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Released

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Written by

Paul Magrs

Runtime

66 minutes

Time Travel

Past

Synopsis

In the icy wastes of the Murgin Pass, the Doctor and Mike take refuge in a remote lodge alongside Albert Tiermann, storyteller to the king. But the owner's hospitality is repaid with a grisly attack, and suddenly death is amongst the small party.

What is the significance of a book of fairy tales, one of which prophesies the Doctor's encounter with an Ice Queen monster? What long-held secret is Albert Tiermann holding back? And what dark figure stalks the snowy mountainside?

The answers to these questions add up to a terrifying encounter with a strangely familiar foe.

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

Previous Story: The Demon of Paris

Yates and the Doctor are a really fun combination. Tom Baker and Richard Franklin's chemistry is really great and they really capture the feel of old friends. We finally get a proper meeting with the Demon and while it's very good, their intentions are very vague and I don't see why they manipulated Albert at all.

The quest so far the parts of the spatial geometer feel reminiscent of the Key to Time, with them finding a piece at the end of every story in a similar manner to Season 16. The little reveal at the end that Albert was recounting this story to the King is a rather nice touch.

Once again the cover is really good and these stories have some of the best covers I've seen in all of Doctor Who (so far).

Next Story: Starfall 


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