Series 12 vs. 13 As The Last Series

I found some of the sound design of series thirteen too intrusive and distracting. It should not have been the final series.

Cliffhangers are something I thought they should have done away with a few sets back, so that any potential set could work as a final set if the need arose. And after set 12 didn't have a cliffhanger, I was a bit disappointed that 13 had such a big one again, particularly with the announced and expected change coming. I appreciate everyone is mourning now, but in time I hope that we can get some kind of send-off special release with Christopher Benjamin and company to wrap that up and put the series properly to bed, or at the very least a short trip, Mahogany Murderers style, of Jago recounting the adventure and how they got back. in the meantime, I'm just really going to miss my regular Jago and Litefoot fix.

As to the key question at hand, it's hard to say. Set 12 would make a pretty satisfying conclusion, but putting aside the cliffhanger, set 13 was quite fun, and a bit of a new flavour storywise, to boot. I guess it depends what you value more.

We had a wonderful run with Jago & Litefoot with a very high level of consistency.

It is a shame that their great run ended at series 13 which makes the whole series feel incomplete because it was such a diversion and unlike the previous set ended on a cliffhanger. It would be fascinating to hear Big Finish's logic for that final set.

In hindsight I would have rather they spent the time in studio recording another two disc Jago & Litefoot and Strax, along with a two disc Christmas Special rather than series 13.

But just like all the other releases I will treasure the series 13 box set in the years to come, so I am glad I have it!