Premise: Tegan has programmed the TARDIS to go to the Federated world of Manussa, but is unaware of this. The Mara, still hiding within her subconscious, wants to be reborn...
Notes: The success of this sequel to Kinda lead script editor Eric Saward to commission a third script from Christopher Bailey which would again feature the Mara. However, production problems lead to it being abandoned. In post production, part four overrun very badly and so had to be completely restructured. This meant a scene which left an open door for the Mara's return ended up being excluded from the broadcast episode. Elisabeth Sladen's husband, Brian Miller, appeared in this story as Dugdale.
Verdict: While not as good as its predecessor, this story again features some intelligent writing and great acting all around. Martin Clunes excels and the snake while still slightly less than impressive, has seen a vast improvement since its last appearance 8/10
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