I can see that; Andthebannermen is a bit of a mouthful!
But thanks for clarifying, that makes sense.
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I have a friend who I’ve referred to by her last name since we were in school because there were too many Emily’s in our year. It barely even registers to me that it might be a strange thing to do haha
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Oh, I also know several people among my friends and acquaintances who are referred to by a nickname or their surname to distinguish them from others who share their first name (some first names are very common, such as Rasmus, a very popular boy’s name in the 90s).
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Now there’s a good name 
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Started this yesterday as part of my New Year’s resolution to listen to every Big Finish Monthly Adventure—and for the first time, I’ve got absolutely no notes from Episode One. Not because I was bored exactly… but I can’t say I was interested either.
It matches my memory of this one: beautifully written, beautifully acted (mostly), but it’s all hanging on a story I just don’t care about. All style, no stakes.
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Finally! Finally Five gets an audio that’s better than just “pretty good”. I can’t say it’s anything I’d call a favourite but it’s the best he’s had since Phantasmagoria, which is funny because I’d consider Turlough my least favourite 5 companion (although I’ve only experienced him via audio so far).
Interesting and pretty unique setting, with a cool concept of the main “monsters” and some great performances by Davison, Bron and Henson. Pieter really came across as an intimidating foe. Funnily enough, I think one of the reasons why I liked this is how much the concept of the Loups-Garoux as well as the L-G characters reminded me of the werewolves and ironically, even more, the vampires of World of Darkness.
The L-G have an inherent violent instinct within them that they have to keep at bay, much like The Beast which Kindred (WoD vampires) possess. There’s the different terms that the monsters have for humans and vice-versa (WoD werewolves and vampires call themselves Garou and Kindred, alternatively Cainites, respectively. They prefer these terms to the “traditional” ones. Additionally, Kindred call humans “kine”). There’s the kind of political intrigue and character drama between Ileana’s group as well as the later L-G, something that definitely happens in Garou and Kindred worlds. And finally, Pieter is the original L-G and a legendary force, much like Caine (yes, that Cain, from the Bible) from WoD, the legendary father of all vampires. You even have Rosa, who’s basically a Hunter from Hunter: the Reckoning. I just think this is neat and I wonder if the writers had inspiration from any of the WoD lore.
But anyway, yes, I generally enjoyed the story and the characters, Turlough got to shine quite a bit in the middle portion when he meets Rosa. My favourite moment is definitely Five and Turlough’s conversation towards the end, where Five reminisces on several past companions, seeming to miss many of them, especially Susan. I think it’s a very lovely moment.
The negatives for the story are that a few characters kind of vanish by the end like Victor and Inez, who were prominent earlier, the ending is kind of abrupt and a bit of an anti-climax, and as much as I liked the darker tone and WoD-ish setting, it sometimes didn’t really feel like a Doctor Who story.
Despite these flaws, I’ll give this one an 8/10.
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