Post by slithe on Dec 21, 2019 12:05:30 GMT
A very good release... Probably one of the best EA stories that I've heard and plaudits must go to Purves and Hines for their portrayals of Hartnell and Troughton respectively. Hines has got much better over the years and it doesn't take too long to visualise Troughton saying the lines. Purves is also very good, but takes a bit longer to see him as Hartnell rather than someone 'doing a Hartnell impression'. A minor niggle, but it didn't distract from enjoyment of the story.
As has already been said, the Daleks tend to take a back seat in this one and the plot is rather thin. However, it is the First and Second Doctor meeting and Katarina being 'fleshed out' that is the highlight of this. The story captures the spirit of the era quite well and gives a hint at the terrifying power of the Time Destructor as a weapon (something often overlooked with most of the Daleks Masterplan being missing from the archives).
The sense of 'doom' surrounding Katarina is well played out and, for reasons not fully explained, she is aware of her fate even if the First Doctor and Steven are not. Whether this will be the last outing for her character is unclear - there is very limited space to develop much more with the small number of episodes she was in.
Not a bad series of the EA. Pity this one was not a bit longer - seems 2 stories is a bit of a come down. Here's hoping that there are future releases in 2020 that will be released earlier in the year to make up for the smaller episode count in 2019.
As has already been said, the Daleks tend to take a back seat in this one and the plot is rather thin. However, it is the First and Second Doctor meeting and Katarina being 'fleshed out' that is the highlight of this. The story captures the spirit of the era quite well and gives a hint at the terrifying power of the Time Destructor as a weapon (something often overlooked with most of the Daleks Masterplan being missing from the archives).
The sense of 'doom' surrounding Katarina is well played out and, for reasons not fully explained, she is aware of her fate even if the First Doctor and Steven are not. Whether this will be the last outing for her character is unclear - there is very limited space to develop much more with the small number of episodes she was in.
Not a bad series of the EA. Pity this one was not a bit longer - seems 2 stories is a bit of a come down. Here's hoping that there are future releases in 2020 that will be released earlier in the year to make up for the smaller episode count in 2019.
