This is a curious story
with two facets. On the one hand, it is a very clever sort of story of the type
that increasingly became the norm during the original series’ closing couple of
seasons. Elliptical happenings, unorthodox visuals, symbolism aplenty and a sense that we’re a long way from
standard invasion of Earth stories. Yet
there appears to be something darker here as well, about entertainment, fandom
and most of all depression. The events may present in bright colours and vivid
locations but, rather like a circus, it’s just face paint.
