The first part is funny-weird but the rest is merely boring-weird. It's got one of those eye-rolling villains who just sucks for no reason & it's never clear why anyone goes along with it when he starts hitlering at the mouth. The leisure facility setting has no bearing on anything beyond teeing up a pun on the word "recreation", & once the plot starts moving it may as well be any other generic Doctor Who space base.

2 stars = bad but I didn't completely hate it

I think there's a solid story in here somewhere with an interesting concept for a villain, but you have to ignore the rubbish-looking monster tottering around the place like a giant baby. I'm actually curious to see if it works any better in the novelisation. Soldeed's legendary performance elevates this a full star but it's otherwise just ok.

Doesn't do much to separate itself from the TV version, I would have liked some more "in-head" moments & maybe less of a shot-for-shot retelling. But still, it's a story I liked, & it was nice to revisit in a slightly different format. Quick read, low friction.