Earthshock (1982)

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Review

This is a four-part serial, first broadcast between 8th - 16th March 1982. A brief and somewhat spoiler-ish summary of the plot: the Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric take on the Cybermen and save the earth, though the dinosaurs don't make it. Not all's well that ends well, though.

The good bits:

Mixed feelings about:

The not-so-good bit:

The puzzling bits - and it's to the story's credit that you only realise with hindsight how much of these there actually are. Beware, spoilers ahead:

The interesting bit:

My verdict:

Nice!

Another case of 'enjoy the ride, don't think about the story too much'.

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An introduction:
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DVD reviews:
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