Review of Doctor Who: Time and the Rani (1987) by Mark C — 14 Aug 2010

I've just started watching this and...oh dear! The production of the show by this point has really hit a low, and they appear to be trying to re-address the unlikability (is that a word ha) of the previous Doctor by making this 'new show' full of bad jokes and chirpy acting - which; as much as I love Sylvester McCoy, really doesn't work. Melanie the companion is almost as annoying as Adric from the 5th Doctor's time, and it's unclear why the Doctor even considered taking such a liability on board the TARDIS in the first place! Any redeeming qualities? The bubble traps look pretty cool, and I remember the bat-style creatures as being pretty scary as a kid.

Thankfully I've seen Rememberance of the Daleks, so I know this series gets much better, but at this transitionary period, the fate of the series, let alone the Doctor, seems to be in the balance, and the balance is decidedly wonky.