I may be biased, since I love the goofier Doctor Who stories, but this is one of my favorite stories of all times. The pacing is relatively quick, even if it does gloss over some details. But as a whole, it handles the 50's setting very nicely, and Burton's a nice supporting character. It does wrap up rather quickly, and leaves myself wondering what happened to warrant the attempted genocide? The character of Ray would've been an interesting companion. It would be a nice What-If or a solid unbound, so I'm looking forward to getting more things with her. I'd prefer a bit more depth into the Bannermen war, but as it is, there's plenty of opportunities towards the return of the Bannermen. I understand that this isn't everyone's favorite story, but I'm very glad I picked this up when the Collection Blu-Ray came out here in Australia. This story feels very 7th Doctor, as it has all the silliness of his early years, but the dark undertow of later stories like the Curse of Fenric and Ghost Light.

Conclusion: One of my favourite stories ever, goofy as hell, but manages to juggle that with the underlying darkness that this story has. It's musical, but not too musical, and that helps to make it one of the few Classic Who stories I can watch whenever.