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The fourth serial of the tenth season of Doctor Who sees the Doctor and Jo stranded on a planet that has danger seeping from its very pores. Spiradon is a planet inhabited by aliens known as Spiradons who have developed the ability to generate an anti-reflecting light wave which renders them invisible. As well as the Spiradons the planet also boosts a large population of venomous fungus and plants. Spiradon has been taken over by a troupe of Daleks who have subjugated the inhabitants in an attempt to perfect the art of invisibility.
The Doctor and Jo overcome the dangers of Spiradon with the
aid of a group of stranded Thals and the Doctor finds himself once again
standing in between the universe and his mortal enemy, the Daleks.
As far as Dalek stories go, this isn’t the best and the
story seems to deviate from its true course several times however there is no
denying the sense of peril you get while watching it and you have to admire the
inventiveness of the story arc.
Though not our favourite episode there is no denying that
the performances of Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning are as powerful and inviting
as ever, awarding this episode a 3/5 in our eyes.
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