Once again the clowns dazzle led by the chief clown. The design of the episode is very well realised, especially at an era when the show's budget was slashed.
The Doctor gets away from his captors and meets Deadbeat who reunites him with Ace and Bellboy. The latter informed Ace just how much the Psychic Circus has lots its way. What were once free spirits that entertained have become corrupted. Deadbeat had once been their leader,
The Doctor knows the mysterious eye might be behind the malevolence in the circus.
As for Captain Cook it is always the survival of the fittest. Poor Whizz Kid, starstruck with the circus and Captain Cook. He failed to entertain the family and promptly died. Making the greatest show in the galaxy is no easy task.
While Whizz Kid might have been John Nathan-Turner's own put down of nostalgia tinged toxic Doctor Who fandom. There is no denying the metatextual basis of the episode. A show out of control due to bored and angry management.
The Doctor gets away from his captors and meets Deadbeat who reunites him with Ace and Bellboy. The latter informed Ace just how much the Psychic Circus has lots its way. What were once free spirits that entertained have become corrupted. Deadbeat had once been their leader,
The Doctor knows the mysterious eye might be behind the malevolence in the circus.
As for Captain Cook it is always the survival of the fittest. Poor Whizz Kid, starstruck with the circus and Captain Cook. He failed to entertain the family and promptly died. Making the greatest show in the galaxy is no easy task.
While Whizz Kid might have been John Nathan-Turner's own put down of nostalgia tinged toxic Doctor Who fandom. There is no denying the metatextual basis of the episode. A show out of control due to bored and angry management.