Review of Survival by Bongo50
25 November 2024
I really like Survival. It's a really exciting story with an interesting theme and message running throughout. There are some excellent action sequences. I also think that the Cheetah People look great: the costumes and prosthetics are really good throughout this entire season in my opinion. Episode 2 is also notable for producing possibly my favourite blooper of any Doctor Who story ("Will you f**king stay still!"). Survival was not meant to be the end of Classic Who: it's not a special story, and it was never originally intended to be. Even so, I think the production team did a good job giving the show a nice send-off in the final speech (which was recorded because the team suspected that the show may have been about to get canceled). Even still, Classic Who should have never ended here and I'll forever morn what we've missed out on due to its premature cancelation.