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A recurring motif in the critique is the episode’s handling of societal issues, notably the segregation within the diner and the companion’s attitude towards societal change via personal misery. The reviewer points out a contradiction: the episode criticizes racial segregation while allowing the TARDIS to be depicted as a symbol of systemic exclusion—arguing perhaps that such irony hints at the episode's misguided moral stance or just poor writing.