Watched “The Rescue” (serial #12). Susan is gone now; too bad, I liked her character. And the Doctor is rather grumpy. However, the monster-man from the first episode is just about as unfetching as the non-bug-eyed crab-like monster that poses a challenge for Ian and the Doctor. The pace is pathetic.
The second episode speeds up somewhat, as it kind of has to in order to resolve the serial in the next 20-odd minutes. It’s interesting that the Doctor once again refers to his past when he mentions that he’s been to this planet — Dido — before. Also, for once, in this science fiction series, we have an honest-to-goodness rocket ship! On the other hand we counter-balance this positive development with the simplicity (may I say near-stupidity?) of the Vicki character. I genuinely hope that she gets better over time, since we’re going to be stuck with her for a little bit, it seems.
