The Abominable Snowmen

Another great story introducing a new foe: the Yeti. Despite being quite slow paced and a bit too long in my opinion, The Abominable Snowmen ranks highly in relation to many stories of a similar era in Doctor Who.

The Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria arrive in Tibet to return an item the Doctor took from a monastery 300 years previously. However, since they've been away, an alien force known as the Great intelligence has taken control of the mind of the monks' leader and has created robotic Yeti to carry out the grand plan whilst scaring the monks into submission.

There are some creepy moments, from the monks' deadpan attitudes, although the Yeti themselves are a bit of a joke. It's a testament to the direction though, that you can forgive the bad monster costumes. They are, in my opinion, quite lovable.

Praise has to be given to the plot. It's cleverly written, makes good use of all of the characters, and where it needs to be is exciting and imaginative.

Overall, it's a huge thumbs up from me, and I can't wait to continue.