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Post by mark687 on May 26, 2023 15:11:58 GMT
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Post by shallacatop on May 26, 2023 16:08:58 GMT
I’m surprised it took them so long to announce this; we knew based on the cliffhanger of the third set! Which makes it intriguing that Missy only seems to be in the last episode, so curious as to what unfolds between the cliffhanger and finale and whether they make their presence known.
It’s been a good range, so hope this final run sticks the landing.
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Post by dannybl on May 26, 2023 16:19:50 GMT
It sounds like they had a chance to bank several stories with Michelle Gomez? Missy was in The Eighth of March, now she's announced for Nemesis IV and Once And Future!
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Post by grinch on May 26, 2023 18:43:40 GMT
Is this the first time we’ve actually got a visual reference for the Vulpreen? At least on the cover?
And much like a few of you, I’m surprised at how long it took to announce this.
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Post by shallacatop on May 26, 2023 20:17:57 GMT
Is this the first time we’ve actually got a visual reference for the Vulpreen? At least on the cover? First visual was in the trailer for the third set, but this is the first time on the cover. Seemed odd it’s taken them so long to give a clear visual of their big bads of the arc.
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Post by mark687 on May 26, 2023 21:15:34 GMT
Writer Tease
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mark687
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Post by mark687 on Jun 7, 2023 8:18:36 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Jun 16, 2023 12:00:09 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Jun 28, 2023 14:10:57 GMT
Due Out Wednesday 12th July
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mark687
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Post by mbt66 on Jul 1, 2023 20:02:18 GMT
I appreciate this is probably difficult to answer before it is out, but do you need the preceding three releases to understand and enjoy this set?
As a fan of Missy I am tempted to buy, but haven’t bought the others.
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Post by shallacatop on Jul 1, 2023 22:43:52 GMT
I appreciate this is probably difficult to answer before it is out, but do you need the preceding three releases to understand and enjoy this set? As a fan of Missy I am tempted to buy, but haven’t bought the others. I think it will be one of those sets that will work fine if you haven’t heard the others, but you’ll get a greater enjoyment having heard them. That’s pretty much how the preceding three sets have worked. It’s also worth noting that the Missy reveal came at the very end of the third set, but she’s only in the final episode of the fourth set, so it’s not like it’s a direct continuation; she’ll very much be the puppet master.
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Post by nardole on Jul 2, 2023 2:21:01 GMT
I hope they do something with Missy and Osgood given missy did kill one of the Osgood's.
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Post by mbt66 on Jul 2, 2023 19:34:07 GMT
I appreciate this is probably difficult to answer before it is out, but do you need the preceding three releases to understand and enjoy this set? As a fan of Missy I am tempted to buy, but haven’t bought the others. I think it will be one of those sets that will work fine if you haven’t heard the others, but you’ll get a greater enjoyment having heard them. That’s pretty much how the preceding three sets have worked. It’s also worth noting that the Missy reveal came at the very end of the third set, but she’s only in the final episode of the fourth set, so it’s not like it’s a direct continuation; she’ll very much be the puppet master. Thank you for the response.
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Post by mbt66 on Jul 2, 2023 19:35:25 GMT
I hope they do something with Missy and Osgood given missy did kill one of the Osgood's. That is something I am hoping for too, and is one of the reasons I am tempted to buy this set.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 12, 2023 8:23:22 GMT
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Post by shallacatop on Jul 16, 2023 17:39:23 GMT
I’m in two minds about this set. I loved the framing device of One Way or Another, I enjoyed the Osgood focus in Traitor’s Gate, the time hopping in The Destiny Labyrinth and the revelations in True Nemesis. That’s each individual story, but I didn’t once feel it came together as a whole, which is why I’m in two minds.
I don’t buy that the Vulpreen have conquered Earth, it’s just not realised in the scripts and never really elaborated on. Osgood discussing how easy a cleanup task it was in the closing seconds of True Nemesis emphasises that. I also don’t think we really get enough insight into the Vulpreen to really justify trying to portray the other perspective in Traitor’s Gate. And I can’t say I felt Missy’s presence throughout the set, any reference to her felt superfluous rather than imagery of her pulling the strings of events not only in Masters of Time but the preceding three sets. If I’d not listened to the behind the scenes of True Nemesis I’d have the belief it was never the original intention to have Missy be the titled Nemesis from the beginning.
Each individual episode ticks all the right boxes for what I’d like out of UNIT, but as a finale to a long running arc it’s a bit of a damp squib. Especially given how strong the third set was, how the UNIT team came together and how the bigger story was slowly building up. I did smirk at Kate’s final lines about her missing Harry & Naomi, who barely had any presence and contributed even less!
Hopefully a relisten to the four sets in succession will fare better, as I think the long waits between hasn’t helped.
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Post by shallacatop on Jul 16, 2023 17:40:41 GMT
I hope they do something with Missy and Osgood given missy did kill one of the Osgood's. That is something I am hoping for too, and is one of the reasons I am tempted to buy this set. For what it’s worth, they do nothing with it. Missy mentions how Osgood could be alive, comes to the conclusion there’s two of them, and the story moves on.
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Post by mbt66 on Jul 16, 2023 19:46:37 GMT
That is something I am hoping for too, and is one of the reasons I am tempted to buy this set. For what it’s worth, they do nothing with it. Missy mentions how Osgood could be alive, comes to the conclusion there’s two of them, and the story moves on. Thank you. I had come to the conclusion it probably wouldn’t be worth it (for me) as it was the end of a long series and Missy was only in the last episode. But it is nice to know I didn’t miss anything really special between Osgood and the woman who killed her.
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Post by nardole on Jul 17, 2023 21:51:29 GMT
Thats really a shame they did nothing with it.
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 7, 2023 9:26:12 GMT
Okay started on this. Oh my. The first story is basically the whole team running backwards and forwards though some corridors, interrupted by some explosions and a couple of gunfights. That is it. This is okay for a train journey where you do not need to pay a lot of attention and where you have to kill some time. Otherwise, I am pretty unimpressed.
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