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Listened to episode 1. It started slow, but I enjoyed the second half a lot. I enjoyed revisiting Mrs Favisham and though it was relatively obvious where it was going, it was not dissatisfying. As always, the interactions between Jenny and Vastra are the best bit
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Episode two also a little slow, but an enjoyable enough listen. Hoping this is a case of the middle episode dip in a trio, because Iām looking forward to the last one!
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So for this last episode, keep listening after the final music because itās not quite wrapped up. My reaction before that was WHATTTT?? Vastra is utterly ridiculous and I love her. I sure hope that this is kind of setting us up for more Paternoster stuff because I do love this gang and I think something really interesting could be done with Vastraās dissociation and confusion. My favourite episode in the box for sure
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Canāt wait to get onto this!
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I listened to the first episode. It was fun and I also liked the interractions between Vastra and Jenny.
Iāll wait till Iāve finished listening to all three to rate them but Iām going to try and pace myself to savour them a little (not sure Iāll manage)
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Oh I loved the first episode, just finished it. Didnāt really expect or want a sequel to that story but it worked super well and I canāt wait for the rest of the set!
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Loved the second episode, whilst mostly separate from the arc it feels like its going to be the calm before the storm with the finale up next! It felt very current which I enjoyed.
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Okay so Iām very, VERY conflicted. I loved the final story, very subverting of expectations with Paul McGann.
With regards to the ending, I got literal chills when the TARDIS appeared. I really thought woah weāre gonna get the Paternoster gang travelling through space and time with 8 trying to find Vastra, then for the post credits scene just toā¦ have them locate her and sheās already back at Paternoster!? Itās likeā¦ they implied a really intriguing plot then just instantly went āoh it happened off screenā and Iām sad.
I really hope we get more.
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Agree, I was proper freaking out that it left us on a cliffhanger, and while I donāt hate āand Vastra is magically backā I do think more stories dealing with the ramifications of it all could be interestinv
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Yeah the ramifications will be great, but the fact we couldāve had the Paternoster gang (or 2/3ās of them) travelling with 8 for a boxset or two trying to get Vastra!? That wouldāve been amazing, and IMO such a wasted opportunity. When else will an opportunity come up again to take them off world?
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I am also quite conflicted on the last episode and the ending.
I really liked episode 2 as a sort of rest before the big finale.
I have several issues with the last episode though.
The first one is that I thought Jenny and Vastra felt a bit out of character.
I liked the twist that Vastra wasnāt (at first) trying to solve everything on her own but preparing a grand romantic gesture. Vastra is both a disaster and very smooth with her wife so that checked out but I thought it was odd for her to go off and prepare wedding in the middle of all this crisis.
And for Jenny her reaction to having to live in a dirty lodging felt weird given that itās the accepted canon that she was basically homeless after leaving her parents and before meeting Vastra. And she is usually quite observant, her not immediatly thinking that things keep disappearing is weird also felt off.
As for the ending, I donāt mind so much that we donāt see the actual rescuing of Vastra. What does bother me is that their was being destroyed and we have no idea how the Doctor fixed that.
On the positive side, I liked the use of Paul McGann, I liked Strax a lot and Iām a sucker for any romantic moment between Jenny and Vastra Though it does make me laugh to imagine whatās itās like to act these in front of a microphone.
I really hope itās not the last we ever get of the Paternoster Gang because Vastraās writing at the end could be taken as a conclusion. I have no idea how popular they are and if itās enough for Big Finish to produce more. I love them and Iād be very sad if this was their final story.
Sorry for the long comment
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This is the fear I have with so many of the niche BF ranges, theyāre a niche within a niche. Sure itās not super niche like The Robots for example, but still I donāt see a lot of discussion surrounding these releases.
I feel like the next set, even just one boxset, couldāve been Jenny and Strax travelling with 8 finding Vastra. When else will we get an opportunity like this to have them off-world?
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Donāt feel you have to apologise, itās great to see your thoughts! I do agree with you totally also - I liked that it felt both open ended and concluded enough that I wonāt be miserable if we never get more, but I really think something more could be done here with them and Iād love love to have them back
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I would have liked to see them develop their relationship with 8 more, see them in the TARDIS and offworld but I donāt know how it would feel to not have Vastra for an entire episode. Or maybe if we also had scenes with her in theā¦wherever she was. But I expect that it they do continue, they want the next set to be a whole new story that isnāt tied too much to the previous series.
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Totally. I was like oh my god its like Doom Coalition into Ravenous! The possibilities are so unique! More developing their relationship with 8! Then the post-credit scene justā¦ time skips god knows how long and everythingās resolved? I am a tad worried that the post-credit scene was a late addition?
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I doubt that itās a late addition. I do think they wanted this āWhat ??ā reaction but intended to fully conclude the Tresspassers series. And in the interviews they do mention that the last episode is a reference to Sherlock Holmes āThe Last Problemā that ends with Holmesā apparent death.
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