animations are on disc two. For Episode 1, I watched the color animation and surviving clip. 

Some notes:

·       If Vicki said something about the origin of the word “Chumbley,” it flew by and I missed it. I thought maybe “Chumbley” was a cartoon character existing in 1965 or something, and maybe it was a diminutive form of “Chumbawamba” and that was where the band got its name. My head canon was starting to get intricate, but I guess Vicki just made up the name and there’s no connection to Chumbawamba.

·       I didn’t realize until the end credits that “Maaga” was spelled with three A’s, and I had a hard time not thinking of her in MAGA terms.

·       The door sound of the Drahvin spaceship is the same sound used in the Dalek city on Skaro in “The Daleks.”

Grade: B

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