The third part of this story picks up from the life force
being sucked out of him and it seems like William Hartnell is going to feature
in this episode less than he had done. This is a tad bit frustrating as he
seemed to be more involved like he had been in previous stories. In fact as a
result of this being on audio you wouldn’t know that he had actually been in
the episode. The story meanders along quite well but it isn’t until Jano wakes
up after having some of the Doctor’s life energy and starts to mimic Hartnell.
It’s a great impression of him and I almost wish that it had carried on a bit
more. The episode allows Peter Purves to lead the story and moves things along
which is what he has been doing for several episodes now. However due to the
fact that this is his final adventure it seems to take on a new meaning and its
shows what a good leader he has been to the show and what a good leader he will
become. Peter Purves puts in a solid performance whilst Jackie Lane seemed to
give a rather mediocre performance.
In terms of plot its safe to say that its not a particularly strong one as it seems to lose some of its pace which is a shame after the previous two episodes. I don’t know why but I just found myself being less interested in the situations featuring the locals. I just wish at times like this that the whole thing or at least a snippet of it existed on video so that we could get a sense of what a good story this appears to be. However the fact that its on audio does mean that my enthusiasm is somewhat reduced.
In terms of plot its safe to say that its not a particularly strong one as it seems to lose some of its pace which is a shame after the previous two episodes. I don’t know why but I just found myself being less interested in the situations featuring the locals. I just wish at times like this that the whole thing or at least a snippet of it existed on video so that we could get a sense of what a good story this appears to be. However the fact that its on audio does mean that my enthusiasm is somewhat reduced.
The Doctor is motionless when Dodo and Steven try and rescue
him and its quite a nice image to think that whilst Dodo and Steven are choking
to death the Doctor is something that would have looked quite good on tv
because the Doctor is someone who wouldn’t let any harm come to his friends so it’s
a great way to end the episode. I think that half the episode is perfectly fine
and its only the latter part that makes the episode any good.
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