“The Ultimate Foe” is a unique two-part story in that while it has its own plot, it exists primarily to wrap up the previous twelve episodes and cap off the entire Trial storyline. It succeeds, but the story definitely varies in quality depending on the author.
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“Timelash” isn’t very good. It’s a lightweight, passable story hobbled by some poor acting, low-budget production values and some obvious scene padding due to the second episode running short. I’m not one to complain about scenes added purely to get an episode up to length, as long as such scenes are enjoyable, but in “Timelash” [...]
“The Mark of the Rani” is a fun semi-historical that has two major things going for it. The first is that the story contains some genuine historical facts and a historical figure in the form of George Stephenson, prompting me to do some research and learn who he was and what he accomplished. The second [...]
Doctor Who goes from the high-quality storytelling of “Androzani” to a sadly far less stellar story with Colin Baker’s debut, “The Twin Dilemma”. This story is definitely one of the low points in the series history, which gives the unfortunate Baker a very rough start out of the gate. Coming immediately after “Androzani” doesn’t help, [...]
The Two Doctors
Posted: November 21, 2009 in 2nd Doctor - Patrick Troughton, 6th Doctor - Colin BakerI used to enjoy this story far more than I do now. I still enjoy most of it, and it certainly contains an interesting plot, but the black humor and gruesome subject matter detract from an otherwise reasonably good storyline and make portions of the story simply uncomfortable to watch.
