I wasn't keen on having her come back. Actually, I didn't mind that so much, it was this 'super companion' status that sort of came along with it. Rose was great, but there was this weird feeling in the show that she was the be-all and end-all and nobody would ever quite live up to her. Thankfully that's gone with RTDs departure.

I loved the way this character played out. It was really wrought with emotion and played out so well. A great entry to the list.

Perhaps in a list of NuWho only companions I'd have her on the list already, but covering all eras I think it's a bit soon to decide for me.

C is for...

Cybermen

Cybermen were a "race" of cybernetically augmented humanoid. They varied greatly in design, with different factions throughout time and space. The two major groups, from which all other known versions derived, were the Mondasian Cybermen, which originated on the planet Mondas – Earth's twin planet in the Doctor's Universe – and the Cybermen created by Cybus Industries, which originated on Earth in an alternate universe.

Despite the different origins, there were similarities between both groups of Cybermen, and there were groups that shared the characteristics of both. For the most part, they lacked individuality or names. Cybermen had no emotions and viewed them as a weakness. They frequently attempted to physically and mentally re-engineer humans and other humanoids into Cybermen, via a process called "cyber-conversion" or "upgrading".

The Mind Of Evil

Both make use of subtitles in order to translate foreign languages

Lady Peinforte

I think Steven took himself far too seriously at times and this is one of those occassions. I suppose most of it was down to him realising just how much of a threat they were under, though.

I like Dodo. I didn't have any issues with her in this story. I know she wasn't taking it all that seriously, but I can understand why. Seeing it all as a threat could be hard for anyone, especially as there was little information about what they were doing. It all seemed like a game to her, which is understandable.

A great villain played by a great actor, but at times poorly written, I thought.

Whatever the reasons for wanting it, I'm glad they didn't get rid of him in this. I like the stories that come later

Some of them are a bit big, sorry.

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I love the first Doctor. I think he is absolutely brilliant and having him appear in more of this story would have greatly improved it, I think. There should have been more interaction between him and the Toymaker.

Without any real reason for it, I had massive expectations for this story. I think I read the plot and had a general idea of it and liked the idea so much that I stuck it up on some pedestal as though it was going to be the best thing ever. Unfortunately, I think having such high expectations was sort of the undoing of my enjoyment because I was quite disappointed with some of it. There were things in there that were excellent but the whole thing felt rushed and uneven. I've given it a 3/5, which I'm thinking may have been a bit generous. There was stuff in there that I liked quite a lot but there was a lot in there that I thought should have been done better.

I've seen very few recons of the missing stories, mostly because I can never find good ones, but if they are posted in here I will definitely join in and go through them

I've only seen this story once a few months ago but I thought it was brilliant and definitely one of the stronger regeneration stories. I'm hoping to get to it again soon.

I'm in the middle of a rewatch of this at the moment. I did three episodes last night and will do the rest today. I'm not enjoying it as much this time around though. I've seen it a couple of times and always had fond memories of it, but this latest watch feels like it's dragging out a bit, which is why I didn't finish it in one go. Most stories I like more the more I watch, but this one seems to be falling down in favour.

This is what I always assumed and it's not a story that I revisit often as a result of that, but last week I rewatched it again and I enjoyed it a whole lot more. I think it feels a bit disjointed and tacked on to the first episode, but as a story on it's own with the cavemen I actually quite enjoyed it this time around.

The Invasion gets my vote. It's an excellent story.