There's a rather nice effect featured in this episode which complements the story nicely. It's the oculoid tracker, a flying gizmo that provides a group of Morestrans (humans who colonised the planet Morestra) with knowledge of what's going on, by acting as a spy. It flies about the place with some considerable speed, juxtaposing itself with the alien landscape by being a rare piece of technology. It also helps that David Maloney, the director, makes the decision at several points to attach it to the bottom of a film camera and then place the film camera high above the studio floor, after which the camera begins to move around the jungle from the high vantage point. This both shows the tracker at work, allows for the model to be shown off, and shows the beauty of the alien planet, whilst being an innovative camera position and one that shows David Maloney as a director who is very good at his job.
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