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

Previous Story: The Leisure Hive

This is such a drastic tonal shift from Season 17, I personally enjoyed it but it the differences are immediately visible.

I'll start with the good, production wise, this story is incredible. This is the debut of Peter Howell's Doctor Who theme and I can see why it's so well regarded. Sid Sutton's new logo is also a personal favourite of mine. The soundtrack is a much-needed change and the direction of the story leaves it much more fast-paced and enjoyable. The Doctor's new costume is striking and in my opinion, Tom Baker's best one.

Now, story wise, this story feels like a fever-dream. So much happens and while it all technically makes sense, it doesn't feel like it does. It had some very interesting concepts that I feel could have been explored but it just all feels like a mess. At the very least its not boring but it's no mystery why this story is not very well recieved.

Next Story: The Skin of the Sleek