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Post by project37 on May 30, 2021 9:16:42 GMT
I'd noted earlier in the thread that I'd forgotten how the story resolved less than a day after hearing it. I decided to give the set another try with tempered expectations and made an effort to follow the technical explanations of the plot. I found that despite going in with good intentions (again), the story still started off strong but rapidly descended into chaos for me. I found myself really having to focus as it went on and after watching Doctor Who for 30+ years and listening to Big Finish for 20+ years, am *still* not sure that I followed the resolution here, even after a second listen.
Please help: Do I have this right?
Audrey found a piece of Gallifreyan technology (the node) and it messed things up somehow with mysterious aliens she calls Ravagers who have been viciously destroying worlds off-screen (I don't think we ever see this?). She uses the node to create time eddys to displace people into scenarios that she then adapts into video games so that the players can experience the same fear which is then channeled into somehow protecting the rest of the universe from the Ravagers because they enjoy fear ("the sweetness") but the Doctor somehow figures out that the Ravagers prefer their own fear to that of the players (not sure how he got that from their brief conversation)? So the Doctor, who was worried about crossing his own timeline in episode 2, now just goes ahead and resets the entire timeline (and erases the events of episodes 1 and 2) by reprogramming the robots that wanted to grind Nova up into a power source like the 1999 film "The Matrix" eat the time particles and goes back to change his original meeting with Nova who somehow buys into the fact that they had adventures in another timeline because she likes sci-fi (which is why she rolled along with the entire adventure in the first place, which never felt like a big mystery). The Ninth Doctor slurps a drink, gives an exaggerated laugh (which seems to be a new quirk in his Big Finish characterization) and that's pretty much it.
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Post by agentten on Jun 2, 2021 18:59:08 GMT
I tried to space this one out and not listen to it all at once because I wanted to savor the return of the Ninth Doctor, so I've only just finished it. Overall, I'd echo what this thread has already commented on regarding the plot and simply add one observation about Eccelston. Given that he resisted returning to the role for so long, it's clear from his performance that once he decided to return, there were no half measures about it. He fully dedicated himself to the performance and it shows. I really appreciate that he came back on his own terms, when he felt he wanted to, and that he completely embraced his return and gave so much energy to the role. Roll on set #2!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 4, 2021 9:09:36 GMT
BF email sent 45 mins ago:
"Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures - Ravagers (Limited Vinyl Edition). Due to factors beyond our control, we are currently experiencing supply issues from our suppliers in the EU, and copies of this title have not yet been received at our warehouse.
We are truly sorry for any disappointment and the ongoing delays.
At the moment, we have not been given an estimated delivery date from the vinyl supplier but we will prioritise the shipping of your order as soon as we have the item.
Please note: as the release date of this title has passed, the digital download edition is available in your account. If you need to contact us for any reason, please do so via the web page linked below."
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Post by grinch on Jun 4, 2021 11:26:16 GMT
Seems to be the norm going forward when it comes to vinyls from Big Finish.
At least for the time being.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jul 19, 2021 11:14:14 GMT
Has the vinyl been shipped does anyone know? I was thinking of getting this as a present for a friend but not sure if there's still a long wait.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 19, 2021 11:23:31 GMT
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Post by nottenst on Jul 19, 2021 14:42:01 GMT
I need to listen to the interviews and read the posts above. I just finished Food Fight and the whole adventure now tracks. Lots of fun time weirdness and meetings in the wrong order and incorrect assumptions and so forth. It was "fantastic" to hear the 9th Doctor in action again. He didn't seem himself right away to my ears, but by the second part I was absorbed. Despite it looking like Nova is going to travel with him "again for the first time", she does not appear in the cast for the 2nd set. It could be that each set has another companion. If so, I hope we get to see them again in future sets. [Just finished the BTS interviews, it seems that only this first volume is one long story, while the others will be individual stories. No clue as to the number of companions. Looking forward to them. I posted some of the first paragraph on Twitter and Nick retweeted it. ]
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2021 20:12:47 GMT
Has the vinyl been shipped does anyone know? I was thinking of getting this as a present for a friend but not sure if there's still a long wait. FWIW, I haven't received my copy of the Ravagers 'Vinyl Edition', neither have I received an e-mail to say that it has been despatched.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jul 19, 2021 20:22:30 GMT
Has the vinyl been shipped does anyone know? I was thinking of getting this as a present for a friend but not sure if there's still a long wait. FWIW, I haven't received my copy of the Ravagers 'Vinyl Edition', neither have I received an e-mail to say that it has been despatched. Thanks.
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Post by Digi on Aug 3, 2021 11:17:30 GMT
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 3, 2021 13:56:21 GMT
Ulgh... when I saw that tweet and Eccleston's face I immediately thought 9DA 2 was out....
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 5, 2021 8:33:59 GMT
So I see UK people have received their copy of #1 Ravagers, going by the FB posts.
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Post by tuigirl on Aug 5, 2021 18:03:58 GMT
So I see UK people have received their copy of #1 Ravagers, going by the FB posts.
So only another 6 months wait for you!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 11, 2021 22:01:48 GMT
I received 3 "DHL Express" emails overnight.. I am assuming it's for my 2 copies of "Ravagers Vol 1 vinyls.. Instructions have been left. Any day now I will get a call from M.I.L. letting me know they have arrived..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 17:16:29 GMT
The 9DA: Ravagers 3 x LP package arrived here in rainy Co. Cork yesterday afternoon, so today was the obligatory vinyl listen through...
An afternoon well spent ...
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 26, 2021 1:34:03 GMT
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Post by ljwilson on Nov 26, 2021 9:21:51 GMT
A stormy Co. Cork soon Stevo if the weather forecast is anything to go by
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2021 11:03:04 GMT
A stormy Co. Cork soon Stevo if the weather forecast is anything to go by Aye, it could be a bit rough. Fortunately I haven't got to go out anywhere. So a nice fire and a glass of whiskey...
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Dec 1, 2021 23:33:46 GMT
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Post by rran on Dec 28, 2021 11:30:21 GMT
Let me begin by saying that I enjoyed Ravagers. Enough to have me jumping straight into Vol 2 That said, the characterization of Nine seemed a bit... different from what I was expecting? I'm not complaining, though. I liked this version of Nine, jumping around and far more cheerful than what he might have been soon after War regenerated. The story itself was fine. Not great, but engaging. Though I'm not a huge fan of moving up and down timelines, I felt the time passing pretty quickly as I moved from Part 1 to 2 to 3. Eccleston was fantastic, as so many before me have said. Nova reminded me of Lucie. I'd be happy to meet her again, but if she doesn't turn up, I won't miss her.
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