Doctor Who #80: Terror of the Zygons

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons, 1975 (the first story of six from season thirteen). The Loch Ness monster is a cyborg controlled by aliens.

Directed by Douglas Camfield. Written by Robert Banks Stewart. Starring Tom Baker, Nicholas Courtney, Ian Marter, & Elisabeth Sladen.

Concept: C
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: The monster is terrible, but the alien spaceship is pretty great. C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: An inexplicable throw-back to the worst of the Pertwee era. I'd think it was meant as a parody, but it's not funny (with the exception of a couple good Fourth Doctor Dialog Moments). C

GPA: 2.0/4