Not sure if Dr. Fendelman is the Fendahl in disguise, or if it's like what happened with Tremas where it's a complete coincidence and he winds up being possessed by the Fendahl. (to be fair, I don't know what the Fendahl is)

The Doctor doesn't appear in this episode for the first seven minutes - I'm not sure what the longest time is for the Doctor to appear in an episode, but that seems pretty long (for an episode that isn't a Doctor-lite one, anyway)

Tubi's acting up; it might just be one episode tonight.

"You know, I don't think these cows know anything about the time scanner."

If not for the fact that vampires first appeared in State of Decay, I'd be assuming that the Fendahl is some kind of vampire that drains energy instead of blood.

(though maybe I'm wrong about vampires first appearing in State of Decay)

"You've both escaped from somewhere, haven't you?" "Frequently" haha

I might watch a second episode later, though I have to do some things for work first.

Roughly two weeks later, I'm picking up where I left off.

I was expecting the Fendahl to be more like a vampire rather than some kind of snake/slug mix.

Though I guess those are embryos.

This episode is jumping around a lot, and it feels rather jarring.

The Doctor touches a glowing skull; this does not go well for him.

Max's actor is definitely hamming it up as a cultist who wishes to harness the power of the Fendahl.

I'm not sure if it's a directing issue or what, but some of the points where the story cuts from one scene to another feel weird; there's no transition, and there are times where it feels like it cuts off in the middle of a conversation.

It seems weird that Leela was sleeping on the floor of the TARDIS console room; I'm not sure when it was established that the companions had bedrooms in the TARDIS, though maybe Leela isn't used to a bed.

Seems a bit weird for Dr. Fendalman to jump from "my family has been manipulated by the Fendahl" to "all of mankind has been manipulated by the Fendahl".

The story took a bit of a dark turn, with the Doctor giving Max a revolver so that Max can commit suicide rather than being turned into a Fendahleen (one of the slug-like creatures)

The description of a gestalt (a group creature made up of several parts that, once joined together, make a much more powerful creature) makes me think of Voltron or a Megazord.

This serial reminded me of Ghost Light from the 7th Doctor's era - great atmosphere, but it felt like it was directed/written in a confusing manner.

I could see the Fendahl returning, having absorbed the energies of a supernova - the Doctor says he doesn't think that its skull could withstand being thrown into a supernova, which leaves just enough uncertainty to justify it having a comeback.