History YMMV / DoctorWhoS24E4Dragonfire

* LesYay: Between Ace and Mel. Especially when Ace's first response to Mel falling over and being knocked out is to do what is probably meant to be feeling for a skull fracture, but looks more like stroking her hair. It's more blatant in the novelisation, where Ace and Mel descend an ice face using mountain climbing gear rather than the pack ladder used in the serial and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything this exchange takes place]]:

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The crystal caves appear to be some plastic sheeting, complete with swaying.

** The subtle references to the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' series, such as the appearance of the dragon and names such as Kane. For the show's fiftieth anniversary, Creator/JohnHurt- who played the xenomorph's first victim- would later be cast as [[Characters/DoctorWhoWarDoctor the War Doctor]] (''[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]'').

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Glitz selling his crew into slavery ''really'' seems like it should get him some kind of comeuppance, rather than being brushed under the rug with all his other LoveableRogue actions.

* {{Squick}}: It's implied that Ace lost her virginity to Glitz. [[NoJustNoReaction No...just...no...]] (Creator/SophieAldred didn't hear anything about that until they were doing the DVDCommentary, and thought Glitz was far too old for Ace - Tony Selby, for reference, was ''forty-nine'' at the time.) The novelization implies that it may not have been entirely consensual, which adds a whole other level.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: According to the commentary, the child Stellar is supposed to symbolize [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocence]] amongst evil. Then why did they put her in a dress so short that she can't move around without a panty shot?

* WTHCostumingDepartment: According to the commentary, the child Stellar is supposed to symbolize [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocence]] amongst evil. Then why did they put her in a dress so short that she can't move around without a PantyShot?

Ace looked down, and giggled. "It's a good job I'm not a boy!" she laughed. Mel smiled - and then she began to laugh as well. This wasn;t going to be a bit like they always showed it on telly!

* AlternativeChapterInterpretation: As discussed in UnreliableNarrator, both Kane and the information recording the Doctor found could be at least incorrect about Xana's fate. Was she just killed escaping arrest and the recording claims she committed suicide to make her appear weak, or is Kane deluding himself about how she died to put her on a pedastal?

* WHTCostumingDepartment: According to the commentary, the child Stellar is supposed to symbolize [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocence]] amongst evil. Then why did they put her in a dress so short that she can't move around without a PantyShot?

* GeniusBonus: The Doctor distracts a guard by discussing semiotics with him. The real joke...the dialogue came verbatim from the book ''Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text''. ''And'', the Doctor's line is semiotics-jargon for something like "The less relevant an in-joke is to the story, the greater its cultural significance". Particularly impressive for a story which came out way back in 1987, before such post-modern humor appeared everywhere.

* {{Squick}}: It's implied that Ace lost her virginity to Glitz. [[NoJustNoReaction No...just...no...]] (Creator/SophieAldred didn't hear anything about that until they were doing the DVDCommentary, and thought Glitz was far too old for Ace.) The novelization implies that it may not have been entirely consensual, which adds a whole other level.

* GeniusBonus: The Doctor distracts a guard by discussing semiotics with him. The real joke... the dialogue came verbatim from a semiotics text examining ''Doctor Who''. ''And'', the Doctor's line is semiotics-jargon for something like "The less relevant an in-joke is to the story, the greater its cultural significance". Particularly impressive for a story which came out way back in 1987, before such post-modern humor appeared everywhere.

-->'I've never done this before,' admitted Mel. 'You must have done it lots of times.'\\
‘Well, not lots of times…’\\

‘How many times?’ asked Mel suspiciously.\\
‘This’ll be the first.’ Ace looked up guiltily. ‘But I’ve seen them do it on telly, and it’s easy!’\\

Ace looked down, and giggled. ‘It’s a good job I’m not a boy!’ she laughed. Mel smiled - and then she began to laugh as well. This wasn’t going to be a bit like they always showed it on telly!

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Kane's face melting, which still holds up very well today.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Kane's face melting.

* LesYay: Between Ace and Mel. Especially when Ace's first response to Mel falling over and being knocked out is to do what is probably meant to be feeling for a skull fracture, but looks more like stroking her hair. It's more blatant in the novelisation, where Ace and Mel [[spoiler:descend an ice face using mountain climbing gear rather than the pack ladder used in the serial]] and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything this exchange takes place]]:

* HilariousInHindsight: The plot is very similar to ''Literature/TheHobbit'' with people reclaiming gold from a dragon. Creator/SylvesterMcCoy would later play Radagast the Brown in [[Film/TheHobbit the film trilogy]].

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Kane's face melting.

* {{Squick}}: It's implied that Ace lost her virginity to Glitz. [[NoJustNoReaction No...just...no...]] (Creator/SophieAldred didn't hear anything about that until they were doing the DVDCommentary, and thought Glitz was far too old for Ace.)

* HilariousInHindsight: The plot is very similar to ''Literature/TheHobbit'' with people reclaiming gold from a dragon. Creator/SylvesterMcCoy would later play Radagast the Brown in ''Film/TheHobbit''.

* {{Squick}}: It's implied that Ace lost her virginity to Glitz. [[NoJustNoReaction No...just...no...]] (Creator/SophieAldred didn't hear anything about that until they were doing the DVDCommentary, and thought Glitz was far too old for Ace.)

* {{Squick}}: It's implied that Ace lost her virginity to Glitz. [[NoJustNoReaction No...just...no...]] (Creator/SophieAldred didn't hear anything about that until they were doing the DVD commentary, and thought Glitz was far too old for Ace.)

* {{Squick}}: It's implied that Ace lost her virginity to Glitz. [[NoJustNoReaction No...just...no...]] (Sophie Aldred didn't hear anything about that until they were doing the DVD commentary, and thought Glitz was far too old for Ace.)

* {{Squick}}: It's implied that Ace lost her virginity to Glitz. [[NoJustNoReaction No...just...no...]]