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Overview

First aired

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Written by

Eric Saward

Directed by

Peter Grimwade

Runtime

97 minutes

Story Type

Companion Exit

Time Travel

Past, Future

Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!)

Cyber-Wars

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Briggs' freighter, Earth

Synopsis

A conference to unite military powers against the Cybermen is taking place and the Cybermen plot to destroy the Earth by crashing a space freighter into it. The Doctor must stop them, whatever the cost...

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2 reviews

Omnibus format somehow works better for classic some how


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Quite a novel approach to presenting a classic series omnibus. It contains an opening and closing scene with Peter Davison and Janet Fielding reprising their roles, and gives us some much-needed closure regarding the Doctor and Tegan's grief for Adric. By showing us the Fifth Doctor and Tegan properly acknowledging Adric's death, and how lost it made them feel, it actually improves on the original version of Earthshock.

 

The main Earthshock story is easily a highlight of the Peter Davison era. It's a dark and gritty tale that makes good use of the Cybermen, and gives Adric the best companion exit he could have had. I love the idea that the space freighter he is trapped on is the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, as it places the Doctor on the backfoot and means Adric is a fixed point that he can't change.


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