I’m excited for what this era has in store. Sylvester McCoy’s performance fizzes and sparkles and ups the game of every actor around him. Bonnie Langford is a changed woman, partly, to be fair, because she’s actually properly introduced to The Doctor in this story, rather than being an unexplained companion from the future. In this story she also earns her stripes as the ultimate screamer.

The show looks amazing too. For the standards of the era it is visually impressive with wonderful and entertaining CGI. The monster and set designs are truly gorgeous too - the production team are working their socks off.

The bits I’ve seen of McCoys’ era have always given me a huge rush of instant nostalgia, perhaps because I was born in 1992 and it reminds me of the children’s TV I grew up with. It’s the ultimate feel good comfort blanket for me. A lot of that also has to do with the warm and likeable performance from the lead actor.

So… why is this not a beloved story then? The responsibility for that sits with (you guessed it) Pip & Jane Baker whose meandering plot bubbles away for three episodes before completely failing to conclude in part 4. An explosion does not constitute an ending. There are other problems too - the Tetraps, whilst looking good, are given absolutely nothing to do. They are a mild scare because all they do is run up to characters and roar. The local species are another in a long line of passive, oppressed people who you may recognise from pretty much any Terry Nation script. Locals with no agency never increase the sense of drama or threat felt in a story.

So is this bad? Yes. Is this overhated? Most certainly. This is not one of the worst Doctor Who stories of all time and there are several elements that get me excited about the next three years of Doctor Who.