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

Previous Story: The Hollows of Time

Surprisingly, I quite liked this one. It feels the most "modern" to me out of this first set of lost stories. I think had this been made it would be one of the better-remembered stories of Colin Baker's tenure. I have fairly little to say about the story, it's not something we haven't seen before. A resort designed to kidnap and collect victims for it's own evil plans is pretty standard Who.

I do like how a good chunk of this story focuses on Peri, rather than the Doctor, with him appearing every now and then as he snoops around the space station. It gives us some nice insight into Peri who has up until now remained quite generic. I think Colin Baker gives a great performance here, his disgust at the actions of both the Elohim and the resort staff was a highlight of this story.

It's nice to see the Doctor genuinely affected by the things that happen on his travels, especially in an era where he would mostly shrug things off. Overall, I didn't expect to enjoy this one nearly as much as I did. I'm hoping that the rest of these stories maintain the same quality.

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