The Curse of Peladon - Episode 4

Y'know, the video quality of this story is pretty sub-par. I don't know if that's from the episodes themselves, or the transfer made at the time, or what. It just looks unsharp and degraded. The story comes to a conclusion, albeit rather abruptly. Then it takes several minutes to actually end. The scene with the real Earth Ambassador is unfortunately played for laughs, but isn't funny.

I gotta give this a thumbs down. I used to think I liked the world of Peladon, but now as I rewatch it, it feels cheap, poorly scripted, lamely plotted, and at times badly acted. Good bits include Katy Manning getting some good acting scenes, the Ice Warriors not being the bad guys, and a pretty well done fight between the Doctor and Grun. Oh, and we also meet Alpha Centauri, too. Otherwise this episode just plods along, without much energy.