Fury from the Deep is some of the finest Doctor Who ever for me (a Personal Favorite, that I do argue is up there in my personal Top 10).
Anyway, to me Fury is Season 5 at its very finest. While yet again we are doing a Base Under Siege, to me how it’s done here is maybe the most effective way yet. The Setting is quite claustrophobic and adds so much to the overall feel of this Serial. It has a very special energy to it, in a way I’d compare it to being also a little bit like a Haunted House Story.
You know something feels off and that something bad will happen, but while you get that feeling, you don’t quite know in what way. To me the Weed Creature and how it uses here might be one of the scariest Monster in the 1960s, they are so effective, and it’s a true shame that we can’t see the full extent of how they were used visually. Because if it’s anything going off by the Telesnaps/Soundtrack, it’s utterly creepy. In general, this one gets so many points from me just for the atmosphere it creates. It being a 6-Parter also neatly adds to it, sure I am a lover of a lot of 6 Parters, but to me the best one use their longer run to add to the dread, Stories like Power build up Tension so well thanks to being 6 Parts or Stories like The Daleks Masterplan really can get under your skin since it’s being so long adds to the sheer Terror, this one is no different. It’s a slow burn but such an effective one at that.
And that’s not even getting into the Characters! I am a big fan of Stories in Who that kinda throws you into the Side Casts, this Side Casts while not one of the best of the Show does this quite well. From the moment we meet them, you get a good feel of how that Character is, their Relation to the others & TARDIS Team, and what their values are. The Character of Frank Harris is a good example, I quite like how you really can tell that he cares about his Wife more than anything. And while it may get to an absurd amount of him saying ‘My Wife’ in this Serial (seriously do a drink game about it (actually don’t!)), I do think it makes him quite memorable and somebody who sticks out. Similarly, Robson is arguably the most memorable Member outside the TARDIS Team, he does feel quite accurate to the kind of Boss that will shout a lot.
But the true Highlight with our Characters is of course the TARDIS Team. The biggest shining example to me is Victoria, who I genuinely think is a great Character. Could she sometimes fall a bit into her own cliché? Yeah, I guess. But I think this Story does a lot for her Character and actually recontextualize her previous Outings for the better. This is of course slightly my own Interpretation, but going off this Story, I think this one works quite well:
While most other Companions and their Arc have them be excited, loving or even getting addicted to the life of Adventure & Terror. Victoria is kinda the Opposite, a young Teenager thrown in harms danger early on, losing somebody very dear to her and having to adapt to a World unlikely of her own. While she clearly enjoys and loves the Company that the Doctor & Jamie give her, just looking at her Adventures, she might just not truly want this Life of Danger & Adventure. It’s admittedly, as I said, an Interpretation, but one that rings true thanks to this one. Fury is the climax of that mini arc of hers where she realizes that this lifestyle just isn’t for her, and how she comes to this realization is utterly heartbreaking. Debbie plays it so well, and it was such an unexpected yet clever move to give most of Episode 6 to her Exit. Unusual for the Show at the time, yes, and while we had some great Exits before, to me this one still is one of the finest. It’s heartbreaking seeing Victoria having to struggle rather she wants to stay or continue her travels, but at the end of the Day she has to decide for herself. There are a lot of layers I could get into, but I will just say how it’s done is both perfect for her Character, and the others (such as having Jamie be upset about her leaving at the very end).
You don’t have me to tell you that Pat is great as ever, and so is Frazer. They are a popular pairing for a Reason, and here with Debbie they are just such a lovely Team. Be it their first Scenes where they are having fun or the way how they go about this whole Adventure. They are all just a great Team, enhances by a great Script and really strong Music.
One thing I didn’t go into detail is the Way the Weed Creature was defeated. It being literally defeated by Victoria’s screaming is maybe a little silly, I admit, but to me a creative and kinda fitting way for the last Story for her to go. She is the one who defeats it at the end (kinda) and that’s a really lovely touch to end her last Adventure with the Doctor on. Silly, yes, but still nice.
As one may notice, I am hugely fond of this Serial and admittedly maybe I am biased as I can relate quite well to Victoria’s anxiety 
But I truly think this Serial is a perfect mix between Horror and Emotions.
I wish I could be as thrilled about the Animation, as I am with the Story itself, sadly to me the Animation is pretty weak. While I am as always grateful for the fact that an Animation exists, giving more People the Opportunity to watch this Serial in some form, I sadly don’t think it does the Story justice. I don’t mind creative liberties, but the Set lose their claustrophobic feel when they are expanded so much as they are here. I am not that fond of the Artstyle for the Characters either here, but it’s honestly fine. Really, I think I would have had issues with the Animation either way on this Story. Still it’s great there is a moving Option for others, I, for one, think I’ll stay with the recon on this one.
In short: I really love this Story, if you couldn’t tell! 
I am glad you enjoyed reading it!!