Review by Sleepin_Dragon

The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan land of a seemingly dead planet, everything seems like it's decayed and turned to dust, but Ian spots a fabulous high technologically advanced city.

This is one of my favourite episodes in the shows history, Part 1 is so wonderfully atmospheric, it looks stunning, the music works fabulously well, there is not a single fault with this episode.

I love the bit of domesticity too, talk of bacon and eggs, sleeping arrangements, just how it should be.

I love how The Doctor keeps getting Ian's name wrong, 'Chesterfield' was a good gag. That said they all perform so strongly, they all play their parts so strongly with so much conviction, it's like they knew they were taking part in something that was going to be iconic. Hartnell adds such an interest to the Doctor, is he a good guy, or is there a darker edge, that was lost in the following incarnations, apart from I suppose Colin's overdone attempts in his earlier stories.

Favourite scenes have to be Barbara's walking around the corridors, how wonderfully eerie, and that cliffhanger, without any doubt one of THE best ever. The filming, the scream, bet people were desperate for the continuation back in 63.

Perfection. 10/10