The design of this story is rather splendid, with thanks going to Nigel Curzon the designer, James Acheson the costumer and Douglas Camfield the director. The titular Zygons, for instance, look wonderfully distinct, with their enlarged heads and blobs covering them, to increase the 'frighten factor' as they look rather weird and alien.
This then continues to the design of their spaceship, as seen to the right. Everything is consistent with the design of the Zygons, giving an organic look as the ship feels like it was grown by the Zygons on their home planet, making the entire thing feel memorable.
The same, sadly, cannot be said of the spaceship exterior, which looks rather generic after seeing the wonderful design work through the rest of the story. However, this can be forgiven as the rest of the design is memorable enough that we can look over forgettable spaceship designs and focus on the important things in the story.
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