Day 524: The Horns of Nimon Part 3

It turns out that, due to some poor planning, I've got work to do tonigt and so I can't really afford to write that long of a blog post. But that's not to say that there aren't interesting ideas within this part of the story. For isntance, there's the idea of the labyrinth. The labyrinth is the crux of the story of the Minotaur, being the lair in which the Minotaur lurks and from which none may return. The Horns of Nimon takes an interesting spin on this, by having it be a massive circuit, the walls of which change as various sections of the circuit open and close. This makes the labyrinth feel more dangerous and unknowable as a result. That said, the direction from Kenny McBain doesn't really help the way in which it is written. Much is made of the fact that the characters can't find their way around, but because the director is restricted to a BBC studio with not much time for recording, we rarely get to see much change in the walls, as this would require extra time to record, which they don't really have. It's a shame, as it's still a fantastic concept and could certainly be very well realised on screen at some point by something or other.