I actually watched this again a couple of weeks ago, as part of my in order re-watch. I thought it was pretty good - watched in order while it's far from the best story in the first season, it's definitely the most fun.
I am slightly surprised that the show's budget managed to stretch to a new set of sets for each week.
I'm not sure they quite did! Some of the sets seemed pretty basic even by the standards of the time. (The big face sculpture with glowing eyes from Morphoton would reappear in the haunted house in The Chase.)
he's not at all upset that their quest to reactivate it ultimately fails.
I actually only realized when you pointed it out that this story is a rare example of one where the Doctor fails! Although they make it sound like a victory.
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Date: 2016-12-10 06:37 pm (UTC)I am slightly surprised that the show's budget managed to stretch to a new set of sets for each week.
I'm not sure they quite did! Some of the sets seemed pretty basic even by the standards of the time. (The big face sculpture with glowing eyes from Morphoton would reappear in the haunted house in The Chase.)
he's not at all upset that their quest to reactivate it ultimately fails.
I actually only realized when you pointed it out that this story is a rare example of one where the Doctor fails! Although they make it sound like a victory.