Oh my darling Swampy!
After a pretty good run of stories this season, we had to get to one that's a bit less than fantastic. I have to say that The Power of Kroll is my least favorite story of the season and probably one of my least favorite of the Tom Baker era. While the swamp monster is a bit rubbish and the CSO is a bit shabby, the swampies make-up a bit shoddy, and the acting slightly one dimensional, its not any one of these things that detracts from the story but rather the sum of its parts. I do have to say there is a lot of great location work for this story and they look like they're in a real swamp. But it's another allegory for imperial Britain occupying a 3rd work country and trying to control the native species. Its been done before better. But the strength of the season can carry one through the next episodes finale. And of course Mary Tamm looks lovely throughout her swampy romp!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Kroll
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