Watched the episode and then watched the ‘Behind the Sofa’ commentary. The funniest tidbit is that Sylvester says he prefers Delta and the Bannermen out of his first season because it was “much closer to his later stuff.” I find that so interesting because from a performance perspective, I would very much agree, though I will stress in overall tone of the episode I would definitely not. 7’s persona is a lot quieter and more sinister in that one, as opposed to the three other stories where he, ESPECIALLY in Dragonfire, adopt a much more naive persona? Part of what works brilliantly about 7 is that the fool is a facade for the chess master. In Dragonfire he gives a great performance in slapstick, but there is nothing behind those eyes. Delta and the Bannermen, and especially Remembrance of the Daleks were when they really settled on where to take this character. In spite of that, I cannot stress how great he is in Dragonfire. Edward Peel is also fantastic in this.

And jesus christ this episode looks ugly