The 'monsters' for this serial are the Sensorites, and they're a curious beast. On the one hand, they represent the first time that we see proper 'aliens' in Doctor Who, all of the other villains have just been presumably people who look extremely like humans who are for the purposes of this story inhabiting a suit. Their design is quite nice, and whilst with our 21st century high quality decices where we can see every tiny little join in their costumes, to someone in the 1960s, they must have looked quite impressive. They're telepathic as well, which is a nice concept to have, however they are all quite stupid. Some of them are quick to jump to conclusions and shun outsiders like the plague, others when faced with an actual plague, have no idea how it came about, and no idea how to solve it. It should be noted that when the Doctor does find the cure for the plague, it's not with the sonic screwdriver, it's with the scientific method. It's a shame that they are so flawed, and we'll have a look at some more of their flaws later, because they, much like the Daleks, are unlike anything we have seen before.
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