As an aside on remakes disguised as sequals, I find The Daleks’ Master Plan a better version of The Chase. It’s essentially the same story, and even though it’s twice as long, it actually feels like it is better paced and is more interesting.
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I’m the exact opposite @ItsR0b0tNinja i think The Chase is a much better version of The Daleks’ Master Plan, I really don’t like the latter in all honesty
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It’d be boring if we all liked the same things. 
At least we can politely disagree on the merits of stories and still think that DW is awesome.
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Yesss🫶🏻
Don’t get me wrong TDMP is one of the most ambitious stories of all time and I admire it for it, but I just don’t enjoy it I have to admit
I have a lot more fun with The Chase!
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I’ve selected four that I think were particularly noteworthy, those being:
Boom Town
See this just went to show how good the Slitheen were when not burdened with direction by Keith Boak. Joe Ahearne takes the helm in a story by the same author as “Aliens of London/World War Three” and the end result is light years ahead. I’d never argue it was one of the greatest stories but there is much I admire about this.
The Web of Fear
Pacier than “The Abominable Snowmen” and with a truly memorable setting. It’s so very Doctor Who (robot yeti in the London underground???). Utterly bonkers, yet tense, visually impressive at times and just great great fun. All that AND we get to see a certain Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart for the first time!
Snakedance
I’m constantly torn between which is superior; “Kinda” or “Snakedance”. Both take the same villain but in completely different settings. The richness of culture and history is palpable in “Snakedance” and Tegan’s possession seems even more disturbing to me. Both fantastic stories. “Snakedance” takes everything that’s great about “Kinda” but does so much more than simply recycle old ideas. A great story!
The Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death
See, I know this will be contentious but I JUST don’t care! Yeah, I loved it. Most importantly, it dared to be different. Again, the setting has changed and the story morphs around it. Sutekh’s reveal at the climax of “Legend” is a truly great televisual reveal. Moreover, the extent of Sutekh’s victory in “Empire” is truly staggering. The episode actually feels a little underwhelming because Sutekh just wins so completely, so utterly and so very easily at the beginning. There are no grand battles (because no-one could stand up to his power). Indeed, the only thing that saves reality is Sutekh’s inability to just let go (sound familiar?). There’s something about the powerful, a paranoia that they may have overlooked something or someone. This is magnified by Sutekh’s knowledge of the Doctor’s travels and awareness of other companions who have turned out to have pivotal importance (Bad Wolf Rose, the prophesied Doctor-Donna, the impossible girl etc.). It, to me at least, is so poetic that Ruby’s past amounts to nothing more than Sutekh’s own paranoid conspiracy theorising and it presents that ONE chink in the God of Death’s otherwise impenetrable armour. I know this story isn’t to everyone’s tatse, but it dares to be different and there’s such beauty in the key story beats. I unashamedly LOVE it!
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Oh, I absolutely agree! DMP is extraordinary. When it’s good, it’s truly astounding! When it flags a little, around “Volcano”, it’s still entertaining. Then, come the final couple of episodes, it ratchets right up to ten again and is utterly barnstorming until that devastating ending!
“The Chase” is… just daft…
…and YET, the basic concept of both is essentially the same.
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In terms of long term love - Sea Devils. Perfect classic who sequel.
But I would be lying if TLORS and Empire of Death weren’t abject peak imo
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