Doctor Who series/season nine
Airdates - 1st of January 1972 to the 24th of June 1972
Produced by Barry Letts
Script editor - Terrance Dicks
The ninth series/season of Doctor Who was an improvement over the previous series/season in many ways, and I found this particular series to be quite enjoyable.
My rankings for the stories from series/season nine:
1. Day of the Daleks
2. The Curse of Peladon
3. The Time Monster
4. The Sea Devils
5. The Mutants
Day of the Daleks is, by far, the standout story of the five. The Curse of Peladon and The Time Monster are also excellent. The Sea Devils is a retread of the earlier Silurian story, but still quite entertaining and the Sea Devils look ten times better than the Silurians from the earlier story. Sadly, The Mutants proves to be the odd man out, as its horrible science and utterly obvious plotline make it a real disappointment.
The only thing that's wearing thin a bit is the idea of The Doctor being exiled to Earth. The show struggles with various explanations on why The Doctor keeps getting sent off-planet. Perhaps this is why the next series/season would end The Doctor's exile on Earth, as it would allow the show to visit other worlds without the need for clunky explanations regarding The Doctor's extraterrestrial trips
Up next, my review of the first multi-Doctor story, The Three Doctors.
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