Terror of the Autons - Episode 1

The Master arrives... and he's immediately cool. New assistant Jo Grant appears for the first time, too. I've never really taken to Jo, I'm not sure why. Many fans like her, I just don't find her all that great. She does work well with Jon Pertwee's Doctor, I'll grant you that. Also making his debut is Captain Mike Yates. Not much of an impression off the bat, but we'll see more later. The pacing of this episode is something that strikes me as different from what's come before. It seems much more quick-paced, snappily edited. Scenes can sometimes be very brief. This hasn't been something I've felt before in this marathon re-watching. It almost feels like a John Nathan-Turner produced 1980's episode. Not that it's a bad thing, mind you. It just feels... different. The story's decent, if a shameless ripoff of "Spearhead from Space" but with the Master. The Master is what makes it special. Roger Delgado rocks.