Excellent 1st Doctor adventure filled with plenty of atmosphere. O'Mahony showcases an aging Doctor nearly out of life and breathes some much-needed life into Dodo. Also, explains why the Doc had only 1 heart (tying in with the revelation that he is half human. ( )

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Once again, (and immediately following Steven's departure in The Savages) the TARDIS lands in what appears to be a familiar Earth environment, in this case post-revolutionary France. But all is not as it seems; the supreme leader is not Napoleon, but a mysterious Minski, under the patronage of none other than the Marquis de Sade. The Doctor gets involved with trying to work out What Is Really Going On, while Dodo falls in with a theatre company and takes on the lead role in The Misfortunes of Virtue, managing a fling with one of the other members of the cast along the way. I never really did work out What Was Really Going On, but very much enjoyed the ride; reminiscent of the crazy Managra, in a good way. ( )