Season 17 1979-1980 (4 parts)
The declining Skonnan Empire is under control of the evil ‘god-like’ NIMON, which dwells in the power complex that is for some reason also a labyrinth. It communicates with the fabulously garbed Skonnan leader SOLDEED and promises armaments in exchange for a tribute of crystals and Anethian youngsters.
The Doctor and Romana come across a spaceship on its way to Skonnan, bringing the tribute. The ship has broken down and is stranded near a black hole, but the Time Lords fix it and make their way to Skonnan.
When the Nimon summons more of its kind, we learn the Nimon travel via artificial black holes between planets, draining resources before moving on to conquer new worlds. Such will be the fate of Skonnos if the Nimons are not thwarted!
A notorious episode and for good reason. Bad script, dreadful pacing and the minotaurs, er, I mean – NIMONS do the usual Doctor Who laughably slow, pantomime lumbering that you see in most dudes in monster costumes. But HEY – they can shoot lasers from their horns!
Graham Crowden as Soldeed is reminiscent of Jonathan Pryce as the Master in the Doctor Who parody The Curse of Fatal Death, however…
Crowden does his best to take the award for Best Worst Death Captured on Video since that 1973 Turkish movie Karate Girl
Overall, a real stinker
Next: Shada!
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