The Hand of Fear

Enjoyed it. The location work in the power station was really good and the female Eldrad was really interesting. I'd have rather the character stayed misunderstood rather than be evil anyway as that would've been a different angle for the time, so the 4th episode definitely isn't as good as what came before but it's a good story overall.

The trouble with this one is that Eldrad and the other cloaked figures from their planet are not relatable or compelling. The female version Eldrad is in excellent costume and make up, but there is something very slightly off about the script and performance. The male, regenerated version of Eldrad is completely off the boil. It’s a terrible performance. Almost every scene on Eldrad’s planet is drab.

Better are all the scenes between Sarah-Jane and The Doctor in episodes one and two. The extensive location filming is exciting. Seeing as this is Baker and Sladen’s final outing together I was lapping it all up. There has never been a better Doctor/ companion duo before or since.

I appreciated Sarah-Jane's extended goodbye, she was fairly well served. I also appreciated her not really wanting to go in the end. Whilst the story wasn’t the best for her to go out on, I appreciated her being comedic, cheery and full of personality to the end.