easily one of my favourite classic doctor who serials, I adore the silly sped up footage of bessie going speedy and the brigadier essentially kidnapping Benton (who's supposed to be on leave) to watch a demonstration coincidently being held by the master. this serial can also be called Mike Yates and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day given everything that happened to him in essentially the space of five minutes, my poor boy

turns out the warriors and the mutants are two parts in the cycle of some real f**ked up periodic cicadas. also the doctor is back in his purple lined cape and crimson velvet jacket. it's quite a look

I don't have anything intelligent to say about the plot apart from I enjoyed it. solid doctor who serial. the sea devils are some funky looking dudes and this serial is easily the best Delgado master story so far

Alpha Centauri non-binary icon is the only thing that really stood out about this episode

old man yaoi in 1970

pretty good serial overall but definitely drags out slightly too much however it does remain entertaining enough to get through. lots of the brigadier which I will never complain about

I'm sorry I cannot take the silurian's kazoo theme song seriously it's so goofy I love this show

this is arguably one of the best regeneration stories in classic who. it manages to set the third doctors run perfectly as it has all the elements integral to his run - environmentalism, stronger female companions, silly vehicles (bessie is my icon,) and UNIT. not to mention the mannequins are literal nightmare fuel and the shots of the plastic factory are bone-chilling

this was such a brilliant start to season 9. the Daleks return was fun but not even the most intriguing part of the serial, the most intriguing part has to be the idea of trying to change your history and instead causing your history. Jo feels a lot more refreshed in this serial -she feels more active and engaged overall making her feel a lot more of a companion to the doctor. the crew have three Daleks and mirror props, and by Davros they will get the use out of them.

i'm still not over the fact that the cliffhanger leading up to the finale was an ominous graham Norton hologram. However Susan reappearance in 2025!!!! my absolute favourite scene from this episode has to be when Belinda was having a full on meltdown whilst the f**kass duggadoo song blasted in the background. absolute peak camp.