I suppose the main reason that Meglos is remembered in any way, shape or form, is because its main villain is a cactus. Yes, you read that right. A cactus. And a shape-shifting cactus at that. He isn't even have baddie who looks like a cactus, he is an actual cactus, he is even stood in a plant pot when we first see him! And that does beg the question of survival. Just how has he managed to survive when he can't even push a simple button?
This is another one of those dull stories where the characters do nothing but stand around spouting Christopher Bidmead mumbo-jumbo. Instead of the wonderfully witty, if sometimes annoying, banter we had with the Graham Williams era, we get characters staring in the distance saying things like 'Chronic Hysteresis' and 'Dodecahedron', in an overly dramatic fashion.

Poor Lalla Ward seems to be condemned to replaying her role from The Creature from the Pit, as she wanders around a jungle set, being molested by plants and constantly outsmarting Grugger and his goons. Had Grugger and Brotadac been in the right hands, like Robert Holmes, the pair may have been a really memorable double-act. Instead, they are a couple of really hairy imbeciles who you wouldn't trust to replace a light bulb - let alone aid you in universal domination.
And when we are not being forced to watch people repairing a robotic dog, we are being forced to witness arguments between scientists and people of religion, something we have seen time and again. This really is a poor showing from Doctor Who and sadly, even the fact that former companion Jacqueline Hill makes a guest appearance doesn't save it either...
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