Day 529: The Leisure Hive Part 4

So the story has come to an end. The ending feels a little rushed, to be honest. There's an impressive scene where Pangol creates his army of clones, and a strong sense of dread created as we slowly realise that nothing can possibly save us now, topped off by the fact that he immediately kills some friendly Foamasi thus provoking war between the two species. But, the day has already been saved, as we learn that the clones are of the Doctor and that they're disintegrating rapidly. It feels a bit of a cheat to have everything sort itself out from that point onwards, not least because we cut from Pangol being impressed with his achievements to being stressed that his plan has failed.

But on the whole, this has been a remarkably enjoyable story, and I can say with certainty that, on the basis of The Leisure Hive, we look as if we're in safe hands for the forseeable future.