That’s where it was from! I kept trying to figure out why it sounded so familiar but couldn’t place it. It was bugging me all the way through, so thanks for solving the mystery!
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It’s a very recognizable sound. Glad I could help.
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I just finished listening to this. Happy to say that I loved it. Really not at all what I was expecting, but thoroughly enjoyable. It rattled by quickly (always a good sign). Visuals were surprisingly clear in my heald. The story was rich and engaging. Oh, and I’m always a sucker for a brain in a jar. 
Jodie’s performance was magnificent, and she really seemed to relish both the anti war and anti capitalism messages. Everything about her performance delighted me. Rochana Patel captured 13’s voice perfectly for me.
Yaz continues to benefit from greater depth in these audios. Mandip does a fantastic job in this story. I believe in Yaz and, to my surprise, I found myself genuinely affected by her visit to Mrs Miller at the end.
I am, right now, really really happy. This would have made a fantastic televised story. Rochana Patel got so much into this and yet, for me, it didn’t feel overstuffed.
As the Thirteenth Doctor might say…
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Really good stuff - I wavered between 3.5 and 4 and settled on 3.5. Nothing inherently wrong but I think I find ‘war stories’, especially ‘war stories where both sides are being manipulated by a third party’ a bit overdone. Whitaker and Gill, though, were superb and I liked the conceit of an entire world that’s been populated by stranded humans and them just surviving and flourishing (even if they are stuck in a war).
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this one was fine, in my opinion. I don’t know it just felt a bit too theatrical for my taste? Maybe I’m just not a fan of war stories like this
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I’m super late to this one - life’s been busy.
I thought this one really shined at exploring Yaz’s sexuality and her relationship with the doctor.
Did think the rest of the story was a bit average
3.5/5 for me
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Not exactly wowed—instead of being its own thing, it felt like a mix of “The Shakespeare Code”, Oxygen”, “Empress of Mars”, “Boom”, and the many evil AI stories—but all the same, I dearly wish this had been on TV. It was refreshing as hell to see the Doctor call out the causes of the brain’s war profiteering rather than condone the system, blame bad actors, as she did Kerblam! Politics aside, the Doctor is not the kind of person to take exploitation in stride.
Other things I liked: the little bits of worldbuilding of Rock, Megan’s cheerful ragebaiting of Yaz, Yaz finally being allowed to have flaws, the Star Trek-esque noise of the object teleporter, and the cliffhanger. The Tourist was right under the Doctor’s nose, seems to be in torment, and worries about her curiosity… What does all this mean???
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Forgot to say, I really appreciated that the Doctor isn’t always an endearing goofball. There’s a scene where she’s being pressured by the humans to fight the Banshees with them, the TARDIS being used as bait, and she more or less says—edgily, at that—“I won’t join another war. Don’t you dare coerce me.” On TV, moments like these seemed few and far between, and they all too often felt out-of-character. “Now, they’ll see the real you!”, anyone?
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I normally land on the side of positivity when it comes to general fan opinions, so I’m surprised to see myself on the muted side of Ride or Die. I thought the first half was agonising, to the point that I gave up on the listen to save it for another day. Another day came and it was with similar feeling. Fortunately the second half is back-loaded with good story beats, great lines and delivery from Yaz and the Doctor, and heaps of quotables. I did a sneaky third listen to collect some quotes from it and felt largely the same even going in with a positive mindset, so I think this one lands slap bang in the middle for me. One I’ll remember but not likely one I’ll revisit.
Review here for anyone who might be interested.
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Whilst the Doctor is on the attack against violence, oppression, war, and subjugation, Yaz wraps the story with a decision that’s unforgettably soft that it cushions a largely serious story.
Can you remind me what the decision was?
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Absolutely! PS, thanks for reading.
She goes to visit Mrs Miller, Megan’s mother, to reveal her death.
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Thanks! Yeah, that’s compassionate of her to do. I like how the Doctor at least tries to understand her mindset.
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I really loved this one, easily the best in the range so far IMO. Another great showing for Yaz, and I’m always down for an anti-war or anti-capitalism story so a combination is going to be a winner for me.
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