Season 16 starts off wonderfully with The Ribos Operation, the brilliant opening story to The Key to Time series.
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In most rankings of Doctor Who episodes, The Talons of Weng-Chiang often ranks among the greatest episodes. Sadly, I found the abundant racism to truly be a hinderance to my enjoyment of this serial.
I recently reviewed Remembrance of the Daleks, saying that I felt it was the best Dalek story I'd seen in Classic Who. This episode is the same, but for the Cybermen. It far surpasses many of the other stories I've seen and brings the Cybermen to life in a wonderfully creepy way.
Before I start, I should clarify that I am reviewing the BBC Audio release of this story, not the television version. If and when I get a chance to watch the filmed version, I hope to do a review on that version separately.
Wow. Before listening I had heard tales of the song in this story that supposedly made the story terrible. I didn't believe the stories. And while I didn't think it ruined the episode, it definitely made a big impact on it. Animators have recreated this missing episode into a wonderfully animated story. I recently watched it and really enjoyed it and noticed some interesting links to literature.
I'm just going to be reviewing the little ten-minute bonus feature of The Wheel in Space included on the DVD for The Macra Terror.
As this story is only ten minutes, I don't have much to say. The animation is at about the same level as The Macra Terror. The story isn't especially gripping. The destruction of the TARDIS added a bit of excitement to the story but after that scene was over, the story slowed down a lot. The graphics were good and the spaceship was well designed. I'm interested in seeing what the full episode looks like if the animators ever finish the story. Overall, this was a rather enjoyable short that I'm glad I took eleven minutes to watch. |
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