Day 434: The Hand of Fear Part 3

This episode brings another interesting cliffhanger. Eldrad (who MUST live), has resurrected themselves and has secured the help of the Doctor and Sarah Jane to return to Kastria such that they can fully regenerate themselves, as they currently exist as a weird hybrid between their native Kastrian form and the form of the human that unwittingly helped resurrect Eldrad, Sarah Jane Smith. It is blatantly obvious throughout the serial that Eldrad serves as the antagonist, through using mind control on people and threatening to kill others, indeed almost going through with it in the case of Professor Watson.

Thus, it is a surprise to see Eldrad as the focus of the cliffhanger, where a trap is sprung upon them and they are in clear mortal peril. It is rare to see cliffhangers that focus on characters other than the regulars, let alone the antagonist, and yet here we are. However, it works as a dramatic device. We do not know whether this will kill Eldrad or not, and we have grown to become invested in that aspect of the story. We thus need to see the conclusion of the story, to get closure on whether Eldrad will live or not. But I've got a feeling that that won't be the main focus of tomorrow's episode...