You're a prickly one, Meglos!
The stylistic reboot of Doctor Who continues with more outer space drama. They're getting better at using the CSO. The makeup is quite good. The titular villain Meglos, a cactus who can take one human form, it quite good when his prickers are out. Tom Baker does an excellent double turn as both the Doctor and as Meglos. Romama seems a little side lined in this story and her outfit is atrocious for this setting. The treat of the story is the return of Jacqueline Hill, who played original companion Barbara Wright from 1963-1964, this time playing Lexa. While a very different role from Barbara, she plays it wonderfully and with relish. Her noble sacrifice at the end to save Romama it touching especially when you consider this was Jacqueline's final work with the series before her death in 1993 from breast cancer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meglos
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