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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 8:02:09 GMT
A thousand years ago, the evil Cult of the Dark Flame infiltrated every star system in the galaxy. In the history books the Cult is legendary, its despotic leader a terrible memory.
But for some the Dark Flame still burns.
For some, its horrifying power is the ultimate goal.
All that is required is for the right people to be in the wrong place and time.
An archaeologist and his robot are on the poisonous world of Sorus Alpha, where they will uncover a hideous relic. The Doctor and Ace are on their way to the deep space research centre Orbos, where Professor Bernice Summerfield is soon to start the countdown to universal Armageddon.
Four acolytes of Evil.
Three mad scientists.
Two companions.
One Doctor.
You know the Doctor?
I thought EVERYBODY knew the Doctor
well that about sums up my view of Doctor Who at moment TimeLord Superstar lol
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 8:07:08 GMT
Somehow when I listen to this It seems that Bernice steals the show but am so used to listening to her in her range,But Sophie could have been all over the place but actually is quite measured in her reactions in this ,but I think the Doctor is very 7 in this I wasn’t really struck on the story when I first heard but it has grown on me more and more,ancient evils work for me.
Its one of those Doctor Who tales that is by the numbers you know who the villains are you know who will betray etc but as Bennie Ace and 7 go I still enjoy it.The signposting is pretty obvious and it deserves the occasional relisten now and again.
It actually serves as a lot of thought towards the recent Dark Universe saga in how they are formed etc
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 11:49:23 GMT
I remember this getting a bit of a mauling at the time of its release, but I really like it and should really listen again sometime soon (maybe even today). I think Trevor Baxendale has done some excellent stuff for BF, but rarely gets the plaudits he deserves.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Jan 14, 2021 12:01:32 GMT
I remember hearing this wasnt that good, but when i first listened to it, i really enjoyed it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 12:21:02 GMT
I remember hearing this wasnt that good, but when i first listened to it, i really enjoyed it. Yes you never know till you play it yourself one mans poison is another mans pleasure |
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Post by grinch on Jan 14, 2021 12:22:50 GMT
Thought it was very silly the first time I listened to it. But tastes do change and in these desperate times we live in I think a bit of silliness is needed.
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Post by mark687 on Jan 24, 2021 20:21:37 GMT
Another Servant of the Flame here kind of. There's nothing spectacular about this but its significantly better than it immediate predecessor in the Range
4/5
Ragards
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Post by Kestrel on Sept 8, 2021 2:52:27 GMT
Let no one say I am not a fan of sassy robots. Or Benny.
--Benny!
So, this is basically just Dark Universe v1.0, right? Pretty much an identical premise that was improved on in every aspect the second time 'round: the Doctor and Ace team up with an old friend (Benny here, the Eleven there) to deal with an existential threat from a parallel universe (generic "evil" here, omnicidal alternate Time Lords there). It's impossible, really, for me to consider The Dark Flame without comparing it to Dark Universe (even the titles are effectively the same!) and in every respect it pales next to its successor. Ah well, such things happen.
Still, it was a pretty solid story. Benny and Ace have a nice dynamic, and the Doctor's a lot of,fun flitting from one scene to the next. The biggest weakness here, though,miss quite a big one. Yes, I recall the conclusion of the episode walking back in this, but that does nothing to change the fact that for most of this story our threat is a cartoonishly evil, mustache-twirling Snidely Whiplash character, constantly soliloquizing about how evil he is. Which is just plain boring, yeah? It just reeks of a writer who really did not want to even try imag8ning something interesting. The foes in Dark Universe were also generically "evil," but at least they had the loose justification of supremacist ideology.
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