Poor Tegan has only just rejoined the TARDIS and she is once again being possessed by the Mara! Why the hell did she want to come back??
So this is the second of the two Mara stories and I think I prefer this one to Kinda as it's just much more understandable. I think Kinda has hidden depths which would benefit from repeated viewing but Snakedance is a much more chilled out episode to watch and you don't have to think too hard.
This story also marks the first television appearance of Martin Clunes. He's brilliant in this, stealing every scene he is in.
The story is set on a planet where the Mara was defeated hundreds of years ago and the story of it has passed into legend such that it is now seen as bit of a joke. This is demonstrated by such things as people playing with toy snakes and snakes being represented as figures of fun in a "Punch and Judy" type show. Therefore when the Doctor turns up and tries to warn the local people of the Mara's imminent return, he is not taken at all seriously and is thought of as raving mad man!
Meanwhile the Doctor is trying to protect Tegan from being possessed by the Mara by making her wear what looks suspiciously like an iPod! An iPod in 1983! Of course it doesn't work and she is soon causing chaos with the familiar shape of the snake like Mara imprinted on her arm.
Can't think what more I can say about this one really, except that I really enjoyed it.
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