Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom

Rating:
Summary: Flower power taken to an extreme
Review: The last story of Doctor Who's thirteenth season, this story saw a substantial change in the Doctor-Sarah relationship: Sarah was now a willing passenger on the TARDIS, as opposed to someone travelling with the Doctor because he says he will take he to some place in particular.

But speaking of the TARDIS, it doesn't really feature in this Earthbound story at all. The Doctor has spotted some pictures of alien pods found in the Antarctic permafrost, and takes it upon himself to investigate. His decision corresponds to a crisis at the Antarctic base, and so the Doctor and Sarah head down in time to find that one of the scientist has been infected by the pod and is transforming into a savage plant-human hybrid. A pair of travellers who claim to have gotten lost are trying to find the second pod, and there are forces in play that are not obvious to the Doctor.

The story is the last appearance of UNIT for many years, and none of the UNIT regulars are featured. Their absence is made up, at least in part, by strong characters such as Harrison Chase and Amelia Ducat (although the latter is sadly underrepresented in this book).

Overall it is an unsurprising story, but amusing all the same.