Post by Kestrel on Aug 2, 2021 16:09:41 GMT
This one, I think, is in the running for "worst Big Finish audio."
And... look, I don't even know where to start. It's just kind of a mess. An elaborate multi-Doctor story using 7 incarnations of the Doctor, each of whom only gets a few minutes of screentime, all narrated by the same voice. I didn't even notice that there were supposed to be different incarnations of the Doctor in this one until the halfway point, or thereabouts. It's hard to say because the other glaring problem with this story is that it's not told all at once, but rather chopped up into eight small chunks and peppered in-between the other Short Trips. What were they thinking? So little would happen in each segment, that by the time the next came around, I'd've completely forgotten.
What's more, this is supposed to be a dilemma that the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Doctors all failed to resolve--resulting in their deaths--yet the actual challenges we see them face are all pretty simple. And they kind of have to be, because there's simply not the time to face off against anything even remotely complex. The whole premise here is way, way, way too ambitious for a Short Trip--and very likely would've been too ambitious for a full 2-hour audio, too. Maybe it could have worked in a boxset. Especially with 7 different actors playing the Doctor. Maybe.
That said, I do like the idea that 1st Doctor is the one who managed to fix everything. And that the big bads didn't really seem very malevolent, at all. Just kind of like... big space god kids? Very Star Trek-y, ya' know? They're horrifically powerful and dangerous at our scale, but at their scale they're basically harmless.
Anyone else find this more compelling or coherent?
And... look, I don't even know where to start. It's just kind of a mess. An elaborate multi-Doctor story using 7 incarnations of the Doctor, each of whom only gets a few minutes of screentime, all narrated by the same voice. I didn't even notice that there were supposed to be different incarnations of the Doctor in this one until the halfway point, or thereabouts. It's hard to say because the other glaring problem with this story is that it's not told all at once, but rather chopped up into eight small chunks and peppered in-between the other Short Trips. What were they thinking? So little would happen in each segment, that by the time the next came around, I'd've completely forgotten.
What's more, this is supposed to be a dilemma that the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Doctors all failed to resolve--resulting in their deaths--yet the actual challenges we see them face are all pretty simple. And they kind of have to be, because there's simply not the time to face off against anything even remotely complex. The whole premise here is way, way, way too ambitious for a Short Trip--and very likely would've been too ambitious for a full 2-hour audio, too. Maybe it could have worked in a boxset. Especially with 7 different actors playing the Doctor. Maybe.
That said, I do like the idea that 1st Doctor is the one who managed to fix everything. And that the big bads didn't really seem very malevolent, at all. Just kind of like... big space god kids? Very Star Trek-y, ya' know? They're horrifically powerful and dangerous at our scale, but at their scale they're basically harmless.
Anyone else find this more compelling or coherent?