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And the Fifth Doctor is here! This story doesn't start off as well as I'd hoped. Post-regeneration stories are very hit-or-miss and I don't think this one quite sticks the landing. Peter Davison does an okay job, especially considering his immediate predecessor is Tom Baker who is a tough act to follow for even the best of actors. Unfortunately, this is one of those regeneration stories where we need to see as much of the Doctor as possible and we don't quite get that.

I'm sure given the time Peter Davison will grow into one of my favourite Doctors but this introduction is definitely not a favourite. Tegan and Nyssa carrying the Doctor to Castrovalva gets boring fast. Luckily, this is all mainly contained to the first two episodes, after that things start to pick up.  There's a distinct lack of Adric in this story, even if he is crucial to the plot which is something I've heard will be unfortunately common with the companions in the season to come.

Once the story turns into a more traditional adventure, it definitely gets better. Specifically, Castrovalva being created through Block Transfer Computation by the Master is a great twist and aside from some gripes with the introduction of the Fifth Doctor this was a very fun story and I'm very excited to see where this all goes.

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