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

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Another great story, if Season 21 keeps this up it'll easily be 5's best. The two-parters of this era have been very mixed but luckily this is on the better side. I'm a bit disappointed how much it feels like a genuine historical despite being set in 1984 but that doesn't detract from it being a good story.

It's got a great mystery running through with the classic explanation of an alien spaceship crash. While that is fairly cliché, it makes up for it in the excellent design of said alien. The Malus is such a cool-looking villain that I can't be mad at how simple of an idea it is.

The cast really sell this story. We get more of the witty and sarcastic 5 and Peter Davison feels very comfortable in the role. I really didn't like the character who was all creepy about Tegan, and I feel like he shouldn't have gotten off so easy by the end. Overall though, it's a really good story, it's not Black Orchid level, but it shows promise for the rest of this season and I really hope that this season keeps the momentum and doesn't screw it up.

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