Armageddon it!
Season 16 comes to a culmination with the procurement of the final segment of the Key to Time. Little did we know that the sixth segment was Tom Baker's future wife! The story is a tale as old as time, two sides pitted in war with a 3rd party encouraging ongoing hostilities. Of course the 3rd party is the Black Guardian and his minion the Shadow who are manipulating events.
There is some great morality play in this story with Princess Astra being the final segment of the Key to Time and her fate if left in that state. Lalla Ward does a wonderful turn as the Princess and inadvertently auditions for a few future roles. There is also a great moment of the Doctor acting drunk with power.
Throughout the story though, Mary Tamm's Romana shines like a beacon in her flowing white dress. Her character development of the season has been wonderful and her relationship with the Doctor has been a refreshing change from Leela's and even Sarah Jane's. While this story isn't "marketed" as Mary's final story, it's sad knowing that it is. While her successor does a wonderful job in her version of the character, Mary's season as Romana was a joy and I wished she had stayed for another season.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Armageddon_Factor
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