I’ve got through the first episode. It’s not bad, there are some intriguing ideas here and I get the atmosphere it’s going for, but none of the guest cast stand out to me and it’s somewhat on the boring side.
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Finished Episode 2 while mowing the lawn. It’s much better. The mystery is more engaging here, I enjoyed the character of Delores (and wish this hadn’t been the only thing the actress has been in), and Mark Gatiss has a decent and somewhat enjoyable accent. It does figure though this was originally and Audio Visual script.
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Finished Episode 3. It’s not a bad story, there are some excellent ideas here. It’s just not a story that sticks in your mind. That’s the thing with this story, I remember that I enjoyed it, but can never remember enough about it down the road to know why I enjoyed it. I will admit that the idea of scooping up the wasp DNA during genetic harvesting is a brilliant idea that works great with genetic purity of the Daleks. I’m enjoying the story, but will be glad when it’s done.
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There we go, finished this. It’s good, a little confusing at the end, but still followable. As I said with Episode 3, some good ideas, just ultimately rather forgettable. Episode 1 was boring, Episodes 2 & 3 were quite good, Episode 4 was good, just a bit muddled and a bit of a rushed ending. Now, bring on Storm Warning.
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I enjoyed this having just listened to it for the first time! A very solid outing and I like all the ties it had to some of the earliest Doctor Who stories. The ending was really weird and abrupt to the extent it soured and otherwise excellent experience for me, but it was still enjoyable and intriguing enough to merit a 9/10 from me.
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Well this was definitely an improvement on the previous 5 & Nyssa releases (though that wasn’t exactly a high bar…!). Nyssa was recognisable as the TV character at least.
It was still nowhere near as good as the Apocalypse Element for me (since ambitious & bombastic is how I like my Dalek stories!) but nonetheless a perfectly good & enjoyable story.
The ending was a bit cheeky (acknowledging it didn’t make sense but basically telling us to “just go with it”!)
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