Reception
The serial was recommended by Charlie Jane Anders of io9 as an example of the classic series for new viewers to watch, describing it as "a quick hit ... and still just as intense as it was 48 years ago". Radio Times reviewer Patrick Mulkern described writer David Whitaker as "a master of dialogue, characterisation and atmosphere", but felt he struggled with plot logic, as evidenced by the fast return switch explanation. Despite this, he stated that the ending had "charm" because the TARDIS travellers had begun to become friends. DVD Talk's John Sinnott felt The Edge of the Destruction was the weakest serial of the programme thus far, writing that it had "some good moments" but "overall it doesn't hang together quite as well" as the preceding two stories. He commented that it felt "rushed" and the resolution was a "cop-out" that failed to explain why the characters were acting so strangely.
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