Love how this is there first adventure in The Tardis just after the exile, told from Susan point of view we never really get to know what she’s feeling or thinking so its a nice change of pace, after all the range i called the Companion Chronicles.

After they take off The Doctor accidentally kidnapped another time lord called Stoyn, he was the engineer of the ship ... The Doctor kidnapping people since The Beginning. Stoyn is played by Terry Molloy, who you may know as playing davros. 

The 1st Doctor is given an ultimatum by Stoyn, leading to him actually hitting the console till it brakes it's an amazing explanation later as to why he can’t properly pilot it. The Tardis lands on a New World it's described perfectly with being so new to The Doctor and Susan but being new it self too. This new world being Earth really sets up there obsession with the planet the two characters have its further added upon near the end.

The three of them encounter some creatures on earth called the Archaeons which are globular beings that see themselves as the creators and Earth is it's petri dish as they are situated on the moon. This leads too the creatures taking things out of The Tardis which creates a massive bang leaving them in a status field surrounding the group. A really good cliffhanger too

The start of part two is haunting, its a flashback of Susan on Gallifrey being taken away from her home. Then suddenly woken up being found by archaeologists in the status field years into the future is genius, the archaeologists study Susan as The Doctor and her make contact. 

Slowly deaths of the people who found them start happening, its horrific. The way its described is worms under the skin. The Archaeons now seeking vengeance for the experiment being ruined are now after The Doctor n Susan with Stoyn helping them. Stoyn takes the pair to the Tardis asking The Doctor to take him with them, he declines.

Stoyn then takes Susan hostage trying to convince Susan to travel with him, it was a unique scene which leads to leaving stoyn behind to his fate of The Archaeons to surely never be seen again. The Doctor took this first contact disc they made Susan watch I love that inclusion cause it sets up more of The Doctors fascination with earth.

fun fact: They made a cover before name of the doctor aired and to fit with continuity they changed the cover.

It was such a good story I kept forgetting to take notes, I was heavily invested I loved 1st n Susan's dynamic.