tasty_kate | Horror of Fang Rock

I forgot to tell you! I watched my first episode of Classic!Who the other day! I watched Horror of Fang Rock, a Four/Leela episode. There were a couple things that stood out to me that I'd like to share:

The MOMENT the TARDIS materialized, a smile split onto my face.

Lighthouse dude: Are you in charge here?
Doctor: No, but I'm full of ideas.

Doctor: Gentlemen, I have news for you: This lighthouse is under attack and by morning we might all be dead. [huge smile]
WOW, time after time I'm seeing 11 in 4. ...or should I say 4 in 11? Gah. This is confusing.

I noticed that a lot of the humor was very subtle. Like, one joke that I managed to catch was after Leela broke a panel of a door with a sledge hammer to see what the possessed lighthouse man was up to:
Doctor: The Malicious Act of Damage covers lighthouses.
Leela: What?
Doctor: Nothing.

And then a throw back:
Doctor: Leela, don't fire until you see the green of his tentacles

Dude, Tom Baker's eyes are flippin' wide and crazy. Matches his smile.

I loved, and I mean LOVED the Rutan's cheesy alien blobiness. It was priceless, which I suppose is a good thing considering the Beeb's budget back then. waap, waaaaap.

I liked Leela. Had a very go-get-'em style about her, which I suppose has something to do with her history that my dad and tardis.wikia.com informed me about. What the internet did not tell me and that my Dad so kindly told me was that Leela was a fan favorite. "Pretty young woman running around in a leather bikini? Oh yeah."

All in all, I enjoyed the episode, though not nearly as much as I enjoy some of the Nu!Who episodes, particularly S5. Does anyone have any recommendations? Or think I should have seen a different episode as my introduction to Classic!Who? Send me your thoughts!