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Overview

Released

July 2007

Written by

Paul Magrs

Runtime

76 minutes

Time Travel

Unclear

Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!)

Virus Strain Arc

Synopsis

What can it mean when the Doctor and Mel are drawn to an asteroid by a message from the strange, elderly Applewhite sisters? The travellers are promised that they will receive their dearest wishes when they enter the frozen forests of this benighted shard of a world. But the ghosts that haunt this place are desperate to warn the Doctor about the sisters' promises. Only the ghosts know the true nature of the legendary Wishing Beast.

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

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It has a nice atmosphere at the start. Very eerie and mysterious. That quickly falls apart and this turns into a boring, incomprehensible mess. The old ladies who were so intriguing in their motives become plain two-dimensional villains. Basically all the characters are forgettable, which is impressive considering Jean Marsh is a member of the cast.

Nothing that stands out about this story but at the very least it's only an hour long so it was over and done with quickly.


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