I agree with the tagline. These plot synopses are way too long. Who's going to read all of that? Surely it would be better just as a single paragraph? According to Wikipedia:Plot summaries, the plot summary should be between 200 and 500 words -- this one is over 2000!
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DannyH (WMF): giant monsters
{{Sofixit}}. The main reason these long plot summaries remain is that nobody ever gets around to writing more succinct ones. It's like the old aphorism "I am sorry that this letter is so long -- I have not had time to make it shorter." (Who said that?)
That said, Wikipedia:Plot summaries is an essay, not a guideline, and as such the 300-500 word estimate is only a recommendation. If you, or someone else, wanted to condense this plot summary (which I agree is far too long), but found that you needed, say, 800 words to do so, that would not be a big problem in my view.
BanjoDog: Do you think we should review the other Doctor Who plot summaries, and see which ones need the most help?
Funnily enough, I was tempted to do so, but knowing how people jump on these Doctor Who articles, I figured that I'd get pounced on and my work would be reverted. Still, we'll see. (Who said that? Pascal, Twin, Cicero and a host of others apparently - but I did look for it!)
DannyH (WMF): fantastic
OK, done. It still seems quite detailed at 800 words, but still, that's less than half what it was.
DannyH (WMF): faster faster
That's fantastic, much easier to read.
198.73.209.4: yes indeed
Terrific
Stupendous