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

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I listened to this about a year back and I don't remember being all that impressed. Perhaps I zoned out because of the length or something because there was no way I couldn't be impressed if I had actually paid attention. It's rare that audios this long actually manage to keep my attention the whole way through. It helps that it's somewhat similar (in the first half atleast) to The Chase.

I've seen quite a few people call it a rehash, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that. It feels like more of a tribute to me, and it's also not entirely about the chasing stuff anyway. It's more about Vicki and her relationship with the Doctor. It really does succeed in that. Maureen O'Brien and Stephen Noonan have excellent chemistry and the moments between them are magnificent (even when it's technically not the actual Doctor).

Speaking of that, having the story tie into the Dalek robot version of the Doctor from The Chase is brilliant, even if it's very fanbrained. The ending explaining the Abbot of Amboise was particularly ridiculous and I could see why it annoyed quite a few people (I personally found it quite funny). The way it explored the robot Doctor's free will and struggle with his identity was probably the highlight of this story for me.

The Doctor himself pretending to be a Dalek and doing the actual chasing was a pretty solid twist. I think the only thing that disappointed me about this story is that Dodo is literally locked in her room for nearly the entire story. Feels like a cheap way to write her out but once she's back she gets a good enough role (and I suppose the Doctor and Vicki worked better with the extra space).

Good story. A lot of people seem to view it as lazy but I think it succeeds at what it's trying to do (a reunion/exploration of the Doctor and Vicki) and that's more than good enough.

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