Post by omega on Feb 14, 2018 3:54:45 GMT
Today is Valentines Day, and I figured this is apt subject matter. Who are your favorite couples in Big Finish? A pairing whose love shines like the stars and is as pure as a Summer breeze?
For tragic couples, I think of Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane, or he tend to be called Jason Bloody Kane. On paper they're very compatible. Both are resourceful, have parent issues in their background, like to drink and up for adventure. However whenever they get the magic, it goes away and usually in spectacular fashion. It seems Benny wants things to work out this time, for Jason to be The One for reals, but either her latest death defying escapade or his latest cock-up (not that sort of cock-up!) washes it away and things are back at square one. It could be because Benny doesn't do BS, and her travels with the Seventh Doctor would certainly have removed any tolerance she has for it. Add in Braxiatel's habit for not being entirely truthful, and that's also an extreme distrust of subterfuge. That and Jason's less wholesome pursuits which he feels compelled to cover up from Benny and there's a reason she can't entirely trust him.
Yet when Benny and Jason are on the same page, they click beautifully. Going on madcap adventures saving the universe with only a car battery, a potato and a copy of the Beano to hand, or winning a cooking competition only to discover the celebrity chef cooks celebrities. Looking into the face of danger and throwing around witty banter before the screen turns to black. A classic example of can't live with him and can't live without him. The spark is drowned (usually in alcohol).
For tragic couples, I think of Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane, or he tend to be called Jason Bloody Kane. On paper they're very compatible. Both are resourceful, have parent issues in their background, like to drink and up for adventure. However whenever they get the magic, it goes away and usually in spectacular fashion. It seems Benny wants things to work out this time, for Jason to be The One for reals, but either her latest death defying escapade or his latest cock-up (not that sort of cock-up!) washes it away and things are back at square one. It could be because Benny doesn't do BS, and her travels with the Seventh Doctor would certainly have removed any tolerance she has for it. Add in Braxiatel's habit for not being entirely truthful, and that's also an extreme distrust of subterfuge. That and Jason's less wholesome pursuits which he feels compelled to cover up from Benny and there's a reason she can't entirely trust him.
Yet when Benny and Jason are on the same page, they click beautifully. Going on madcap adventures saving the universe with only a car battery, a potato and a copy of the Beano to hand, or winning a cooking competition only to discover the celebrity chef cooks celebrities. Looking into the face of danger and throwing around witty banter before the screen turns to black. A classic example of can't live with him and can't live without him. The spark is drowned (usually in alcohol).
