The Waters of Amsterdam

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

Previous Story: Arc of Infinity

Man it's great to have Janet Fielding on audio, especially since I was getting really tired of 5 and Nyssa alone. This is a story that understands Tegan's character perfectly and she's absolutely the stand out character in this one. The actual premise is really fun, Rembrandt is an interesting historical figure to explore and I like how they've handled him in this story. The main thing this story has going for it though is absolutely the dynamics between the main characters.

There's a lot of general timey-wimeyness in this adventure as the characters constantly zip up and down history, the parallel reality where the Dutch were the leading power in the world was also interesting (and one of the scariest things in Doctor Who, ever. /j)

Overall, just a very fun story with a solid premise and some nice fairly touching moments.

Next Story: Omega

An alien android makes Tegan listen to The Talking Heads in this one!