It's been so nice to have a three day weekend. I've cleaned the house, packed (I'm not looking forward to fitting everything in come Friday evening because it's not looking good already), gone swimming (which involved driving through rather a lot of rain and was quite scary) and watched rather a lot of Doctor Who.

There was Saturday night's episode of course. I quite liked it but I think I prefer the book better, if only because it takes longer over everything and has Benny in it.

Most of the Doctor Who I watched was First Doctor-era with Ian and Barbara in. Friday night I was about up to Susan's last episode. I finished Ian & Barbara's last episode last night. There were some late nights in there, partly because The Romans was great, so I couldn't go to bed until I finished it.

Now I understand why everyone thinks Barbara is so great. It's because she is. The trouble with watching lots of episodes in a row is that there were quite a few storylines which involved Barbara getting captured and Ian having to go and rescue her. Mind you, most of the time she'd already got herself out of that, although usually then into something else instead.

It's also completely impossible not to ship Ian & Barbara. I have tried. Well, it's not that impossible - it's a lot easier in the reconstructions. Which only goes to show it's all about body language. They do stand close to each other a lot and touch an awful lot. Although all the TARDIS crew touch a lot. But Ian and Barbara do seem to have a tendency to hold hands with no reason. And I think they get worse as you go through the episodes. In The Romans they totally behave like an old married couple - although they also have their moments in The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Rescue.

I did like The Romans - it was funny. Although I'm scared by how good Ian's legs look. That's just not normal in a man. I liked The Reign of Terror too, partly because it was set during the French Revolution. But also because the Doctor was being crafty in it, making complicated plans only revealed to us at the last minute. And also because Ian and Barbara have an argument, with Barbara pointing out how it's not a clear cut situation.

Even Susan started to grow on me before she left. When she actually did it was really sad. I do like Vicki, though, she's quite interesting. I need a break from the First Doctor now, I think, and go on to a different one for a bit of a change.

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