Review of The Keys of Marinus by MMF294
7 May 2024
this one was pretty fun
there are some points where the production is a bit ropey, especially in episodes 1 and 4, but the story itself is fairly good
i like the structure of this one, and i think having the tardis team be in a different location in almost every episode helps to keep the story from dragging
the voord have a neat design, even if it's unclear whether they were meant to be humanoids like the other characters at this point
the way they're talked about in the first few episodes seems to imply that they're people in suits, and yartek's face is visible through his helmet, but in episode 6 he refers to the other voord as "my creatures"
it's odd
i think the story could've been a little stronger in its condemnation of the idea of a machine that brainwashes the entire planet into obeying the law
episode 2 makes effective use of pov shots to make the viewer feel uncomfortable and on edge, although that might just be my autism talking