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

Previous Story: The Power of Kroll

That was, interesting, to say the least. I'm noticing that a lot of these 6-part finales just feel all over the place and that is something this story suffers from quite heavily. It's still a fun ending to the Key to Time but I can see why it's not the most popular story. I genuinely think by this point, there is no place for 6-part stories anymore, this could have easily been done in 4.

It's got a good setting, in the middle of a war. Unfortunately, compared to every other story of this season, the world doesn't feel fleshed out whatsoever, despite being 6 parts long, this is the least worldbuilding in this season. The first three parts to this story are very dull and nothing much is progressed in them. It starts to pick up in pace by part 4 but then we just get a new kind of dull in the form of running back and forth while nothing worthwhile happens. I did enjoy the character of Drax, even if I thought he was a strange addition towards the end of an already very cluttered story. When he miniaturises the Doctor, it feels so forced, like it only happened to pad out the story a bit longer.

I think the ending is a bit silly, what with scattering the pieces back so it can be done all over again later. The acting is all right from the main cast, but all of the supporting cast, bar Barry Jackson's Drax are really dull and uninteresting, even Lalla Ward as Princess Astra is dull. It's unfortunate that one of my favourite seasons so far has to end in such a mediocre way. Still though, it didn't bore me, which is something I find really important in Doctor Who.

Next Story: The Auntie Matter

Season review: 8/10

I really liked this season on the whole, I think it was full of rich storytelling and vibrant settings, it had a cosy format, similar to that of the overarching series arcs of New Who and I enjoyed the pairing of the Doctor and Romana I. It would honestly be a 10 if it weren't for The Power of Kroll and The Armageddon Factor being upsettingly mediocre.