The first couple of minutes are excruciatingly bad. As you
might have guessed its largely down to the Myrka. There are some laughable
moments including a bit where about four of the seabase crew die in a rather OTT
manner. Production problems include the door and the green paint that appears on
Tegan. There is also the small matter of the Silurians costumes that have come
untucked. It’s mentioned in the making of feature on the DVD that due to
Margaret Thatcher calling a snap general election, JNT had a choice of either
not making this story or making this story earlier than he would have liked. I
think that on hindsight he should have postponed this because it would have
given time for things to be made properly and the studio sets lit properly.
The entrance of the Sea Devils is quite good as its done in
a slow way and not ruined by the incidental music. Also the black coloured Sea
Devils against the White floors and walls work quite well. I still think that
the Sea Devils should be the leader. This episode features one of the most ludicrous
things ever (and I do mean ever) to be seen in a Doctor Who episode. For some
reason, Ingrid Pitt decided to do a ninja kick on the Myrka rather than run
away. It’s unclear as to whether she knew it would electrify her but it doesn’t
get away from it. It’s a shame as well that her character had to die because
she was the best thing in it.
The stuff with Maddox has been part of the story since the
beginning but to be honest it hadn’t really gripped me. Today it seemed to
although I am still a bit lost as to why its happening. Nilson seems to be
quite a good villain. Solow was a fun person to watch but not a believable
villain. One thing is for sure about Maddox (Martin Neil) is much less annoying
when he wasn’t freaking out. The supporting cast on a whole were much better
but I think that some of the annoying characters have gone to me their maker,
they are an ex-supporting character.
The cliffhanger wasn’t particularly memorable but
considering how good the This episode was the best one of the three which isn’t
a hard thing to achieve but I think that the final episode might just save the
day. It’s a big ask but I think that there is a possibility that this wont be
the disaster that I was predicting at the beginning of episode one.
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