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Post by acousticwolf on May 9, 2016 9:38:53 GMT
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Post by acousticwolf on May 9, 2016 9:49:50 GMT
Its in Accounts
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mark687 I've merged the two threads Mark. Cheers Tony
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Post by mark687 on May 9, 2016 9:52:41 GMT
Its in Accounts
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mark687 I've merged the two threads Mark. Cheers Tony Cheers Tony
I also realized I'd numbered it wrong
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Post by acousticwolf on May 9, 2016 9:57:24 GMT
I've merged the two threads Mark. Cheers Tony Cheers Tony
I also realized I'd numbered it wrong
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No worries mate, that'll be the Master messing with your mind . That's today's listening sorted. Cheers Tony
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Post by acousticwolf on May 9, 2016 11:43:11 GMT
I'm looking forward to hearing how they get round {Spoiler}Seven not recognising the McQueen Master in Unit:Dominion (I assume they will address it in either this or the next one). Cheers Tony
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Post by Digi on May 9, 2016 12:34:18 GMT
I'm looking forward to hearing how they get round {Spoiler}Seven not recognising the McQueen Master in Unit:Dominion (I assume they will address it in either this or the next one). Cheers Tony It's addressed in this one Unfortunately I thought this one was a bit of a miss. I have trouble pointing to anything in particular it did wrong, just that broadly speaking I found it really didn't engage me or hold my attention. Which is doubly disappointing after how good the previous title was.
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Post by mark687 on May 9, 2016 12:41:04 GMT
I'm looking forward to hearing how they get round {Spoiler}Seven not recognising the McQueen Master in Unit:Dominion (I assume they will address it in either this or the next one). Cheers Tony Very Cheekily IMO
Intriguing indication for the 2 Masters
Very good instalment.
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Post by acousticwolf on May 9, 2016 13:26:15 GMT
It's addressed in this one Ah! I see what you both mean ... Cheers Tony
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Post by barnabaslives on May 9, 2016 14:54:33 GMT
This would have to be a very good story. I found it rather engaging in spite of being completely distracted (I wanted to hear it right away rather than waiting for a more opportune time). I thought Heather Threadstone made wonderful company for The Doctor, Colin was great as always and the Master was appropriately nasty. I was surprised by turns of events often enough even though I think the title does give a little away. (I thought it was pretty deft that one of these surprises ends up stitching the continuity mentioned by others in this thread).
I never found time to hear any of Unit: Dominion or Dark Eyes prior to this release as I'd wanted, but I have to say also that I'm pretty impressed with Macqueen with this as my first introduction. I think I may prefer Beevers, but Macqueen's grown on me instantly as the Master - which is pretty remarkable considering how long it took me to warm to Beevers' Master.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 23:04:55 GMT
Fantastic release. What exactly is happening between the two Masters?
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Post by relativetime on May 9, 2016 23:05:51 GMT
Very entertaining and my favorite of the trilogy so far! Alex Macqueen is just so fun to listen to and Colin Baker could play the Doctor in his sleep and STILL put forth a fantastic performance! I was a little worried about how they'd address the UNIT: Dominion situation, but I shouldn't have worried - I thought it was handled appropriately and with a nice bit of cheek. Kate Kennedy was great as Heather - I'm actually a bit disappointed she didn't join the Doctor in the TARDIS! All around, a highly enjoyable release that I can see myself returning to countless times in the future!
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Post by icecreamdf on May 10, 2016 20:53:14 GMT
I wonder if the Doctor's memory was affected by whatever was wrong with the Master before the mind leech got to him. It just seems odd that he didn't recognize the island.
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Post by omega on May 10, 2016 21:07:42 GMT
I found it unremarkable trad. There wasn't much menace, the cliffhangers didn't do anything interesting (villain cackling, Doctor in distress and we've locked the monster in with us) and the music wasn't all that different from other releases. Given that it's Justin Richards, it's not entirely unexpected. Some aspects of the story were remarkably similar to his last Main Range, The Rani Elite again with the Sixth Doctor.
The most gripping part for me was that final sequence, where the hook for The Two Masters came in. Which race/party/individual does the boatman represent, and why did they do a Maggie Harris from Fury from the Deep on him?
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Post by mark687 on May 10, 2016 21:38:58 GMT
I found it unremarkable trad. There wasn't much menace, the cliffhangers didn't do anything interesting (villain cackling, Doctor in distress and we've locked the monster in with us) and the music wasn't all that different from other releases. Given that it's Justin Richards, it's not entirely unexpected. Some aspects of the story were remarkably similar to his last Main Range, The Rani Elite again with the Sixth Doctor. The most gripping part for me was that final sequence, where the hook for The Two Masters came in. Which race/party/individual does the boatman represent, and why did they do a Maggie Harris from Fury from the Deep on him? The fact that it was Justin Richards and his perfectly good but trad style really made that flashback and the end sequence really stand out for me.
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Post by omega on May 10, 2016 22:00:33 GMT
I found it unremarkable trad. There wasn't much menace, the cliffhangers didn't do anything interesting (villain cackling, Doctor in distress and we've locked the monster in with us) and the music wasn't all that different from other releases. Given that it's Justin Richards, it's not entirely unexpected. Some aspects of the story were remarkably similar to his last Main Range, The Rani Elite again with the Sixth Doctor. The most gripping part for me was that final sequence, where the hook for The Two Masters came in. Which race/party/individual does the boatman represent, and why did they do a Maggie Harris from Fury from the Deep on him? The fact that it was Justin Richards and his perfectly good but trad style really made that flashback and the end sequence really stand out for me.
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Which were probably an editorial mandate, the latter to lead into The Two Masters. The post-regeneration flashback heavily implies that the MacQueen Master regenerated from the Beevers Master, he specifically says no pain as well as noting his new body, something we've seen with the Doctor's regenerations in the new series.
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Post by kimalysong on May 10, 2016 22:52:39 GMT
Well I've only heard part one so far but I did enjoy the part where the Doctor & Heather both enter for the Grant and Heather gets it instead of the Doctor.
It reminded me of that scene in the Krotons where Zoe says the Doctor is almost as smart as me. In fact Heather does remind me of an older Zoe.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on May 10, 2016 23:20:14 GMT
The fact that it was Justin Richards and his perfectly good but trad style really made that flashback and the end sequence really stand out for me.
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Which were probably an editorial mandate, the latter to lead into The Two Masters. The post-regeneration flashback heavily implies that the MacQueen Master regenerated from the Beevers Master, he specifically says no pain as well as noting his new body, something we've seen with the Doctor's regenerations in the new series. I think there is an interesting discussion to be had about Justin Richards. Listening to the podcast the other day and their discussion of Richards' Whispers of Terror, Main Range #3 by the way, got me thinking about what Justin Richards does for Doctor Who and Big Finish. Long story short, yes Richards writes traditional Doctor Who stories but they are almost always really well written, with a solid hook and he has a good ear for how each Doctor speaks. And that makes him a writer I can almost always depend on.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 11, 2016 5:55:21 GMT
Are people saying they have trouble with traditional storys?
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Post by omega on May 11, 2016 6:04:24 GMT
Are people saying they have trouble with traditional storys? I don't have a problem with traditional stories, I was more expecting something outside of the police box considering who the trilogy is centered around. I can see this being done on TV, a few sets, outdoor shooting, the Mind Leech is even conveniently in human form. Get some MPs in for the Blanks and that's all you need. What happened with the boatman at the end was done in Fury of the Deep with Maggie Harris, although I suspect that wouldn't be allowed today.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2016 11:30:01 GMT
I am perfectly happy with traditional stories like this, so long as every story isn't in the same vein. Big Finish have always provided variety in the tales they tell - just as they did in the classic series. I think Justin Richards is a very good writer. His style is not the same as Matthew Sweet or Mark Platt, for example, which is a good thing. I found this thoroughly enjoyable, with plenty of good dialogue and fine character moments for the Doctor and The Master as well as supporting characters - the characters are allowed to 'breathe'. Not every line is simply a propulsion of the plot; they are real and believable. I have no problem whatsoever with this kind of story, in fact I loved this.
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