The Doctor and Jo land on the planet Solos with a message for someone.
I find this such a frustrating opener, I often name The Mutants as my least favourite Pertwee story, accusing it of being boring and repetitive.
I don't think there's a huge deal to fault with this opener, it's quite interesting, The Doctor and Jo are on good form, and there was a definite sense of mystery with that opening scene, the man wandering around, pursued by The Marshal.
The set are definitely a little bland, and the music grates, but it has enough to keep you entertained, and a decent cliffhanger.
Geoffrey Palmer was somewhat wasted in the part, Paul Whitsun-Jones, after one episode, I wasn't overly fussed on the character of Marshal, a bit of a one dimensional villain so far.
Would the basic premise of this story be used for Tom Baker's later story Full Circle? Just a thought.
It's actually a decent opener, 7/10.
I find this such a frustrating opener, I often name The Mutants as my least favourite Pertwee story, accusing it of being boring and repetitive.
I don't think there's a huge deal to fault with this opener, it's quite interesting, The Doctor and Jo are on good form, and there was a definite sense of mystery with that opening scene, the man wandering around, pursued by The Marshal.
The set are definitely a little bland, and the music grates, but it has enough to keep you entertained, and a decent cliffhanger.
Geoffrey Palmer was somewhat wasted in the part, Paul Whitsun-Jones, after one episode, I wasn't overly fussed on the character of Marshal, a bit of a one dimensional villain so far.
Would the basic premise of this story be used for Tom Baker's later story Full Circle? Just a thought.
It's actually a decent opener, 7/10.