Galaxy 4

Story Title: Galaxy 4
Episode Count: 4 Series: 3 Story No: 1
Doctor: 1st Companions: Vicki & Steven
Date(s) Watched: Saturday 6th June 2009

A story often commented on as being dull, I went into this one with an open mind. To be fair I did find this one rather a struggle throughout. The story has some nice bits in it, including the rather cute Chumblies and the set for the Rills base looks good as well, but unfortunately this story just resolves around a lot of talking and no action, which can be fine for as story but sod all happens in it.

Although Loose Canon have done a superb job with the recon, especially considering there were next to no telesnaps existing for this story at all, the only problem with it I found was that the sound is awfully muffled in episodes 2 & 3. The story unfortunately just basically resolves round the rather nasty Drahvins, who have no intent on trying to come to a truce with the Rills. Rather oddly the Doctor allows for the Drahvins to be left on the planet & left, more-or-less, to their death.

The music is rather nice, even if the same piece of music used for each episode. The Rills also look quite gruesome as well, although they do turn out to be the good guys in the end.

However I don’t have much else to say about the story, I really did want to like it but found the majority of it instantly forgettable. The last episode is best part & the action does pick up in the end but for the majority of it nothing happens, plus the ending is a nice teaser for what’s to come.

Overall Rating: 2.25/5 – A few nice moments but otherwise a dull slog that doesn’t pick up until the final episode, a shame really as I think had the story had existed it would have been better.