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Post by mark687 on Oct 22, 2018 18:36:15 GMT
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Oct 23, 2018 8:35:13 GMT
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Oct 23, 2018 9:21:03 GMT
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Post by Digi on Oct 23, 2018 11:50:05 GMT
Man, I can't wait until next June when I finally allow myself to listen to this  |
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Post by mark687 on Oct 23, 2018 11:54:17 GMT
Man, I can't wait until next June when I finally allow myself to listen to this Next June?!
You mean you binge listen when a Series/Season is complete?
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Post by Digi on Oct 23, 2018 12:01:51 GMT
Man, I can't wait until next June when I finally allow myself to listen to this Next June?!
You mean you binge listen when a Series/Season is complete?
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I do! I need either everything in one shot, or a steady drip (like once a week/TV or once a month/audio) to be able to keep track of things in my head. A gap of three months or longer between releases and I start losing track of things, particularly with how tightly and well-written Big Finish does their releases. I don't begrudge anyone enjoying the '3 box sets for 1 season' format, but it just doesn't work for me. |
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Post by mark687 on Oct 23, 2018 13:29:51 GMT
Well that kind of did and kind of didn't go where I was epecting it too.... and its all the better for it. 
An incredibly emotionally powerful opening Ep followed by 2 BF TW 101 style tales and a Finale that sets the overall Arc into proper motion.
NG's and Orr's own personality's are really enjoyable, Tyler's just Tyler (2nd Ep is his moment though).
That leaves Yvonne and Jack and into Spoilers
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If not for the fact that Jack is literately possessed by a Depression entity, Yvonne and his interactons really would've bugged me. She's the Big I Am , he's the Irrelevant Old Fool, hopefully Jack will have recovered his wits by next one because having both Ms Hartman and Norton in full flow and unrestrained may quickly prove insufferable! And lets not forgot the small matter of a sweet old lady "God" walking round Cardiff.
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Post by Zagreus on Oct 23, 2018 14:47:42 GMT
I couldn't help myself and looked at the spoiler and now I'm going to be late for work because I'm making sure this is downloaded first  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2018 15:12:05 GMT
Have people actually heard this already? Blimey's mine has only just finished downloading!
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Post by beepthemeep on Oct 23, 2018 15:18:36 GMT
So did I understand that ending right {Spoiler}
Did God kill Orr with her love? If so I'm sad about that, I thought they were great |
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Post by mark687 on Oct 23, 2018 15:22:41 GMT
So did I understand that ending right {Spoiler}
Did God kill Orr with her love? If so I'm sad about that, I thought they were great {Spoiler}
the Interview tracks imply that Orr's not Dead for good luckily.
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Oct 23, 2018 15:42:56 GMT
Next June?!
You mean you binge listen when a Series/Season is complete?
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mark687
I do! I need either everything in one shot, or a steady drip (like once a week/TV or once a month/audio) to be able to keep track of things in my head. A gap of three months or longer between releases and I start losing track of things, particularly with how tightly and well-written Big Finish does their releases. I don't begrudge anyone enjoying the '3 box sets for 1 season' format, but it just doesn't work for me. I'm exactly the same, I plan to start listening to one a week in May and get through it over 12 weeks |
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Post by beepthemeep on Oct 23, 2018 16:16:40 GMT
So did I understand that ending right {Spoiler}
Did God kill Orr with her love? If so I'm sad about that, I thought they were great {Spoiler}
the Interview tracks imply that Orr's not Dead for good luckily.
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mark687
{Spoiler}
I certainly hope so, I honestly love every member of the team, I'm guessing that God brought Colchester back to life, since she said she had to let the Black Sun through as balance for a miracle she performed? |
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Post by Zagreus on Oct 23, 2018 21:09:46 GMT
Just got through the first episode! What a gut punch! Lots of setup here, lots of surprises, nice little summaries of what's been going on in what has apparently been, like, at least a week since the end of the last set. It's... it's just a bloody good episode, really. Something's wrong with Jack. Orr is worried about everyone. We get some background on Ng. We catch up with Rho-Jedah, and the Colchesters, and get to see a bit of how this Yvonne differs from the 'real' one. And we get to see Tyler trying to hack it at a call center. Plus, you know, fighting a giant alien monstrosity in a downtown carpark. Good Torchwood, this stuff |
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Post by Zagreus on Oct 24, 2018 15:40:29 GMT
Episode 2 was fun, but seemed like the sort of thing we'd see in the monthly range.
Speaking of, it'll be interesting if/when we get to a point where the Series 5 & 6 cast start showing up in the monthlies. I'd love to find out how Gwen met Ng, or what "terrible thing happened" that Gwen/Ng alludes to in Changes Everything, or how Jack got back, or just random adventures with Orr and Colchester and the lot. We got a peek at it in The Torchwood Archives, with Colchester & Orr going to go check in on The Committee, so we know they're still around during the events of Aliens Among Us. Or stories about The Other Yvonne and what she's been up to in the past decade. So much potential!
Anyway, yeah, Episode 2 was fun.
Looking forward to Episode 3!
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Post by SG. on Oct 24, 2018 19:23:09 GMT
Episode 2 was fun, but seemed like the sort of thing we'd see in the monthly range. Speaking of, it'll be interesting if/when we get to a point where the Series 5 & 6 cast start showing up in the monthlies. I'd love to find out how Gwen met Ng, or what "terrible thing happened" that Gwen/Ng alludes to in Changes Everything, or how Jack got back, or just random adventures with Orr and Colchester and the lot. We got a peek at it in The Torchwood Archives, with Colchester & Orr going to go check in on The Committee, so we know they're still around during the events of Aliens Among Us. Or stories about The Other Yvonne and what she's been up to in the past decade. So much potential! Anyway, yeah, Episode 2 was fun. Looking forward to Episode 3! I think the story of Jack's return is told in the comics, but I can't be certain, I've never read them. EDIT: I've just read them, and they don't really explain anything. Shame. |
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Post by barnabaslives on Oct 24, 2018 19:41:51 GMT
I do! I need either everything in one shot, or a steady drip (like once a week/TV or once a month/audio) to be able to keep track of things in my head. A gap of three months or longer between releases and I start losing track of things, particularly with how tightly and well-written Big Finish does their releases. I don't begrudge anyone enjoying the '3 box sets for 1 season' format, but it just doesn't work for me. I have that trouble too but for me I think the ideal compromise seems to be to go ahead and listen to the latest releases, and then listen to the previous sets again just before the next one comes out. I'm drip-feeding myself 4DAs already, but I don't think I have the patience to do that with many ranges at once. I'm glad I dove right into this one, yet another excellent set of Torchwood stories. |
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Post by saxty on Oct 24, 2018 21:26:28 GMT
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God is not what i expected, really cool.
And Norton Folgate!! I forgot most of these characters have only been on audio. I can really picture them. |
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Post by Zagreus on Oct 25, 2018 15:46:36 GMT
See No Evil was soemthing else.
As someone else commented, it basically breaks the cast into several two-person groups and gets under everyone's skin a bit.
We get to know a bit more about how Yvonne works under the hood, and get some more on what's going on with her and Andy. We get some more great character moments for Jack and Colin, though I'm a bit disappointed in them, honestly, (and so is someone else apparently). I suppose that's the mark of good character writing, in that they can sometimes make believable, yet disappointing, decisions.
Pairing up Ng and Orr, the two non-humans, and isolating them from everyone else disappointed me a little, as it would have been interesting seeing them play off some of the human characters during the crisis. Ng and Andy, for instance, would have been some interesting dynamic, with all the underlying implications there.
Looking forward to the final episode of the box! One things I liked about Aliens Among Us is that it never felt like standalone boxes, you could listen to all twelve episodes in a row and it felt like a season, rather that several sets strung together, like Dark Eyes or the first few War Doctor sets. I hope the trend continues here.
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Post by Zagreus on Oct 25, 2018 16:58:46 GMT
Night Watch. What an existential episode. I like it.
I'm not really sure what to say about it. Some nice little character moments for everyone.
Not even really a threat, as such, just... everyone going through some stuff, as Tyler might say.
And oh my that ending stinger! Or rather, stingers. Some I'm excited about, some I'm not.
Really interested to see how this shakes out. The wait is gonna be a killer.
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