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

Previous Story: Recorded Time

This story is only slightly better than the last. Again, it's got really insufferable characters. Not in a compelling villain way but in a poorly-written villain way. This story uses the really annoying trope of "female villains who view all males as inferior" and that's the only element of their characters. It's something I've seen a lot in Doctor Who though particularly in Sixie's era with Mission to Magnus. This story is not quite as egregious as that but it's still pretty rough. The only reason this is even remotely better is because it does something decently interesting with time travel. That's unfortunately weighed down by the rest of the story being painfully dull and predictable.

Next Story: A Most Excellent Match