This episode starts off with the reprise and its never made
clear whether the other people in the banquet room know that Estram has changed
into the Master. The King is revealed to be a fake King although he does make
The Doctor a knight and also the kings champion. The problem with this episode
is that I still feel like there is padding going on which for a two-parter. It
takes quite a long time for the episode to actually find its feet.
Tegan is the one that is the voice of reason when she
suggests that they should leave and yet it takes about another 20 minutes to do
so. This episode sees the introduction of Kamelion and its at this point that
the episode starts to pick up. If you thought I was negative about K9, trust me
K9 is like one of the greatest ever compared to Kamelion. There is nothing good
about the character and it was always ambitious to think that Kamelion would do
anything of any note.
Turlough is move from one area to another and as a result doesn’t
actually do anything. Tegan spends a
fair amount of time in the TARDIS. So they are just being kept busy which is a
shame really.
The story is ended simply by the Doctor, Turlough, Tegan and
Kamelion boarding the TARDIS. That’s it. That was worth two episodes? It has to
be the worst two parter and Terrence Dudley’s track record continues to get
worse. The next time that he will be see Kamelion is in Planet of Fire so it wasn’t
going to be the most used companion.
This episode is a disappointing end to what has been largely
a good season. I don’t know if I am being too harsh on Terrence Dudley but I
can only go based on what was put on TV. Everyone is doing their best with what
they are given. I thought that Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson
& Anthony Ainley are triying their best to hide the shortcomings of the
plot and also the creation of Kamelion. Oh well this story is thankfully out of
the way and I am really looking forward to the 90 minute Doctor Who adventure
which sees a lot of classic elements of the show bought back to celebrate the
20th Anniversary of the show.
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