The story introduces Jean Marsh
as Sara Kingdom. Marsh previously appeared in ‘The Crusaders’ in a blink and
you’ll miss it role. When she joins the story she is as cold as an iceberg and
she believes Chen. It’s not long before we the second death of a companion when
Bret is killed by Sara. It must have been quite a shock because even though
Vyon had been with the show less than Katarina, his impact in the story was
quite and his loss is quite big to the story. It pretty much shows that all
bets are off as far as the characters are concerned. Viewers must have been thinking
even the Doctor could fall victim to the axe.
As for the rest of the story it
seems far more action packed than the previous one. From the moment that
Katarina is killed it jumps to Mavic Chen and then Daleks and then back to Chen
and it never seems to stand still which is great and when you consider its only
25 minutes long this episode, it’s quite amazing what Terry Nation fits into
the episode. Even though for a large part of the episode the Doctor, Steven and
Bret spend their time on the ship, when they get to earth they seem to be part
of a conspiracy and it’s a question of who can be trusted and its not normal in
a Doctor Who episode.’
Another cracking episode it feels
like the story has found its legs and is really getting going. The Daleks are
on fine form (perhaps their best) and the regulars (whats left of them) are
also on good form. Even Terry Nation has done a great job with this story after
some fairly average stories it’s good that he gets to show what a great writer
he is. The story continues to impress
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