Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown

Also known as Missing and Unknown.

Also called The Dalek Cutaway, Mission to the Unknown is the second serial of Season Three of Doctor Who. This episode-long serial is unique in that it stands alone between Galaxy 4 and The Myth Makers, sets up for the episode called The Dalek's Master Plan, is the last episode with Verity Lambert as the producer, and does not include any of the current regular cast of Doctor Who. In fact, the story completely focuses on a human by the name of Mark Cory and his attempts to warn the humans of Earth of the Dalek's latest plan. As with the previous serial and most episodes of Season Three of Doctor Who, this is a missing episode. I'm watching the Loose Cannon Productions reconstruction of this episode. It originally aired October 9, 1965.

Half and Hour Later...

Well, that was short, depressing and anti-climactic. The story basically centers around two characters: Mark Cory and Gordon Lowry as they try to warn Earth of an impending invasion of Daleks and their various allies. Yes, the Daleks have allies. I like it because it is short, to the point and it includes monstrous transformations and a lot of death. It also whets the appetite for the upcoming twelve-episode monstrosity that is The Dalek's Master Plan. After watching it, I think I can handle twelve episodes of the Daleks trying to invade and destroy Earth. Don't you?

Unfortunately, the next episode is The Myth Makers and the last episode with Vicki. I'm actually feeling sad about that. I really like Vicki and her perky disposition, obvious intelligence, empathy, and open expression. I hope Katarina is good enough a replacement for her.