History YMMV / DoctorWhoS6E7TheWarGames

*** "[[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor The Power of the Doctor]]" makes this AscendedFridgeHorror, with the Master stating that a forced regeneration was considered the "ultimate sanction" for breaking the laws of the Time Lords and confirming that this regeneration was one such case.

** The main motif on the soundtrack resembles a minor key version of "[[Franchise/StarWars Binary Sunset]]".

** Though on a less silly note, it doesn't take much effort to decode the implications of a story where entire generations of lower-class soldiers throughout history are being systematically lied to, exploited, and murdered by aristocratic overseers and generals colluding and coordinating the most appropriate war spectacle they can manage. Especially when you know the story was co-written by Creator/MalcolmHulke, who was a communist and one of ''Who'''s most politically engaged writers.

** In what seems to be a bit of EarlyInstalmentWeirdness, the Doctor implies in the final episode that Time Lords have an unlimited number of regenerations, just so long as their body isn't too badly damaged. Following the revelations about the Doctor's true past in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E10TheTimelessChildren The Timeless Children]]" many years later, one has to wonder if he might have subconsciously started to remember his true nature.

* FoeYay: The War Chief is all over the Doctor, with lines such as "We are two of a kind" and "We need each other". This is one reason why [[EpilepticTrees some fans believe]] he's an earlier Master. Noted on the DVDCommentary by Creator/FrazerHines:
-->'''War Chief:''' (Having just made sure he's alone with the Doctor) You may have changed your face, but I know who you are.
-->'''Hines:''' "... my wife!"

** Though on a less silly note, it doesn't take much effort to decode the implications of a story where entire generations of lower-class soldiers throughout history are being systematically lied to, exploited, and murdered by aristocratic overseers and generals colluding and coordinating the most appropriate war spectacle they can manage. Especially when you know the story was written by Creator/MalcolmHulke, who was a communist and one of ''Who'''s most politically engaged writers.

* SacredCow: Even with the {{Padding}}, the general consensus is that this serial is one of the best in the Classic series and, along with ''The Caves of Androzani'', one of the best regeneration serials in the series. This is mainly due to the performances of the main trio and the War Chief, the twists, the introduction of the Time Lords and, of course, the tragic farewell to Jamie, Zoe and the Second Doctor.

* {{Narm}}: The slo-mo stutter in the cliffhanger to part nine:

** Though on a less silly note, it doesn't take much effort to decode the implications of a story where entire generations of lower-class soldiers throughout history are being systematically lied to, exploited, and murdered by aristocratic overseers and generals colluding and coordinating the most appropriate war spectacle they can manage. Especially when you know the story was written by Creator/MalcolmHulke, who was a communist and one of ''Who'''s most politically engaged writers.
* VindicatedByHistory: At the time of its broadcast, this serial got record low viewing figures. Today, it is regarded as one of the greatest ''Doctor Who'' stories of all time.

** Though on a less silly note, it doesn't take much effort to decode the implications of a story where entire generations of lower-class soldiers throughout history are being systematically lied to, exploited, and murdered by aristocratic overseers and generals colluding and coordinating the most appropriate war spectacle they can manage. Especially when you know the story was written by Creator/MalcolmHulke, who was a communist and one of ''Who'''s most politically engaged writers.

** Part six has an absolutely laughable sequence. Jamie swings obviously wide of the mark blows vaguely at the bad guy's face, over and over and over, while a guard in the background of a fight sequence tries to escape, with a crummy slow-motion GirlyRun, before one of the heroes pulls him off a slope and onto a bed onto which he harmlessly bounces.