An Alien thrill seeker pitches two aliens against two humans, Mike and Laurs in a battle of life and death, the prize, to save their planet from annihilation.
Not a favourite episode of mine, but I get why people may like it. The idea of a powerful alien puppet master is a good one, I loved the scenario and the alien world. It has some tension, some good build up, but a pretty ambiguous, slightly weak ending.
What I struggled with a little bit, the rubber masks, it's not something I've been too aware of in the past, but the alien aggressors just look too DIY on a small budget. I won't criticise the production team for ambition though.
I have to give huge credit to both Nick Adams and Nancy Malone, the pair really do elevate the episode with some top notch acting, I can't in all good conscience say I think it's one of the best scripts of all, I think it has some quite sizeable flaws, but these two really do pull it off.
Maybe this one's a bit of a grower, but after my first viewing I'd class it as an above average episode.
6/10.