I couldn’t lock into this one. Rosa was interesting, but the rest just didn’t hold my attention. Feel bad for Five as he started strong with Phantasmagoria, but then it all went down hill.
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The Monthly Adventures 021: Dust Breeding 3.5/5
Oh look, The Doctors mind is taken over again. Solid story. It’s nice to hear The Master on audio.
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Dalek Empire 1.1: Invasion of the Daleks 4/5
I listened to this series years ago. I can barely remember anything, other than a few major plot points. I’m enjoying it so far and I’m excited to continue.
Listening to the 4th War Doctor Boxset (The one with the Barber Surgeon) and loving it. Have been a bit iffy on this range so far but I think it’s really hit its stride here.
Finished Vampire of the Mind. Fairly average Doctor Who - missing scientists, bonkers Master plan, remote island. Better than And You Will Obey Me though and Alex MacQueen is always entertaining as the Master.
The title had my hopes up, but the execution failed. It was average, as you said. I would have preferred if the Doctor himself was changed into a vampire or if the overall story was something more horror-adjacent.
Finished the Syndicate Master Plan, The Dalek Protocol, and the first boxset of Dalek Universe! The Syndicate Master Plan was quite good overall, although I didn’t think much of the opening story and found the fourth & final episode of The Perfect Prisoners disappointing after its first three episodes being all-time favorites of mine. The Dalek Protocol was great. Dalek Universe 1 had a really good first episode, but the latter two I found a lot more mixed in quality. It feels like the longer they use on Anya as a character, the less interesting and competent she becomes. Having lost a bit of my enthusiasm for Dalek Universe, I’ve been jumping around a bit in other ranges, finishing Partisans from Gallifrey: Time War 2 (good enough but the Time Lords should surely have much more interesting time travel-related ways to do internal subterfuge, especially the CIA ), starting Planet of the End from Respond to All Calls (it’s fun but I don’t really vibe with the Doctor’s characterization at the beginning, it doesn’t feel very Nine), and also starting Mistfall to begin the final trilogy of the older Nyssa arc. Mistfall is grabbing me most so I’ll probably finish that arc (or at least that story) before doing much else audio-wise. I’m into the start of part three and I think it’s maybe going a bit fast/not using the full potential of its setup, but I can’t quite tell yet and either way I’m greatly enjoying it. It feels like it’s been far too long since I sat down with the Monthly Adventures style of continuous four-part stories, which I feel is one of Doctor Who’s best formats and I often miss it sorely in other ranges.
Seasons of Fear: 4.5/5 Really enjoyed the story in general but especially the solution was great.
Embrace the Darkness: 4.5/5 Had a great creepiness factor in the beginning that was resolved in a great way, the only problem I had was that the ending felt a bit lazy.
I’m currently finishing the first season with Lucie Miller which my dad owns (we both enjoy Big Finish together lol, runs in the family), and then I’ll be starting Soho
Listened to episode two of The Sensorites ahead of Toby Hadoke’s podcast for that episode. I never really saw the point of the narrated soundtracks for stories which existed on film but, do you know what, it’s actually really rather lovely listening to this story. Some of the narration does actually add to the story - there’s a line about Susan’s eyes glazing over every time she talks to the Sensorites telepathically which I’m pretty sure isn’t quite what happens on screen but obviously makes perfect sense.
), starting Planet of the End from Respond to All Calls (it’s fun but I don’t really vibe with the Doctor’s characterization at the beginning, it doesn’t feel very Nine), and also starting Mistfall to begin the final trilogy of the older Nyssa arc. Mistfall is grabbing me most so I’ll probably finish that arc (or at least that story) before doing much else audio-wise. I’m into the start of part three and I think it’s maybe going a bit fast/not using the full potential of its setup, but I can’t quite tell yet and either way I’m greatly enjoying it. It feels like it’s been far too long since I sat down with the Monthly Adventures style of continuous four-part stories, which I feel is one of Doctor Who’s best formats and I often miss it sorely in other ranges.
