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

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This is probably the first story I didn't like in Series 13. It just feels like a rehash of the original Toymaker story without the parts that made the original interesting. This story also has the downside of being overshadowed by The Giggle. I know that when they were recording this The Giggle probably wasn't even an idea in RTD's head but regardless I think it's really set the bar for the Toymaker.

Annette Badland's Toymaker is quite generic in my opnion and lacks that otherwordly godlike feel that Michael Gough and Neil Patrick Harris capture in their respective stories. Still, all the actors in this are great, especially Christopher Naylor as Harry Sullivan. He's easily my favourite part of these stories. Tom Baker is also as delightful as usual and it feels like he gets better with age.

Again, this would probably be a better story for me if it had released long before The Giggle, I went into it with a certain expectation for the Toymaker that just isn't fulfilled in this story.

Next Story: The Caged Assassin