Silver Nemesis

I think the hate for this mainly comes from it being marketed as the 25th anniversary episode and it maybe not living up to that tag but I actually enjoyed it. There's nothing particularly bad about it, it's just there's too much going on for it to do everything justice in 3 episodes. Some of the action is terrific, especially the scene with Ace and the Cybermen in episode 3 and even if it never came to anything, the hints about The Doctor are intriguing.

There’s a hell of a lot going on in this one. Much like Remembrance of the Daleks you have several different enemies vying for screen time but in far less effective fashion. The 17th century magic folk, the macguffins, the cybermen, the neo-nazis - none of this stuff hangs together. Everyone seems poised for violence and destruction of others at the drop of a hat.

It’s a weak 25th anniversary treat, working in the anniversary date in a pretty inconsequential way. One of many threads that could have been more effectively expanded upon. I can’t say I’m devastated that this is Kevin Clarke’s first and last story.

I did enjoy the moments between McCoy and Aldred. The show is so lucky to have them holding everything up. This would have been a painful watch with the previous TARDIS team.