The Ice Warriors

“What are your qualifications for existence ?”

C’est bien fait. 

C’est une autre base assiégée, mais je suis quand même assez friand de son world-building, et de son monde froid et dévasté. 

Mais comme l’humanité du futur a l’air ici un peu moins humaine, et que sa technologie est défiée par une nature plus que jamais hostile, toute l’histoire est bizarrement imprégnée d’un vrai sentiment d’urgence. 

Et la musique très hollywoodienne contribue en plus un peu plus assez fortement à ce sentiment.  

At the start of The Second Doctor's tenure, someone high up decided that 4-parters weren't worth it, and that the production teams should focus of stories with 6+ parts where possible. That, as you may know, is a sentiment which didn't stick, and stories like this are exactly the reason why.
It is long, drawn-out and boring having only enough story for 4 parts.
The only notable thing about it is that it introduced the Ice Warriors and the only thing which I found interesting about it was Peter Barkworth's performance as a man who is half machine.
That is, for the first 5 parts, small change, just a short 2-and-a-half-hours!! But after you have battled your way through those five parts (my record is somewhere in the vicinity of 4 months) you are treated to a lovely bit of Doccy Who, with action and spectacle, for the time. Stakes and consequences, tension and release, the good stuff, shame the rest of it is so boring.
Also, side-note, the scientist's costumes are fantastic, the Ice Warrior talking effect is horrible and the computer is unintelligible.

4/10

Lots to love in this story ultimately mixed story.

There is a fantastic setting. You get a real "other worldly" feel, despite this being a future version of Earth. The sets and direction look outstanding, especially the fantastic scenes of Victoria running from the Ice Warriors in the caves.

Leader Clint is one of several fantastic great one off characters and is very well played. They perhaps repeat the for/against computers argument too many times, but it does contribute towards a good plot point (and you have to take into consideration that this would have been watched over 6 weeks).

This story is seminal in its ambition, huge scale and adds another great monster (second story in a row!) to the Doctor Who cannon..

Jamie asking Victoria whether she fancied dressing like the other women in the base and her retort is another hilarious, memorable and light moment. I love this kind of character building.

The story has a great set up, but a weak ending. After 6 episodes you shouldn't feel like the ending is being rushed.

Interesting concept, and generally well written. I enjoyed the themes presented, and wish we could get a follow up to this overall story. While the story is enjoyable, some of the voices are rather hard to discern. The Ice Warriors voice mixes in with other noises and had me reaching for the subtitles. The costuming is great, even if there is some unexplained outfit changes between episodes.

this is the first story in a while I think I put right dislike I hate the ice warriors honestly so much enemy of story it’s just so dull and made me fail my science test in primary school so I have a history with this story

That's... not how carbon dioxide works. Lovely intro vocals tho. ||:uwAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAA (uwaaaaaahaaaaaa):|| uwAAAAAAAHAAAAAAuwahhhhhh (uwaaaaaahaaaaauwahhhhhh)