I really dig this concept. It’s a very simple yet effective Episode and an Oddity in its own right (even without the recreation, which was done marvelously, really hope this plus a recon of the original Audio gets a place in the Season 3 Boxset eventually). I really love all those different Aliens. That one council is just a splendid idea, and I love how bleak this Story ends. The Varga plants are amazing, shame they didn’t play much of a role in later Stories.
I think this one is also very wise to have just a standalone Episode, one more, and it could really feel a bit padded.
A nice little prequel to DMP for sure!