Day 573: Earthshock Part 2

This story is written by Eric Saward, the man who has been occasional script editor since around Castrovalva, and will be the full-time script editor right up until the end of Colin Baker's time as the Doctor. Looking at this story, you can begin to get a sense of the stories that he wants to write for the programme. They're dark, grim and gritty, with death lurking everywhere (generally gruesome) and plenty of action sequences, as we see explosions, threats of explosions and so on. It all comes across as a generic sci-fi action movie done on Doctor Who, and whilst this may not necessarily be a bad thing, and could lead to some good stories, for the moment, it all feels a little too generic.