Terror of the Autons - Episode 4

Is it me, or does the Master's about-face in the radio telescope, when he realizes the Nestenes may not spare him, seem wrong? Wouldn't a mastermind like him have considered that at least once during his planning? Oh, well. The Brigadier and UNIT get some nifty action uniforms. Again the editing and pacing seems too rushed and sloppy. These Autons just don't feel as creepy or threatening as the ones in "Spearhead from Space". Giving them a voice didn't help.

It's a reluctant thumbs-down for this one. It is a very promising adventure, it introduces one of the best villains in the series' history in Delgado's Master, introduces a new companion (well, two if you count Yates)... but it just doesn't fit together all that well. Sudden plot turns ("It's a bomb!", the Master's about-face, etc.) and too-rushed pacing bring this down. Oh, well. Next we get what, if memory serves, is the final all-black-and-white story (but not the last black-and-white episode), "The Mind of Evil".