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7/10
The Sensorites: Part 5 - Slightly below average adventure with some good, interesting aspects
A_Kind_Of_CineMagic5 July 2014
Review of all 6 parts:

The Sensorites

This story has some good ideas and has its moments so it is a decent effort and not bad at all. Overall, though, it has too many flaws and less interesting parts to be anywhere near top quality classic Who - it is ok but nothing special in my opinion.

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 and imaginatively designed within the limitations of early Who.

The adventure involves tension at times, trust issues and devious schemes. It maintains some interest overall but it sometimes loses momentum and drags. It is good in some ways but has flaws in execution at times. A slightly unexceptional adventure by classic Who's very high general standards, not among the best at all but certainly nowhere near the worst.

Given the limitations the inventiveness and effort to create this is admirable.

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

Overall: 7/10.
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8/10
More political posturing in the good, penultimate episode.
Sleepin_Dragon1 February 2019
Another enjoyable episode, with some rather fun moments, the first few episodes were creepy sci fi, the last few have turned into more political themed episodes, with some pretty dark plotting, matched with some rather foolish plotters.

It doesn't lull like many six part stories I'd argue, there's plenty going on to keep you entertained. I would love to know exactly what it was that attacked The Doctor in the Aquaduct.

It's such a shame that Barbara is forced to stay on board the ship, and literally remains out of the bulk of the action. It amuses me just how many fluffed lines there are, obviously cost and time restricted them from re shooting them, adds to the charm I think.

A word for Peter R Newman, not a writer I was familiar with, but an interesting chap nonetheless, with links to Hammer Horror. Considering he only wrote one story for Doctor Who, I think he did a very decent job.

8/10 one to go.
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8/10
Kidnap
guswhovian16 June 2020
The City Administrator accuses the Doctor of murder, but soon finds himself promoted to Second Elder.

"Kidnap" is a good episode. William Hartnell and William Russell are on top form. There's several nice moments throughout the episode, such as the Doctor mentioning his meeting with Beau Brummell or Carol explaining eye-lids to the Sensorite scientist.

However, you would have thought David Whitaker would have changed the title because it gives away the cliffhanger!
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