This was a huge let down after the first story really left me feeling excited for the rest of the set. I was totally not engaged with the plot, which there was not enough of to justify such a long runtime. I really loved Sola in episode 1, and the ending alluded to her being in the series more, only for her to get a tiny cameo at the end of this episode. Really not one for me unfortunately, hopefully the finale to the series picks up from where the first story left off.

This is a lengthy, meaty story with a lot of double plotting and intrigue just like the classic television spy shows it's meant to be emulating. Anya and Mark go to a Thal planet (didn't know those existed), and there's a lot of good, clever discussion of just how far the Thals' pacifism can be pushed. We know what will become of Mark Seven, but to hear him discussed as the 'anti-Dalek' adds another layer to the fight. It's not quite as well-paced as the first story and has a few too many shifts, but I'm enjoying it. The retro music helps!

Slightly weaker then the first ep it kinda went 100mph and never really caught up with what was going on the bits I did catch up on where good just a lot in 1 hours