This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

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This definitely isn't as good as Remembrance of the Daleks but it's nonetheless a solid action thriller. 7 becoming a local politician is quite funny and in line with his character. The Counter Measures team are good fun, this has definitely intrigued me about their spinoff. Aside from Gilmore though I don't think they get much time to shine which is a tad disappointing.

The story is a bit sluggish in the beginning but it really picks up towards the end. It's very exciting which a lot of stories can often fail to be even with absurdly high stakes. It's not exactly like Mission Impossible but that's the best comparison I can think of especially in that last act. The Light feel a bit underbaked though. I think the story on the whole would've worked better without any alien elements at all.

Overall, not the best in the 1963 trilogy but still really strong.

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