Once upon a time, The Krotons was the only complete Patrick Troughton serial in existence. Which makes you wonder, what made it so special to survive the purge when stories such as Evil of the Daleks and The Web of Fear didn't.
The Kroton's isn't a bad story as such. It's momentous in that it's Robert Holmes first contribution to Doctor Who and you can see some of his genius at work. Patrick Troughton is as wonderful as ever along with Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury. The Krotons themselves are an interesting idea, let down by poor realization (imagine what they'd be like if the current production team chose to resurrect them? And who's idea was it to give them South Africa accents?). Also it's Philip Madoc's first appearance in the series and he's the best out of the guest cast. Otherwise it's a but like a B-movie. The thing that surprised me the most was it's on of the few Doctor Who's with no incidental music; just background noise. I was surprised to find I didn't notice the music was missing! Overall The Krotons might not be that great, but I still prefer it to The Dominators.
The disc also contains a documentary "Second Time Around" chronicling the Troughton years. I found this really enjoyable and interesting and it even had a few surprised (I didn't know Troughton and producer Peter Bryant didn't get along). It's sad to thing this'll be the last Troughton realise... unless some of the missing stories show up (which I sadly think is unlikely, but you can live in hope).
