Probably the weakest of the season so far - not to say that it wasn't enjoyable. It was experimental, interesting and clever. But the ending was a bit off and the slavery angle was massively flawed.

It's interesting how the TARDIS team don't really take the lead role in this story, and really just follow along with the side characters and their main goal is to make it out of E-Space, which they eventually do. Tom Baker's really vicious in this story. The killer glare he gives the Tharril when he smacks the servant is intense, and he's often getting into fisticuffs or wielding weapons - I got a lot of Third Doctor vibes from him. He seems really short with Romana in this episode and I'm not sure why. "Get into the TARDIS, that's an order!" and he doesn't seem to care much for her departure. Romana herself is very odd. She gets captured by the cargo crew multiple times, even though we've seen her fend for herself throughout and she's just a bit weak here, and then she suddenly decides to leave the Doctor? I mean, it makes sense because she knows that when she returns to N-Space, she'll be stuck on Gallifrey, but it seems like the choice was sudden, easy and the two didn't actually care about each other. Adric flips a coin and K-9 runs about. Those two are really unimportant to the story, and the Doctor and Romana once again become the power couple that they were for most of Williams' Era. It's such a shame that Romana didn't get a proper sendoff - the idea of being able to explore a whole new universe is so good, but it's so rushed and I was left disappointed.

I'm not sure who the enemy is supposed to be. I'm assuming it's the cargo crew, who were enslaving the Tharils, and the Tharils are meant to be the good guys, but they were enslaving other humans and the Doctor was like "yeah that's bad" but it's never brought up again? It's a really bad message, especially considering Romana joins the Tharils at the end and it's like they condone it. Also, the Gundans were just there attacking the Tharils and it's never explained what they are, but they were built by humans for an unexplained purpose? It makes no sense, and the cargo crew themselves are just a bit bland and generic, and by the end, the captain ends up being very pantomime. However, I liked the line "'You pull and I'll push!' 'No, I don't like that.' 'Alright, I'll push and you pull.' 'Alright, then.'"

The direction for this story is phenomenal - the opening scene just setting the tone with the camera passing through the ship, makes it feel really atmospheric, and the coin tossing throughout was really clever, the slowmotion parts and the greyscale moments were really cool! This story is visually unique and fascinating to break down and analyse! The green screen parts are a million times better than Underworld, the only reason I knew it was green screen is because of the green light on the actors' faces at times. Aside from that, it's really strong. I love the sets, they look fantastic, like the gateway and the castle. If there's any reason to watch this story, it's for the amazing vision that Graeme Harper and Paul Joyce had (also, speaking of Graeme Harper, welcome to the show! Can't wait to see your work again in the revived era!)

There's no side characters in this story aside from the Tharils, and I already mentioned why I don't like them. Their design and the idea behind them is good though. But it's just badly executed.

The music when Romana leaves is so sweet and it's one of my favourite tracks of the Classic Series. It fits the scene and the characters so well. It's a hopeful track but at the same time so sad and lonely.

Both Lalla Ward and Mary Tamm did a fantastic job as Romana, and they were definitely noble. It was such a bold move to introduce a Time Lord companion, and have two completely alien leads take over the show, rather than have the standard trope of the alien lead and the relatable human to watch the show through, but the bond between the Doctor and Romana developed so strongly over the years, and they had so much fun as they considered themselves above everything - they truly loved spending time together and it's sad to see it end in such a strange way. But at least Romana gets to be the lead Time Lord in E-Space without being overshadowed by the Doctor at long last. Farewell, Romanadvoratrelundar. Farewell, K-9. Farewell, E-Space. The end of an era.