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Post by dastari on May 23, 2017 7:07:22 GMT
Overall, I liked this one. It was a great idea to place a story in the gap between The Daleks Master Plan and The Massacre. I always thought that there was material to be mined there, and I love how this story examines how the Doctor and Steven react to the tragedy that they've experienced. Oliver comes off well, although the whole I have a Big Secret™ comes off a little heavy handed. I enjoy the gusto that he brings to the proceedings and his almost naive belief in basic justice. I felt that the idea of the trading being done on Earth when you figure out exactly what's being traded doesn't make a whole lot of sense. {Spoiler}It seems like if you're an alien firm trading humans to other aliens then you'd make the trade somewhere in space or on another planet. Inviting more aliens to Earth just increases the risk of discovery and what happens if an actual trader buys the "cattle" no realizing what they are. Suddenly you're selling slaves to a company on Earth, which increases your chance of discovery even more. The Doctor's turn when it's done, is brilliantly executed and provides shades of the 7th Doctor. So what did anyone else think. If you're interested in seeing my full review you can go here: Review: Doctor Who The Companion Chronicles - The Perpetual Bond |
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on May 23, 2017 8:48:49 GMT
It's not often a cliffhanger involves "Revolution Nine" ...
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Post by Ela on Jul 13, 2018 5:45:03 GMT
It was an interesting story, overall, and Oliver was an interesting character addition. His big secret, though, was not what I expected. (It's a cliffhanger for this story and not revealed till the next story.)
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Post by Hieronymus on Jul 14, 2018 3:51:09 GMT
I really liked the way this was told from Steven's point of view. Being a man from the distant future, there were a lot of things he didn't understand about 1960s Earth, and things he described in his own futuristic vocabulary. I don't recall any other CC I've listened to that played upon that aspect of Steven's character so well.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jul 14, 2018 4:01:50 GMT
I really liked the way this was told from Steven's point of view. Being a man from the distant future, there were a lot of things he didn't understand about 1960s Earth, and things he described in his own futuristic vocabulary. I don't recall any other CC I've listened to that played upon that aspect of Steven's character so well. The Cold Equations runs with the idea as well. |
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Post by Hieronymus on Jul 14, 2018 4:54:09 GMT
I really liked the way this was told from Steven's point of view. Being a man from the distant future, there were a lot of things he didn't understand about 1960s Earth, and things he described in his own futuristic vocabulary. I don't recall any other CC I've listened to that played upon that aspect of Steven's character so well. The Cold Equations runs with the idea as well. Haven't listened to that one (yet. . . it's up soon), but I already know it's part of a trilogy all by the same author, so that fact doesn't surprise me. Good to hear there's more of this good stuff coming. |
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