A story I've knocked over the years, but watching it again after several years, I think I was perhaps a little overly harsh.
It's a slightly bitter episode, particularly for a fan of Colin Baker like myself, but I love McCoy too, so his entrance is welcome, even if his first scenes aren't great.
So Part one, I'm genuinely impressed by the concept of the story, I love Lakertya, and its stylish inhabitants, and some of the effects are particularly good, the flying spheres in particular look great.
On the downside the regeneration scene is awful, the fluffy monsters are bad, but worst of all is Kate O'Mara, she was sublime in her previous story, Mark of the Rani, she was slick, sexy and menacing, in this one she feels a little panto somehow.
I get why people don't like it, but I think it's a decent start. 6/10
It's a slightly bitter episode, particularly for a fan of Colin Baker like myself, but I love McCoy too, so his entrance is welcome, even if his first scenes aren't great.
So Part one, I'm genuinely impressed by the concept of the story, I love Lakertya, and its stylish inhabitants, and some of the effects are particularly good, the flying spheres in particular look great.
On the downside the regeneration scene is awful, the fluffy monsters are bad, but worst of all is Kate O'Mara, she was sublime in her previous story, Mark of the Rani, she was slick, sexy and menacing, in this one she feels a little panto somehow.
I get why people don't like it, but I think it's a decent start. 6/10