Doctor Who is a lot like Star Trek in that the original run featured loads of booted women and the "re-boot" was shockingly lacking. You can count the boots in both Star Trek Next Generation, et al and the new Dr Who on one hand.
You wouldn't think it possible, but they managed to mess up (mostly) Maisie Williams in high, high boots. Mostly, everything is TOO big. The shafts of the boots are too loose and she swims in the rest of the costume. If you told me this is the costume the towering John Cleese wore as Dennis Moore I'd believe it. (BTW the first scene actually made me think of "Lupines? You mean the flower lupines?)
I didn't expect her to wear a sexy pirate Halloween costume, but a tiny bit of tailoring would have gone a long way. Maureen O'Hara never dressed like a trollop, but she looked GOOD.
Costume aside, virtually all of her scenes (in this outfit) were filmed by candlelight. Atmospheric perhaps, frustrating to boot lovers? You bet your ass.
Thankfully, the final scenes are shot at dawn and feature a very nice bit where she places her booted foot on the chest of a fallen foe.
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Dr Who (s09e06) features boots that are too big, filmed too dark. Now that I've had some time to think, I'm planning to upload a shorter version with some slo-mo's and repeats.
I love Maisie her character on GOT is one of my favorites though I am biased since I can find maybe 3 characters I dont like on that wonderful show. Certainly didnt expect this. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThere have been many women in boots in Dr Who. There was the Sarah Jane Smith character, who wore many boots during her tenure. It was the 70's, so they were 70's style boots. Leela wore suede boots as befitting a warrior woman. My favorite has to be the original Romana character, played by Mary Tamm. She was on the five Key to Time stories, and she may have worn boots in all of them. This was during the Tom Baker as Dr Who years.
ReplyDeleteYes, as I said, the original runs of both Star Trek and Dr Who feature many women in boots. It's the "re-boot" of the two franchises that have been sadly lacking. You'll notice every one you mention is from the "original" Dr Who. Name some since 2005. I'll start, there's that one episode with Michelle Ryan. Name some other significant bootage. For a show that ran throughout the golden era, the lack of quality boots almost shows a bias.
DeleteAyesha Dhakar in Planet of the Ood. Missy in the Magicians Apprentice and the Witches Familiar. Billie Piper in Boomtown and Rise of the Cybermen
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