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

Previous Story: Trouble in Paradise

Easily the best Davros story since Genesis. I really like the different spin on Davros here. Instead of being revived by the Daleks while a group of plucky rebels attempt to stop him for the umpteenth time, he's in charge of a corporation and actually doing (somewhat) good for the universe. Of course he can never be truly good and this led to an excellent twist when it was revealed what the concentrated protein actually was. Season 22 in general has been trying a bit too hard to be overly edgy and dark and that very rarely works in Doctor Who but this story is one that I think succeeded.

The only bit that fell flat for me was the weird subplot with Jobel and Tasambeker. Terry Molloy has fully won me over as Davros by now, he is by far the definitive Davros (though Julian Bleach does a great job too). Colin Baker was really great here as the Doctor, aside from one moment when he was helping Peri get across the fence I can definitely feel him mellowing out a little. Nicola Bryant was also quite good, especially her interactions with the radio DJ. I didn't like how she was getting creeped on throughout story, that element of the story wasn't at all necessary.

Overall this is a great story, much better than the previous 80s Davros story because this time it didn't bore me to death. It really is a shame I've only got one more season with Colin.

Next Story: The Nightmare Fair