The Zarbi is when any goodwill
towards this story well and truly goes out of the window. After the idea that
the TARDIS has disappeared it turns out in reality that its just being moved by
the Zarbi. Vicki does suffer quite a lot in this episode and she seems to have
been sidelined for most of the running time. Even Barbara seems to have suffered
a bit but not to the extent of Vicki. Barbara is being possessed by giant
bumble bees. They look quite good and are named as Menoptras but they seem a
bit to weak in my opinion. It’s quite easy to see why and how the Zarbi are the
superior creature in this story. The TARDIS has been moved and all Vicki does
in the early part of the episode sees her just pretending to sway from side to
side.
In terms of trying to explain
what was going on in this episode is difficult to do because I just couldn’t follow
what was going on and whilst I found the Doctor and Ian’s part in the story to
be most interesting but that’s not really saying much because there is so
little going on. Also another problem with the episode is that they seem to be
using the same set trying to pretend that it’s a different part of the planet
but its clearly the same.
The first time that it gets remotely
interesting is at the quarter hour mark where Vicki is able to get out of the
TARDIS and meets up with the Doctor and Ian. There is a funny moment where the
Doctor is trying to communicate with the Zarbi by waving his arms around and
pointing at every Zarbi in shot. William Hartnell seems to give the best
performance and I like the final shot of the episode where the cylinder hangs
over the Doctor’s head and a voice starts talking to him.
The cliffhanger was quite good
but by this point I had completely lost track of what was actually going on. There
are moments in this story which are quite good but its mixed in with a lot of
nonsense which ruins the whole story. There is one thing that can be said in a
positive way and that it is a brave thing for the show to do but sadly its not
enough to save this story.
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