Day 398: Revenge of the Cybermen Part 1

The past few stories have been very interesting, in that they are all sequential. To explain: Robot ends with the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry going off into the TARDIS as per normal. The Ark in Space then immediately begins with the repercussions of these actions as we learn that Harry, on his first trip in the TARDIS, accidentally meddled with the controls. After this, The Doctor and co. make a brief trip to Earth using the Nerva beacon's teleporter, and are then captured by the Time Lords to carry out a pre-emptive genocide of the Daleks, before finally arriving back on Nerva Beacon. It's an interesting experiment for the show to go on, as it all lends a sense of continuity to the series, as well as allowing for the series to save a bit of money by re-using the Nerva Beacon sets. However, the story neglects to make much of the fact that we are essentially watching a prequel to The Ark in Space by having this story take place in an earlier time frame, which is a bit disappointing, but you can't win them all as we continue to see why the Cybermen want Revenge.

And incidentally, a Happy Christmas to all of you at home!