User Reviews

This story has some good ideas and has its moments but overall it has too many flaws and less interesting parts to be anywhere near top quality classic Who.

The Doctor, Ian and Barbara are up to their usual well written standard and the story has very interesting aspects. The alien race The Sensorites (relatives of the Ood from 21st Century series of 'Doctor Who') are interesting as they at first seem very menacing but turn out to only have a few members of real menace with the majority being gentle and friendly. They are pretty well realised aliens, somewhat more three dimensional than your usual TV or movie alien race.

The adventure involves tension at times, trust issues and devious schemes and maintains some interest overall though it sometimes loses momentum and drags. It is good in some ways but has flaws in execution at times. Not the best adventure by classic Who standards but a solid effort within the limitations.

My Ratings: Episode 1 - 6.5/10, Episode 2 - 7/10, Episode 3 - 7.5/10, Episodes 4, 5 & 6 - 7/10.

Overall - 7/10.

This is such an interesting episode, with quite a lot going on. The Sensorites are established as a really interesting race, with an order and society established to a level seldom seen. Plenty of conflicts going on, The Sensorites themselves, and The TARDIS crew, with Susan refusing to be treated like a child.

I liked this episode, it is very different, a good decision to sideline Ian, so often the one to find the solution, it now falls on The Doctor to find come up with the answer and save the day.

Plenty of dodgy dealings and plotting to keep it interesting. 8/10

The Doctor, Ian and Susan travel to the Sense-Sphere, but the cunning City Administrator does not trust them.

"Hidden Danger" is where The Sensorites begins to falter. Once they leave the spaceship, the plot becomes much less intresting. The Sensorites themselves are the problem; they're rather boring, and most of the actors playing them have static line delivery. The exception is Peter Glaze, who gives a splendid performance despite having a mask. Raymond Cusick's set design for the city is fantastic.