Patrick Troughton - The Second Doctor (1966-1969, 1973, 1983, 1985) Retrospective

"Oh my word..."

*Doc-meter: Initially, the Doctor was extremely sinister and aloof in his demeanor, refusing to directly cooperate with his companions and handling both enemies and allies in a callous fashion. However, these unlikable attributes quickly gave way for a character who, above all his other selves, loved his life of traversing through time and space and was far more dedicated to it than his predecessor, as he found his duty rather than incident to meddle in the affairs of those who needed it.

*Favourite Story: The War Games.

*Favourite Companion: James Robert McCrimmon.

*Favourite Enemy: The War Chief.

*Screwdriver: A pen light-like device that buzzed loudly when working and was used only twice during his career.

*Costume: An unkempt, simplified version of his predecessor's outfit with a bow-tie and shirt replacing his vest and Edwardian tie.

*Worst Story: The Macra Terror.

*Worst Companion: Polly Wright. At least Ben got to shine a bit in this era.

*Worst Enemy: The Krotons.

Overall era: Despite a significant increase in production values, this era was less intelligent and more mainstream with a constant flow of Dalek replacements(some genuinely good, others not). Though this era is heralded as the real beginning of Doctor Who, I'm thinking it's more when Doctor Who began copying from others and lost that whirlwind of "whatever comes next" that made it so unique and enjoyable to begin with.

It became more about what he could do, rather than what he would actually do. Nevertheless, the fun and adventure is still there and the stories are generally good. It's like The Hobbit to the First Doctor's Lord Of The Rings.